《英美文学》练习题

一

I. Select from the lettered choice the one, which best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of your choice in the brackets.

（ ）1.Beowulf is a national epic of

A. Germany B. England C. Scandinavia D. France

( ) 2.Sir Gawain and Green Knight was created by

A. Chaucer B. Langland C. Bede D. None of the above （ ）3.The one who propose the story-telling in the Canterbury tales is

A. the poet B. the knight C. the boss D. the pardoner

( )4.One of the following events played an important part in Chaucer’s writing:

A. his marriage with a girl of noble family

B. his visit to Italy

C. his duty as a controller of the Customs

D. his participation in the Hundred Years’ War

( )5.Le Mort D’ Arthur deals with the following story except

A. search for Cup B. life of King Arthur

C. fight against Roman invasion D. illicit love

( )6.Milton was nicknamed “the lady of Christ’s” because he was

A. a lady B. as serious as a lady C. as handsome as a lady D. as

gentle as a lady

( )7.The one who tempts Eve to eat an apple from the forbidden tree is

A. God B. Satan C. Adam D. Raphael

( )8.Metaphysical Poetry is characterized by fantastical

A. mysticism B. romanticism C. lyricism D. decadence

( )9.Dryen’s contribution to England literature lies in the following except

A. he established the heroic couplet as one of the principal English verse

forms

B. he clarified the English prose

C. he raised the English literary criticism to a new level

D. he raised English comedy to a higher level

( ) 10.Mr. Spectator stands for the ideas of

A. the 16th century B. 17th century C. the 18th century D. the19th

century

( ) 11.Best known for his novels about the adventure is

A. Dickens B. Goldsmith C. Defoe D. Scott

( ) 12.The Rape of the Lock gives an account of a

A. bull fighting B. knight duel C. writer’s life D. anecdote of the

court

( )13.Richardson was noted as story-telling , letter writer and a