《英美文学选读》复习指导

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An Introduction to Old and Medieval English Literature 1. Choose the best answer for each blank.

1). The period of ______ English literature begins from about 450 to 1066, the year of ______.

A. Old----Renaissance B. Middle---- the Norman Conquest of England C. Middle ---- Renaissance D. Old---- the Norman Conquest of England 2).. The Medieval period in English literature extends from 1066 up to the ______ century.

A. mid-13th B. mid-14th C. mid-15th D. mid-16th 3). Beowulf, a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded today as the national ______ of the Anglo-Saxons.

A. sonnet B. essay C. epic D. novel

4). In The Canterbury Tales, ______ presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life.

A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. William Shakespeare C. Francis Bacon D. William Langland

5). For the Renaissance, ______ was regarded as the English Homer. His reputation has been securely established as one of the best English poets for his wisdom, humor and ______.

A. Geoffrey Chaucer----wits B. William Shakespeare----wits C. Geoffrey Chaucer----humanity D. William Shakespeare----humanity 6). After the conquest of 1066, three languages co-existed in England. They are ______, ______ and ______.

A. Old English, Greek, Latin B. Old English, French, Latin C. Old English, Greek, French D. English, Greek, French

7). Geoffrey Chaucer is the greatest writer of the Medieval period in English literature. In “The Legend of Good Women”, he used for the first time in English the rhymed couplet of iambic pentameter which is to be called later the ______.

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A. couplet B. blank verse C. heroic couplet D. epic

8). Thematically the poem “Beowulf” presents a vivid picture of how the primitive people wage heroic struggle against the hostile forces of the ______ world under a wise and mighty ______.

A. spiritual----hero B. natural----leader C. spiritual----god D.

natural----monster 9). It can be said that though essentially still a medieval writer, Geoffrey Chaucer bore marks of humanism and anticipated a new ______ to come. A. man B. theory C. doctrine D. era

10). Geoffrey Chaucer introduced from France the rhymed stanzas of various types to English poetry to replace the Old English ______ verse. A. rhymed B. alliterative C. social D. visionary 2. Explain the following literal terms. 1). Romance

2). Heroic Couplet

3). Epic

3. Answer the following questions.

1). How many groups do the Old English poetry divided into? What are they? Which group does Beowulf belong to? Why?

2). What is the contribution of Geoffrey Chaucer to English literature? The Renaissance Period 1. Choose the best answer for each blank.

1). The Renaissance, in essence, is a historical period in which the European ______ thinkers and scholars made attempts to get rid of those old feudalist ideas in medieval Europe, to introduce new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisie, and to recover the purity of the early church form the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church.

A. Greek and Roman B. humanist C. religious D. loyal

2). Generally, the ______ refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries. It first started in Italy, with the flowering of painting, sculpture and literature. From Italy the movement went to embrace the rest of Europe.

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A. Medieval Period B. Renaissance C. Old English Period D. Romantic Period

3). ______ is the essence of the Renaissance. Thomas More, Christopher Marlowe and _______ are the best representatives of the English humanists.

A. Humanity---- William Shakespeare B. Humanism-----Francis Bacon C. Humanity---- Geoffrey Chaucer D. Humanism----William Shakespeare 4). The Elizabethan ______ is the real mainstream of the English Renaissance. The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare, and ______.

A. novel--- Geoffrey Chaucer B. poetry----Francis Bacon C. drama----Ben Jonson D. drama----Geoffrey Chaucer 5). Humanism sprang from the endeavor to restore a medieval reverence for the antique authors and is frequently taken as the beginning of the Renaissance on its conscious, intellectual side, for the Greek and ______ civilization was based on such a conception that ______ is the measure of all things. A. Roman ---- moral B. French---- reason C. Roman---- man D. French---- God

6).One of the major result of the Reformation in England was the fact that the Bible in English was placed in every church and services were held in English instead of ______ so that people could understand.

A. Latin B. French C. Greek D. Anglo-Saxon

7). Wyatt, in the Renaissance period, introduced the Petrarchan ______ into England, while Surrey brought in ______ verse.

A. drama----free B. sonnet----blank C. terzarima----blank D. couplet----free 8). In the early stage of the English Renaissance, poetry and ______ were the most outstanding forms and they were carried on especially by William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson.

A. fiction B. dramatic fiction C. poetic drama D. novel

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9). By emphasizing the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life, ______ voiced their beliefs that man did not only have the right to enjoy the beauty of this life, but had the ability to perfect himself and to perform wonders. A. humanists B. Protestants C. Catholics D. playwrights 10). ______ was the first important English essayist. He was also the founder of modern science in England.

A. Edmund Spenser B. Christopher Marlowe C. Francis Bacon D. Ben Jonson

2. Explain the following literal terms.

1). the Renaissance Period 2). blank verse 3). Humanism 3. Answer the following questions.

1). Make a comment on the influence of Italian literary works upon the literature in the Renaissance England.

2). Make a comment on humanism

3). What are the typical characteristics of literary works produced in Renaissance England? 练习

Edmund Spenser

1. Fill in the following blanks:

1). According to Edmund Spenser?s own explanation, his “The Faerie Queene” is a “______ poem” , but it is also an ______.

2). In “The Faerie Queene”, the hero of heroes, who possesses all of the 12 ______, is ______, who is to play a role in each of the 12 major adventures, which has its own individual hero.

3). ______ and the Fairy Queen contribute to the unity of the work “The Faerie Queene”.

4). In Book 1 of The Faerie Queene , the purpose of ______?s quest if to free original mankind----the parents of Una---- from the power of the Devil.

5). It is Spenser?s idealism, his love of beauty, and his exquisite melody that make him known as “the ______?s ______.”

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2. Explain the following literal term Spenserian Stanza

3. Answer the following questions:

1). Why is “The Faerie Queene ” regarded as an allegorical poem? 2). What are the main qualities of Spenser?s poetry? Christopher Marlowe

1. Fill in the following blanks.

1). As the most gifted of the “University ______”, Christopher Marlowe composed ______ plays within his short lifetime.

2). It was Christopher Marlowe who made ______ ______ the principal medium of English drama.

3). The short poem “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” by Christopher Marlowe, derives from the ______ tradition in which the shepherd enjoys an ideal ______ life, cherishing a pastoral and pure affection for his love.

4). IT is Marlowe who brought vitality and grandeur into the blank verse with his “______”, which carry strong emotions.

5). Marlowe created some typical Renaissance hero in his players. Tamburlaine and Faustus seek ______ and ______ respectively. 2. Answer the following questions.

1). What are the achievements of Christopher Marlowe in literary creation? 2). Which play is Christopher Marlowe?s masterpiece? What is the story of the play? William Shakespeare

1. Fill in the following blanks.

1). With his ______ plays, ______ sonnets and 2 long poems, William Shakespeare has established his giant position in world literature.

2). William Shakespeare?s ______ tragedy “Romeo and Juliet” eulogizes the faithfulness of ______ and the spirit of pursuing happiness.

3). William Shakespeare?s greatest tragedies are: “______”, “______”, “______” and Macbeth.

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