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ChapterIAnIntroductiontoOldandMedievalEnglishLiterature&TheRenaissancePeriodI.Choosetherightanswer:1.Dr.Faustusisaplaybasedonthe_____legendofamagicianaspiringfor____andfinallymeetinghistragicendasaresultofsellinghissoultotheDevil.A.British/immoralityB.French/moneyC.German/knowledgeD.American/politicalpowerAnswer:C(可参考课本P21)2._____,isatypicalexampleofOldEnglishpoetry,isregardedtodayasthenationalepicoftheAnglo-Saxons.A.TheWife’sComplaintB.BeowulfC.TheDreamoftheRoodD.TheSeafarerAnswer:B(可参考课本P1)3.It’sChauceralonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliterature,presentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishSocietyinhismasterpiece__________.A.TheCanterburyTalesB.TheLegendofGoodWomenC.TroilusandCriseydeD.TheRomauntoftheRose.Answer:A(可参考课本P4)4.TheEssenceofRenaissance,themostsignificantintellectualmovement,was_____.A.GeographicalexplorationB.ReligiousreformationC.PublishingandtranslationD.Humanism.Answer:D(可参考课本P8)5.“PrinceArthur’sgreatestmissionishissearchforGloriana,withwhomhehasfalleninlovethroughalovevision.”Thetwofigurescomefrom_____.A.ParadiseLostB.Dr.FaustusC.TheFaerieQueeneD.HamletAnswer:C(可参考课本P13)6.In“Sonnet18”,Shakespeare_________________.A.Meditateonthedestructivepoweroftimeandeternalbeautybypoetry.B.Satirizehuman’svanity.C.Predicttheeternityoflove.D.Eulogizethepowerofthebeauty.Answer:A(P37)7.____gavenewvigortotheblankversewithhis“mightylines”andmake’blankverse’theprinciplevehicleofexpressionindrama.A.SurreyB.WyattC.MarloweD.SidneyAnswer:C(P21)8.Shakespeare’sgreatesttragediesarethefollowingworksexcept____.A.HamletB.KingLearC.RomeoandJulietD.OthelloAnswer:C(P33)9.TheRenaissancereferstobetween14th----mid-17thcentury,whichwasunderthereignofQueen___andabsolutemonarchyinEnglandreacheditssummit,andinwhichthe’realmainstream(真正的文学主流)’was____.A.Victoria/poetryB.Elizabeth/dramaC.Mary/novelD.James/dramaAnswer:B(P11)10.InTheLegendofGoodWomen,ChaucerusedforthefirsttimeinEnglishtherhymedcoupletofiambicpentameter,whichistobecalledlater____.A.TheSpenserianstanzaB.TheheroiccoupletC.TheblankverseD.ThefreeverseAnswer:B(P5)11.TheRedcrosseKnightin“TheFaerieQueene”standsfor_____,andUnastandsfor_____.A.bravery/chastityB.holiness/truthC.error/deliveryD.truegentleman/lady.Answer:B(P16)12.WhichofthefollowingisNOTregardedasoneofthecharacteristicsofRenaissance?A.RediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculture.B.AttempttoremovetheoldfeudalistideasinMedievalEurope.C.Exaltationofman’spursuitofhappinessinhislife,andtoleranceofman’sfoibles.D.Praiseofman’seffortsinsouldeliveryandpersonalsalvation.Answer:D(P7)13.“Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune”isanexampleof______.A.MetaphorB.SimileC.IronyD.PersonificationAnswer:A(P55)14._____introducedthePetrarchansonnetintoEngland.A.Anglos/SaxonsB.Normans/Anglo-SaxonsC.Greeks/RomansD.Romans/NormansAnswer:B(P11)15.Itis___alonewho,forthefirsttimeinEnglishliteraturepresentedtousacomprehensiverealisticpictureoftheEnglishsocietyofhistimeandcreatedawholegalleryofvividcharactersfromallwalksoflife.A.EdmundSpenserB.GeoffreyChaucerC.WilliamShakespeareD.JohnDonneAnswer:B(P4)16.Thefollowingbelongtothecharacteristicsof’metaphysicalpoetry’representedby’JohnDonne’except___.A.ConceitsB.ActualimageryandsimpledictionC.ArgumentativeformD.ElegantstyleAnswer:D(P63)17.ParadiseLostisactuallyastorytakenfrom____.A.GreekMythologyB.RomanlegendC.TheOldTestamentD.TheNewTestamentAnswer:C(P73)18.In“ParadiseLost”,Satansays“Wemaywithmoresuccessfulhoperesolve/Towagebyforceorguileeternalwar,/IrreconcilabletoourgrandFoe”Whatdoesthe“Eternalwar”mean?A.ToremoveGodfromhisthroneB.ToburntheHeavenDownC.TocorruptGod’screationofmanandwoman-----AdamandEveD.Tobeguileintoasnaketothreatenman’slifeAnswer:C(P71,节选部分在P75)19._____,thefirstofthegreattragedies,isgenerallyregardedasShakespeare’smostpopularplayonthestage,forithasthequalitiesofa“blood-and-thunder”thrilleranda’philosophicalexploration’oflifeanddeath.A.TheMerchantofVeniceB.HamletC.KingLearD.TheWinter’sTaleAnswer:B(P33)20.Itwas___and___thetwoconqueststhatprovidedthesourcefortheriseandgrowthofEnglishliterature.A.Anglos/SaxonsB.Normans/Anglo-SaxonsC.Romans/NormansD.Greeks/RomansAnswer:B(P1)21.ParadiseLostis___’smasterpiece,whichisanepicin12books,writteninblankverse,abouttheheroicrevoltofSatanagainstGod’sauthority.A.JohnDonneB.ChristopherMarloweC.JohnMiltonD.EdmundSpenserAnswer:C(P71)22.ThefollowingdescriptionfitintoMilton’except’_____.A.agreatrevolutionarypoetofthe17thcenturyB.anoutstandingpoliticalpamphleteerC.agreatstylistandmasterofblankverseD.akindofelegantandrefinestyle.Answer:D(P70---73)23._____isnotwrittenbyJohnMilton.A.SamsonAgonistesB.ParadiseLostC.ParadiseregainedD.TamburlaineAnswer:D(P71)24.Marlow’sgreatestachievementisthatheperfectedthe’blankverse’,andheisregardedas’thepioneerofEnglishdrama’,whichofthefollowingisnotwrittenbyhim?A.TamburlaineB.TheJewofMaltaC.ThePassionatetoHisLoveD.TheSunRisingAnswer:D(P20)25.____EssaysisthefirstexampleofthatgenreinEnglishliterature,whichhasbeenrecognizedasanimportantlandmarkinthedevelopmentofEnglishprose.A.JohnMilton’sB.FrancisBacon’sC.Montaigne’sD.Thoma