大学MOOC YJ18英国文学简史(福建工程学院)1450413191 最新慕课完整章节测试答案

中古时期英国文学单元小测

1、单选题：
1. Chaucer has employed ________ in his poems, which was the predominant English measure for all the poetic kinds from the age of John Dryden through that of Samuel Johnson , some poets, including Alexander Pope, used it almost to the exclusion of other meters. ‍A. heroic couplet      B. blank verse      C. sonnet      D. octet and sestet‍​‍
选项：
A: heroic couplet  
B:  blank verse
C: sonnet 
D: octet and sestet
答案: 【 heroic couplet  】

2、单选题：
Since historical times, England, where the early inhabitants were Celts, has been conquered three times. It was conquered by_____________. ‏A.the Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons, and the Normans‏B. the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings ‏C. the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings and the Normans‏D. the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, and the Normans‏‍‏
选项：
A: the Vikings, the Anglo-Saxons, and the Normans
B:  the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings
C:  the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings and the Normans
D:  the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, and the Normans
答案: 【  the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, and the Normans】

3、单选题：
3.__________, a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. ‏A. Deor     B. The Seafarer     C. Beowulf     D. The Wanderer ‏‎‏
选项：
A: Deor    
B: The Seafarer   
C: Beowulf     
D: The Wanderer 
答案: 【 Beowulf     】

4、单选题：
_________, which uses narrative verse or prose to sing knightly adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period.‌A. Ballads     B. Romance     C.Epic       D.Lyrics ‌‌‌
选项：
A: Ballads    
B: Romance    
C: Epic     
D: Lyrics 
答案: 【 Romance    】

5、单选题：
The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely ______________.‍A．William Langland’ s Piers Plowman ‍B．Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales‍C．John Gower’s Confession Amantis ‍D．Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‍‍‍
选项：
A: William Langland’ s Piers Plowman 
B: Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales
C: John Gower’s Confession Amantis 
D: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
答案: 【 Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales】

文艺复兴时期的英国文学单元小测

1、单选题：
The essence of Renaissance is _________.‌‌‏‌
选项：
A: reason   
B:  individuality    
C:  humanism  
D: truth
答案: 【  humanism  】

2、单选题：
The Renaissance originated in north_______ in the 14th century, then embraced the rest of Europe. ‍‍‌‍
选项：
A: England   
B: Germany   
C:  Denmark    
D: Italy
答案: 【 Italy】

3、单选题：
It was _________, who initiated the Reformation. He believed that every true Christian was his own priest and was entitled to interpret the Bible for himself.‍‍​‍
选项：
A:  Martin Luther          
B:  King Henry VIII
C:  King Henry VII           
D: Queen Elizabeth
答案: 【  Martin Luther          】

4、单选题：
When _________ declared himself through the approval of the parliament as the Supreme Head of the Church of England in 1534, the Reformation was in full swing in English history.‌‌
选项：
A:  Queen Mary                 
B:  King Henry VIII
C: King Henry VII         
D: Queen Elizabeth
答案: 【  King Henry VIII】

5、单选题：
Which one of the following works is not written by John Milton?​​‎ ​‎​
选项：
A: Samson Agonistes          
B: Paradise Lost
C: Prometheus Unbound              
D: Paradise Regained
答案: 【 Prometheus Unbound              】

6、单选题：
Which of the following plays is not a comedy?​​​
选项：
A: A Midsummer Night’s Dream               
B:  Romeo and Juliet
C: Twelfth Night                               
D: The Merchant of Venice
答案: 【  Romeo and Juliet】

7、单选题：
___________is a long, allegorical poem, in which Spenser dramatized political, religious, and moral themes by personifying them, or making them characters.‍‍
选项：
A: Shepheardes Calender         
B: The Faerie Queene  
C: The Jew of Malta          
D: Doctor Faustus
答案: 【 The Faerie Queene  】

8、单选题：
_________ is a play based on the German legend of a magician aspiring for knowledge and finally meeting his tragic end as a result selling his soul to the Devil.‍‍
选项：
A: The Jew of Malta          
B: Tamburlaine
C: The Faerie Queene           
D: Doctor Faustus
答案: 【 Doctor Faustus】

9、单选题：
Of greatest tragedies, ______ is generally regarded as Shakespeare's most popular play on the stage, for it has the qualities of a "blood-and-thunder" thriller and a philosophical exploration of life and death. ​​‎​
选项：
A: Othello   
B: King Lear       
C: Macbeth    
D: Hamlet  
答案: 【 Hamlet  】

10、单选题：
As a representative of the Renaissance in England, ________ was one of the earliest and most eloquent spokesmen for experimental science.​​
选项：
A:  Francis Bacon        
B: John Donne
C: John Milton          
D: William Shakespeare
答案: 【  Francis Bacon        】

11、单选题：
"Metaphysical Poetry" is commonly used to name the work of the 17th-century writers who wrote under the influence of _________. ‏‏​‏
选项：
A:  John Milton               
B: John Donne
C: Francis Bacon             
D: William Shakespeare
答案: 【 John Donne】

12、单选题：
The following belong to the characteristics of “metaphysical poetry” represented by John Donne except___. ​​
选项：
A: Conceits               
B: Actual imagery and simple diction
C: Argumentative form         
D: Elegant style 
答案: 【 Elegant style 】

13、单选题：
​Shakespeare’s__________has a profound meditation on the destructive power of time and the eternal beauty brought forth by poetry to the one he loves. A nice summer‘s day is usually transient, but the beauty in poetry can last for ever.​​​‏​
选项：
A:  A midsummer Night’s Dream          
B:  Sonnet 18
C: As You Like it                       
D: Twelfth Night
答案: 【  Sonnet 18】

14、单选题：