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一．盎格鲁-撒克逊时期 1. The most important work of _a _is The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, which is regarded as the best monument of the English prose. a. Alfred the Great b. Caedmon c. Cynewulf d. Venerable Bede 2. Who is the monster half-human who had mingled thirty warriors in The Song of Beowulf ？_c_ a. Hrothgat b. Heorot c. Grendel d. Beowulf 3. _b_ is the first important religious poet in English literature. a. Cynewulf b. Caedmon c. Shakespeare d. Adam Bede 4. The epic, The Song of Beowulf, represents the spirit of _d__. a. monks b. romanticists c. sentimentalists d. Pagan（异教徒） 5. When we speak of the old English prose, the first name that comes into our minds is_ d_, who is the first scholar in English literature and has been regarded as father of English learning. a. William Shakespeare b. Beowulf c. Julius Caesar d. Venerable Bede 6. _a_ is not only a prose writer but also a king of Wessex. a. Alfred the Great b. venerable Bede c. Adam Bede d. King Arthur 7. Prose literature did not show its appearance until the _c_ century. a. 6th b. 7th c. 8th d. 10th 8. The Anglo-Saxons were Christianized in the _c_ century. a. 5th b. 6th c. 7th d. 8th 9. Beowulf describes the exploits of a _d_ hero, Beowulf, in fighting against the monster Grendel, his revengeful mother, and a fire-breathing dragon. a. Danish b. Scandinavian c. English d. Norwegian 10. The Roman occupation lasted for about 400 years in Britain, and in _d_, all the Roman troops went back to the continent and never returned. a. 55 B.C. b. 78 A.D. c. 400 A.D. d. 410 A.D. 11. English literature began with the _a_ settlement in English. Of old English literature, Beowulf, the national epic of the English people, is an example of the mingling of nature myths and heroic legends. a. Anglo-Saxon b. Roman c. Norman d. Britain 二．盎格鲁-诺曼时期 1. In 1066, _a_, with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeating English.