专八真题及选择题.doc

（1）Part I Medieval English (试题) 1. Which of the following is considered as the most monumental work in English history of the early Anglo-Saxon period, existed in oral form as early as the 6th century A.D. and was not written down till the 7th or 8th century? A. Beowulf B. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle C. The Canterbury Tales D. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 2. In Anglo-Saxon poetry, Beowulf represents the ____ history. A. religious B. romantic C. pagan D. sentimental 3. The most outstanding romance on Arthurian legend was the anonymous ______. A. Beowulf B. The Vision of Piers the Plowman C. The Canterbury Tales D. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 4. Who was the “Father of English Poetry”? A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. William Shakespeare C. Venerable Bede D. Alfred the Great 5. Which of the following is Chaucer’s masterpiece, containing a general prologue and twenty-four tales? A. The Legend of Good Women B. The Canterbury Tales C. Troilus and Criseyde D. The House of Fame 6. How many tales does The Canterbury Tales contain besides a prologue? A. 128 B. 64 C. 44 D. 24 A C D A B D （2+3）Part II+III 文艺复兴时期，17th 文学 (试题) 1. At the beginning of the 16th century, the outstanding humanist ____ wrote Utopia in which he not only revealed truthfully the social evils but also presented an ideal society. A. Ben Johnson B. Christopher Marlowe C. Thomas More D. Francis Bacon 2. The Essays is written by _____. A. Thomas More B. Francis Bacon C. John Lyly D. William Shakespeare 3. ______ is crowned with the title “the poets’ poet” due to his achievement in poetic form. A. Philip Sidney B. William Shakespeare C. William Wordsworth D. Edmund Spenser 4. The play _____ was NOT written by Christopher Marlowe. A. The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Dr. Faustus B. Tamburlaine C. Edward II D. Henry IV 5. It was _____ who made blank verse the principal vehicle of expression in English drama, and who was also the greatest of the En