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二、英国文学知识 1. _______is a folk legend brought to England by Anglo-Saxons from their continental homes, it is a long poem of over 3000 lines and the national epic of the English people. A. Beowulf B. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight C. The Canterbury Tales D. King Arthur and his Knights if the Round Table 2. The father of English poetry, the author of Troilus and Criseyde is also the one of ______. A. Romeo and Juliet B. The Faerie Queen C. Tamburlaine D. The Canterbury Tales 3. The group of Shakespeare plays known as “romance “ or “reconciliation” plays” is ______. A. Merchant of Venice, As You Like It. B. The Tempest, Pericles, The Winter’s Tale C. Romeo and Juliet, Antony and Cleopatra D. The Merry Wives of Winsor, Twelfth Night 4. Which of the following are regarded as Shakespeare’s four great tragedies? A. Romeo and Juliet. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear B. Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth C. Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth D. Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth, Timon of Athens 5. Which of the following is not the work of Francis Bacon? A. Advancement of Learning B. New Instrument C. Songs of Innocence D. Essays 6. At the beginning of 17th century appeared as school pf poets called metaphysics by Samuel Johnson, ________is the founder of metaphysical poetry. A. Ben Johnson B. John Milton C. John Bunyan D. John Donne 7. Daniel Defoe is a famous________. A. poet B. novelist C. playwright D. essayist 8. “He has a servant called Friday.” “He” in the quoted sentence is a character in _____. A. Henry Fielding’s Tom Jones B. John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress C. Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s The School for Scandal D. Daneil Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe 9. Gulliver’s Travels was written by _____. A. Daniel Defoe B. Charles Dickens C. Jonathan Swift D. Joseph Addison 10. William Wordsworth is generally known as a ____poet. A. romantic B. realism C. naturalistic