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《英国文学史及选读》 章节练习 《英国文学史及选读》课程组 编制 CONTENTS Chapter 1 The Old and Medieval English Literature the Renaissance Period 1 I. Choose the right answer. 1 II. Read the quoted part and answer the questions. 5 III. Questions and answers. 9 Chapter 2 The Neoclassical Period 12 I. Choose the right answer. 12 II. Read the quoted part and answer the questions. 15 III. Questions and answers. 17 Chapter 3 The Romantic Period 19 I. Choose the right answer. 19 II. Read the quoted part and answer the questions. 22 III. Questions and answers. 28 Chapter 4 The Victorian Period 31 I. Choose the right answer. 31 II. Read the quoted part and answer the questions. 34 III. Questions and answers. 38 Chapter 5 The Modern Period 41 I. Choose the right answer. 41 II. Read the quoted part and answer the questions. 44 III. Questions and answers. 47 Chapter 1 The Old and Medieval English Literature the Renaissance Period I. Choose the right answer. 1. Dr. Faustus is a play based on the _____legend of a magician aspiring for ____ and finally meeting his tragic end as a result of selling his soul to the Devil. A. British/ immorality B. French/money C. German /knowledge D. American /political power 2. _____, is a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. A. The Wife’s Complaint B. Beowulf C. The Dream of the Rood D. The Seafarer 3. It’s Chaucer alone who, for the first time in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English Society in his masterpiece__________. A. The Canterbury Tales B. The Legend of Good Women C. Troilus and Criseyde D. The Romaunt of the Rose 4. The Essence of Renaissance, the most significant intellectual movement, was_____. A. Geographical exploration B. Religious reformation C. Publishing and translation. D. Humanism 5