英国文学史习题Part2.docVIP

Part Two The Renaissance Literature I. Choose the best answer for each statement. 1. ________is not Shakespeare’s work. A. Hamlet B. King Lear C. The Tempest D. The Faerie 2. The Four Greatest Tragedies of Shakespeare’s do not include_______. A. Romeo and Juliet B. Hamlet C. Macbeth D. Othello 3. “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” is the beginning line of Shakespeare’s ________. A. Songs B. tragedies C. sonnets D. comedies 4. Francis Bacon is regarded as _______. A. “Father of English Essays” B. “Father of Essays” C. “Father of English Literature” D. “Father of English Novels” 5. The English Renaissance began in the ________. A. 15th century B. 16th century C. 14th century C. 17th century 6. The Renaissance, in essence, is a historical period in which the European ______ thinkers and scholars made attempts to get rid of those old feudalist ideas in medieval Europe, to introduce new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisie, and to recover the purity of the early church form the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church. A. Greek and Roman B. humanist C. religious D. realistic 7. Generally, the ______ refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries. It first started in Italy, with the flowering of painting, sculpture and literature. From Italy the movement went to embrace the rest of Europe. A. Medieval Period B. Renaissance C. Old English Period D. Romantic Period 8. ______ is the essence of the Renaissance. Thomas More, Christopher Marlowe and _______ are the best representatives of the English humanists. A. Humanity, William Shakespeare B. Humanism, Francis Bacon C. Romanticism, Geoffrey Chaucer D. Humanism, William Shakespeare 9. The Elizabethan ______ is the real mainstream of the English Renaissance. The most famous dramatists in the Renaissance England are Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespe