《英国文学史及选读》试题.docVIP

英国文学史及选读试卷 Ⅰ. Multiple choice（40 points, 2 for each） 　　1. ________ employed the heroic couplet with true ease and charm for the first time in the history of English Literature. 　　A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. George Gordon Byron 　　C. Edmund Spender D. Robert Browning 　　2. Which of the following is William Shakespeares history play? 　　A. Macbeth B. Henry IV 　　C. Romeo and Juliet D. King Lear 　　3. For his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel, ________ has been regarded as “Father of the English Novel”. 　　A. Henry Fielding B. Daniel Defoe 　　C. John Bunyan D. James Joyce 　　4. “The apparition of these faces in the crowd; 　　 Petals on a wet, black bough. “ 　　4. These two lines are quoted from ________s poem? 　　A. Emily Dickinson B. Robert Frost 　　C. Ezra Pound D. William B. Yeats 　　5. Jane Austen wrote within a very narrow sphere. The subject matter, the social setting, and plots are all restricted to the provincial life of the ________. 　　A. late 19th –century B. 17th -century 　　C. 20th –century D. late 18th -century 　　6. Usually basing on her own experiences, Emily Dickinson addresses issues that concern the whole human beings. Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of her poetic expression? 　　A. Life and Death B. Religion 　　C. Love and Nature D. War and Peace 　　7. Walden is a ________. 　　A. Transcendentalist work B. epic in prose 　　C. lyric poem D. short story 　　8. Henry James realism is different from others, because he pays more attention to ________. 　　A. the traditional style B. the common people 　　C. the inner world of human beings D. the class struggle 　　9. ________ is considered Mark Twains greatest achievement. 　　A. The Gilded Age B. Innocents Abroad 　　C. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer D. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 　　10. At the beginning of Faulkners A Rose for Emily, there is a detailed description of Emilys old house. The purpose of such description is to imply t