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第 第 PAGE 1页 英国文学史及选读试题 Ⅰ. Multiple Choice（1′×20=20 分） was respected as “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England. A.William Shakespeare B. Geoffrey Chaucer C. John Milton D.John Donne In terms of influence upon England, brought French civilization and French language to England. Anglo-Saxons B. Romans C. Anglo-Normans D. Teutons According to Thomas More, “it was a time when sheep devoured men”. It refers to . Industrialization B. Religious Reformation C. Commercial Expansion D. Enclosure Movement It was who introduced sonnet into English literature. Thomas Wyatt B. William Shakespeare C. Edmund Spenser D. Philip Sidney Which of the following is NOT Shakespeare’s tragedies? Hamlet B. King Lear C. The Merchant of Venice D. Othello In 1649 was beheaded. England became a commonwealth under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell. A.James I B. Henry VIII C. Elizabeth I D. Charles I Which comment on John Donne is wrong? He is the leading figure of metaphysical poetry. His poetry is characterized by mysticism and peculiar conceit. John Donne usually employs traditional and regular poetic form. His attitudes toward love are both positive and negative. Friday in The Adventuous of Robinson Crosue can be termed as EXCEPT . a kind-hearted person B. a person with colonial mind C. a smart person D. a friendly person Thomas Gray is the representative of . Sentimentalism B. Pre-Romanticism C. Romanticism D. English Renaissance William Blake’s is a lovely volume of poems, presenting a happy and innocent world, though not without its evils and sufferings. Poetical Sketches B. The Book of Thel C. Songs of Experience D. Songs of Innocence , the national peasant poet in Scotland, and his poem shows his passionate love for his Beloved. A.William Blake, Lodon B. William Wordsworth, I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud C. Robert Burns, A Red, Red Rose D. Robert Burns, Auld Lang Syne English Romanticism begins with and ends with . the publication of L