2003英美文学选读试卷及答案(1)(1) .pdf

2003 英美文学选读试卷及答案（1）(1) part one i. multiple choice 1. although _______ was essentially a medieval writer, he bore marks of humanism and anticipated a new era of literature to come. a. william langland b. john gower c. geoffrey chaucer d. edmund spenser answer: c 2. the religious reformation in the early 16th-century england was a reflection of the class struggles waged by the _____. a. rising bourgeoisie against the feudal class and its ideology b. working class against the corruption of the bourgeoisie c. landlord class against the rising bourgeoisie and its ideology d. feudal class against the corruption of the 2016 1 / 17 catholic church answer: a 3. the statement that a man gained the whole world but lost his own soul makes a good summary of the main plot of ______. a. paradise lost b. the merchant of venice c. hamlet d. the tragic history of doctor faustus answer: d 4. is not a patron, my lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help? the above passage is taken from _______. a. francis bacon’s of studies b. william shakespeare’s the merchant of venice c. samuel johnson’s to the right honorable the earl of chesterfield d. jonathan swift’s a modest proposal answer: c 2016 2 / 17 5. the essence of humanism is to ______. a. restore a medieval reverence for the church b. avoid the circumstances of earthly life c. explore the next world in which men could live after death d. emphasize human