CuteMm《英美文学》练习题
一
I. Select from the lettered choice the one, which best completes the statement or answers the question. Write the letter of your choice in the brackets.
（ ）1.Beowulf is a national epic of
A. Germany B. England C. Scandinavia D. France
( ) 2.Sir Gawain and Green Knight was created by
A. Chaucer B. Langland C. Bede D. None of the above
（ ）3.The one who propose the story-telling in the Canterbury tales is
A. the poet B. the knight C. the boss D. the pardoner
( )4.One of the following events played an important part in Chaucer’s writing: A. his marriage with a girl of noble family
B. his visit to Italy
C. his duty as a controller of the Customs D. his participation in the Hundred Years’ War
( )5.Le Mort D’ Arthur deals with the following story except A. search for Cup B. life of King Arthur
C. fight against Roman invasion D. illicit love
( )6.Milton was nicknamed “the lady of Christ’s” because he was
A. a lady B. as serious as a lady C. as handsome as a lady D. as
gentle as a lady
( )7.The one who tempts Eve to eat an apple from the forbidden tree is A. God B. Satan C. Adam D. Raphael ( )8.Metaphysical Poetry is characterized by fantastical
A. mysticism B. romanticism C. lyricism D. decadence
( )9.Dryen’s contribution to England literature lies in the following except
A. he established the heroic couplet as one of the principal English verse
forms
B. he clarified the English prose
C. he raised the English literary criticism to a new level D. he raised English comedy to a higher level ( ) 10.Mr. Spectator stands for the ideas of
A. the 16th century B. 17th century C. the 18th century D. the19th
century
( ) 11.Best known for his novels about the adventure is A. Dickens B. Goldsmith C. Defoe D. Scott ( ) 12.The Rape of the Lock gives an account of a
A. bull fighting B. knight duel C. writer’s life D. anecdote of the
court
( )13.Richardson was noted as story-telling , letter writer and a
A. critic B. moralizer C. poet D. playwright ( )14.“Humor” according to Ben Jonson means
A. fun B. comedy thought D. temperament ( )15.All the qualities can be contributed to Portia except
A. nosy B. cultured C. courteous D. kind-hearted
（ ）16.Romeo and Juliet belongs to Shakespeare’s plays of
A. the first period B. the second period C. the third period D. the fourth period
( ) 17.One of the following is not known as writer
A. Sidney B. Wyatt C. Spenser D. More
( ) 18.The first place visited by Gulliver in Gulliver’ s Travels is
A. The kingdom of horses B. Brobdingnag C. Flying Island D.
Lilliput
( ) 19.Quotation and author are correctly paired in all the following except:
A. A little learning is dangerous thing ——Pope
B. I might boast myself Le vainqueur de la terre——Johnson C. A truth artists’ duty was to produce human being——Goldsmith
D. A man may surely be allowed to take a glass of wine by his own fireside——Sheridan
( ) 20. “Conceit” is a term applied in particular to the school represented by A. Herrick B. Ben Johnson C. Pope D. Donne
( ) 21.Chaucer is called the founder of English realism because he portrays all
the classes of English feudal society except
A. businessmen and scholars B. nobles and serfs C. plowmen and franklins
( ) 22.“ Virtue Rewarded is the sub-title of the novel written by A. Goldsmith B. Stern C. Richardson D. Smollet ( )23. All of the following writers are Irish except
A. Goldsmith b Sheridan C. Spenser D. Swift ( ) 24. Dylan Thomas belongs to the school of
A. Neo-romanticism B. Auden Group C. Imagism D. the Movement
( ) 25. The novel, which foretells the future happening, is written by one of the
following writers
A. Huxley B. Lawrence C. Woolf D. Owell ( ) 26. “The poet of the peasants” is a title given to A. Blake B. Gray C. Chatterton D. Burns
( ) 27. The greatest achievement in the 18th century England in literature was A. poetry B. plays C. essays D. novels
( ) 28. One of the following plays takes its subject matter from Chinese history A. Henry IV B. Macbeth C. Tamburlaine D. Alchemist ( )29. Dr. Faustus sells his soul to the devil because he
A. is faced by Mephistopheles B. wants to gain more money
C. wants to live an extravagant life D. wants to know more about the
world
( ) .30. Of the following, the one which employs the form of romance is
A. Amoretti B. Venus and Adonis
C. The Tempest D. Sir Gawain and Green Knight
（ ）31. Each of the professions listed below is correctly paired with Dickens except
A. novelist B. clerk C. reporter D. dramatist ( ) 32.The Idylls of the King is written by
A. Browning B. Tennyson C. George Eliot D. Carlyle ( ) 33.Dramatic monologue was created by the author who wrote A. Crossing the Bar B. Ode to the West Wind
C. The Ring and the Book D. Jude the Obscure ( ) 34.Angry Young Man of the 1950’s most came from
A. the lower class B. the upper class C. peasants D. workers ( ) 35.Dubliners is writing of
A. realism B. modernism C. stream of consciousness D. none of the above
( ) 36. In Memoriam is written by Tennyson in memory of his friend A. Hallam B. Browning C. Arnold D. Hardy
( ) 37.Scott’s chief contribution to English literature lies in his novels of A. war B. history C. city D. romance ( ) 38. “The poet of the peasants” is a title given to A. Blake B. Gray C. Chatterton D. Burns
( ) 39.Wordsworth, Coleridge and Southey have the following in common except they all
A. wrote poems
B. belonged to the first generation of Romanticism C. began as conservatives and ended as radicals D. began as radicals and ended as conservatives
( ) 40.The line “If winter comes, can spring be far behind” comes from A. Revolt of Islam B. Ode to the lark
C. Ode to Autumn D. Ode to the West Wind
( ) 41. “Merry England” is a term used by one of the following schools
A. the first generation of Romanticism B. the second generation of Romanticism
C. the third generation of romanticism D. all of the above
( ) 42. The style of Lamb’s essays is not characterized by the following feature A. essayist B. sarcasm C. familiarity D. gracefulness ( ) 43. Scott is both a romantic novelist and romantic A. essayist B. poet C. critic D. satirist ( ) 44. Satan is a character with a strong desire for
A. submission B. freedom C. peacefulness D. compromise ( ) 45. Bunyan’s style is marked by dignity and
A. ornateness B. grandness C. complicatedness D. simplicity
II．Match the author's name with the title of the book
Whitman Irving Howells James Fitzgerald Kerouac Ellison Amy Tan
Maxine Hong Kingston O'Neill
Bradstreet Hawthorne Crane
Mark Twain Steinbeck Ginsberg Hughes Frank Chin Hellman Williams
Melville Cooper Sinclair James
Hemingway Pynchon Morrison Yep Odets Albee
1. The Portrait of a Lady 2. Invisible Man 3. The Great Gatsby 4. Woman Warrior 5. The Sketch Book 6. Leaves of Grass 7. Joy Luck Club 8. On the Road
9. Long Day's Journey into Night 10. The Rise of Silas Lapham
1. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America 2. The Weary Blues 3. The Grapes of Wrath 4. Donald Duk
5. The Red Badge of Courage
6. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 7. Watch on the Rhine 8. Howl
9. The Glass Menagerie 10. The Scarlet Letter
1. The Leatherstocking Tales 2. Song of Solomon 3. A Farewell to Arms 4. Pay the Chinaman 5. The Jungle
6. The Portrait of a Lady 7. Waiting for Lefty 8. The Crying of Lot 49 9. The Zoo Story 10. Moby Dick
III．Write T in the bracket if the statement is true and F if the statement is false
( ) 1. Beowulf was created in England.
( ) 2. In Shakespeare’s comedies the heroes and heroines attained their victory
without much struggle.
( ) 3. Marlowe mainly wrote tragedies.
( ) 4. Essays of Elia was written by Mary Lame when she worked in East India
House.
( )5. Wordsworth’s best poems are description of mountains, rivers, flowers, birds,
streets and buildings.
（ ）6. The Neo-classicism saw its decline in Johnson.
( ) 7. The most striking similarities between Milton and Samson Agonistes are
their blindness and unhappy marriage.
( ) 8. The Celestial City in the Pilgrim’s Progress stands for an ideal happy
society.
( ) 9. It was Maud Gonne who helped Yeats establish Abbey Theatre. ( ) 10. Monks tried hard to trap Oliver Twist.
( )11.Pope established the heroic couplet as one of the principal English verse forms.
( )12.Blake is often regarded as a symbolist and mystic.
( )13.The stories in the Canterbury Tales are only connected by the host of Tabard Inn.
( )14.Wordsworth’s best poems are descriptions of mountains, rivers, flowers, and birds.
( )15.The main technique applied to the novel Ulysses by Joyce is symbolism.
( )16.One of the most important features in Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice is
the use of dramatic languages.
( )17.Most of English ballads were collected in the 18th century.
( )18.The style of Lambs essays is characterized by its humor, familiarity and archaism.
( )19.The most gifted of the University Wits was Shakespeare.
( )20. Scott’s literary career marked the transition from romanticism to realism
( ) 21. Pardoner in The Canterbury Tales sold the relics of the dead saints to
exempt the sins from the buyers
( ) 22. Beowulf was brought by Anglo-Saxon people from the Continent to England.
( ) 23. A ballad is written in 4-line stanza with the first and third lines rhymes. ( ) 24. King Lear distributed his territory among his three daughters. ( ) 25. Shakespeare was born in April 1564 and died in 1616.
( ) 26. The “dark comedy” refers to those written by Jonson in his third period of
dramatic career.
( ) 27. Scott’s literary career marked the transition from romanticism to realism.
