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1、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-date英美文学史练习答案The-Elizabethan-Period英美文学史练习答案The-Elizabethan-Period： 英国文学史及作品选读练习题（The Elizabethan Period)窗体顶端名称英国文学史及作品选读练习题（The Elizabethan Period)说明多次尝试该测试允许进行多次尝试。强制完成该测试可以保存并在以后继续进行。问题完

2、成状态：问题 12 分保存The writings of Francis bacon mainly fall into three categories: _philosophical_, purely literary and professional.问题 22 分保存Ben Jonsons poetic line “not of an age, but for all time” was dedicated to _.A.Edmund SpenserB.Christopher MarloweC.Geoffrey ChaucerD.William Shakespeare问题 32 分保存W

3、hich is not the works of Christopher Marlowe?A.The Tragical History of Doctor FaustusB.LycidasC.Tamburlaine the GreatD.The Jew ofMalta问题 42 分保存The Elizabethan age was one in whichRenaissancetransformed Chaucers Medieval England into Shakespeares modern one.问题 52 分保存Which of the following statements

4、best illustrate the theme of Shakespeares sonnet 18?A.The speaker praises the power of artistic creation.B.The speaker eulogizes the power of nature.C.The speaker satirizes human vanity.D.The speaker meditates on mans salvation.问题 62 分保存In the English renaissance period, scholars began to emphasize

5、the capacities of the human mind and the achievements of human culture. The most significant intellectual movement was _.A.reformationB.humanismC.geographical explorationsD.the Italian revival问题 72 分保存“Not on thy sole but on thy soul, harsh Jew, I thou makst thy knife keen” In the above quotation ta

6、ken fromThe Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare employs a (n).A.synecdocheB.oxymoronC.simileD.pun问题 82 分保存ThePre-ElizabethanPeriod refers tothe years between the death of Chaucer and the ascension of Queen Elizabethan I.问题 92 分保存“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be ch

7、ewed and digested” is one of the epigrams found in _.A.Henry fieldingsTom JonesB.Thomas MoresUtopiaC.John BunyansThe Pilgrims ProgressD.Francis bacons “Of Studies”问题 102 分保存From the following, choose the one which is not Francis Bacons work.A.The New InstrumentB.EssaysC.Venus and AdonisD.The Advance

8、ment of Learning问题 112 分保存Soon after the _blank verse_ was introduced by the Earl of Surrey in his translation of VirgilsThe Aeneid, and it became the standard meter for Elizabethan and later poetic drama.问题 122 分保存Which of the following plays does not belong to Shakespeares great tragedies?A.Hamlet

9、B.Romeo and JulietC.OthelloD.Macbeth问题 132 分保存Which of the following historical events does not directly help to stimulate the rising of the Renaissance Movement?A.The religious reformation and economic expansionB.The rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman culture.C.The new discoveries in geography

10、and astrologyD.The Glorious Revolution问题 142 分保存In the Elizabethan Period,Francis Baconwrote many excellent essays, such as “Of Studies”.问题 152 分保存Shakespeares plays have been traditionally divided into four categories according to dramatic type: histories, _comedies_, tragedies and romances.问题 162

11、分保存William Shakespearehas established his giant position in world literature with his 37 plays.问题 172 分保存“To be, or not to bethat is the question; whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer. The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and by opposing end the

12、m?” Who said these words?A.RomeoB.King LearC.HamletD.Antonio问题 182 分保存Sir Philip Sidney is known for the following three works except _.A.ArcadiaB.The Shepherds CalendarC.Astrophel and StellaD.Apology for Poetry问题 192 分保存Francis Baconlay the foundation for modern science with his insistence on scien

13、tific way of thinking and fresh observation rather than authority as a basis for obtaining knowledge.问题 202 分保存The epoch of Renaissance witnessed a particular development of English drama. It wasMarlowewho made blank verse the principal vehicle of expression in drama.问题 212 分保存The sentence “shall I

14、compare thee to a summers day?” is the beginning line of one of Shakespeares _.A.tragediesB.historiesC.sonnetsD.comedies问题 222 分保存“Read not to contradict and confuse, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider.” comes from Bacons essay “Of Studies”

15、.问题 232 分保存The Tragical History of Doctor Faustusis one of Christopher Marlowes best works in which dr. Faustus seeks _no matter at what cost and finally meets his tragic end as a result of selling his soul to the devil.A.political powerB.moneyC.knowledgeD.immorality问题 242 分保存In ShakespearesThe Merc

16、hant ofVenice, Antonio could not pay back the money he borrowed from shylock because _.A.Bassanio was able to pay his own debtB.his ships had all been lostC.his money was all invested in the newly-emerging textile industryD.his enterprise went bankrupt问题 252 分保存Spenser is generally regarded as the g

17、reatest nondramatic poet of the Elizabethan Age. His fame is chiefly based on his masterpieceThe Faerie Queen.问题 262 分保存is the essence of the Renaissance.A.HeroismB.ReformationC.HumanismD.Chivalry问题 272 分保存Ben Jonsonis the last great Elizabethan and probably the first poet Laureate (1616) and the fi

18、rst dictator in English history.问题 282 分保存In the Elizabethan Period,Shakespeareis the greatest playwright ofEngland.问题 292 分保存The miracle play had as its subject either a story from theBible, or else the life and martyrdom of a saint.问题 302 分保存Edmund SpensersAmorettiis a series of 88 sonnets in whic

19、h he links each quatrain to the next by a continuing rhyme:abab bcbc cdcd ee. This form is usually called _Spenserian sonnet_.问题 312 分保存William Caxton is important to the development of English literature in that he introduced _printing_ intoEngland.问题 322 分保存English Renaissance Period was an age of

20、 Poetry anddrama.问题 332 分保存The second period of English renaissance is also called the _Elizabethan_period or the age of Shakespeare.问题 342 分保存The following playwrights belong to the “university wits”, Shakespeares predecessors, except _.A.Thomas KydB.Ben JonsonC.John LylyD.Christopher Marlowe问题 352

21、 分保存The tragedy of Dr. Faustus, the protagonist in Christopher MarlowesThe Tragic History of Dr. Faustus, is the very fact that _.A.he tried to join Africa toSpainB.he conjured up Helen, the lady who was the very cause of the Trojan WarC.he became a man without soul after he sold itD.man is confined

22、 to time问题 362 分保存_is regarded as the earliest popular tragedy of bold and revenge.A.The Tragical History of Doctor Faustusby Christopher MarloweB.Alexander and Campaspeby John LylyC.The Spanish Tragedyby Thomas KydD.King Learby William Shakespeare问题 372 分保存Edmund Spenser is often referred as “the p

23、oets _poet_”because of his considerable influence on later poets.问题 382 分保存Which play is not a comedy?A.The Merchant ofVeniceB.Romeo and JulietC.A Midsummer Nights DreamD.As You Like It问题 392 分保存The cradle of Renaissance is.A.AmericaB.ItalyC.GermanyD.England问题 402 分保存Sir Philip Sidneybest represente

24、d the spirit of the Elizabethan Age. In many years he stood for the renaissance ideal of “the complete man.” He held a strong Protestant conviction.问题 412 分保存Francis Bacon isthe most importantprosewriter of the Elizabethan Age. He is a great scientist, thinker, philosopher and essayist.问题 422 分保存Tho

25、mas Wyatt is usually regarded as the first great English sonneteer. It is he who first used a _couplet_ for the conclusion of sonnetsa practice followed by Shakespeare.问题 432 分保存used wisdom in saving Antonio from being punished by Shylock inThe Merchant of Venice.A.NobodyB.JudgeC.BassanioD.Portia问题

26、442 分保存_Christopher Marlowe _ is considered the first great English dramatist and the most important Elizabethan playwright before Shakespeare.问题 452 分保存The major, or central, character of the plot is called the _protagonist_; his opponent, the character against whom he struggles or contends, is cal

27、led the antagonist.问题 462 分保存Which of the following plays does not belong to Shakespeares comedies?A.The Merchant ofVeniceB.The Winters TaleC.Henry VD.A Midsummer Nights Dream问题 472 分保存Which of the following poetic forms is the principal form of Shakespeares dramas?A.blank verseB.sonnetC.quatrainD.l

28、yric问题 482 分保存Of the following plays, which is not written by Ben Jonson?A.Every Man in His HumorB.VolponeC.The AlchemistD.The Shoemakers Holiday问题 492 分保存In, Shakespeare has not only made a profound analysis of the social crisis in which the evils can be seen everywhere, but also criticized the bourgeois egoism.A.King LearB.HamletC.Romeo and JulietD.The Tempest问题 502 分保存A Shakespearean sonnet is composed of three four-line quatrains and a concluding two-line _ couplet_.窗体底端-