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期末考试样卷及参考答案和参考答案 ?样卷一（英国文学部分） I. Each of the following below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement. (30%; 1.5 points for each) 1. Romance, which uses verse or prose to describe the adventures and life of the knights, is the popular literary form in ___C _. A. Romanticism B. Renaissance C. medieval period D. Anglo-Saxon period 2. Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of___D A. Piers Plowman B. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight C. Confessio Amantis D. The Canterbury Tales 3. Generally, the Renaissance refers to the period between the 14th and mid-17th centuries, its essence is____D___. A. science B. philosophy C. arts D. humanism 4. The sentence “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” is the line of one of Shakespeare’s（） A. comedies B. tragedies C. histories D. sonnets 5. Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18? C A. The speaker eulogizes (praise) the power of B. The speaker satirizes human vanity C. The speaker praises the power of artistic creation D. The speaker meditates on man’s salvation 6. “The Fairy Queen” is the masterpiece written by__C__. A. John Milton B. Geoffrey Chaucer C. Edmund Spenser D. Alexander Pope 7. Which of the following work did Bacon NOT write? D A. Advancement of Learning B. Novum Organum C. De Augmentis D. Areopagitica 8. The most distinguished literary figure of the 17th century was（B） who was a critic, poet, and playwright. A. Oliver Goldsmith B. John Dryden C. John Milton D. S.T. Coleridge 9. Which of the following has / have associations with John Donne’s poetry? B A. reason and sentiment B. conceits and wits C. the euphuism D. writing in the rhymed couplet 10. Henry Fielding has been regarded by some as “___B___”, for his contribution to the establishment of the form of the modern novel. A. Best writer of the English novel B. The father of English novel