I Multiple ChoiceOld and Medieval Period1. _ Beowulf _, a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons.A. The Canterbury Tales B. ExodusC. D. The Legend of Good Women3. The work that presented, for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely _ BGeoffrey Chaucers The Canterbury Tales_.AWilliam Langland s Piers Plowman CJohn Gowers Confession Amantis DSir Gawain and the Green Knight2.Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for his production of _.A.Piers Plowman B.Sir Gawain and the Green Knight C.Confessio Amantis D.The Canterbury Tales1. _ A. B. George Gordon ByronC. Edmund Spenser D. Robert Browning1.Romance,which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of B. knightly _. knightly _ adventures or other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period. A .Christian C. Greek D. primitiveThe Neoclassical Period1.With classical culture and the（）humanistic ideas coming into England, the English Renaissance began flourishing. A. French B. German C. Italian D. Greek2. During the reign of _, England started its Religious Reformation and broke away from Rome.A. Henry VII B. Henry VIII C. Edward VI D. Queen Elizabeth3. The Protestant movement, which was seen as a means to recover the purity of the early church from the corruption and superstition of the Middle Ages, was initiated by _.A. Francis Bacon B. Martin Luther C. Thomas More D. William Shakespeare 4. The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events EXCEPT_.Athe rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek cultureBthe vast expansion of British colonies in North AmericaCthe new discoveries in geography and astrologyDthe religious reformation and the economic expansion5. In Renaissance, the European humanist thinkers and scholars made attempts to do the following EXCEPT _. A. getting rid of those old feudalist ideasB. getting control of the parliament and governmentC. introducing new ideas that expressed the interests of the rising bourgeoisieD. recovering the purity of the early church, from the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church6.Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the characteristics of Renaissance humanism? A. Cultivation of the art of this world and this life.B. Tolerance of human foibles.C. Search for the genuine flavor of ancient culture.D. Glorification of religious faith.7. The Renaissance marks a transition from _ to the modern world. A. the old English B. the medieval C. the feudalist D. the capitalist8. The English Renaissance period was an age of _ . A. poetry and drama B. drama and novelC. novel and poetry D. romance and poetry9.The most significant idea of the Renaissance is（）. A. humanism B. realismC. naturalismD. skepticism10_ Humanism _ is the essence of the Renaissance. APoetry BDrama C DReason11. About the Renaissance humanists which of the following statements is true? A. They thought money and social status was the measure of all things.B. They thought people were largely subordinated to the ruling class without any freedom and independence.C. They couldnt see the human values in their works.D. They emphasized the dignity of human beings and the importance of the present life.12. One of the distinct features of the Elizabethan time is_. A. the flourishing of the dramaB. the popularity of the realistic novelC. the domination of the classical poetryD. the close-down of all the theatres13. Marlowes greatest achievement lies in that he perfected the _ blank verse_and made it the principal medium of English drama. A.B. free verse C. sonnet D. alliteration14. Marlowe gave new vigor to the blank verse with his “_ mighty lines _”. A. lyrical lines B. soft lines C. mighty lines D. religious lines15._ introduced the Petrarchan sonnet into England, while _ brought in blank verse, i.e. the unrhymed iambic pentameter line. A. Wyatt.Surrey B. Wyatt.Sidney C. Surrey.Sidney D. Sidney.Spenser16. It was _ who first introduced