An Introduction to the History of English Literature（吉林联盟）第一章测试_智慧树知到答案2021年

第一章 The Middle Ages：The Middle Ages lasted from the beginning of the Anglo-Saxon invasion in 449 to the end of the War of Roses in 1485. It can be further divided into two periods: the Old English Period and the Middle English Period. The early English literature is introduced.1.1The Old English Period:The Old English Period lasted from the Anglo-Saxon invasion in 449 to the Norman invasion in 1066. The earliest forms of English literature have perished, but some relics are still preserved. Among them, Christian poetry occupies an important place. The earliest Christian poems were called Caedmonian poems by Caedmon. Then it was the epic The Song of Beowulf, which is regarded as the national epic of the English people. It is a folk legend brought to England by Anglo-Saxons from their continental homes.
1.2The Middle English Period:The Middle English Period lasted from the Norman invasion in 1066 to the end of the War of Roses in 1485. The literature in this period is a combination of French and Anglo—Saxon elements. Romance was brought to England by the Normans, which was the most popular kind of literary form, belonging to the upper class literature. In the meanwhile, folk literature also developed, mainly ballads and early drama. The great poet in the period was Geoffrey Chaucer who is commonly regarded as the father of English poetry, whose life story, achievements, contributions, and especially his masterpiece The Canterbury Tales are briefly introduced.

[单选题]____ lived in the 7th century and was a cowherd of a monastery at Whitby.
Cynewulf
Beowulf
Caedmon
Grendel
答案：Caedmon
[单选题]____ learned to compose poems in his dream.
Beowulf
Caedmon
Grendel
Cynewulf
答案：Caedmon
[单选题]Beowulf was wounded while fighting with______ and then died.
Grendel
the Fire Dragon
Grendel's mother
Wiglaf
答案：the Fire Dragon
[单选题]Romances were brought to England by the Normans.
F
T
答案：T
[单选题]Ballad is a story told in song, usually in ____ line stanzas, with the second and fourth lines rhymed.
8
6
2
4
答案：4
[单选题]Geoffrey Chaucer was the last important poet in the Middle English Literature.
F
T
答案：T
[单选题]Geoffrey Chaucer's best known work today is The Canterbury Tales.
T
F
答案：T
[单选题]The Tabard Inn is in the southern suburbs of ____.
Canterbury
Paris
London
Stratford
答案：London
[单选题]Only____ tales were written in The Canterbury Tales due to Geoffrey Chaucer's death in 1400.
24
124
120
21
答案：24
[单选题]The General Prolgoue was written in____.
ballad
heroic couplet
alliteration
couplet
答案：heroic couplet