Периоды английской литературы. Карпова В.А - 23 стр.

II. Choose the best answer for the following questions
1. The “Canterbury Tales” is a collection of:
           a. Secular plays.
           b. Religious plays.
           c. Secular and religious plays.
2. The common theme of the “Canterbury Tales” is that of the unresolved
   relation between:
             a. Art and authority.
             b. Art and morality.
             c. Art and religion.
3. The author of “Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight” is:
            a. Anonymous.
            b. William Caxton.
            c. William Langland.
4. The materials for medieval romances were chiefly drawn from:
           a. The Bible
           b. Celtic tales.
           c. Orient literature.
5. The reader who eventually reads Chaucer’s poetry in chronological
   order, will begin with:
             a. The “Canterbury Tales”.
             b. “The Romaunt of the Rose”
             c. “Troylus and Cryseyde”
6. In comparison with French romances the Medieval English romances
   show:
           a. More attention to psychological treatment.
           b. A higher moral tone.
           c. Less use of grotesque.
7. “Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight” is written in:
           a.Alliterative Verse.
           b. Prose.
           c. Blank Verse.
8. The fifteenth century was:
             a. A rich poetic age.
             b. A rich dramatic age.
             c. Neither a weak poetic nor a rich dramatic age.
9. In many metrical romances the theme is of a succession of:
           a. Domestic episodes.
           b. Tragic situations.
           c. Tests.


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