Văn học Anh – Mỹ – EN16 Lecture 1 English literature from the Anglo Saxon to the 18th century Hamlet is? a A passionate lover Câu trả lời đúng In the 14th century, the most important writer is b Chaucer Câu trả lời đúng When was Jonathan Swift born? c 30 November 1667 Câu trả lời đúng Which of the following books was written by Jonathan Swift? a) Gulliver’s Travels Câu trả lời đúng Where was Jonathan Swift born? b) Dublin Which school did Jonathan Swift attend? b) Kilkenny Grammar School Which c.
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Lecture 1: English literature from the Anglo-Saxon to the 18th century
Hamlet is?
a A passionate lover Câu trả lời đúng
In the 14th century, the most important writer is .
b Chaucer Câu trả lời đúng
When was Jonathan Swift born?
c 30 November 1667 Câu trả lời đúng
Which of the following books was written by Jonathan Swift?
a) Gulliver’s Travels Câu trả lời đúng
Where was Jonathan Swift born?
b) Dublin
Which school did Jonathan Swift attend?
b) Kilkenny Grammar School
Which college did Jonathan Swift attend?
d) Trinity College
What is the height of men in Lilliput?
c) Six inches
Which is the land of Yahoos?
a) Houyhnhnms
To which church did Jonathan Swift belong?
c) Church of Ireland
Of which cathedral was Jonathan Swift dean?
b) St Patrick’s Cathedral
When did Jonathan Swift die?
a) 19 October 1745
How does Queen Gertrude die?
b Poisoned by drinking from Hamlet’s cup Câu trả lời đúng
Which of the following languages did not coexist in Anglo-Norman England?
b Dutch Câu trả lời đúng
In what century was William Shakespeare active as a playwright?
B) 16th century
C) 17th century
D) B and C Câu trả lời đúng
The dates of Shakespeare’s life put him firmly in the middle of which musical period?
B) Renaissance Câu trả lời đúng
Trang 2In addition to writing plays, William Shakespeare was also:
A) A poet who wrote over 150 sonnets
B) An actor who performed for royalty
C) A successful businessman
D) A and B
E) A, B and C Câu trả lời đúng
How many plays do we know that Shakespeare wrote?
C) 32 Câu trả lời đúng
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, Shakespeare was the first to introduce over 3,000 words and expressions to the English language… words that we still use today Which of these words do you think that Shakespeare did NOT coin?
C) Joyous Câu trả lời đúng
What kinds of characters generally sing in Shakespeare’s plays?
B) Servants, clowns, fools and other minor characters with low
status Câu trả lời đúng
When a major character in a Shakespeare play sings, it is most likely because:
A) They are suffering from mental illness Câu trả lời đúng
The music performed during Shakespeare’s plays was meant to:
E) All of the above Câu trả lời đúng
In Elizabethan England, people believed that this instrument could improve people’s emotional state by turning sadness into art:
C) Viols (an earlier version of the violin) Câu trả lời đúng
How many plays did William Shakespeare write?
a 37 Câu trả lời đúng
From which of Shakespeare’s plays is this famous line: ‘Did my heart love til now?/ Forswear it, sight/ For I never saw a true beauty until this night’
d Romeo and Juliet Câu trả lời đúng
In 1066, _ led the Norman army to invade and defeat England.
b William the conqueror Câu trả lời đúng
How many children did Shakespeare have?
c 3 Câu trả lời đúng
What is the name of the playlet Hamlet stages for Claudius?
c The Murder of Gonzago Câu trả lời đúng
Which character spoke following lines?”What’s Montague? It is nor hand nor foot,Nor arm nor face, nor any other partBelonging to a man, O be some other name!What’s in a name?That which we call a
Trang 3roseBy any other word would smell as sweet,”
b Juliet Câu trả lời đúng
What is the sub-title of the play Twelfth Night?
a Or, What you Will Câu trả lời đúng
Thomas More’s masterpiece Utopia was written in _
a Latin Câu trả lời đúng
William Shakespeare born in:
a 26 April 1564 Câu trả lời đúng
William Shakespeare was born in the year:
a 1564 Câu trả lời đúng
Though Beowulf was introduced by Angles, the events and _ are Scandinavian.
d Characters Câu trả lời đúng
William Shakespeare is not the author of:
b White Devil Câu trả lời đúng
“To be or not to be that is the question”, is famous line of which of Shakespeare’s plays?
d Hamlet Câu trả lời đúng
Who wrote Canterbury Tales?
d Geoffrey Chaucer Câu trả lời đúng
Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450?
b The Anglo-Saxons Câu trả lời đúng
In which language the stories of Canterbury Tale are written?
d Middle English Câu trả lời đúng
Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary
around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066?
a French Câu trả lời đúng
was a progressive intellectual movement throughout western Europe in the 18th century.
d The Enlightenment Câu trả lời đúng
Was killed by Hamlet unintentionally?
d Polonius Câu trả lời đúng
How are Polonius and Laertes related?
b Father/son Câu trả lời đúng
Hamlet’s famous speech ‘To be,or not to be; that is the question’ occurs in?
d Act III, Scene I Câu trả lời đúng
Trang 4_ is one of Shakespeare’s famous four tragedies.
d Othello Câu trả lời đúng
Which is the last play written by William Shakespeare?
b The Tempest Câu trả lời đúng
He married to the Anne Hathaway at the age of _ in .
c 18, 1582
Which of the following is not a Shakespeare tragedy?
c None of the above
When was Daniel Defoe born?
September 13, 1660
When did Daniel Defoe die?
a 26 April 1731 Câu trả lời đúng
What was Daniel Defoe’s original surname?
a Foe Câu trả lời đúng
Who get Daniel Defoe released?
a Robert Harley Câu trả lời đúng
Which poem written y Daniel Defoe made him popular with William III?
a The True Born Englishman
In Which rebellion was Daniel Defoe involved?
a Monmouth Câu trả lời đúng
Which of the following books was written by Daniel Defoe?
a Robinson Crusoe Câu trả lời đúng
Why was Daniel Defoe arrested in May 1703?
a Writing the pamphlet The Shortest Way of Dissenters Câu trả lời đúng
Who or what were Eye Witness, Andrew Morton, T Tayor and
Merchant?
a Pen names of Daniel Defoe Câu trả lời đúng
Bài 2: The 19th century English Literature
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence In the last twenty years of the 18th century, England produced two great romantic poets They are
Trang 5b Blake and Burns Câu trả lời đúng
In Pride and Prejudice we initially dislike but later tend to like?
c Darcy Câu trả lời đúng
Which of the following novels has the sub-title ‘A Novel Without a Hero’?
a Vanity Fair Câu trả lời đúng
A Red, Red Rose is a .
b Lyric Câu trả lời đúng
Vanity Fair is a novel by?
b W M Thackeray Câu trả lời đúng
Which of the following is an unfinished novel by Jane Austen?
b Sandition Câu trả lời đúng
Pride and Prejudice was originally a youthful work entitled?
d ‘First Impressions’ Câu trả lời đúng
Who was often called as the Romantic Poet as most of his poems revolved around nature?
b William Wordsworth Câu trả lời đúng
Which method of narration has been employed by Dickens in his novel “Great Expectations”?
c Direct or epic method Câu trả lời đúng
Bài 3: The 20th century English Literature
Graham Greene’s novels are marked by?
c Catholicism Câu trả lời đúng
Which of the following best summarizes the relationship between Fowler, Pyle, and Phuong in The Quiet American?
a Love triangle Câu trả lời đúng
Which of the following has been a significant development in British theater since the abolition of censorship in 1968?
Trang 6a The rise of workshops and the collaborative ethos, The emergence
of a major cohort of women dramatists, The diversifying impact of playwrights from the former colonies Câu trả lời đúng
Which text exemplifies the anti-Victorianism prevalent in the early twentieth century?
e. Eminent Victorians, The Way of All Flesh Câu trả lời đúng
Which of the following writers wrote historical novels?
a Sir Walter Scott and Maria Edgeworth Câu trả lời đúng
Jack Worthing, the central character in The Importance of Being Earnest, is found as a baby in a handbag in the cloakroom of which railway station
a Victoria Câu trả lời đúng
Who wrote “The Hound of the Baskervilles?”
d Arthur Conan Doyle Câu trả lời đúng
Which of the following phrases best characterizes the
late-nineteenth century aesthetic movement which widened the breach between artists and the reading public, sowing the seeds of
modernism?
a Art for art’s sake Câu trả lời đúng
Where was Oscar Wilde born?
b Dublin Câu trả lời đúng
Choose the best answer to complete each sentence
What is the title of Wilde’s only novel?
b The Picture of Dorian Gray Câu trả lời đúng
Ôn tập: Bài 1 đến Bài 3
• Bài kiểm tra trắc nghiệm 01
Vanity Fair is a novel by?
a W M Thackeray Câu trả lời đúng
I Wandered lonely as a Cloud is a .
Chọn một câu trả lời:
Trang 7b Lyrical poem Câu trả lời đúng
The main literary stream of the 18th century was .
b Neo-classicism
Bài 4: American Literature
What is the imitation of natural sounds in word form?
d Onomatopoeia Câu trả lời đúng
Where did O Henry flee to avoid trial?
c Honduras Câu trả lời đúng
Which humourous weekly was started by O Henry?
c The Rolling Stone Câu trả lời đúng
How many dollars does Della get for her hair in The Gift of the Magi?
c 20 Câu trả lời đúng
Where did O Henry work as a teller?
d First National Bank, Austin Câu trả lời đúng
What does Jim buy for Della in The Gift of the Magi?
b Combs
Where did O Henry die?
b New York Câu trả lời đúng
Which story by O Henry deals with sacrifices husband and wife make for buying Christmas presents for each other?
a The Gift of the Magi Câu trả lời đúng
Which story by O Henry deals with kidnappers who find the
kidnapped boy a nuisance and want to return him with money?
d The Ransom of Red Chief Câu trả lời đúng
What was O Henry’s real name?
b William Sidney Porter Câu trả lời đúng
When was O Henry born?
d 11 September 1862 Câu trả lời đúng
Questions on literary terms
What is a sonnet?
c A poem of fourteen lines Câu trả lời đúng
Where did O Henry work as a teller?
b First National Bank, Austin Câu trả lời đúng