英国文学史习题_7
(2020年编辑)英国文学史习题全集(含答案)
C.The Legend of Good WomenD.The Book of the Duchess
14. In his lifetime Chaucer served in a great variety of occupations that had impact on the wide range of his writings. Which one is not his career? ____.
A. engineer B. courtier C. office holder
A. Morte d’ArthurB.Robin Hood
C. The Canterbury Tales D. Piers the Plowman
11. ______, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in Londonin about 1340.
A. French B. English C. Latin D. Swedish
7. ______ was the greatest of English religious reformers and the first translator of the Bible.
A. Langland B. GowerC.Wycliffe D. Chaucer
A.Geoffrey Chaucer B. Sir Gawain C. Francis Bacon D. John Dryden
12. Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, and was buried in ____.
英国文学史测试题(全)汇编
英国文学史1.The statement “Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability”openwell-known essays by_________.Francis Bacon Samuel Johnson Alexander Pope Jonathan Swift[参考答案] Francis Bacon2.When he died, Chaucer was buried in __________ the Poet's Corner.Westminster Abbey Normandy Canterbury Southwark[参考答案] Westminster Abbey3.Among the great Middle English poets, Geoffrey Chaucer is known for hisproduction of .Piers Plowman Sir Gawain and the Green KnightConfessio Amantis The Canterbury Tales[参考答案] The Canterbury Tales4.The first mention of Robin Hood in literature is in Langland's _________.The Legend of Good Woman The Vison of Piers the PlowmanBoewulf Fables[参考答案] The Vison of Piers the Plowman5.Which literary genra does Sir Gawain and the Green Knight belong to?epic romance novel prose[参考答案] romance6.English literature at the Anglo-Norman Period was also a combination of ____ andSaxon elements.Latin Greek English French[参考答案] French7.In the 14th century, the two most important writers are_____ and ChaucerCaedmon Cynewulf Langland Shakespeare[参考答案] Langland8.Who is the monster half-human who had mingled thirty warriors in The Song ofBeowulf?Hrothgat Heorot Grendel Beowulf[参考答案] Grendel9.The most important work of_____is The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles,which is regardedas the best monument of the old English prose.Alfred the Great Caedmon Cynewulf Venerable Bede[参考答案] Alfred the Great10.The epic, The Song of Beowulf, represents the spirit of_____.monks romanticists sentimentalists pagan[参考答案] paganing line of11.The sentence “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day ?” is the beginnone of Shakespeare’ｓ.comedies tragedies histories sonnets[参考答案] sonnets12.In his literary development, Chaucer was influenced by three literatures, which oneis not true?French literature Italian literature English literature German litereature [参考答案] German litereature13.Who is the "father of English poetry" and one of the greatest narrative poets ofEnglish?Geoffrey Chaucer Martin Luther William Langland John Gower [参考答案] Geoffrey Chaucer14.In the 15th century, there is only one important prose writer whose namen is_____.He wrote an important work called Le Morte d'Arthur.Thomas Marlory Langland Chaucer Adam Bede[参考答案] Thomas Marlory16.________'s Essays is t he first example of that genre in English literature, whichhas been highly esteemed.John Donne John Milton Francis Bacon Edmund Spenser[参考答案] Francis Bacon17.In English poetry, a four-line stanza is called ______.heroic couplet quatrain Spenserian stanza terza rima[参考答案] quatrain18.In the first part of Gulliver's Travels, Gulliver told his experience in _______.Lilliput Brobdingnag Houyhnhnm England[参考答案] Lilliput19. is the successful religious allegory in the English language .The Pilgrim’s Progress Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners The Life and Death of Mr. Badman The Holy War[参考答案] The Pilgrim’s Progress20.Crusoe is the hero in The life and Strange Surprising Adventures of RobinsonGrusoe, of York, Mariner (also known as Robinson Crusoe)by .Jonathan Swift Daniel Defoe George Eliot wrence[参考答案] Daniel Defoe21.Which of the following is NOT typical of metaphysical poetry best represented byJohn Donne's works?Common speech Conceit Argument Refined Language [参考答案] Common speech22.The lines"Death ,but not proud,though some have clled thee/Mighty andpowerful,for thou are not so" are found in_____.William Wordsworth's writings John Keat's writingsJohn Donne's writings Percy Bysshe Shelley's writings [参考答案] John Donne's writings23.The story of Paradise Lost is taken from _________.a legend Bible an epic a folklore[参考答案] Bible24.The 18th century witnessed a new literary form－the modern English novel, which,contrary to the medieval romance, gives a ______ presentation of life of thecommon people.romantic realistic prophetic idealistic[参考答案] realistic25.As a whole, ______is one of the most effective and devastating criticisms andsatires of all aspects in the then English and European life— socially, politically,religiously, philosophically, scientifically, and morally.Moll Flanders Gulliver’s TravelsPilgrim’s Progress The School for Scandal[参考答案] Gulliver’s Travels26.Jonathan Swift's"Gulliver's Travels" gives an unparalleled______depiction of thevices of his age.religious romantic satirical comic[参考答案] satirical27.The ture subject of John Donne's poem,“The Sun Rising,” is to ___.A..attack the sun as an unruly servantB..give compliments to the mistress and her power of beautyC.criticize the sun's intrusion into the lover's private lifeD.lecture the sun on where true royalty and riches lie[参考答案] give compliments to the mistress and her power of beauty28.In the first part of the novel Pride and prejudice, Mr. Darcy has a (n) ______ of theBennet family.high opinion great admiration low opinion erroneous view[我的答案] low opinion29.Which of the following is taken from John Keats’“Ode on a Grecian Urn”？A.“I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed!” B.“They are both gone up to the church to pray.” C.“Earth has not anything to show more fair.” D.“Beauty is truth, truth beauty”.[我的答案] “Beauty is truth, truth beauty”.30."And where are they? And where art thou,/ My country? On thou voiceless shore/The heroic lay is tuneless now-/The heroic bossom beats no more!"(GeorgeGordon Byron, Don Juan) In the above stanaz, "art thou" literally means_________."art you" "are though" "art though" "are you"[我的答案] "are you"31.Romance, which uses narrative verse or prose to tell stories of _______ adventuresor other heroic deeds, is a popular literary form in the medieval period.Christian knightly Greek primitive[我的答案] knightly32.Which of the following descriptions of Gothic Novels is NOT correct?A.It predominated in the early eighteenth century.B.It was one phase of the Romantic movement.C.Its principal elements are violence, horror and the supernatural.D.Works like The Mysteries of Udolpho and Frankenstein are typical Gothicromance.[我的答案] It predominated in the early eighteenth century.33.“ Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewedand digested;”( Of Studies). Here Bacon compares reading to.walking eating drinking acting[我的答案] eating34.Daniel Defoe describes ______ as a typical English middle-class man of the18thcentury,the very prototype of the empire builder or the pioneer colonist.Robinson Crusoe Moll Flanders Gulliver Tom Jones[我的答案] Robinson Crusoe35. _______ compiled the A Dictionary of the English Language which became thefoundation of all the subsequent English dictionaries.Ben Jonson Samuel Johnson Alexander Pope John Dryden[我的答案] Samuel Johnson36.Donne’s famous analogy of parting lovers to a drawing compass affords a pr imeexample of .dramatic style exaggeration paradox conceit[我的答案] conceit37.Which of the following shows in a more implicit way that the poet was touched bythe song of the solitary reaper?I listened, motionless land still Will no one tell me what she sings ?I saw her singing at her work. The music in my heart I bore.[我的答案] I listened, motionless land still38.What is his name?”“Bingley.”“Is he married or single?”“Oh! Single, my dear,sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thingfor our girls!”The above dialogue must be taken from_____________.Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice Emily Bronte’s Wuthering HeightsJohn Galsworthy’s The Forsyte Saga George Eliot’s Middlemarch[我的答案] Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice39.The English Renaissance period was an age of ______ .poetry and drama drama and novel novel and poetry romance and poetry[我的答案] poetry and drama40.The well-known soliloquy by Hamlet “To be , or not to be’ shows his_______.hatred for his uncle love for lifeinner- strife resolution of revenge[我的答案] inner- strifebooks are to be tasted, others to besaid:“Some41.In his essay“Of Studies,”Baconswallowed, and some few to be chewed and____________.”skimmed perfected imitated digested[我的答案] digested42.Beowulf, the oldest great long poem ever written in English, is composed in a formof .epics lyrics folk songs sagas[我的答案] epics43.”_______” is the cooperative work of William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge.Tintern Abbey The Rime of the Ancient MarinerLyrical Ballads Prelude[我的答案] Lyrical Ballads44.____ is central to Blake’s concern in his Songs of Innocence and Songs ofExperience.Politics Religion Childhood Manhood[我的答案] Childhood45.Shakespeare wrote ___________sonnets.125 154 245 138[我的答案] 15446.“ So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, / So long lives this , and this gives life to thee.”(Shakespeare, Sonnets 18) What does “this” refer to ?Lover Time Summer Poetry[我的答案] Poetry47.Keats was born in the family of a ______________.landlord apothecary stable keeper doctor[我的答案] stable keeper48.In Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, Thomas Gray compares the commonfolk with the great ones, wondering what the commons could have achieved if they had had the .chance love money material sources[我的答案] chance49.In ________, Shakespeare h as not only made a profound analysis of the socialcrisis in which the evils can be seen everywhere, but also criticized the bourgeois egoism.Hamlet Othello King Lear Macbeth[我的答案] King Lear50."Poetry is spontaneous"was put forward by _______.Robert Burns William Blake William Wordsworth Charles Lamb[我的答案] William Wordsworth51.William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all the following EXCEPT .A.the using of everyday language spoken by the common people.B.the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings.C.the humble and rustic life as subject matter.D.elegant wordings and inflated figures of speech.[我的答案] elegant wordings and inflated figures of speech.52.Portia,the heroine in "______"is one of Shakespeare's idealwomen-beautiful,prudent,cultured and capable of rising to an emergency."The Merchant of Venice" "As You Like It""King Lear""Twelfth Night"[我的答案] "The Merchant of Venice"53.The Petrarchan sonnet was first introduced into England by ______.Surrey Wyatt Sidney Shakespeare[我的答案] Wyatt54.The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is a poem written in the form of .ballad sonnet heroic couplet Spenserian stanza[我的答案] ballad55.The most significant idea of the Renaissance is________.humanism realism naturalism skepticism[我的答案] humanism56.What flourished in Elizabenthan age more than any other form of literature?novel drama essay poetry[我的答案] drama57.The phrase “to urge people to abide by Christian doctrines and to seek salvationthrough constant struggles with their own weaknesses and all kinds of social evils” may well sum up the implied meaning of ___.Gulliver's Travels The Rape of the LockRobinson Crusoe The pilgrim's Progress[我的答案] The pilgrim's Progress58.The________was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europein the 18th century.Romanticism Humanism Enlightenment Sentimentalism[我的答案] Enlightenment59.“Byronic hero”is a figure of the following traits EXCEPT ______.？being proud being rebelliousbeing of humble origin being mysterious[我的答案] being of humble originProgress is often regarded as a typical example60.John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’sof_________.allegory romance epic in prose fable[我的答案] allegory61.The Houyhnhnms depicted by Jonathan Swift in Gulliver's Travels are ___.A.horses that are endowed with reasonB.pigmies that are endowed with admirable qualitiesC.giants that are superior in wisdomD.hairy,wild, low and despicable creatures, who resemble human beings not only inappearance but also in some other ways.[我的答案] horses that are endowed with reason62._____ is the first important religious poet in English literature.Cynewulf Caedmon Shakepeare Adam Bede[我的答案] Caedmon63.Which of these is not a song written by Robert Burns?A Red, Red Rose Auld Lang Syne To a Mouse Spring and Fall[我的答案] Spring and Fall64.The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan, is often saidn to be concerned with thesearch for _______.self-fulfilment spiritual salvation material wealth universal truth[我的答案] spiritual salvation65.The unquenchable spirit of Robinson Crusoe struggling to maintain a substantialexistence on a lonely island reflects .A.man’s desire to return to natureB.the author’s criticism of the colonizationC.the ideal of the rising bourgeoisieD.the aristocrats’ disillusionment of the harsh social reality[我的答案] the ideal of the rising bourgeoisie66.John Milton's greatest poetical work ______ is the only generally acknowledgedepic in English literarure since Beowulf.Areopagitica Paradise Lost Lycidas Samson Agonistes[我的答案] Paradise Lost67.Which of the following is NOT typical of metaphysical poetry best represented byJohn Donne’s works?Common speech. Conceit. Argument. Refined language.[我的答案] Common speech.68.Generally , the Renaissance r efers to the period between the 14th and mid-17thcenturies, its essence is .science philosophy arts humanism[我的答案] humanism69.“Make me thy lyre, even as the forest is…” (Ode to the West Wind )This showsShelly’s wish to be apropagator of revolutionary ideas singer enjoying great fameman who can wander freely heroic fighter in the forest[我的答案] propagator of revolutionary ideas70._______ is a typical feature of Swifts writings.Elegant style Bitter satire Casual narration Complicated sentence structure[参考答案] Bitter satire72.Gothic novels are mostly stories of , which take place in some haunted ordilapidated Middle Age castles .love and marriage sea adventures mystery and horror saints and martyrs[参考答案] mystery and horror73.Literature of Neoclassicism is different from that of Romanticism in that _______.A.the former celebrates reason, rationality, order and instruction while the lattersees literature as an expression of an individual’s feelings and experiencesB.the former is heavily religious but the latter secularC.the former is an intellectual movement the purpose of which is to arouse themiddle class for political rights while the latter is concerned with the personalcultivation.D.the former advocates the "return to nature" whereas the latter turns to the ancientGreek and Roman writers for its models[参考答案] the former celebrates reason, rationality, order and instruction while thelatter sees literature as an expression of an individual’s feelings and experiences 74.The most important representative work by Jonathan Swift is“___________________”．A Tale of a Tub The Battle of the BooksA Modest Proposal Gulliver’s Travels[参考答案] Gulliver’s Travels75._____was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature .Thomas Wyatt William Shakespeare Henry Howard John Lyly[参考答案] Thomas Wyatt76.John Milton is a great poet in the _____________________ Period.Renaissance Neoclassical Romantic Realist[参考答案] Renaissance77.The sonnet“Death Be Not Proud”is written in the strict pattern. It reveals the poetbelief that .A.Shakespearean, death is only a sleep, after which we live eternallyB.Petrarchan, death is but momentary while happiness after death is eternal.C.Elizabethan, death is not as strong as people think he isD.Portuguese, death is like a long sleep that offers final peace for the soul[我的答案] Petrarchan, death is but momentary while happiness after death iseternal.78.“Let not Ambition mock their useful toil,/Their homely joys, and destinyobscure;/Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile /The short and simple annals of the poor.”The above lines are taken fromA.Alexander Pope’s Essay on CriticismB.Coleridge’s “Kubla Khan” C.John Donne’s “The Sun Rising” D.Thomas Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”[我的答案] Thomas Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” 79.William Wordsworth asserts that poetry originates from?form thoughts emotion artistic devices[我的答案] emotion80. In English poetry, a four-line stanza is called ______.heroic couplet quatrain Spenserian stanza terza rima[我的答案] quatrain81._____ is the most common foot in English poetry.the anapest the trochee the iambic the dactyal[我的答案] the iambic82.Among the representatives o f the Enlightenment, who was the first to introducerationalism to England ?John Bunyan Daniel Defoe Alexander Pope Jonathan Swift[我的答案] Alexander Pope83.By making the truth-seeking pilgrims suffer at the hands of the people of VanityFair, John Bunyan intends to show the prevalent political and religious ______of his time.persecution improvement prosperity disillusionment[我的答案] persecution84.Which of the following words NOT appropriate to describe Mrs. Bennet, acharacter in Pride and Prejudice ？Beautiful Intelligent Snobbish Vulgar[我的答案] Intelligentthe quoted line comes from 85.“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” ________.A.Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind” B.Walt Whitman’ s Leaves of GrassC.John Milton’s Paradise LostD.John Keats’“ Ode on a Grecian Urn”[我的答案] Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind”86.It is generally regarded that Keats's most important and mature poems are in formof _________.Elegy ode epic sonnet[我的答案] ode87.“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind!” is an epigrammatic line by __ J.Keats W.Blake W.Wordsworth P.B.Shelley[我的答案] P.B.Shelley88.The British bourgeois or middle class believed in the following notions EXCEPT______.self - esteem self - reliance self - restraint hard work[我的答案] self - esteem89.The_______was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europein the 18th century.Romanticism Humanism Enlightenment Sentimentalism[我的答案] Enlightenmen。
英国文学史习题_7
英国文学史习题_7英国文学试题七1. Oscar Wilde was the representative among the writers of .A. aestheticismB. naturalismC. neo-romanticismD. sentimentalism2. List the following terms according to the time when they appeared.A. romanticism, neoclassicism, humanism, critical realismB. humanism, neoclassicism, romanticism, critical realismC. romanticism, humanism, modernism, critical realismD. modernism, critical realism, romanticism, humanism3. Charles Dickens and William Thackeray were the two great representatives of the English critical realism in the _______century.A. 17thB. 18thC. 19thD. 20th4. Thomas Hardy wrote novels of _______.A. character and environmentB. pure romanceC. stream of consciousnessD. psychoanalysis5. The typical feature of Robert Browning’s poetry is the ________.A. bitter satireB. larger-than-life caricatureC. Latinized dictionD. dramatic monologue6. The author of the novel The Return of the Native is _______.A. Thomas HardyB. D. H. LawrenceC. Robert BrowningD. Alfred Tennyson7. Most of Hardy’s novels are set in _______.A. LondonB. YoknapatawphaC. WessexD. Paris8. ______ works are known as “novels of characters and environment.”A. Charles Dic ken s’B. Thomas Hardy’sC. Jane Austen’sD. George Eliot’s9. ______ believes that man’s fate is predeterminedly tragic, driven by a combined force of“nature”, both inside and outside.A. Charles DickensB. Thomas HardyC. Jane AustenD. George Eliot10. In Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles, the heroine’s tragic ending is due to ______.A. her weak characterB. her ambitionC. Angel’s selfishnessD. a hostile society2.Identify the author with his work.b1) Samuel Taylor Coleridge a. Utopiad2) John Galsworthy b. The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner g3) R. L. Stevenson c. Far from the Madding Crowdh4) William Wordsworth d. The Man of Propertyf5) Jane Austen e. Robinson Crusoei6) P. B. Shelley f. Sense And Sensibilitye7) Daniel Defoe g. Treasure Islandj8) John Milton h. I Wandered Lonely as a Clouda9) Thomas More i. Prometheus Unboundc10) Thomas Hardy j. Paradise Regained3. Identify the author with his or her work.1) William Langland D A. Vanity Fair2) William Makepeace Thackeray A B. Tom Jones3) Jonathan Swift J C. Of Studies4) Francis Bacon C D. Piers, the Plowman5) Henry Fielding B E. The Faerie Queen6) George Gordon Byron G F. Wuthering Heights7) Emily Bronte F G .Don Juan8) Edmund Spencer E H. The Canterbury Tales9) John Bunyan T I. The Pilgrim’s Progress10) Geoffrey Chaucer H J. Gulliver’s Travels。
英国文学史及选读练习题
英国文学史及选读练习题Part ⅠI．Fill in the following blanks .1. After the fall of the Roman Empire and the withdraw of Roman troops fromAlbion ,the aboriginal_____ population of the larger part of the island was soon conquered and almost totally exterminated by the Teutonic of _____ ,_____ ,and _____who came from the continent and settled in the island ,naming its central part _____ ,or England .2. For nearly _____ years prior to the coming of the English ,British had been aRoman province .In _____ ,the Rome withdrew their legions from Britain to protect herself against swarms of Teutonic invaders .3. The literature of early period falls naturally into two divisions, _____ and_____ .The former represents the poetry which the Anglo-Saxons probably brought with them in the form of _____ ,the crude material out of which literature was slowly developed on English soil ; the later represents the developed under the teaching of _____ .4. In reading the earliest poetry of English it is well to remember that all of it wascopied by _____ ,and seems to have been more or less altered to give it a _____ .5. _____ can be justly termed England’s national epic and its hero ______--one ofthe national heroes of the English people .6. The Song of Beowulf reflects events which took place on the _____ approximatelyat the beginning of the _____ century ,when the forefathers of the Jutes lived in the southern part of the _____ and maintained close relations with kindred tribes ,e.g. with the _______________ who lied on the other side of the straits . 7. Among the early Anglo-Saxon poets we may mention _____ who lived in the latterhalf of the _____ century and who wrote a poetic Paraphrase of the Bible .8. _____ is the first known religious poet of England .He is known as the father ofEnglish song .II．Choose the best answer for each blank.1. The most important work of _____ is the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, which isregarded as the best monument of the old English prose .a. Alfred the Greatb. Caedmonc. Cynewulfd. Venerable Bede2. Who is the monster half-human who had mingled thirty warriors in The Song ofBeowulf ?a. Hrothgatb. Heorotc. Grendeld. Beowulf3. _____ is the first important religious poet in English literature .a. Cynewulfb. Caedmonc. Shakespeared. Adam Bede4. The epic ,The Song of Beowulf ,represents the spirit of _____ .a. monksb. romanticistsc. sentimentalistsd. paganPart ⅡI．Fill in the following blanks.1. In the year _____ ,at the battle of _____ ,the _____ headed by William ,Duke ofNormandy ,defeated the Anglo-Saxons .2. The literature which Normans brought to England is remarkable for itsbright ,_____ tales of _____ and _____ ,in marked contrast with the _____ and _____ of Anglo-Saxon poetry .3. English literature is also a combination of _____ and _____ elements .4. In the 14th century ,the two most important writers are _____ and Chaucer .5. In the 15th century ,there is only one important prose writer whose name is_____ .He wrote an important work called Morte d’ Arthur .Part ⅢI．Fill in the following blanks.1. Geoffrey Chaucer ,the “_____ ”and one of the greatest narrative poets ofEngland ,was born in London in about the year 1340 .2. Chaucer’s masterpiece is _____ ,one of the most famous works in all literature .3. The _____ provides a frame work for the tales in The Canterbury Tales ,and itcomprises a group of vivid pictures of various medieval figures .4. Chaucer created in The Canterbury Tales a strikingly brilliant and picturesquepanorama of ____ .5. The Canterbury Tales opens with a general ”Prologue ” where we are told of acompany of pilgrims that gathered at _____ Inn in South-wark ,suburb of London .6. Chaucer believes in the right of man to ______ happiness .7. The name of the “jolly innkeeper” in The Canterbury Tales is _____ ,who proposes that each pilgrim of the _____ should tell two tales on the way to Canterbury and two more on the way back .8. The pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales are on their way to the shrine of_____ at a place named Canterbury .9. Despite the enormous plan ,The Canterbury Tales in fact contains a general“ Prologue ” and only _____ tales , of which two are left unfinished .10. In contradistinction to the _____ verse of Anglo-Saxon poetry , Chaucer chose themetrical form which laid the foundation of the English _____ verse . II．Choose the best answer for each blank .1. Who is the “ father of English poetry ” and one of the greatest narrative poets ofEngland ?a. Christopher Marlowb. Geoffrey Chaucerc. W .Shakespeared. Alfred the Great2. When he died , Chaucer was buried in _____ the Poet’s Corner.a. Westminster Abbeyb. Normandyc. Canterburyd. Southwark3. Chaucer’s earliest work of any length is his “_____ ” a translation of the French“ Roman de la Rose ” by Gaillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meung , which was a love allegory enjoying widespread popularity in the 13th and 14th centuries not only France but throughout Europe .a. Troilus and Criseydeb. A Red , Red Rosec. Romance of the Rosed. Piers the Plowman4. Chaucer composes a long narrative poem named “ _____ ” based onBoccaccio’s poem “ Filostrato ” .a. The Legend of Good Womenb. Troilus and Gressiec. Sir Gawain and the Green Knightd. Beowulf5. In his literary development , Chaucer was influenced by three literatures , Whichone is not true ?a. French literatureb. Italian literaturec. English literatured. German literature。
英国文学史习题全集(含答案)
Part One Early and Medieval English LiteratureⅠ. Fill in the blanks.1. In 1066, ____, with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeatingEngland.A. William the ConquerorB. Julius CaesarC. Alfred the GreatD. Claudius2. In the 14th century, the most important writer (poet) is ____ .A. LanglandB. WycliffeC. GowerD. Chaucer3. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is ____.A. novelB. dramaC. romanceD. essay4. The story of ___ is the culmination of the Arthurian romances.A. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightB.BeowulfC. Piers the PlowmanD. The Canterbury Tales5. William Langland’s ____ is written in the form of a dream vision.A. Kubla KhanB. Piers the PlowmanC. The Dream of John BullD. Morte d’Arthur6. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in England at that time. TheNormans spoke _____.A. FrenchB. EnglishC. LatinD. Swedish7. ______ was the greatest of English religious reformers and the first translator ofthe Bible.A. LanglandB. GowerC. WycliffeD. Chaucer8. Piers the Plowman describes a series of wonderful dreams the author dreamed,through which, we can see a picture of the life in the ____ England.A. primitiveB. feudalC. bourgeoisD. modern9. The theme of ____ to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in romances.A. loyaltyB. revoltC. obedienceD. mockery10. The most famous cycle of English ballads centers on the stories about a legendaryoutlaw called _____.A. Morte d’ArthurB. Robin HoodC. The Canterbury TalesD. Piers the Plowman11. ______, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets ofEngland, was born in London in about 1340.A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Sir GawainC. Francis BaconD. John Dryden12. Chaucer died on October 25th, 1400, and was buried in ____.A. FlandersB. FranceC. ItalyD. Westminster Abbey13. Chaucer’s earliest work of any length is his _____, a translation of the FrenchRoman de la Rose by Gaillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meung, which was a love allegory enjoying widespread popularity in the 13th and 14th centuries not only in France but throughout Europe.A.The Romaunt of the RoseB. “A Red, Red Rose”C. The Legend of Good WomenD. The Book of the Duchess314. In his lifetime Chaucer served in a great variety of occupations that had impact onthe wide range of his writings. Which one is not his career? ____.A. engineerB. courtierC. office holderD. soldierE. ambassadorF. legislator (议员)15. Chaucer composes a long narrative poem named _____ based on Boccaccio’spoem “Filostrato”.A. The Legend of Good WomenB. Troilus and CriseydeC. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD. BeowulfⅡ. Questions1.What are the features of Beowulf?ment on the social significance and language in The Canterbury Tales.Part Two The English RenaissanceⅠ. Match the writer and his works.1.Thomas More2.Holinshed3.Hakluyt4.Richard Tottel5.Philip Sidney6.Walter Raleigh A.Apology for PoetryB.Miscellany of Songs and SonnetsC.UtopiaD.Discovery of GuianaE.Principal Navigations, V oyages and DiscoveriesF.ChroniclesThe key: (1—C 2—F 3—E 4—B 5—A 6—D)Ⅱ. Choose the best answer.1._____ founded the Tudor Dynasty, a centralized monarchy of a totally new type,which met the needs of the rising bourgeoisie.A. Henry VB. Henry VIIC. Henry VIIID. James I2.The first complete English Bible was translated by _______, “the morning star ofthe Reformation” and his followers.A. William TyndalB. James IC. John WycliffeD. Bishop Lancelot Andrews3.The progress in industry at home stimulated the commercial expansion abroad.____ encouraged exploration and travel, which were compatible with the interests of the English merchants.A. Henry V.B. Henry VIIC. Henry VIIID. Queen Elizabeth4.Except being a victory of England over ___, the rout of the fleet “Armada”(Invincible) was also the triumph of the rising young bourgeoisie over the declining old feudalism.A. SpainB. FranceC. AmericaD. Norway45.Those, both traders and pirates like ____, established the first English colonies.A. Francis DrakeB. Lancelot AndrewsC. William CaxtonD. William Tyndal6.____ was a forerunner of classicism in English literature.A. Ben JohnsonB. William ShakespeareC. Thomas MoreD. Christopher Marlowe7.The most gifted of the “university wits” was ____.A. LylyB. PeeleC. GreeneD. Marlowe8.Morality plays appeared after_____.A. miracle playsB. mystery playsC. interludeD. Classical plays9._____ is used to say and do good things.A. MercyB. FollyC. ViceD. Peace10._____is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.A. Phillip SidneyB. Edmund SpenserC. Thomas MoreD. Walter Raleigh11._____ is not a famous translator in the English Renaissance.A. Thomas NorthB. Thomas WyattC. George ChapmanD. John Florio12.____ had supplied Shakespeare with the material for Julius Caesar.A.Lives of Greek and Roan Heroes《希腊罗马名人传》B.Miscellany of Songs and SonnetsC.Don QuixoteD.History of the World13.____ was one of the first to see the relation between wealth and poverty tounderstand that the rich were becoming richer by robbing the poor.A. John WycliffeB. William CaxtonC. Geoffrey ChaucerD. Thomas More14.Utopia was written in the form of _____.A. proseB. dramaC. essayD. dialogue15.One of the popular morality plays was ____.A. The ShepherdsB. EverymanC. The Play of the WeatherD. Gammer Gurton’s Needle16.Shakespeare’s plays written between _____ are sometimes called “romances” andall end in reconciliation and reunion.A. 1590 and 1594B. 1595 and 1600C. 1601 and 1607D. 1608 and 161217.Miranda is a heroine in Shakespeare’s ______.A. PericlesB. CymbelineC. The Winter’s TaleD. The Tempest18.In _____ appeared Shakespeare’s Sonnet，Never before Imprinted（《莎士比亚十四行诗》“迄今从未刊印过”）which contains 154 sonnets.A. 1606B. 1607C. 1608 160919.Shakespeare is one of the founders of ____.A. romanticismB. realismC. naturalismD. classicism20.Among many poetic forms, Shakespeare was especially at home (good at) with5the _______.A. dramatic blank verseB. songC. sonnetD. couplet21.In the plays, Shakespeare used about ______words.A. 15000B. 16000C. 17000D. 1800022._____has been called the summit of the English Renaissance.A. Christopher MarlowB. Francis BaconC. W. ShakespeareD. Ben JohnsonKey to the multiple choices:1-5 BCDAA 6-10 DDCBA 11-15 BDADA 16-22 ACBADDBⅢ. Fill in the blanks.1.The ____ was universally used by the Catholic Churches.2.The English translation of the Bible emerged as a result of the struggle between____ and ___.3.The Bible was notably translated into English by the ____.4.The first complete English Bible was translated by ____, “the morning star of the_____”.5._____ translated the New Testament and portions of the Old Testament, which isknown as Tyndale’s Bible.6.After Tydale’s Bible, then appeared the ______, which was made in 1611 underthe auspices of _____. And so was sometimes called the ____.7.Apart from the religious influence, the Authorized Version has had a greatinfluence on English ___ and ____.8.With the widespread influence of the English Bible, the standard modern Englishhas been _____ and _____.9. A great number of ____and phrases have passed into daily English speech ashousehold words.10.The ____and ____ language of the Authorized Version has colored the style ofthe English prose for the last 300 years.11.____ was the first English printer.12.William Caxton was a prosperous merchant himself, but he was fond of ___ , andhis interest was turning to ____.13.He translated The Recuyell of Historyes of Troy into English from French whichwas the ___ book printed in English.14.The Recuyell served as a source for ____ Troilus and Cressida. 《特洛埃勒斯与克雷雪达》15.After having established his printing press, William Caxton devoted himself tothe career of a ____ and _____.16.William Caxton published about ____ books, ___ of which were translated byhimself.17.By rendering (翻译) French books into English, Caxton exercised the youthfullanguage in the airs (曲调), the graces, the crafts of the elder and contributed to 6the development of the style of ___ century English ____.18.The influence of Caxton’s publications is also great in fixing a ____ language inEngland.19.As the first English printer, Caxton invented in England the profession of ____,which in fact has had a lasting significance to the development of English ___ asa whole.20.The Renaissance started in the ______ century and ended in the ______century.21.The word, “renaissance” means ________, which was stimulated by a series ofhistorical events, such as ________.22.In the Renaissance, the humanist thinkers and scholars tried to get rid of those old____in medieval Europe, to introduce new ideas that expresses ____ of the rising bourgeoisie, and to recover the ____of the early church from the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church.23.____ is the theme of the English Renaissance, which emphasized the capacities of____and the achievements of ____.24.____ Stanza is a verse form created by _____ for his poem, ______, in which therhyme scheme is ____.25.The Wars of the Roses (1455—1485) between the House of ___ and the House of___ struggling for the Crown continued for 30 years.26.Because of the conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and the King ofEngland, the far-reaching movement of ___ took place in England, started by Henry VIII.27.After ___ in England, the helpless, dispossessed peasants, being compelled towork at a low wage, became hired laborers for the merchants. These laborers were the fathers of modern English ___.28.The introduction of ___ to England by William Caxton (1476) brought classicalworks within reach of the common multitude.29.The 16th century in England was a period of the breaking up ____of relations andthe establishing of the foundations of ____.30.Because the wool trade was rapidly growing in bulk, it was a time when,according to Thomas More, “___”.31.____ broke off with the Pope, dissolved all the monasteries and abbeys in thecountry, confiscated their lands and proclaimed himself head of the Church of England.32.Together with the development of bourgeois relationships and formation of theEnglish national state this period is marked by a flourishing of national culture known as ____.33.____, in his translation of Virgil’s Aeneid, wrote the first English blank verse.34.Richard Tottel’s Miscellany of So ngs and Sonnets contained _____ poems by______ and _____ by _____.35.Philip Sidney thought that _____ had superiority over philosophy and history.36._____ is a picture of contemporary England with forcible exposure of the ___among the laboring classes.37.More points out that the root of poverty is the ____ _____ of social wealth.738.Sonnets contain _____ sonnets and ____ sonnets.39.The highest glory of the English Renaissance was unquestionably its ____.40.The “miracles” were simple plays based on ______stories.41.There are significant touches of _____ life in the play titled The Shepherds.42.A morality play presented the _____ of good and _____ with _____personages.43.Vice was the predecessor of the modern _____.44.Through the revival of classical literature, English playwrights came into contactwith ______ and ______drama.45.From the contact with Greek and Latin drama, English playwrights learned all theimportant rules in ____ and ____, the more exact conception of ____ and ____.46.English comedies and tragedies on classical models appeared in the middle of the____ century.47.The first English comedy is ______.48.The first English tragedy is _____.49.Miracle plays, morality plays, interludes and classical plays paved the way for theflourishing of ____.50.In the 16th century _____ became the centre of English drama.51.By ____, professional actors were organized into companies.52.____ were wooden buildings, usually circular in form, with tiers（一排排）ofgalleries surrounding a roofless pit（楼下剧场）.53.In the Elizabethan Theater, there were no ____ and women’s parts were alwaystaken by ____.54.Shakespeare’s narrative poem, Venus and Adonis, is full of vivid images of the______, and aphorisms (格言、警句) on life.55.Shakespeare was a great ____ of the English language.56.Shakespeare’s dramatic creation o ften used the method of _____.57.Shakespeare’s drama becomes a monument of the English ______.58.Shakespeare was a _____ for play-writing.59.Shakespeare’s _____ people represent all the complexities and implications ofreal life.Key to the blanks:tin Bible2.Protestantism; Catholicism3.Protestants4.John Wycliffe; Reformation5.William Tyndal6.Authorized Version, James I;King James Bible.nguage; literature8.fixed; confirmed9.Bible coinages10.simple; dignified11.William Caxton 12.Reading; literature13.First14.Shakespeare15.Printer; publisher16.100; 2417.15th ; prose18.National19.Publisher; culture20.14th; 17th21.Religious reformation22.feudalist ideas; interests; purity23.Humanism; human mind; human culture824.Spenserian; Edmund Spenser;The Faerie Queene;ababbcbccncaster; York26.The Reformation27.the Enclosure Movement;proletarians28.printing29.feudal; capitalism30.sheep devours men31.William VIII32.Renaissance33.Henry Howard, Earl ofSurrey34.96, Sir Thomas Wyatt, 40,Henry Howard, Earl ofSurrey35.poetry36.Utopia, Book One; poverty37.private ownership38.Italian/Petrarchan ;Shakespearean 39.Drama40.Bible41.real42.Conflict; evil; allegorical43.Clown44.Greek; Latin45.Structure; style; comedy; tragedy46.16th47.Gammer Gurton’s Needle《葛顿大娘的缝衣针》48.Gorboduc 《高波特克》49.Drama50.London51.156752.Elizabethan theatres53.actress; boys54.countryside55.master56.adaptation (revision)57.Renaissance58.master-hand (能手)59.full-bloodⅣ. Say true or false.1.The old English aristocracy having been exterminated (wiped out) in the course ofthe War of the Roses, a new nobility, totally dependent on King’s power, come to the fore.2.Absolute monarchy in England reached its summit during the reign of QueenElizabeth.3.The progress of bourgeois economy made England a powerful state and enabledher in 1588 to inflict a defeat on the Spanish Invincible Armada.4.The Protestant Reformation was in essence a religious movement in a politicalguise.5.Before the Reformation, the English Bible was universally used by the Catholicchurches.6.Walter Raleigh wrote his History of the World in imprisonment.7.More the man is even more interesting than More the writer.8.Utopia, Book One, describes an ideal communist society.9.Translations occupied an important place in the English Renaissance.10.Philip Sidney’s collection of love sonnets is Astrophel and Stella.11.The Miracle plays were not forbidden to perform in churches after the actorsintroduced secular and even comical elements into the performance.12.The writer of Gammer Gurton’s Needle is unknown.913.Two lawyers who wrote Gorboduc were Thomas Sackville (托马斯·萨克维尔)and Thomas Norton（托马斯·诺顿）.14.Shakespeare’s sonnets are divided into three groups: Numbers 1—17, Numbers18—126, and Numbers 127—154.15.Shakespeare’s sonnets are written for variety of virtues.16.Engels said, “Realism implies, besides truth in detail, the truthful reproduction oftypical characters under typical circumstances.”17.Shakespeare wrote about his own people and for his own time.18.Shakespeare’s one play contains one theme. (contains more than one theme)19.To reproduce the real life, Shakespeare often combines the majestic with thefunny, the poetic with the prosaic(散文体的) and tragic with the comic.20.Engels called Shakespeare’s plays the “Shakespearean vivacity (活泼、快活) andwealth of (大量的) action”.21.Utopia is More’s masterpiece, written in the form of letters between More andHythloday, a voyage.22.Sir Philip Sidney is well-known as a poet and dramatist.23.Carl Marx commented highly on More’s Utopia and mentioned it in his greatwork, The Capital.24.The highest glory of the English Renaissance was unquestionably its poetry.25.The miracle plays were simple plays based on Bible stories, such as the creationof the world, Noah and the flood, and the birth of Christ.26.Grammer Gurton’s Needle is the first English comedy, Gorboduc the first Englishtragedy.27.Both the gentlemen and the common people went to the theatres. But the upperclass was the dominant force in Elizabethan theatre.28.After Shakespeare’s death, Herminge and Condell collected and published hisplays in 1623.29.From Shakespeare’s history plays, it can be seen that Shakespeare took a greatinterest in the political questions of his time.30.In Shakespeare’s historical plays, historical accuracy is not strictly regarded.31.King Lear is a tragedy of ambition, which drives a brave soldier and national heroto degenerate into a bloody murder and despot right to his doom.ing from an old Danish legend, Othello is considered the summit ofShakespeare’s art.33.Shakespeare is one of the founders of romanticism in world literature.34.Generally speaking, after Shakespeare, the English drama was undergoing aprocess of prosperity.35.English Renaissance Period was an age of poetry and drama, and was an age ofprose.36.There are two main characters in As You Like It: Orlando and Rosalind.37.Ben Johnson’s comedies are “comedies of humors”and every character in hiscomedies personifies a definite “humor”.38.In Ben Johnson’s later years he became the “literary king” of his time.10Key to the True/False statements:1.T2.T3.T4. F. (a political movement in areligious guise)5. F. (the Latin Bible)6.T7. F (Sidney)8.T9.T10.T11.T12.T13.F ( Book Two)14.T15.T16.T17.T18.F19.T20.T21.F (a conversation)22.F (poet and critic of poetry)23.F24.F(darma)25.T26.T27.T28.T29.T30.T31.F (Macbeth)32.F (Hamlet)33.F (realism)34.F(decline)35.F (not an age of prose)36.T37.F (ordinary people were)111.The r hyme scheme of Milton’s L’Allkegro and Il Penseroso is _____.A. aabbccbbcB. abbacdccdC. abacdeecD. ababcdcdd2. _____ , as a declaration of people’s freedom of the press, has been a weapon inthe later democratic revolutionary struggles.A. On the Morning of Christ’s NativityB. ComusC. Of Reformation in EnglandD. Areopagitica3. ____ poems can be divided into two categories: the youthful love lyrics and thelater sacred verses.A. John MiltonB. John BunyanC. John DonneD. John Dryden4. _____ expressed Donne’s own way of describing love.A. Holy SonnetsB. Witchcraft by a PictureC. The Sun RisingD. Death, Be Not Proud5. George Herbert’s ______ is a well-known shaped poem.A. The AltarB. To His Coy MistressC. To DaffodilsD. Gather Ye Rose Buds While Ye May6. ____ is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry.A. John DonneB. George HerbertC. Andre MarvellD. Henry Vaughan7. Which of the following is not a Metaphysical poet?A. Richard CrashawB. Henry VaughanC. Andrew MarvellD. Robert Burton8. ____is a prose poem on death and immortality.A. The Anatomy of MelancholyB. Religio MeciciC. Holy DyingD. Urn-Burial9. Izaak Walton’s ____ is a delightful description of the English countryside and thesimple and kind people.A. The Compleat AnglerB. Holy LivingC. To His Coy MistressD. To Daffadils10. Who is the greatest figure of the Cavalier poetry?A. John SucklingB. Richard LovelaceC. Robert HerrickD. John Dryden11. ____was the forerunner of the English classical school of literature in the 19thcentury.A. John DrydenB. Richard SteeleC. Joseph AddisonD. Alexander PopeKey to the multiple choices: 1-5 CDCBA 6-11 ADDAADIn the field of prose writing of the Puritan Age, _______ occupies the most important place.1.The Pilgrim’s Progress is one of the most popular pieces of Christian wri tingproduced during the _____ Age.2.______gives a vivid and satirical picture of Vanity Fair which is the symbol of11London at the time of Restoration.3._____masterpiece, The Pilgrim’s Progress, is an allegory, a narrative in whichgeneral concepts such as sins, despair, and faith are represented as people or as aspects of the natural world.4._____ is the most excellent representative of English classicism in the Restorationperiod.5.In English literature, the Restoration period is traditionally called “Age of _____.6.In political affairs, ____ was quite changeable in attitude.7.In his “A n Essay of Dramatic Poesy”, ____ showed his famous appreciation ofShakespeare.8.Dryden wrote about 27 plays. The famous one is _______, a tragedy dealing withthe same story as Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra.9.The main literary achievements of the 17th century lies in the poetry of JohnMilton, in the prose writing of John Bunyan, and in the plays and literary criticism of ______.10.Paradise Lost is one of Milton’s ______.11.Satan is the hero in Milton’s masterpiece __________.12.Paradise Lost took its material from ______.13.The works of the Metaphysical poets are characterized, generally speaking, by_____in content and fantasticality in form.14._______ was the forerunner of the English classical school of literature in the 18thcentury.15.Adam and Eve in Paradise Lost embody Milton’s belief in the powers of _____.16.The Pilgrim’s Progress is a religious allegory and _____ is another writing feature.17.In the second half of the 17th century we may hear the voices of the privatecitizens by letters and _____.Key to the blanks:1.(John Bunyan)2.(Puritan)3.(The Pilgrim’s Progress)4.(John Bunyan’s)5.(John Dryden)6.(Dryden)7.(John Dryden)8.(John Dryden)9.(All for Love) (John Dryden)10.(epics)11.(Paradise Lost)12.(mysticism)13.(the Bible)14.(Dryden)15.(man)16.(symbolism)17.(diaries)12Say true or false.1.The major parliamentary clashes of the early 17th century were over landownership.2.After the victory of the English Revolution, the movement of the Diggers brokeout. The leader of this revolt is Wat Tyler.3.With the establishment of the bourgeois dictatorship, Charles II became theProtector of the English Commonwealth.4.The spirit of unity and the feeling of patriotism ended with the reign of James I,and England was then convulsed (shook, quivered) with the conflict between the two antagonistic camps, the Royalists and the Puritans.5.In 1644, James I was sentenced to death and Cromwell became the leader of thecountry.6.English literature of the 17th century witnessed a flourish on the whole.7.The Revolution Period produced one of the most important poets in Englishliterature, William Shakespeare.8.The Revolution Period is also called Age of Milton because it produced a greatpoet whole name is William Milton.9.The main literary form in literature of Revolution Period is drama.10.Among the English poets during the Revolution Period, John Donne was thegreatest one.11.John Milton towers over his age as Byron towers over the Elizabethan Age, and asChaucer towers over the Medieval Period.12.On his first wife’s death, Milton wrote his only love poem, a sonnet, on HisDeceased Wife.13.The greatest epic produced by Milton, Paradise Lose, is written in heroic couplets.14.The poem of Samson Agonistes was “to justify the ways of God to man”, i.e. toadvocate submission to the Almighty.15.It has been noticed by many critics that the picture of Satan surrounded by hisangels who never think of expressing any opinions of their own, resembles the court of an absolute monarch.16.Izaak Wa lton’s The Compleat Angler becomes a “Piscatorial classic”.17.Thomas Browne’s Religia Medici is a collection of opinions on a vast number ofsubjects more or less connected with religion.Key to True/False statements:1. F (ownership: monopolies)2. F (Wat Tyler: Gerald Winstanley)3. F (Charles II: Oliver Cromwell)4. F (Donne: Milton)5. F (James I: Charles I)6. F (flourish: decline)7.T (William Shakespeare)8. F (William: John)9. F (drama: poetry) 10.F (James I: Elizabeth I)11.F (Byron: Shakespeare)12.F (first: second)13.F (heroic couplets: blank verse)14.F (Satan: God)15.F (Samson Agonistes: Paradise Lost)16.T17.T13In 1701, Steele published a pamphlet, _____, in which he first displayed his moralizing spirit.A. The FuneralB. The Lying LoverC. The Christian HeroD. The Tender Husband2. Which is the most popular newspaper published by Steele?A. The TatlerB. The SpectatorC. The TheatreD. The English3. _____ is Addison’s great tragedy.A. A Letter from ItalyB. RosamondC. The CampaignD. Cato4. Which of the following is not the hero in The Spectator?A. Isaac BickerstaffB. Mr. RogerC. Captain SentryD. Andrew Freeport5. ______ were looked upon as the model of English composition by British authorsall through the 18th century.A. Jeremy Taylor’s Holy LivingB. Thomas Browne’s Religio MeidicC. Samuel Pepys’s diariesD. Addison’s Spectator essays6. The most important classicist in the Enlightenment Movement is _____.A. SteeleB. AddisonC. PopeD. Dryden7. The masterpiece of Alexander Pope is ____.A. Essay on CriticismB. The Rape of the LockC. Essay on ManD. The Dunciad8. Essay on Man is a _____poem in heroic couplets.A. didacticB. satiricalC. philosophicalD. dramatic9. ____ was an intellectual movement in the first half of the 18th century.A. The Enclosure MovementB. The Industrial RevolutionC. The Religious ReformD. The Enlightenment10. The literature of the Enlightenment in England mainly appealed to the ____readers.A. aristocraticB. middle classC. low classD. intellectual11. ____ is a great classicist but his satire is not always just.A. SteeleB. MiltonC. AddisonD. Pope12.The main literary stream of the 18th century was ____ . What the writersdescribed in their works were mainly social realities.A. romanticismB. classicismC. realismD. sentimentalism13.The 18th century was the golden age of the English ___. The novel of this periodspoke the truth about life with an uncompromising (unbending) courage.A. dramaB. poetryC. essayD. novel14.In 1704, Jonathan Swift published two works together, ____ and ___, whichmade him well-known as a satirist.A. A Tale of TubB. Bickerstaff AlmanacC. Gulliver’s TravelsD. The Battle of the Books15.In a series of pamphlets Jonathan Swift denounced the cruel and unjust treatmentof Ireland by the English government. One of the most famous is ____.15。
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Part 1 --- Part 31.The Old English poetry can be divided into two groups: the secular and _______.2.In the 14th century, the two most famous writers are_________ and WilliamLongland who wrote Piers the Plowman.3.Today，Chaucer is regarded as the father of English poetry. His masterpieceis_______4.The Canterbury Tales contains the _______ and 24 tales, two of which leftunfinished.5.Chaucer employed the _______ couplet in writing his greatest work TheCanterbury Tales.6._______ is the most prevailing literary form in the Middle Ages.7.The ______ is an important stream of the British literature in the 15th century.8.Poetry can be classified as narrative or lyric. Narrative poems stress action, andlyrics ______.Part 41.Shakespeare’s four great comedies are _____. _____, ______, _____ .2.In Elizabethan period, ______ wrote many excellent essays, such as “Of Studies”.3.____ was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature.4.____ wrote the famous The Faerie Queen and is often referred to as “the peots’poet”.5. A Shakespearean sonnet is composed of three four-line quatrains and a concluding_____.6.The most significant intellectual movement during the English Renaissance period was _____.A. the ReformationB. geographical explorationsC. HumanismD. the Italian revival7. Which of the following poetic forms is the principal form of Shakespeare’s dramas?A. lyricB. blank verseC. sonnetD. quatrain8. Which of the following plays does NOT belong to Shakespeare’s great tragedies?A. OthelloB. MacbethC. Romeo and JulietD. Hamlet9. Christopher Marlow’s The Passionate Shepherd to His Love is a(n)A. pastoral lyricB. elegyC. eulogyD. epic10. The real mainstream of the English Renaissance is _____.A. ancient poemB. dramaC. proseD. romantic novelPassage 1To die, to sleepNo more and by a sleep to say we endThe heartache, and the thousand natural shocksThat flesh is heir to, ’tis a consummationDevotedly to be wished. To die, to sleepTo sleep-perchance to dream: ay there’s the rub,For in that sleep of death what dream may come?When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,Must give us a pause. There’s the respectThat makes calamity of so long life.For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,The oppressor’s wrong, the proud man’s contumelyThe pangs of despised love, the law’s delay,The insolence of office, and the spurns,The patient merit of th’ unworthy takesQUESTION:1. 1.These lines are taken from a famous play named________.2. 2.The author of the play is____________.3. 3.In the play these lines are uttered by ____________.4. 4.About the utterance what does the speech show?Passage 2Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate.Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summer's lease hath all too short a date.Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,And often is his gold complexion dimmed;And every fair from fair sometime declines,By chance or nature's changing course untrimmed;But thy eternal summer shall not fade,Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shadeWhen in eternal lines to time thou grow'st.So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee..Questions:1. 1.This is one of Shakespeare’s best known______.a. sonnets b, ballads c, songs2. 2.It runs in iambic pentameter rhymed in_________.3. 3.The fourteen lines include three stanzas according to their content with thelast two lines as ______which complete the sense of the whole poem.a. preludeb. coupletc. epigraph▪ 4.What is the real purpose that the poet compare the beloved to the days of early summer?Passage 3Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention. Some boos also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books; else distilled books are, like common distilled waters, flashy things.Questions:1. 1.This passage is taken from a famous essay written by______.2. 2.What is the title of this passage?3. 3.What’s the theme of the article?Part 51, John Donne is the founder of the school of ______. His poetry is characterized by mysticism in content and fantasticality in form.2. The 18th century England is known as the Age of ______ or the Age of Reason.3.______ is called the Father of the English Novel.4.______ is a typical feature of Swift’s writings.5.______ , written in heroic couplet by Pope, is considered manifesto of English neoclassicism.6.Thomas Gray has been regarded as the leader of the ______ of the day.A. romanticB. sentimentalC. religiousD. modern poetry7. In his novel, Robinson Crusoe, Defoe eulogizes the hero of the _____.A. aristocratic classB. enterprising classC. rising bourgeoiseD. hard-working people8. The modern English novel came into being in _____-A. the middle of the 17th centuryB. the 17th centuryC. the late 18th centuryD. the middle of the 18th century9. The Pilgrim’s Progress is often said to be concerned with the search for ______.A. material wealthB. spiritual salvationC. universal truthD. self-fulfillment10. Of the 18th century novelists, _____ was the first to set out in theory andpractice, to write specially a “comic epic in prose”.A. Danniel DefoeB. Samuel RichardsonC. Henry FieldingD. Oliver Goldsmith11. Essay on Criticism is a didactic poem written in _____.A. alliterationB. heroic coupletC. sonnetD. blank verse12. _____ is William Blake’s most important prose work, which is the manifesto of his spiritual independence.A. Songs of InnocenceB. Songs of ExperienceC. The Marriage of Heaven and HellD. LondonPart 61.The Romantic Period began in 1798 when Wordsworth and Coleridgepublished their joint work ______.2._____ was memorized and honored as “the heart of all hearts” after hisdeath.3.The English Romantic Age produced two major novelists, _____ and _____.4.Scott is considered “ the father of _____” which open up to fiction the richand lively realm of history.5.Romanticism was in effect a revolt of the English__ imagination ___ againstthe neoclassical _ reason ____, which prevailed from the days of Pope to those of Johnson.6.William Wordsworth, Coleridge and _____ are known as the “ Lake poets”.A. ByronB. Robert SoutheyC. ShellyD. Keats7. ____ is the poet who not only started the modern poetry, but also changed the course of English poetry.A. William BlakeB. William WordworthC. ByronD. Keats8. “ It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” This sentence is presented in a(n) _____ tone.A. ironicB. indifferentC. delightfulD. jealousy9. “ Ode to the West Wind” is concluded with ____ mood.A. pessimistic and skepticalB. triumphant and hopefulC. desperate and sadD. indifferent10. _____ shows the contrast between the permanence of art and the transience of human passion.A. Ode to the West WindB. Ode to a NightingaleC. To a Sky- LarkD. Ode on a Grecian Urn11. Of all the 18th century novelists, ______ was the first to set out in theory andpractice, to write specially a “ comic epic in prose”, and the first to give themodern novel its structure and style.A. Danial DefoeB. Samuel RichardsonC. Henry FieldingD.Oliver Goldsmith12. ______ ’s works are characterized by a mingling of humor and pathos.A. Thomas HardyB. Geoge EliotC. Charlotte BronteD. Charles Dickens13．______was the first to be buried in the Poet’s Corner of Westminster Abbey.A. KeatsB. SoutheyC. TennysonD. Chaucer14. Paradise Lost is written in _____.A. epicB. blank verseC. heroic coupletD. ballad15. Of the following writers, _________ is not regarded as “Lake Poets”?A. William BlakeB. John BunyanC. Jane AustenD. John Keats16. In the English Renaissance period, the most significant intellectual movement was_____A.The ReformationB. Geographical explorationsC. HumanismD. The Italian revival17．In the field of literature, the Enlightenment Movement brought about a revival of interest in the old classical works. This tendency is known as_____.A. ClassicismB. NeoclassicismC. RomanticismD. pre-Romanticism18．The Pilgrim’s Progress written by Bunyan is often said to be concerned with the search for______.A. material wealthB. spiritual salvationC.universal truthD. self- fulfillment19. “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested” is one of the epigrams found in _____.A. Francis Bacon’s Of Studies C. Thomas More’s UtopiaB. John Bunyan’s The pilgrim’s Progress D. Henry Fielding’s Tom Jones20. _____, is a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons.A. The Wife’s ComplaintB. BeowulfC. The Dream of the RoodD. The SeafarerPassage 1How the chimney-sweeper’s cryEvery black’ning church appalls;And the hapless soldier’s sighRuns down palace walls.But most thro’ mid-night streets I hearHow the youthful harlots curseBlasts the new-born infant’s tear,And blights with plagues the marriage hearse.Questions:1. 1.What is title of the poem?2. 2.Where is this poem taken from_________.3. 3.Who is the writer of this poem.4. 4.The theme of this poem is _____________________________. Passage 2O wild West Wind; thou breath of Autumn's being,Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves deadAre driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing, -Yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red,Pestilence-stricken multitudes: O thou,Who chariotest to their dark wintry bed -The winged seeds, where they lie cold and low,Each like a corpse within its grave, untilThine azure sister of the Spring shall blow -Her clarion o'er the dreaming earth, and fill(Driving sweet buds like flocks to feed in air)With living hues and odors plain and hill: -Wild Spirit, which art moving everywhere;Destroyer and preserver; hear, oh, hear! -Questions:a.What is the title of this poem and who is the poet? (2’)b.Why is the West Wind called “Destroyer and preserver”?(5’)c. What is the symbolic meaning of the West Wind ? (5’)1. Shall I compare thee to a summer’s dayThou art more lovely and more temperateRough winds do shake the darling buds of MayAnd summer’s lease hath all too short a dateQuestions:A.Where does this poem quoted and what is it about?B.What is the real purpose that the poet compares the beloved to the days of early summer?C.In what sense can the speaker make the young man eternal through poetry?2. " I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o'er values and hills ,When all at once I saw a crowd ,A host , of golden daffodiles ;Beside the lake , beneath the trees ,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze . "Questions :A. Who is the author ?B. What does " a host of " mean ?C. Give a short explanation .3. " O Wild West Wind , thou breath of Autumn 's being ,Thou , from whose unseen presence the leaves deadAre driven , like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing . "Questions :A. Who is the author of this stanza ?B. what does " West Wind " symbolize?C. What is the intention of the poet in writing the poem ?4. In Hamlet's soliloquy he says , " To Sleep , perchance to dream :---- ay,there's the rub ."Questions :A. What does " perchance " mean here ?B. What does " the rub" refer to ?C. What is he primarily thinking about ?5. " To be ,or not to be --- that is the question ;Whether' tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune ,Or to take arms against a sea of troubles ."Question :A. Who is the author of the play ?B. who is the speaker ?C. What does he mean when he says " To be ,or not to be----that is the question ?"。
英国文学史 The Victorian Age习题
英国文学史习题The Victorian AgeI.Blank filling1.In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend ____________________________appeared after the romantic poetry.2.The greatest English realist of the 19th century was ___________________________, whopictures bourgeois civilization, and shows the misery and suffering of the common people. 3.The V ictorian Age in English literature was largely on age of prose, especially of the_________________.4.Robert Browning is a great experimenter in poetic art. He is best known for the technique of__________________.5.The most important poet of the V ictorian Age was _________________________. Next tohim were Robert Browning and his wife.6.The Chartist writers introduced a new theme into literature: the struggle of the_________________________ for their rights.7.The novel________________________ deals with the adventure of Mr. Pickwick, a retiredold merchant, who is the founder and chairman of the Pickwick Club.8.The novel “Oliver Twist” tells the story of a poor child nam ed_________________ who isborn in a workhouse and brought up under miserable conditions.9.In “A T ale of Two Cities”, the two cities are _________ and ________ in the time ofrevolution.10.The subtitle of “V anity Fair” is __________________________. The write r’s intention wasnot to portray individuals, but the bourgeois and aristocratic society as a whole.11.The main plot of “V anity Fair” centers on the story of two women: Amelia Sedley and___________________. Their characters are in sharp contrast.12.The Bronte sisters are Charlotte Bronte, _____________________ and Anne Bronte.13.Charlotte Bronte’s masterpiece is _____________________________.14.Emily Bronte’s masterpiece is _____________________________.15.The author of “Mary Barton” is ________________________.16.The author of “ The R eturn of the Native” is _______________________.17.Chronologically the Victorian Period refers to _______________________.18.George Eliot produced three remarkable novels including “Adam Bede”, “The Mill on theFloss” and _____________________.19.In the novel “Adam Bede”, Adam falls in love with a village girlcalled__________________________ who is seduced and deserted by a squire.20.Hardy’s novels of character and environment, which are also called______________________________, are of great significance.21.Among Hardy’s novels, the best-known are ___________________________ and “Jude theObscure”.22.Hardy’s novel _________________________ talks about the life of a merchant who leavesthe big city and return to his home village.23.__________________________ is the representative among the writers of aestheticism anddecadence. “The Picture of Dorian Gray” is a typical decadent novel written by him.24.“In Memoriam” is a collection of 131 short poems intended as a lament for the death of hisfriend___________________________.25.It was while living in Italy that Robert Browning published his finest volume of poems__________________ .II.Multiple choice1.Although writing from different points of view and with different technique, writers in theVictorian Period shared one thing in common, that is, they were all concerned about________.A.the love story between the rich and the poorB.the techniques in writingC.the fate of the common peopleD.the future of their own country2.The author of the work “Dombey and Son” is _____.A. Charles DickensB. Henry JamesC. Robert BrowningD. Thackaray3. In the following figures, who is Dickens’s first child hero?A. FaginB. Mr. BrownlowC. Oliver TwistD. Bill Sikes4. As a love story, Wuthering Heights is one of the most moving: the passion between_______ proves the most intense, the most beautiful and at the same time the most horrible.A. Hareton and CathyB. Heathcliff and CatherineC. Hareton and CatherineD. Heathcliff and Cathy5. Which of the following statements about Emily Bronte is not true?A. She was famous for here Wuthering Heights.B. She wrote 193 poems.C. She lived a very short life.D. Her masterpiece is noted for its optimistic tone.6. The most important characteristic in Ulysses by Alfred Tennyson is ___________.A. mastering of languageB. excellent choice of wordsC. use of the dramatic monologueD. excellent metaphor7. In the Robert Browning’s works, which established his position as one of the great English poets?A. PaulineB. The Ring and the BookC. SordelloD. Dramatic Romances and Lyrics8. Which of the following poems is not by V ictorian poets?A. “Break, Break, Break”B. “My Last Duches”C. In MemoriamD. The Isles of Greece9. “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless?…And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you.” The above passage is most pr obably taken from___________.A. Great ExpectationsB. Wuthering HeightsC. Jane EyreD. Pride and Prejudice10. The sentences “And now he stared as here so earnestly that I thought the very intensity of his gaze, would bring tears into his eyes; but they burned with anguish, they did not melt” are foundin ________.A. Wuthering HeightsB. Jane EyreC. Gulliver’s TravelsD. Pride and Prejudice11. The first two lines of Alfred Tennyson’s well-known poem “Break, Break, Break” read “Break, break, break, / On thy cold grey stones, O Sea!” the repeated word “break” suggests_______.A. joyB. fearC. fondnessD. hatred12. In the long poem “The Ring and the book”, the “book” is compared to ______.A. loveB. comprehensive knowledgeC. the hard truthD. the method of study13. Most of Thomas Hardy’s novels are set in Wessex _______.A. a crude region in EnglandB. A fictional primitive regionC. a remote rural areaD. Hardy’s hometown14. Middlemarch is considered to be George E liot’s greatest novel, owning to all the following reasons except ________A. it vividly depicts English country lifeB. it probes into perpetual philosophical thoughtsC. it provides a panoramic view of lifeD. it reveals women’s true feelings15. Tes s of the D’Urbervilles, one of Thomas Hardy’s best known novels, portrays man as __________.A. being hereditarily good or badB. being self-sufficientC. having no control over his own fateD. still retaining his own faith in a world confusion16.In the play “The Importance of B eing Earnest” by Wilde, the upper-class people is described as the following except_______.A. corruptB. snobbishC. hypocriticalD. ambitious17. The success of Jane Eyre is not only because of its sharp criticism of the existing society, but also due to its introduction to the English novel the first ______ heroine.A. workerB. peasantC. governessD. explorer18. Which of the following descriptions of Thomas Hardy is wrong?A. most of his novels are set in WessexB. Tess of the D’Urbervilles is one of the most representative of him as both a naturalistic and a critical realist writer.C. Among Hardy’s major works, Under the Greenwood Tree is the most cheerful and idyllic.D. From The Mayor of Casterbridge on, the tragic sense becomes the keynote of his novels.19. “Every day, every hour, brought to him one more little stroke of her nature, and to her one more of his”, the sentence is found in ___________.A. Middlemarch by George EliotB. Tess of the D’Urber villes by HardyC. Jane Eyre by Charlotte BronteD. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte20. In ______ Tennyson dealt with the theme of women’s rights and positions.A. The PrincessB. MemoriamC. Idylls of the KingD. Poems21. Which of the following be st describes the protagonist of Thomas Hardy’s “The Mayor of Casterbridge”?A. He is a man of self-esteem.B. He is a man of self-contempt.C. He is a man of self-confidence.D. He is a man of self-sufficiency.22. _________ not only continued to expose and criticize all sorts of social iniquities, but finally came to question and attack the Victorian conventions and morals.A. George EliotB. Thomas HardyC.D. Lawrence D. Charles Dickens23. Robert Browning created the verse novel, transferring the thematic interest from mere narration of the story to revelation and study of characters’ inner world and brought to the Victorian Poetry____________.A. some psycho-analytical elementB. some romantic elementC. some realistic elementD. some classical element24. Dicken’s works are characterized by a mingling of __________ and pathos.A. metaphorB. passionC. satireD. humor25. Among the writings by George Eliot, _______ is her only novel on English politics.A. Felix Holt, the RadicalB. MiddlemarchC. Daniel DerondaD. Romola26. The poetic form which Browning attached to maturity and perfection is _________.A. dramatic monologueB. use of symbolC. use of ironic languageD. use of lyrics27. Among George Eliot’s seven novels, ________ is essentially an autobiographic account of her life.A. Felix Holt, the RadicalB. MiddlemarchC. Daniel DerondaD. The mill on the Floss28. The author of ______ makes clear in the novel that it is wrong to discriminate on the basis of social status, and it is cruel and destructive to break genuine, natural human passions.A. Jane EyreB. Wuthering HeightsC. Pride and PrejudiceD. Tess of the D’Urbervilles29. George Eliot holds that the individual life is determined basically by two major forces:A. the spiritual self and the physical selfB. the good and the evilC. the individual’s personality and the outer social circumstancesD. the divided self and the integrated self30. A typical feature of the English Victorian literature is that wriers became___________, exposing all kinds of social evils.A. didactic writersB. individual idealistsC. moral criticsD. religious advocators31. Thomas Hardy wrote novels of _______.A. psychoanalysisB. pure romanceC. character and environmentD. religious advocators32. The title of the Alfred Tennyson’s poem “Ulysses” reminds the reader of the following except ________.A. the Trojan WarB. HomerC. questD. Christ33. Tennyson’s poem, Idylls of the King, was based on _________.A. the Celtic legendsB. an Italian documentC. a Roman murder caseD. the Bible34. One of the typical features of Dickens’ novels is __________.A. complicated narrationB. exaggerated caricatureC. compressed syntaxD. streams of consciousness35. In style, Thomas Hardy is a traditionalist, though there are obvious traits of ______ in thematic matters.A. neo-classicismB. modernismC. romanticismD. utilitarianismIII. Error correction1.In the period of V ictorian Age, a new literary trend called preromanticism appeared, whichflourished in the forties and in the early fifties.2.The greatest English critical realist was Charles Dickinson.3.Both Robert Browning and his wife Elizabeth Gaskell were well-known poet.4.Heathcliff is a character in the novel “Emma”.5.In “Mary Barton”, Carson is an active Chartist.6.Opt imism and positivism are strongly reflected in Hardy’s writings.7.The subtitle of Hardy’s “Tess of the D’Urbervilles” is “a Novel without a Hero”.8.Oscar Wilde is the representative among the writers of aestheticism and critical realism.9.The greatest Chartis t poet was Thomas Cooper, who wrote a long poem “The revolt ofHindostan” in his imprisonment.10.The short poem “Break, Break, Break” was written by Shelly.IV. Exercises on Selected ReadingExercise 1The room in which the boys were fed was a large stone hall, with a copper at one end, out of which the master, dressed in an apron for the purpose, and assisted by one or two women, ladled the gruel at mealtimes; of which composition each boy had one porringer, and no more－except on festive occasions, and then he had two ounces and a quarter of bread besides. The bowls never wanted washing—the boys polished them with their spoons till they shone again: and when they had performed this operation, (which never took very long, the spoons being nearly as large as the bowls) they would sit staring at the copper with such eager eyes as is they could devour the very bricks of which it was composed; employing themselves meanwhile in sucking their fingers most assiduously, with the view of catching up any stray splashes of gruel that might have been cast thereon. Boys have generally excellent appetites. Oliver Twist and his companions suffered the tortures of slow starvation for three months; at last they got so voracious and wild with hunger, that one boy, who was tall for his age, and hadn’t been used to that sort of thing, (for his father had kept a small cook’s shop)hinted darkly to his companions, that unless he had another basin of gruel per diem, he was afraid he should some night eat the boy who slept next him, who happened to be a weakly youth of tender age. He had a wild, hungry eye, and they implic itly believed him. A council was held; lots were cast who should walk up to the master after supper that evening, andask for more; and it fell to Oliver Twist.The evening arrived; the boys took their places; the master in his cook’s uniform stationed himself at the copper; his pauper assistants ranged themselves behind him; the gruel was served out, and a long grace was said over the short commons. The gruel disappeared, and the boys whispered to each other and winked at Oliver, while his next neighbours nudged him. Child as he was, he was desperate with hunger and reckless with misery. He rose from the table, and advancing, basin and spoon in hand, to the master, said, somewhat alarmed at his own temerity －“Pleased, Sir, I want some more.”The master was a fat, healthy man, but he turned very pale. He gazed in stupefied astonishment on the small rebel for some seconds, and then clung for support to the copper. The assistants were paralysed with wonder; the boys with fear.“What!” said the master at length, in a faint voice.“Please sir,” replied Oliver, “I want some more.”The master aimed a blow at Oliver’s head with the ladle; p inioned him in his arms; and shrieked aloud for the beadle.QUESTIONS:1.This passage is taken from a well-known novel entitled _____________________.2.The writer of the novel is ____________________.3.What can you see from this passage?Exercise 2MRS W ARREN: (piteously) Oh, my darling, how can you be so hard on me? Have I no rights over you as your mother?VIVIE: Are you my mother?MRS WARREN: (appalled) Am I your mother! Oh, Vivie!VIVIE: Then where are our relatives? my father? our family friends? Y ou claim the rights of a mother: the right to call me fool and child; to speak to me as no woman in authority over me at college dare speak to me; to dictate my way of life; and to force on me the acquaintance of a brute whom anyone can see to be the most vicious sort of London man about town. Before I give myself the trouble to resist such claims, I may as well find out the whether they have any real existence.MRS WARREN: (distracted, throwing herself on her knees) Oh no, no. Stop, stop. I am your mother: I s wear it. Oh, you can’t mean to turn on me－my own child! It’s not natural. Y ou believe me, don’t you? Say you believe me.VIVIE: Who was my father?MRS WARREN: Y ou don’t know what you’re asking. I can’t tell you.VIVIE: (determinedly) Oh yes you can, if you like. I have a right to know; and you know very well that I have that right. Y ou can refuse to tell me, if you please; but if you do, will see the last of me tomorrow morning.MRS WARREN: Oh, it’s too horrible to hear you talk like that. Y ou wouldn’t－you couldn’t leave me.VIVIE: (ruthlessly) Y e s, without a moment’s hesitation, if you trifle with me about this. (Shivering with disgust) How can I feel sure that I may not have the contaminated blood of that brutal waster in my veins?MRS WARREN: NO, no. On my oath it’s not he, nor any of the rest that you have ever met. I’m certain of that, at least.VIvie’s eyes fasten sternly on her mother as the significance of this flashed on her.QUESTIONS:1.This passage is taken from a play entitled________________ .2.Who is the writer of this play?3.Do you kno w what is Mrs. Warren’s profession?4.What is the theme of the play?V. Questions and Answers1. Comment on Tess of the D’ Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy.2. Make comments on Samuel Butler’s novels.。
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英国文学史 试 题题号一二三四五六七八九十总分分数学号姓名Ⅰ. Identification. (15%)1. Identify each writer on the left column with what is written on the right column. (10%)(1) John Lyly a. pre-romanticism (2) William Blake b. impressionism (3) Laurence Sterne c. Angry Young Man (4) Kingsley Amis d. comic epic in prose (5) Joseph Conrad e. historical novel (6) Walter Scott f. University Wit (7) Pamela g. sentimentalism (8) A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man h. Oedipus Complex(9) Sons and Loversi. K ünstlerroman(10) The History of Tom Jones, a Foundlingj. epistolary novel2. Identify the author with his or her work. (5%)(1) Charles Dickens a. Don Juan (2) E. M. Foster b. Hard Times (3) John Milton c. Mrs. Warren’s Profession (4) Henry Fielding d. The Faerie Queene (5) George Bernard Shaw e. “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”(6) Oscar Wilde f. The Pilgrim’s Progress (7) John Bunyan g. A Passage to India (8) Edmund Spencer h. Paradise Regained (9) Thomas Gray i. Jonathan Wild the Great (10) George Gordon Byron j. The Importance of Being Earnest Ⅱ. Choose the best answer for each blank. (20%)1. The hero in the romance is usually a . A. king B. knight C. ChristD. churchman2. Modern English novel, as a product of the 18th century Enlightenment and industrialization, really came with the rising of the class. A. working B. aristocratic C. bourgeois D. capitalist3. The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens is written in the form of anovel.A. epistolaryB. picaresqueC. GothicD. psychological4. Which of the following is NOT from Ireland?A. Jonathan SwiftB. Daniel DefoeC. George Bernard ShawD. James Joyce5. is the most accomplished example of medieval romance, dealing with Arthurian romance.A. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightB. The Canterbury TalesC. Piers the PlowmanD. The Song of Beowulf6. by Alexander Pope is taken as a manifesto of the English Neo-classicism as Pope put forward his aesthetic theories in it.A. Essay on CriticismB. The Rape of the LockC. DunciadD. An Essay on Man7. “Some books are to be tasted, others are to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested” is taken from ’s work.A. Thomas MoreB. Francis BaconC. John BunyanD. Matthew Arnold8. Literature of Neo-classicism is different from that of Romanticism in that .A. the former is an intellectual movement, the purpose of which is to arouse the middle class for politicalrights while the latter is concerned with the personal cultivationB. the former is heavily religious but the latter secularC. the former celebrates reason, rationality, order and instruction while the latter sees literature as anexpression on an individual’s feelings and experiencesD. the former advocates the “return to nature” whereas the latter turns to the ancient Greek and Romanwriters for its models9. Which of the following places does Gulliver visit last in Gulliver’s Travels?A. LilliputB. BrobdingnagC. LaputaD. Houyhnhnms10. defined poetry as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings”.A. William WordsworthB. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC. Percy Bysshe ShelleyD. T. S. Eliot11. could be classified to be both a naturalistic and a critical realistic writer.A. Charles DickensB. George EliotC. Thomas HardyD. Emily Brontë12. are Nobel Prize winners.A. James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, D. H. LawrenceB. Rudyard Kipling, T. S. Eliot, John GalsworthyC. W. B. Yeats, James Joyce, Thomas HardyD. Virginia Woolf, T. S. Eliot, James Joyce13. Christopher Marlowe first made the principal instrument of English drama.A. blank verseB. heroic coupletC. free verseD. monologue14. William Langland’s is written in the form of a dream vision.A. Kubla KhanB. Piers the PlowmanC. The Dream of John BullD. The Faerie Queene15. The title of the novel Vanity Fair was taken from .A. Gulliver’s TravelsB. The Pilgrim’s ProgressC. Childe Harold’s PilgrimageD. The Canterbury Tales16. In the chaos of the contemporary world and the despair and despondency among the westerners after the First World War are expressed.A. Ode to the West WindB. I Wandered Lonely as a CloudC. The Waste LandD. Tess of the D’Urbervilles17. Which of the following is NOT true about The Canterbury Tales?A. It is written in the form of a dream.B. Chaucer chose a pilgrimage as the framework for the stories involved in it.C. It is written for the greater part in heroic couplet.D. “The General Prologue” introduces the pilgrims and the time and occasion of the pilgrimage.18. Robert Louis Stevenson is the representative of the literary school .A. aestheticismB. neo-romanticismC. euphuismD. sentimentalism19. Which of the following is a Gothic novel?A. Northanger AbbeyB. The Mysteries of UdolphoC. Tristram ShandyD. Robinson Crusoe20. Which is correct according to the time when they appeared?A. romanticism, neo-classicism, humanism, critical realismB. humanism, neo-classicism, romanticism, critical realismC. romanticism, humanism, realism, naturalismD. realism, critical realism, romanticism, humanismⅢ. Fill in the blanks. (15%)1. wrote under the influence of Scottish folk traditions and old Scottish poetry.2. The slogan of aesthetic literature is .3. The Romantic Age is said to have begun in 1798 when Wordsworth and Coleridge published their joint work .4. In “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning”, John Donne compares the souls of lovers to .5. A play presents the conflicts between good and evil with allegorical personages such as Mercy, Peace and Hate.6. The narrator in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling is a(n) one.7. is the oldest poem in the English language and also the national epic.8. The dominant influence over modernist poetry came from two traditions: and .9. The three unities followed by neo-classical dramatists are the unity of , the unity of time and the unity of place.10. The most famous English ballads of the 15th century is the Ballads of , a legendary outlaw.11. The Rape of the Lock takes the form of a , which describes the triviality of high society in a grand style.12. is usually taken as the Father of English Prose.13. Modernism upholds a new view of time by emphasizing the time over the chronological time.14. written by Charles Dickens is generally taken as a semi-autobiographical novel.Ⅳ. Define the following terms. (16%)1. Omniscient narrator2. Heroic couplet3. Allegory4. Metaphysical poetry5. Naturalism6. Sonnet7. Comedy of manners8. Byronic heroⅤ. Short-answer questions. (24%)1. What are the major themes of modernist literature?2. Analyse the character of Tom Jones in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling.3. What are the essential features of Medieval Romance?4. Name three Romantic poets and state their chief characteristics.5. Make a comparison between the two volumes of William Blake: The Songs of Innocence and The Songs of Experience.6. How many groups does Old English poetry fall into? Briefly explain.7. What are the general features of English Romanticism?8. Make a comparison between James Joyce and D. H. Lawrence.Ⅵ. Essay question. (10%)Write an essay on the following poem so as to demonstrate your understanding as well as your Englishproficiency. You’re expected to write a well-organized essay in about 150 words, with your thesis clearly stated, effectively developed and properly concluded.The Garden of LoveI went to the Garden of Love,And saw what I never had seen:A Chapel was built in the midst,Where I used to play on the green.And the gates of this Chapel were shut,And “Thou shalt not” writ over the door;So I turn’d to the Garden of Love,That so many sweet flowers bore.And I saw it was filled with graves,And tomb-stones where flowers should be:And Priests in black gowns were walking their rounds,And binding with briars my joys and desires.Notes: 1. shalt: shall2. writ: written3. Chapel: 小教堂4. bind: 束缚Part IV. Short questions (20 points).1.What does the story “The Garden Party” tell you about the class system?2.How might the plot structure of “The Dead” best be described?3.The sub-title of “Tess of the D’Urbervilles” is “A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented”. What is youropinion about the heroine?4.Mention one example of symbolism in Tess, and explain.5.What is the symbolic significance of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange in the novel?6.What is the main idea of the poem “The Second Coming”? How does it reflect Yeats’ view of thecivilization of his time?7.In what way is the west wind in The West Wind by Shelley both a destroyer and a preserver?8.What are the major themes of Pride and Prejudice? List at least two and elaborate them in a fewsentences.9.What significances have Clarissa attached to her parties?10.What purpose does the rain shower serve in the first act of Pygmalion?Final Examination Paper for Grade 2002History of English LiteratureDate: January 10, 2005Ⅰ. Identification (10%)1. Identify each writer on the left column with what is written on the right column.1) Jonathan Swift A. Neo-romanticism2) John Donne B. Euphuism3) Alexander Pope C. Historical novel4) Anne Radcliff D. Lake poet5) John Lyly E. English satire6) R. L. Stevenson F. Gothic novel7) Walter Scott G. Neoclassicism8) Thomas Gray H. Metaphysical poetry9) Southey I. Epistolary novel10) Pamela J. Sentimentalism2. Identify the author with his or her work.1) William Langland A. Utopia2) Thomas More B. Paradise Lost3) Daniel Defoe C. “Of Studies”4) Francis Bacon D. Piers, the Plowman5) John Milton E. The Faerie Queen6) Byron F. Sentimental Journey7) Laurence Sterne G. Don Juan8) Edmund Spencer H. Mary Barton9) D. H. Lawrence I. Sons and Lovers10) Elizabeth Gaskell J. Robinson CrusoeⅡ.Choose the best answer for each blank. (20%)1. The title of the novel Vanity Fair was taken from .A. The Pilgrim’s ProgressB. Gulliver’s TravelsC. Childe Harold’s PilgrimageD. The Canterbury Tales2. The story of is the highest point of the Arthurian romances.A. Sir Gawain and the Green KnightB. The Song of BeowulfC. Piers, the PlowmanD. The Canterbury Tales3. is the only novel written by Oscar Wilde.A. The Importance of Being EarnestB. The Picture of Dorian GrayC. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManD. The Picture of a Lady4. was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature .A. Thomas WyattB. William ShakespeareC. Henry HowardD. John Lyly5. eulogized imperialism in his works, esp. in his poems.A. John GalsworthyB. Joseph ConradC. Rudyard KiplingD.E.M. Foster6. English Renaissance Period was an age of .A. prose and novelB. poetry and dramaC. romance and balladD. essay and drama7. The major form of Chcrtist literature is in .A. proseB. dramaC. verseD. novel8. “ Shall I compare thee to a summer’s eay”`is the opening line of one of Shakespeare’s .A. songsB. plays K. sonnets D. tragedies9. In Gulliver’s Travels, Yahoos are the creatures living on .A. LilliputB. BrobdingnagC. LaputaD. Houyhnhnms10. List the following terms according to the time when they appeareD.A. romanticism , neoclassicism , humanism , critical realismB.humanism , neoclassicism , romanticism , critical realismC.romanticism , humanism , realism , naturalismD.realism , critical realism , romanticism , humanism11. wrote under the influence of Scottish folk tradition and old Scottish poetry.A. Jonathan SwiftB. Robert BurnsC. William BlakeD. Geoffrey Chaucer12. first made blank verse the principal instrument of English drama in the Renaissance perioD.A. William ShakespeareB. Thomas WyattC. Christopher MarlowD. Henry Howard13. The greatest English critical realist novelist was , who criticized thebourgeois civilization and showed the misery of the common people .A. Emily BronteB. Charles DickensC. W.M. ThackerayD. Charlotte Bronte14. were made poets Laureates in the 18th and 19th century .A. Wordsworth and BrowningB.Byron and ShelleyC.Keats and BrowningD.Wordsworth and Tennyson15. The principal elements of novel are mystery, horror and suspense.A. GothicB. RomanticC. SentimentalD. Realistic16. English critical realism found its expression chiefly in .A. essayB. dramaC. poetryD. novel17. Which of the following is NOT true about The Canterbury Tales?A. It is written for the great part in heroic couplets.B. It is written in the form of a dream vision.C. Chaucer chose a pilgrimage as the framework for the stories involved in it.D. “The General Prologue” introduces the pilgrims and the time and occasion of the pilgrimage.18. John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress is a(n) .A. allegoryB. romanceC. comedy of mannersD. realistic novel19. Friday is a character in the novel .A. Tom Jones, a FoundlingB. Robinson CrusoeC. Gulliver’s TravelsD. Rob Roy20. The Chartist writers introduced a new theme into English literature, the struggle of the for itsrights.A. soldiersB. peasantsC. bourgeoisieD. proletariatⅢ. Fill in the blanks. (20%)1. Old English poetry can be divided into two groups: poetry andpoetry.2. and are the two factors that had large influence on contemporary English literature.3. The slogan of aesthetic literature is .4. Modern English novel is a natural product of the Industrial Revolution and a symbol of the growing importance of the English class.5. The Romantic Age began in 1798 when Wordsworth and Coleridge published their joint work .6. “And I will luve thee still, my dear./ Till a’ the seas gang dry.” is taken from the famous poem .7. The central character in a romance is usually a .8. A play is chiefly based on the biblical stories or the stories of the saints.9. is called the father of English poetry.10. It is in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling that Henry Fielding succeeds best in creating a in prose.11. Dickens takes the French revolution as the background of the novel .11. In “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning”, John Donne compares the souls of lovers to .12. Bacon’s Essays has been recognized as an important landmark in the development of English (genre).13. The most important poet in the Victorian age is . Next to him was Robert Browning.14. Three kinds of irony are verbal irony, and .15. Popular ballad is an important stream of English medieval literature. Of all the ballads, those of are of paramount importance.16. The Pickwick Papers takes the form of a novel.Ⅳ. Define the following terms. (12%)1. Epic2. Iambic pentameter3. Intrusive narrator4. Bildungsroman5. Naturalism6. Conceit答案及评分标准Final Examination Paper for Grade 2003History of English LiteratureⅠ. Identification. (15%)1. (10%) f a g c b e j i h d2. (5%) b g h I c j g d e aⅡ.Choose the best answer for each blank. (20%)1-5: B C B B A 6-10: A B C D A11-15: C B A B B 16-20: C A B B BⅢ. Fill in the blanks. (15%)1. Robert Burns2. art for art’s sake3. Lyrical Ballads4. compasses5. morality6. intrusive7. Beowulf8. Metaphysical poetry; French symbolism9. action10. Robin Hood11. mock epic12. John Dryden13. psychic14. David CopperfieldⅣ. Define the following terms. (16%)1.Omniscient narrator is a third-person narrator, who is not a character in the story. The narrator is “all-knowing”, who can describe and comment on all the characters and actions in the story.2. Heroic couplet is the rhymed couplet of iambic pentameter.3. Allegory is a tale in verse or prose in which characters, actions, or settings represent abstract ideas or moral qualities. Thus, an allegory is a story with two meaning, a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning.4. Metaphysical poetry: the poetry of John Donne and other 17th-century poets who wrote ina similar style. It is characterized by verbal wit and excess, ingenious structure, irregular meter, colloquial language, elaborate imagery, and a drawing together of dissimilar ideas .5. Naturalism is a post—Darwinian movement of the late 19th century that tried to apply the laws of scientific determinism to fiction. The naturalists went beyond the realists’ insistence on the objective presentation of the details of everyday life to insist that the materials of literature should be arranged to reflect a deterministic universe in which a person is a biological creature controlled by environment and heredity.6. Sonnet is a verse form of fourteen lines, in English characteristically in iambic pentameter and most often in one of the two rhyme schemes: the Italian(or Petrarchan) or Shakespearean ( or English ).7. Comedy of manners is a kind of comedy representing the complex and sophisticated code of behavior current in fashionable circles of society, where appearances count for more than true moral character. Its humor relies chiefly on elegant verbal wit and repartee. In England, the comedy of manners flourished as the dominant form of Restoration comedy in the works of Etheredge, Wycherley and Congreve. It was revived in a more subdued form in the 1770s by Goldsmith and Sheridan, and later by Oscar Wilde.8. Byronic hero is a character-type found in Byron’s narrative Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. He is a boldly defiant but bitterly self-tormenting outcast, proudly contemptuous of social norms but suffering for some unnamed sin. Emily Bronte’s Heathcliff is a later example.Ⅴ. Short-answer questions. (24%)1. The distorted, alienated and ill relationship between man and nature, man and society, man and man, and man and himself.2. Tom Jones is the pattern of the good-natured unheroic hero of the age. He is a very handsome young man of manly virtues: kind, frank, generous, high-spirited, loyal and courageous, but impulsive, wanting prudence and full of animal spirits and sensuality. He represents everyman. (He is of manly virtues and yet not without fault.)3. 1) The hero is usually a knight using sword, who sets out on a journey to seek adventures and accomplish some goal. He is devoted to the church and the king.2) It lacks general resemblance to truth or reality. (liberal use of the improbable or even thesupernatural things)3) It exaggerates the vices of human nature and idealizes the virtues. (standardized characterization)4) It lays emphasis on the supreme devotion to a fair lady. (Romantic love is an important part of the plot.)4. Wordsworth:the great theme remains the world of simple, natural things, in the countryside or among people.Coleridge: his interest is towards the strange, the exotic, and the mysterious things. Shelley: expresses two main ideas --- the external tyranny is the main enemy; the inherent human goodness will eliminate evil form the world.Byron: example of a personality in tragic revolt against society; prototype of romantic hero. Keats: his poetry is a response to sensuous impressions; cares about beauty.5. The two books hold the similar subject matter, but the tone, emphasis and conclusion differ.1) Songs of Innocence is a lovely volume of poems, presenting a happy and innocent world, though not without its evils and sufferings.2) Songs of Experience paints a different world, a world of misery, poverty, disease, war and repression with a melancholy tone.6. Religious (Christian) poetry and secular (pagan) poetry.1) Religious poetry is mainly on biblical themes and saints’ lives, represented by Caedmon and Cynewulf.2) Secular poetry emphasizes the harshness of the circumstance and the helplessness of humans before the power of fate, represented by Beowulf.7. 1) the emphasis on imagination2) the idealization of nature3) the praise of individualism4) the glorification of the commonplace5) the lure of the exotic8. Both are modernist novelists. James Joyce is interested in technical innovation. He introduced three new techniques into English literature: the use of myth, stream-of consciousness and epiphany. Lawrence is interested in the tracing of the psychological development of his major characters and the criticism of the dehumanizing effect of industrialization on human nature.Ⅵ. Essay question. (10%)Part IV. Short questions. (20 points)1.The story shows strict class system, the differences and lack of communication between the rich and thepoor.2.The story is comprised of four episode, which are quite unified with Gabriel’s frustration, and eachepisode witnesses more serious conflict than the previous, thus, it is a climaxing order in terms of structure.3.Tess is a pure woman, although society and other people believed otherwise. She has done nothingwrong. She is seduced, but does not have sex of her own accord with Alec. She is sacrificed to society, yet she has no evil intensions when she go across the threshold of her parents’ and enters the world. She is a victim.4.An example of symbolism would be the ribbon Tess wears at the may day dance, the read spot of bloodon the ceiling at the Herons, Sandbourne, that the landlady sees, the Stonehenge, the black flag at Tess’s hanging, the spoiled milk by garlic, or the dying pheasants Tess sees in the woods.5.a). The two houses embody the two major principles of life in the book: storm and calm. WutheringHeights is located on a hill and is constantly attacked by wild winds. The inhabitants are constantly being torn by strong passions and violence is their natural language. Thrushcross Grange is comparatively sheltered from the wild elements. It is delicate and refined. The people of the Grange are gentle and seek not so much wild sparkle and dance of life. b). They also represent nature and culture.6.The poem expresses Yeats’ thought that modern civilization is in a state of decay, and that a long cycleof history is ending while another is approaching. But the new historical age might be led by a monster.It expresses his disillusionment of the civilization of his time.7.The west wind is both a destroyer and a preserver because it destroys in autumn (blowing the leaves offthe trees and bury them beneath the earth) in order to revive in the spring (the seeds grow and bring new life to the Earth). It marks the cycle of the seasons. It is around this image the poem weaves various cycles of death and regeneration—vegetational, human, and divine.8.marriage and women’s fate, self-acknowledge, manners, virtue and sense of responsibility9.Richard thinks the party childish and he thinks that it is foolish of Clarissa to like excitement in spite ofher heart; Peter thinks her snobbish, liking to have famous people around her. But to Clarissa, the party is an offering, to combine and to create. The parties are her effort to create some human connection anddialogue. She hopes to be remembered even after her death.10.It helps to create a chaotic world of confusion. The crowd gather under the portico to seek shelter; theyrepresent slice of society of people from different social strata. It also provides a opportunity for the main characters to meet in an unlikely circumstance.KeysFinal Examination for Grade 2002History of English LiteratureⅠ. Identification (10%)1. 1) e2) h3) g4) f5) b6) a7) c8) j9) d10) c2. 1) d2) a3) j4) c5) b6) g7) f8) e9) i10) hⅡ.Choose the best answer for each blank. (20%)1—5 : a a b a c 6—10 : b c c d b11—15 : b c b d a 16—20 : d b a b dⅢ. Fill in the blanks. (20%)1. pagan, Christian2. Imperialism, demand for social reform3. art for art’s sake4. (bourgeois) middle5. The Lyrical Ballads6. “A Red Red Rose”7. knight 8. miracle9. Geoffrey Chaucer 10. comic epic11. A Tale of Two Cities12. a pair of compasses13. essay 14. Alfrd Tennyson15. situational, dramatic 16. Robin Hood17. picaresqueⅣ. Define the following terms. (12%)1.Epic: a long narrative poem telling about the deeds of a great hero and reflecting the values of the societyfrom which it originated. The two most famous English epics are Beowulf and John Milton’s Paradise Lost.2.Iambic pentameter: a poetic line consisting of five verse feet, with each foot an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Iambic pentameter is the most common verse line in English poetry.3.Intrusive narrator: an omniscient narrator who, in addition to reporting the events of a novel’s story, offers further comments on characters and events, and who sometimes reflects more generally upon the significance of the story.4.Bildungsroman: a novel that traces the initiation, development, and education of a young person. Examples are Dickens’s David Copperfield and James Joyce’s Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.5.Naturalism: a post--Darwinian movement of the late 19th century that tried to apply the laws of scientific determinism to fiction. The naturalists went beyond the realists’ insistence on the objective presentation of the details of everyday life to insist that the materials of literature should be arranged to reflect a deterministic universe in which a person is a biological creature controlled by environment and heredity.6. Conceit: a kind of metaphor that makes a comparison between two startlingly different things. A conceit usually provides the framework for an entire poem. An especially unusual and intellectual kind of conceit is the metaphysical conceit, used by certain 17th-century poets, such as John Donne.。
英国文学史 The Victorian Age习题
英国文学史习题The Victorian AgeI.Blank filling1.In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend ____________________________appeared after the romantic poetry.2.The greatest English realist of the 19th century was ___________________________, whopictures bourgeois civilization, and shows the misery and suffering of the common people. 3.The V ictorian Age in English literature was largely on age of prose, especially of the_________________.4.Robert Browning is a great experimenter in poetic art. He is best known for the technique of__________________.5.The most important poet of the V ictorian Age was _________________________. Next tohim were Robert Browning and his wife.6.The Chartist writers introduced a new theme into literature: the struggle of the_________________________ for their rights.7.The novel________________________ deals with the adventure of Mr. Pickwick, a retiredold merchant, who is the founder and chairman of the Pickwick Club.8.The novel “Oliver Twist” tells the story of a poor child nam ed_________________ who isborn in a workhouse and brought up under miserable conditions.9.In “A T ale of Two Cities”, the two cities are _________ and ________ in the time ofrevolution.10.The subtitle of “V anity Fair” is __________________________. The write r’s intention wasnot to portray individuals, but the bourgeois and aristocratic society as a whole.11.The main plot of “V anity Fair” centers on the story of two women: Amelia Sedley and___________________. Their characters are in sharp contrast.12.The Bronte sisters are Charlotte Bronte, _____________________ and Anne Bronte.13.Charlotte Bronte’s masterpiece is _____________________________.14.Emily Bronte’s masterpiece is _____________________________.15.The author of “Mary Barton” is ________________________.16.The author of “ The R eturn of the Native” is _______________________.17.Chronologically the Victorian Period refers to _______________________.18.George Eliot produced three remarkable novels including “Adam Bede”, “The Mill on theFloss” and _____________________.19.In the novel “Adam Bede”, Adam falls in love with a village girlcalled__________________________ who is seduced and deserted by a squire.20.Hardy’s novels of character and environment, which are also called______________________________, are of great significance.21.Among Hardy’s novels, the best-known are ___________________________ and “Jude theObscure”.22.Hardy’s novel _________________________ talks about the life of a merchant who leavesthe big city and return to his home village.23.__________________________ is the representative among the writers of aestheticism anddecadence. “The Picture of Dorian Gray” is a typical decadent novel written by him.24.“In Memoriam” is a collection of 131 short poems intended as a lament for the death of hisfriend___________________________.25.It was while living in Italy that Robert Browning published his finest volume of poems__________________ .II.Multiple choice1.Although writing from different points of view and with different technique, writers in theVictorian Period shared one thing in common, that is, they were all concerned about________.A.the love story between the rich and the poorB.the techniques in writingC.the fate of the common peopleD.the future of their own country2.The author of the work “Dombey and Son” is _____.A. Charles DickensB. Henry JamesC. Robert BrowningD. Thackaray3. In the following figures, who is Dickens’s first child hero?A. FaginB. Mr. BrownlowC. Oliver TwistD. Bill Sikes4. As a love story, Wuthering Heights is one of the most moving: the passion between_______ proves the most intense, the most beautiful and at the same time the most horrible.A. Hareton and CathyB. Heathcliff and CatherineC. Hareton and CatherineD. Heathcliff and Cathy5. Which of the following statements about Emily Bronte is not true?A. She was famous for here Wuthering Heights.B. She wrote 193 poems.C. She lived a very short life.D. Her masterpiece is noted for its optimistic tone.6. The most important characteristic in Ulysses by Alfred Tennyson is ___________.A. mastering of languageB. excellent choice of wordsC. use of the dramatic monologueD. excellent metaphor7. In the Robert Browning’s works, which established his position as one of the great English poets?A. PaulineB. The Ring and the BookC. SordelloD. Dramatic Romances and Lyrics8. Which of the following poems is not by V ictorian poets?A. “Break, Break, Break”B. “My Last Duches”C. In MemoriamD. The Isles of Greece9. “Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless?…And if God had gifted me with some beauty, and much wealth, I should have made it as hard for you to leave me, as it is now for me to leave you.” The above passage is most pr obably taken from___________.A. Great ExpectationsB. Wuthering HeightsC. Jane EyreD. Pride and Prejudice10. The sentences “And now he stared as here so earnestly that I thought the very intensity of his gaze, would bring tears into his eyes; but they burned with anguish, they did not melt” are foundin ________.A. Wuthering HeightsB. Jane EyreC. Gulliver’s TravelsD. Pride and Prejudice11. The first two lines of Alfred Tennyson’s well-known poem “Break, Break, Break” read “Break, break, break, / On thy cold grey stones, O Sea!” the repeated word “break” suggests_______.A. joyB. fearC. fondnessD. hatred12. In the long poem “The Ring and the book”, the “book” is compared to ______.A. loveB. comprehensive knowledgeC. the hard truthD. the method of study13. Most of Thomas Hardy’s novels are set in Wessex _______.A. a crude region in EnglandB. A fictional primitive regionC. a remote rural areaD. Hardy’s hometown14. Middlemarch is considered to be George E liot’s greatest novel, owning to all the following reasons except ________A. it vividly depicts English country lifeB. it probes into perpetual philosophical thoughtsC. it provides a panoramic view of lifeD. it reveals women’s true feelings15. Tes s of the D’Urbervilles, one of Thomas Hardy’s best known novels, portrays man as __________.A. being hereditarily good or badB. being self-sufficientC. having no control over his own fateD. still retaining his own faith in a world confusion16.In the play “The Importance of B eing Earnest” by Wilde, the upper-class people is described as the following except_______.A. corruptB. snobbishC. hypocriticalD. ambitious17. The success of Jane Eyre is not only because of its sharp criticism of the existing society, but also due to its introduction to the English novel the first ______ heroine.A. workerB. peasantC. governessD. explorer18. Which of the following descriptions of Thomas Hardy is wrong?A. most of his novels are set in WessexB. Tess of the D’Urbervilles is one of the most representative of him as both a naturalistic and a critical realist writer.C. Among Hardy’s major works, Under the Greenwood Tree is the most cheerful and idyllic.D. From The Mayor of Casterbridge on, the tragic sense becomes the keynote of his novels.19. “Every day, every hour, brought to him one more little stroke of her nature, and to her one more of his”, the sentence is found in ___________.A. Middlemarch by George EliotB. Tess of the D’Urber villes by HardyC. Jane Eyre by Charlotte BronteD. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte20. In ______ Tennyson dealt with the theme of women’s rights and positions.A. The PrincessB. MemoriamC. Idylls of the KingD. Poems21. Which of the following be st describes the protagonist of Thomas Hardy’s “The Mayor of Casterbridge”?A. He is a man of self-esteem.B. He is a man of self-contempt.C. He is a man of self-confidence.D. He is a man of self-sufficiency.22. _________ not only continued to expose and criticize all sorts of social iniquities, but finally came to question and attack the Victorian conventions and morals.A. George EliotB. Thomas HardyC.D. Lawrence D. Charles Dickens23. Robert Browning created the verse novel, transferring the thematic interest from mere narration of the story to revelation and study of characters’ inner world and brought to the Victorian Poetry____________.A. some psycho-analytical elementB. some romantic elementC. some realistic elementD. some classical element24. Dicken’s works are characterized by a mingling of __________ and pathos.A. metaphorB. passionC. satireD. humor25. Among the writings by George Eliot, _______ is her only novel on English politics.A. Felix Holt, the RadicalB. MiddlemarchC. Daniel DerondaD. Romola26. The poetic form which Browning attached to maturity and perfection is _________.A. dramatic monologueB. use of symbolC. use of ironic languageD. use of lyrics27. Among George Eliot’s seven novels, ________ is essentially an autobiographic account of her life.A. Felix Holt, the RadicalB. MiddlemarchC. Daniel DerondaD. The mill on the Floss28. The author of ______ makes clear in the novel that it is wrong to discriminate on the basis of social status, and it is cruel and destructive to break genuine, natural human passions.A. Jane EyreB. Wuthering HeightsC. Pride and PrejudiceD. Tess of the D’Urbervilles29. George Eliot holds that the individual life is determined basically by two major forces:A. the spiritual self and the physical selfB. the good and the evilC. the individual’s personality and the outer social circumstancesD. the divided self and the integrated self30. A typical feature of the English Victorian literature is that wriers became___________, exposing all kinds of social evils.A. didactic writersB. individual idealistsC. moral criticsD. religious advocators31. Thomas Hardy wrote novels of _______.A. psychoanalysisB. pure romanceC. character and environmentD. religious advocators32. The title of the Alfred Tennyson’s poem “Ulysses” reminds the reader of the following except ________.A. the Trojan WarB. HomerC. questD. Christ33. Tennyson’s poem, Idylls of the King, was based on _________.A. the Celtic legendsB. an Italian documentC. a Roman murder caseD. the Bible34. One of the typical features of Dickens’ novels is __________.A. complicated narrationB. exaggerated caricatureC. compressed syntaxD. streams of consciousness35. In style, Thomas Hardy is a traditionalist, though there are obvious traits of ______ in thematic matters.A. neo-classicismB. modernismC. romanticismD. utilitarianismIII. Error correction1.In the period of V ictorian Age, a new literary trend called preromanticism appeared, whichflourished in the forties and in the early fifties.2.The greatest English critical realist was Charles Dickinson.3.Both Robert Browning and his wife Elizabeth Gaskell were well-known poet.4.Heathcliff is a character in the novel “Emma”.5.In “Mary Barton”, Carson is an active Chartist.6.Opt imism and positivism are strongly reflected in Hardy’s writings.7.The subtitle of Hardy’s “Tess of the D’Urbervilles” is “a Novel without a Hero”.8.Oscar Wilde is the representative among the writers of aestheticism and critical realism.9.The greatest Chartis t poet was Thomas Cooper, who wrote a long poem “The revolt ofHindostan” in his imprisonment.10.The short poem “Break, Break, Break” was written by Shelly.IV. Exercises on Selected ReadingExercise 1The room in which the boys were fed was a large stone hall, with a copper at one end, out of which the master, dressed in an apron for the purpose, and assisted by one or two women, ladled the gruel at mealtimes; of which composition each boy had one porringer, and no more－except on festive occasions, and then he had two ounces and a quarter of bread besides. The bowls never wanted washing—the boys polished them with their spoons till they shone again: and when they had performed this operation, (which never took very long, the spoons being nearly as large as the bowls) they would sit staring at the copper with such eager eyes as is they could devour the very bricks of which it was composed; employing themselves meanwhile in sucking their fingers most assiduously, with the view of catching up any stray splashes of gruel that might have been cast thereon. Boys have generally excellent appetites. Oliver Twist and his companions suffered the tortures of slow starvation for three months; at last they got so voracious and wild with hunger, that one boy, who was tall for his age, and hadn’t been used to that sort of thing, (for his father had kept a small cook’s shop)hinted darkly to his companions, that unless he had another basin of gruel per diem, he was afraid he should some night eat the boy who slept next him, who happened to be a weakly youth of tender age. He had a wild, hungry eye, and they implic itly believed him. A council was held; lots were cast who should walk up to the master after supper that evening, andask for more; and it fell to Oliver Twist.The evening arrived; the boys took their places; the master in his cook’s uniform stationed himself at the copper; his pauper assistants ranged themselves behind him; the gruel was served out, and a long grace was said over the short commons. The gruel disappeared, and the boys whispered to each other and winked at Oliver, while his next neighbours nudged him. Child as he was, he was desperate with hunger and reckless with misery. He rose from the table, and advancing, basin and spoon in hand, to the master, said, somewhat alarmed at his own temerity －“Pleased, Sir, I want some more.”The master was a fat, healthy man, but he turned very pale. He gazed in stupefied astonishment on the small rebel for some seconds, and then clung for support to the copper. The assistants were paralysed with wonder; the boys with fear.“What!” said the master at length, in a faint voice.“Please sir,” replied Oliver, “I want some more.”The master aimed a blow at Oliver’s head with the ladle; p inioned him in his arms; and shrieked aloud for the beadle.QUESTIONS:1.This passage is taken from a well-known novel entitled _____________________.2.The writer of the novel is ____________________.3.What can you see from this passage?Exercise 2MRS W ARREN: (piteously) Oh, my darling, how can you be so hard on me? Have I no rights over you as your mother?VIVIE: Are you my mother?MRS WARREN: (appalled) Am I your mother! Oh, Vivie!VIVIE: Then where are our relatives? my father? our family friends? Y ou claim the rights of a mother: the right to call me fool and child; to speak to me as no woman in authority over me at college dare speak to me; to dictate my way of life; and to force on me the acquaintance of a brute whom anyone can see to be the most vicious sort of London man about town. Before I give myself the trouble to resist such claims, I may as well find out the whether they have any real existence.MRS WARREN: (distracted, throwing herself on her knees) Oh no, no. Stop, stop. I am your mother: I s wear it. Oh, you can’t mean to turn on me－my own child! It’s not natural. Y ou believe me, don’t you? Say you believe me.VIVIE: Who was my father?MRS WARREN: Y ou don’t know what you’re asking. I can’t tell you.VIVIE: (determinedly) Oh yes you can, if you like. I have a right to know; and you know very well that I have that right. Y ou can refuse to tell me, if you please; but if you do, will see the last of me tomorrow morning.MRS WARREN: Oh, it’s too horrible to hear you talk like that. Y ou wouldn’t－you couldn’t leave me.VIVIE: (ruthlessly) Y e s, without a moment’s hesitation, if you trifle with me about this. (Shivering with disgust) How can I feel sure that I may not have the contaminated blood of that brutal waster in my veins?MRS WARREN: NO, no. On my oath it’s not he, nor any of the rest that you have ever met. I’m certain of that, at least.VIvie’s eyes fasten sternly on her mother as the significance of this flashed on her.QUESTIONS:1.This passage is taken from a play entitled________________ .2.Who is the writer of this play?3.Do you kno w what is Mrs. Warren’s profession?4.What is the theme of the play?V. Questions and Answers1. Comment on Tess of the D’ Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy.2. Make comments on Samuel Butler’s novels.。
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Part Five Romanticism in EnglandⅠ. Choose the right answer.1.Romanticism fights against the ideas of ______.A. realismB. RenaissanceC. EnlightenmentD. feudalism2.The main literary stream is ____.A. poetryB. novelsC. proseD. periodicals3.____ has a another name called “The Daffodils”.A. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”B. “Tintern Abbey”C. “Revolution”D. “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”4.Coleridge’s _____ is a “conversation” poem.A. Frost at MidnightB. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”C. ChristabelD. Biographia Literaria5.Byron’s ____ is regarded as the great poem of the Romantic Age.A. Childe Harold’s PilgrimageB. Hours of IdlenessC. LaraD. Don Juan6.Prometheus Unbound is ____ masterpiece.A. Wordsworth’sB. Byron’sC. Shelley’sD. Keats’7.____ lived the longest life.A. WordsworthB. ByronC. ShelleyD. Keats8.Keats’ first poem is ____.A. O SolitudeB. On First Looking into Chapman’s HomerC. PoemsD. Endymion9.Keats’ best ode is ____.A. “On a Grecian Urn”B. “To Autumn”C. “To Psyche”D. “To a Nightingale”10.The best works of William Hazlitt is ____.A. The Spirit of the AgeB. Table TalkC. The Characters of Shakespeare’s PlaysD. On the English Poets11.The publication of ______ marks the beginning of the Romantic Movement inEngland.A. “Tintern Abbey”B. Lyrical BalladsC. Frost at NightD. “The Daffodils”12.The Prelude has also been called _____.A. The Last BrazilB. The First ImpressionC. Growth of a Poet’s MindD. The Spirit of the Age13.Wordsworth’s “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” has also been called _______.A. “The Solitary Reaper”B. “The Daffodils”C. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”D. “O Solitude”14._____ is considered Wordsworth’s masterpiece.A. The PreludeB. EndymionC. Don JuanD. Biographia Literaria15.The prose writers in the English Romantic Age developed a kind of _______.A. models of classicismB. familiar essayC. rules of neo-romanticismD. ways of modernism16.The best essayist in the English Romantic Age is _____.A. KeatsB. Walter ScottC. Charles LambD. William Hazlitt17.The themes of Pride and Prejudice are _____.A. pride and prejudiceB. the writer’s own personalitiesC. love and marriageD. Both A and C18._____ is considered the father of historical novelist in the English Romantic Age.A.Jane AustenB. Charles LambC. William HazlittD. Waler Scottmb’s writings are full of ______for he is especially fond of old writers.A. romanticismB. conversationsC. inspirationsD. archaismsmb is a romanticist of ______.A. the cityB. the countrysideC. natureD. imagination21._____ is based on Boccaccio’s Decameron.A. EndymionB. Isabella D. Hyperion D. Lamia22.Critics agree that ____ is a great romantic poet, standing with Shakespeare,Milton and Wordsworth in the history English literature.A. KeatsB. WordsworthC. ColeridgeD. William23.The reader can get a broad panorama of the social life of the English RomanticAge from _____.A. Dun JuanB. The PreludeC. Kubla KhanD. Isabella24.Some critics think that some of Byron’s poems show his _____.A. individual heroism and pessimismB. love of nature and optimismC. love of old writersD. hatred for the imperialism25.One of Coleridge’s best “conventional” poems is _____.A. Kubla KhanB.Frost at NightC. ChristabelD. Biographia Literaria26.Coleridge’s best literary criticism is _________.A. Kubla KhanB.Frost at NightC. ChristabelD. Biographia Literaria27.____ is Shelley’s masterpiece.A. ZastrozziB. The Necessity of AtheismC. Queen MabD. Prometheus Unbound28._____ is a joint book by Charles Lamb and his sister.A. John WoodvilB.Essays of EliaC. Mr HD. Tales from Shakespeare29.Because of _______, Shelley was expelled from the Oxford University.A. The Masque of AnarchyB. A Defence of PoetryC. The Necessity of AtheismD. The Triumph of Life30.______ is Shelley’s first book written in ____.A. Zastrozzi; EtonB. The Necessity of Atheism; ItalyC. Queen Mab; GreeceD. Prometheus Unbound; Italy31.The Romantic Age began in____ and came to an end in _____.A. 1789...1821 B. 1778...1823 C. 1798...1832 D. 1768 (1819)32.Byron, Shelley and Keats belong to Romantic poets of ___ generation.A. the firstB. the secondC. the thirdD. the forth33.The Examiner is a famous _____ in the English Romantic Age.A. novelB. poemC. periodicalD. newspaperKey to the multiple choices:1-5 CADAD 6-10 CACDA 11-15 BCBAB16-20 CDDDA 21-25 BAAAB 26-30 BDDCA31-33 CBCⅡ. Fill in the blanks.1.In a sense, in English Romantic Age, “____” equaled “_____”.2.William Wordsworth was influenced by the _____ Revolution.3.Many subjects of Lyrical Ballads deal with elements of ____.4.Wordsworth’s The Prelude is an ____ poem.5.Writing The Prelude is a process of ____.6.Byron’s Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage is an ____ poem.7.Shelley’s works reflect his interests both in _____ and in ____ ____.8.The theme of Keats’Hyperion is the ____ between the old and the new.9.Charles Lamb’s Tales from Shakespeare is for _____.10.______ a joint work of Wordsworth and his friend Coleridge.11.The publication of Lyrical Ballads in 1798 marks the beginning of the _____ inEngland.12.The poems in Lyrical Ballads are characterized by a _____with the poor, simplepeasants, a passionate love of nature and the _____and ____of the language.13.The description of the book, ______ has been called a long journey home.14._____ was the only old romantic who never wavered in his devotion to the causeof the French Revolution.15.All his life, Hazlitt remained loyal to the principles of____, _____ and ______.16.Romanticism is applied to a European movement in the _____ to ____ century.17.The publication of Lyrical Ballads marked the break with ______.18.The Romantic Age is an age of romantic ______ and _______.19.The Romantic Age began in 1798 when William Wordsworth and Samuel TaylorColeridge published their joint work _______.20.The Romantic Age came to an end in 1832 when the last Romantic writer_______ died.21.Women as ____ appeared in the romantic age. It was during this period thatwomen took, for the first time, an important place in English literature.22.The greatest historical novelist ______was produced in the Romantic Age.23.The English Romantic period produced two major novelists: _____ and _____.24.____ is regarded as the best essayist during the Romantic Age.25.Among Wordsworth’s longer poems, the best-known one is _______.26.______ marked the transition from romanticism to the period of realism whichfollowed it.27.In 1817, _______ finished his literary criticism, Biographia Literaria.28.At the turn of the 18th and 19th century _____ appeared in England as a new trendin literature.29.In contrast to the rationalism of the enlighteners and classicists in the 18th century,the _____ paid great attention to the spiritual and emotional life of man.30.Wordsworth’s poetry is distinguished by the _____ of his language.31.Queen Mab, Pecy Bysshe Shelley’s important poem, is written in the form of a_____.32._____ was the first poet in Europe who sang for the working people. His politicallyrics are among the best of their kind in the whole sphere of European romantic poetry.33.After his second book Endymion appeared in 1818, _____ gave up medicine forpoetry.34.____’s grave bears the epitaph: “Hear lies one whose name is writ in water.”35.The Eve of St. Agnes is a narrative poem written in ______.36.The theme of ____ is the conflict between the old and the new, and the story isderived from Greek mythology. In this work, the poet expresses the eternal law of nature—the passing of an old order of things and the coming of a new.37.Modern essay originated from Montaigne’s _____, which were translated intoEnglish by Florio and had an extensive influence upon English literature.38.The first poem in the collection The Lyrical Ballads is ____ ’s masterpiece. TheRime of the Ancient Mariner.39.On the death of Robert Southey in 1843, ____ was made poet laureate.40.In 1805, Wordsworth completed ______, containing all together 14 books.41.In 1807 George Gordon Byron published his lyric poems in a small volume calledHours of Idleness. The volume was sharply attacked in the influential Edinburgh Review. Byron responded with his first important poem, a biting satire called____.42.In 1824, the Revolutionary Romantic poet ___ went to Greece to help thatcountry in its struggle for liberty against Turks. Not long, he died of fever there.43.George Gordon Byron is chiefly known for his two long poems: One is ChildeHarold’s Pilgrimage, the other is ____.44.The poem Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage contains ____ cantos. It is written inSpenserian stanza.45.George Gordon Byron wrote ____ in Italy. It contains sixteen cantos.46.George Gordon Byron’s masterpiece is ______.47.____ is George Gordon Byron’s philosophical poetic drama.48.____ is Byron’s poetic drama with the material taken from Biblical story.49.George Gordon Byron’s first volume of poems is _____.50.____ was expelled after only six months at Oxford, because he had written thepamphlet The Necessity of Atheism.51.After the death of Percy Bysshe Shelley’s first wife, he was compelled to leaveEngland in 1818, and spent all the rest of his life in _____.52.____ is Percy Bysshe Shelley’s first long poem of importance. It was written inthe form of a fairy tale dream.53._____ , a lyrical drama, is Percy Bysshe Shelley’s masterpiece. The story wastaken from Greek mythology.54.The Masque of Anarchy is one of Shelley’s political lyrics. It deals with theinfamous ____ which happened on August 16, 1819.55.Shelley wrote an elegy ______ lamenting the early death of his fellow-poet_____.56.Ode to a Nightingale was written by ____.57.Ivanhoe is the masterpiece of the historical novelist ____.58.The prose-writers in the 19th century made the informal essay a pliable (flexible)vehicle for expressing the writer’s own personality, thus ringing into English literature _____.59.____ had a bitter hatred of the meaningless drudgery (toil) which wastedtwo-thirds of his lifetime.60.To Charles Lamb, ____ was a side-occupation. His daily drudgery left little timefor his literary work.61.Specimens from English Dramatic Poets Contemporary with Shakespeare waswritten by ____.62.William Hazlitt is one of the representatives of ___ criticism, in which individualtaste took the place of universal reason as the foundation of literary criticism. 63.After the defeat of Napoleon, ____ was the only old Romantic who neverwavered in his devotion to the cause of the French Revolution.64.____ was sentenced to two years’imprisonment for denouncing the PrinceRegent, future George IV, as a rake and a liar.65.The importance of Leigh Hunt lies chiefly in his development of the lightmiscellaneous ___.66.In order to relieve the pains of facial neuralgia, ____ became “a regular andconfirmed opium-eater.”67.Thomas De Quincey is famous for the ornate descriptions of his fantasies anddreams. The major flow of his style is ____.68.____ has been universally regarded as the founder and great master of historicalnovel.Key to the blanks:1.literature; poetry2.French3.nature4.autobiographical5.self-exploration6.autobiographical7.politics; social justice8.conflict9.children10.Lyrical Ballads11.Romantic Movement 12.Sympathy; simplicity; purity13.The Prelude, or Growth of a Poet’sMind14.Hazlitt15.liberty; equality; fraternityte 18th; mid-19th17.classicism18.enthusiasm; poetry19.Lyrical Ballads20.Walter Scott21.novelist22.Walter Scott23.Water Scott, Jane Austen24.Charles Lamb25.The Prelude26.Scott27.Samuel Taylor Coleridge28.romanticism29.romanticists30.simplicity31.fairy tale dream32.Shelley33.John Keats34.John Keats35.Spenserian Stanza36.Hyperion37.Essais38.Coleridge39.Wordsworth40.The Prelude41.English Bards and Scotch Reviewers42.Byron43.Don Juan44.four45.Don Juan 46.Don Juan47.Manfred48.Cain49.Hour of Idleness50.Shelley51.Italy52.Queen Mab53.Prometheus Unbound54.Peterloo Massacre55.John Keats56.John Keats57.Scott58.the familiar essay59.Charles Lamb60.literature61.Charles Lamb62.Romantic63.William Hazlitt64.Leigh Hunt65.essay66.Thomas De Quincey67.discursiveness68.Walter ScottⅢ. Say true or false.1.English Romantic literature started from mid-18th to the early 19th century.2.Jane Austen is one of the greatest romantic woman novelists.3.After composing the Lucy poems, Wordsworth began his The Prelude .4.P.B. Shelley gained his nickname, “Mad Shelley”because of his independentand rebellious attitude.5.The rhythm scheme of “The Ode to the West Wind” is aba, bcb, cdc, ded, ee.6.Charles Lamb is a romanticist of the village life.7.Lyrical Ballads begins with Coleridge’s long poem, “Tintern Abbey”.8.Many of the subjects of the poems in Lyrical Ballads deal with elements ofnature.9.Coleridge wrote the majority of poems in Lyrical Ballads.10.Wordsworth’s “I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud” has another name, Growth of aPoet’s Mind.11.The Prelude is a long and autobiographical poem considered as Coleridge’smasterpiece.12.Hazlitt’s life and career had been greatly influenced by the rise and fall of theFrench Revolution.13.Hazlitt became a master of novels in English Romantic literature.14.Some romantic writers stood on the side of the feudal forces and even combinedthemselves with those forces.15.Wordsworth and Coleridge are revolutionary Romantic poets.16.Byron and Shelley and Keats are known as the romantic poets of the secondgeneration.17.The romanticists paid great attention to the spiritual and emotional life of man.18.The poets of the second generation described the beautiful scenes and thecountry people of that area in their writings.19.Jane Austen is a writer who regards novel writing as a sophisticated art.20.The story of Shelley’s Prometheus Unbound was taken from Roman mythology.21.Shelley is one of the leading Romantic poets, an intense and original lyrical poetin the English language.22.Byron’s Don Juan begins with descriptions of the hero’s childhood.23.Byron’s literary career was closely linked with the struggle and progressivemovements of his age.24.Byron opposed oppression and slavery, and has a passionate love for liberty.25.But some critics think Keats lacks the care for artistic finish; many of his linesare harsh, rugged and not rhythmical;26.Byron’s leading principle is “Beauty is truth, truth beauty”.mb’s essays are intensely personal.28.Keats’ essays are marked by relaxed style, conversational tone and wide rangeof subject matter.29.Wordsworth drew inspirations from the mountains and lakes.30.Wordsworth’s “Tintern Abbey” tells a strange story in the form of ballad.Key to True/False statements:1. F (from late 18th to the mid-19thcentury)2.T3.T4.T5.T6. F (city)7. F (“The Rime of the AncientMariner”)8.T9. F (Wordsworth)10.F (“The Daffodils”)11.F (Wordsworth)12.T13.F (familiar essay)14.T15.F ( Passive Romantic poets) 16.T17.T18.F (the first generation/ The LakePoets)19.T20.F (Greek)21.T22.T23.T24.T25.F (Byron)26.F (Keats)27.T28.F (Lamb)29.T30.F (Coleridge’s “The Rime of theAncient Mariner”)Ⅳ. Terms:1.Romanticismke PoetsⅤ. Questions:ment on Lyrical Ballads.ment on Charles Lamb.ment on those Lake Poets.4.What are the features of Romanticism.ment on The Prelude.ment on Endymion.ment on all the writers of the Romantic Age.8.Tell the main idea of some representative works of the Romantic writers.Part Six English Critical RealismⅠ. Choose the right answer.1.____ is the greatest representative of English critical realism.A. Jane AustenB. ThackerayC. DickensD. Charlotte2.____ is Thackeray’s one of the best known works.A. Sense and SensibilityB. The Book of SnobsC. The Pickwick PapersD. The Song of Lower Class3.Pride and Prejudice’s first title is ____.A. First ImpressionB. A Book Without a HeroC. The NewcomesD. Persuasion4.Vanity Fair has a sub-title. It is ____.A. First ImpressionB. A Book Without a HeroC. The NewcomesD. Persuasion5.In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend ____ appeared. And itflourished in the forties and in the early fifties.A. romanticismB. naturalismC. realismD. critical realism6.English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of ____ .A. novelB. dramaC. poetryD. sonnet7.______’s Vanity Fair is a satirical portrayal of the upper strata(阶层) of society.A. George EliotB. Elizabeth GaskellC. W. M. ThackerayD. John Buyan8.The ____ Movement appeared in the thirties of the 19th century.A. EnlightenmentB. RenaissanceC. ChartistD. Romanticist9.The Chartist writers introduced a new theme into literature, the struggle of the_____ for its rights.A. soldiersB. peasantsC. bourgeoisieD. proletariat10.The greatest of Chartist poets was _____.A. Earnest JonesB. John MiltonC. Thomas HardyD. John Keats11.The story of ______ deals with the adventures of a retired old merchant.A. A Tale of Two CitiesB. David CopperfieldC. Pickwick PapersD. Oliver Twist12.The novel _____ exposes the terrible conditions of English private schools.A. Nicholas NicklebyB. Oliver TwistC. Hard TimesD. Great Expectations13.The story of _____ deals with the sufferings and hardships of an old man namedTrent, and his granddaughter, Nell.A. Pickwick PapersB. The Old Curiosity ShopC. Great ExpectationsD. Hard Times14.Which novel makes a fierce attack on the bourgeois system of education?A. Oliver TwistB. Hard TimesC. Great ExpectationsD. A Tale of Two Cities15.Which novel is a great satire upon the society and those people who dream toenter the higher society regardless of the social reality?A. A Tale of Two CitiesB. David CopperfieldC. Great ExpectationsD. Dombey and Son16.In the novel ______, Dickens describes the Chartist Movement and shows hissympathy for the workers.A. Great ExpectationsB. A Tale of Two CitiesC. Hard TimesD. Oliver Twist17.In the novel ___ , Defarge and Madame Defarge represent the revolutionaries.A. Dombey and SonB. A Tale of Two CitiesC. Little DorritD. Bleak House18.In the novel _____, Dr. Manette is a typical bourgeois intellectual.A. David CopperfieldB. Wuthering HeightsC. Bleak HouseD. A Tale of Two Cities19._____ is often regarded as the semi-autobiography of the author Dickens in whichthe early life of the hero is largely based on the author’s early life.A. The Curiosity ShopB. David CopperfieldC. Oliver TwistD. Great Expectations20.In 1864, Dickens published his last complete novel _______.A. The Old Curiosity ShopB. The Pickwick PaperC. Our Mutual FriendD. Little Dorrit21.Which of the following is Thackeray’s masterpiece?A. The VirginiansB. The Books of SnobsC. The NewcomesD. Vanity Fair22.The sub-title of Vanity Fair is _____.A. The First ImpressionB. A Novel Without a HeroC. The Spirit of the AgeD. The Daffodils23.The title of the novel Vanity Fair was taken from Bunyan’s masterpiece _____.A. The Pilgrim’s Pr ogressB. Child Harold’s PilgrimageC. Gulliver’s TravelsD. The Canterbury Tales24.Emily Bronte wrote only one novel entitled ______.A. Jane EyreB. Agnes GreyC. Wuthering HeightsD. Emma25.Charlotte’s Villette is based on her sad days in_____.A. GermanyB. LondonC. ParisD. Brussels26.Dickens’ third literary period shows intensifying ______.A. optimismB. excitementC. irritationD. pessimism27.______is Dickens’ best of social satires.A. American NotesB. Martin ChuzzlewitC. Dombey and SonD. David Copperfield28.Tennyson’s In Memoriam is a collection of ____ short poems.A. 130B. 131C. 132D. 13329.The chief source of Tennyson’s Idylls of the King is taken from _____.A. The History of the King of BritainB. The History of PendennisC. The History of Henny EsmondD. Morte d’Arthur.30.The Chartists refer to those _____ in the early Victorian AgeA. Romantic writersB. working class writersC. realistic poetsD. bourgeois writers31.The Victorian Literature began in____ and ended in _____.A. 1837...1900 B. 1835...1901 C. 1832...1902 D. 1830 (1903)32.The conflicts between the capitalists and the proletarian in industrial Englandcaused the ______.A. Enlightenment MovementB. Industrial RevolutionC. Chartist MovementD. Romantic Movement33._____ is the greatest among the critical realists of the Victorian Age.A. Earnest JonesB. Emily BrontёC. Charlotte BrontёD. Charles Dickens34.Charles Dickens was impressive for his _____.A. wide spread of critical realismB. his spirit of democracy and humanismC.his unforgettable figures with satire and simple and clear languageD.including A, B and C35.“The pride of wealth” or “purse-pride” is the theme of _____.A. Dombey and SonB. Nicholas NicklebyC. The Old Curiosity ShopD. Martin Chuzzlewit36.The two cities in A Tale of Two Cities refer to ____.A. London and New YorkB. London and ParisC. Paris and New YorkD. Brussels and Washington37.____ is the major literary form in the Victorian Period.A. essayB. poetryC. novelD. drama38.____ is the main hero in the novel of Wuthering Heights.A. RochesterB. HeathcliffC. ManetteD. Martin39.Both Charlotte and Emily wrote about the ____ around them.A. familiar thingsmon peopleC. neighborsD. evils40.The most important poet in the Victorian Age was _____.A. Earnest JonesB. Elizabeth GaskellC. Mr. BrowningD. Alfred Tennyson41.______ made Dickens famous overnight.A. Sketches by BozB. The Pickwick PapersC. Oliver TwistD. The Old Curiosity Shop42._____ is Dickens’ first novel of social history reflecting the sharp socialcontradictions.A. Sketches by BozB. American NotesC. Martin ChuzzlewitD. Barnaby Rudge (《巴纳比·拉奇》)43.Which of the following Dickens’ works is not based on Christmas with religiouscoloring?A. Christmas Day in the MorningB. A Christmas CarolC. The Chimes（《教堂钟声》）D. The Cricket on the Heart (《灶上蟋蟀》)44._____ is an autobiographical novel and loved by Dickens himself most.A. Great ExpectationsB. David CopperfieldC. Bleak HouseD. The Pickwick Papers45.Dickens’ writing is an encyclopedic knowledge of _____.A. ParisB. New YorkC. LondonD. Portsmoth46.The head of the gang of thieves is _____.A. FaginB. GradgrindC. PecksmiffD. Manette47._____ has been called “the supreme epic of English life”.A. Nicholas NicklebyB. A Tale of Two CitiesC. Hard TimesD. The Pickwick Papers48._____marked a great advance in Dickens’ art of novel-writing with closely knitand logical plot of his maturer works.A. David CopperfieldB. Dombey and SonC. Little DorritD. The Chimes49.In the ____ period, Charles Dickens believed that all the evils of the capitalistworld would be remedies of only men who behaved to each other with kindliness, justice, and sympathetic understanding.A. firstB. secondC. thirdD. fourth50.____ is the most class-conscious book among the Christmas books.A. A Christmas CarolB. The ChimesC. The Cricket on the HearthD. The Battle of LifeKey to the multiple choices:1-5 CBABD 6-10 ACCDA 11-15 CABBC16-20 CBDBC 21-25 DAAC D 26-30 DBBDB31-35 CCDDA 36-40 BCBAD 41-45 BDABC46-50 ADBABⅡ. Fill in the blanks.1.Dickens’ writings from 1836 to 1841 show the characteristic of youthful _______.2.Dickens’ writings from 1842 to 1850 show the character of _______.3.Dickens’ writings from 1852 to 1870 show the feature of ______.4.Nicholas Nickleby touches upon a burning question of the time—the education of____ in private schools.5._____ is a great novel of social satire and famous for its criticism of both theBritish and American bourgeoisie.6.The theme of Dombey and Son is the pride of wealth, or “_____”.7.David Copperfield was written in the ____ person in a combination of ____, senseof ____ and artistic ______.8.The main butt (目标) of satire in Bleak House is aimed at the abuses of theEnglish _____.9.In Hard Times Dickens describes the ____ movement with great artistic power.10.Dickens used ______ as his pen name in his first book.Key to the blanks:1.optimism2.excitement and irritation3.pessimism4.children5.Martin Chuzzlewit6.purse-pride7.first; verisimilitude; familiarity;maturity8.courts9.Chartist10.BozⅢ. Say true or false.1.Dickens’ The Pickwick Papers gives a rather comprehensive picture of early 19th century England.2.Mr. Pickwick and Sam Weller were two major characters in The Pickwick Papers which aroused the in3.In Oliver Twist, Dickens makes his readers aware of the inhumanity of country life under capitalism.4.The plot of Sketches by Boz is rather formless, but the novel fascinates the reader from beginnin episodes.5.The title Bleak House is not only the name of a house but is also an apt (贴切的) description of the so6.Hard Times is a fierce attack on the bourgeois system of education and ethics(论理学，道德学) and 义）.7.Dombey and Son is a novel with imprisonment, both matter-o-fact or symbolic, as its central theme.8. A Tale of Two Cities takes the Industrial Revolution as the subject.9.The theme underlying A Tale of Two Cities is the idea “Where there is oppression, there is revolution.”10.Pip is the major character in Dickens’ novel Our Mutual Friend.Key to True/False statements:1-5 TTFFT 6-10 TFFTFPart Seven Prose Writers and Poets of the Midand Late 19th CenturyⅠ. Choose the right answer.1.____is Oscar Wilde’s only novel.A. Lady Windermere’s FanB. A Woman of No ImportanceC. The Picture of Dorian GrayD. The Importance of Being Earnest2.____ is a description of the misery of man of letters.A. New Grub StreetB. The CurrentC. Charles Dickens: A Critical StudyD. The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft3. A Dream of John Ball is a prose work which ____ recalled the peasants’ rising ofthe 14th century.A. MorrisB. GissingC. StevensonD. Wilde4.News from Nowhere is a prose work which ____ describes a dream of the futureclassless society.A. MorrisB. GissingC. StevensonD. Wilde5._____is famous for his translation of Rubaiyat.A. F. Scott FitzgeraldB. William FitzgeraldC. Robert FitzgeraldD. Edward Fitzgerald6._____ is Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s best-known poem.A. The Blessed DamozelB. Poems by D. G. RossettiC. The House of LifeD. Ballads and Sonnets7.____ is considered “the Sage of Chelsea”.A. Thomas CarlyleB. John RuskinC. Matthew ArnoldD. Tomas Macaulay8.____introduced German literature to England with his Life of Schiller.A. Thomas CarlyleB. John RuskinC. Matthew ArnoldD. Tomas Macaulay9.In ____, Carlyle contrasted the misery and confusion of industrial England with acertain Abbot Sampson’s admirable rule of his monastery in the 12th century.A. Past and PresentB. Heroes and Hero-WorshipC. Sartor ResartusD. The French Revolution10.Thomas Macaulay’s masterpiece is ___.A. History of EnglandB. Culture and AnarchyC. Heroes and Hero-WorshipD. Modern Painters11.Tennyson’s _____ expresses his optimistic attitude towards death when he is old.A. Break, Break, BreakB. Crossing the BarC. The PrincessD. Maud12.____remained a poet in his painting and a painter in his poetry.。
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英国⽂学史试题Chapter Six English Literature of the Romantic AgeI．可出选择题有：（）1. The Romantic Age began with the publication of “The Lyrical Ballads” which was written by_________A. William WordsworthB. Samuel JohnsonC. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. Wordsworth and Coleridge（）2. Which poet does not belong to the Active Romantic Poet?A. ByronB. ShelleyC. KeatsD. Blake（）3. The first poem in “The Lyrical Ballads” is Coleridge's masterpiece______A. Kubla KhanB. The PreludeC. The Rime of Ancient MarinerD. Tintern Abbey（）4. In 1805, Wordsworth completed a long auto-biographical poem entitled___________.A. Biographia LiterariaB. The PreludeC. Lucy PoemsD. The Lyrical Ballads（）5. The following stanza is from a poem written by___.When we two partedIn silence and in tears,Half broken-hearted,To sever for years.Pale grew thy cheek and coldColder than thy kiss;Truly that hour foretoldSorrow to this!A. Percy Bysshe ShellyB. William BlakeC. George Gordon ByronD. Robert Browning（）6. The Lake Poets include all the following members except the author of the followingwork.A. The PreludeB. Don JuanC. The Ancient MarinerD. Joan of Arc（）7. Scott's chief contribution to English literature lies in his novels of______.A. warB. historyC. cityD. romanceII．可出判断题有：（）1. With the establishment of the Jacobin dictatorship in France, Wordsworth's attitudetoward revolution changed into active.（）2. In the revised version of Lyrical Ballads, Coleridge held that poetry is the“spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling”.（）3. Romanticism is a literary trend. It prevailed in England in the period（1798——1832）（）4. The most important impetus of the Romantic movement was the French Revolution （）5. The ideals of French Revolution are liberty, democracy, and equality.（）6. The brilliant literary criticism “Biographia Literaria” is written by Wordsworth.III．可出填空题有：1. _________ marked the transition from romanticism to the period of realism whichfollowed it.2．In 1843 Wordsworth was made ___________.IV可出术语有：lake poetsV．可出简答题有：What are the qualities of RomanticismChapter Seven English Literature of the Victorian AgeI．可出选择题有：（）1. The following statements are features of Dickens's novels except____.A. The power of exposureB. Complicated and fascinating plotC. Broad humor and penetrating satireD. Tragic mood and feeling of depressionII．可出判断题有：（）1. A Tale of Two Cities belongs to the first writing phase of Dickens's career, and thetwo cities are London and Paris.（）2. Though the Victorian poets are called The Third Generation of Romanticism, they showed no vigor and power in production of poetry as their previous poets.III．可出填空题有：1．In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend ________________ appearedafter the romantic poetry.2．The title of the novel Vanity Fair is suggestive of that Vanity Fair in Bunyan's masterpiece ____________, where all sorts of vanities are on sale.3．The central characters of The Mill on Floss are Tom and his sister __________.4．_______________ is the representative of New Romanticism in the novel writing at theend of the 19th century.IV．可出术语有：Dramatic monologueV．可出简答题有：The contribution of the setting to the expression of the speaker's situation in “Crossing theBar”.Chapter Eight English Literature of the First Half of the Twentieth CenturyI．可出判断题有：（T ）1. Symbolism, Surrealism, Imagism, Expressionism, etc, all belong to School ofModernism.（T ）2. The Rainbow is D. H. Lawrence's autobiographical work.II．可出简答题有：The significance of the theme of Araby.March the works in column A and authors in column B and write the letter of your choice inthe brackets来源:考试⼤-专四专⼋考试站。
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Quiz (1)1.The first settlers of the British Isles were Celt, and Britain got its name from a branch of thispeople called Briton. But later they were driven to live in Scotland, Wales and Ireland.不列颠群岛的第一批定居者是凯尔特人，Britain的叫法则就是来源于他们的一个叫做Briton（不列颠人）的分支。
但后来他们被驱赶到苏格兰，威尔士和爱尔兰居住。
2.The Angles, Saxons and Jutes were Germanic tribes originally living on the Continent. Theymoved to the British Isles and became the ancestors of the English people.盎格鲁人、撒克逊人和朱特人是最初居住在大陆的日耳曼部落。
他们搬到不列颠群岛，成为英国人的祖先。
3.The most important event of the Old English Period was Norman Conquest, which tookplace in the year 1066.古英语时期最重要的事件是1006年发生的诺尔曼征服。
4.The Roman Catholic Church sent St. Augustine to England in 597 to convert the Englishpeople to Catholicism.罗马天主教会于597年将圣奥古斯丁派遣到英格兰，使英国人皈依天主教。
two poems of this period apart from Beowulf: Widsith, and The Seafarer.请列出这段时期的除了《贝奥武夫》两首诗：Widsith(威德西斯)和The Seafarer(水手) 6.Beowulf is an epic of Alliterative lines, and it tells the events that took place on theContinent before they moved to the British Isles.贝奥武甫（Beowulf）是一首头韵体裁的史诗，它讲述了在大陆迁移到不列颠群岛之前发生的事件。
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The Period of Revolution and RestorationBl. During the "Glorious Revolution^, ______ was expelled and William was invited from Holland to be the King of England in 1688A.James IB. James IIC. Charles ID. Charles IIC2. Which one of the following work is not written by John Milton?A.Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC・ Julius Caesar D. Samson AgonistesD3. Which one of the following work is not written in John Miton^s blindness?A.Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. On His Deceased WifeD. Defence of the English PeopleC4. John MiltorTs best known prose work ____ ，as a declaration of people's freedom of the press, has been a weapon in the later democratic revolutionary struggles A・Lycidas B. Of Reformation in EnglandC. AeropagiticaD. Defence of the English PeopleB5. The epic of Paradise Lost is based on the stories from _____A.The New TestamentB. The Old TestamentC The Ancient Greek Myths D. The Ancient Roman MythsA6. John Bunyan uses the everyday world of common experience as a metaphor for the spiritual journey of the soul toward God in his _________A.The Pilgrim^s Progress B・ LycidasC・ The Faerie Queene D・ Don JuanD7. Who does not belong to the Metaphysical school?A. John DonneB. George HerbertC. Andrew MarvellD. Robert Herrick C8. is an elaborate metaphor comparing two apparently dissimilar objects oremotions, often with an effect of shock or surpriseA. Soliloquy B・ Allegory C・ Conceit D. ForeshadowingA9. The Restoration comedy mainly provides amusement for _____A. the upper classB. the middle classC. the lower classD. the royal courtDIO. The following characteristics belong to the metaphysical poetry represented by John Donne except ______A. conceitsB. actual imagery and simple dictionC・ argumentative form D. elegant styleCll. In Paradise Lost, Satan says "We may with more successful hope resolve/To wage by force or guile eternal war,/Irreconcilable to our grand Foe". What does the "Eternal war” mean?A.To remove God from his throneB.To burn the Heaven downC.To corrupt God，s creation of man and woman一Adam and EveD.To beguile into a snake to threaten man5s lifeC12・ Paradise Lost is ___ masterpiece, which is an epic in 12 books, written in blank verse, about the heroic revolt of Satan against GocTs authorityA. John DonneB. Christopher MarloweC. John MiltonD. Spenser D13. The following description fits into Milton except _____________A.a great revolutionary poet of the 17th centuryB.an outstanding political pamphleteerC.a great stylist and master of blank verseD.a kind of elegant and refine styleC14. ____ is the most successful religious allegory in the English languageA. Genesis AB. The Holy WarC・ The Pilgrim^ Progress D・ ExodusB15. The true subject of John Donners poem, “The Sun Rising，： is to __A.attack the sun as unruly servantB.give compliments to the mistress and her power of beautyC・ criticize the surTs intrusion into the lover9s private lifeD・ lecture the sun on where true royalty and riches lieDI6. The phrase "to urge people to abide by Christian doctrines and to seek salvation through constant struggles with their own weaknesses and all kinds of social evils'，may well sum up the implied meaning of ______A. Gulliver's TravelsB. The Rape of the LockC・ Robinson Crusoe D・ The Pilgrim's ProgressC17. In The Pilgrim^s Progress, John Bunyan describes The Vanity Fair in a _______ toneA. delightfulB. satiricalC. sentimentalD. solemnA18・__ , poet, playwright, and critic, was the most distinguished literary figure of the Restoration PeriodA. John DrydenB. John BunyanC. John DonneD. Robert Burton AB19. Who of the following were the important metaphysical poets? ________________________ •A. John DonneB. George HerbertC.John MiltonD. Richard LovelaceAB20. John Milton wrote a number of pamphlets defending the English People. Choose them from the following _____ .A.Defiance of the English PeopleB.Second Defiance of the English PeopleC.L' AllegroD.Il PonderosaABC21. Which works were written by John Milton? ___ •A. Paradise LostB. Paradise RegainedC. Samson AgonistsD. VulpineABCD22. Paradise Lost is _______ .A・ John Milton^s masterpieceB・A great epic in 12 booksC.written in blank verseD.about the heroic revolt of Satan against GocTs authorityC23. John Milton wrote his best-known prose work, ______ , in the form of a speech addressed to the House of Parliament, I n which he appealed for the freedom of the press.A. Of Reformation in EnglishB. LucidaC・ Areopagitica D. U AllegroABCD24. Ben Johnson ______ .A.was the first poet laureate in the history of English literatureB.was a productive playwrightC.wrote a great number of comediesD.was the author of VulpineABC25. In his blindness, Milton wrote his most important poetic works, such as •A. Paradise Lost B. Samson AgonistsC. Paradise RegainedD. The Pilgrim^s ProgressCD26. The main literary form of the seventeenth century was poetry・ Among the poets, John Milton was the greatest. Besides him, there were two groups of poets. They areA. the lake poetsB. the university witsC. the Metaphysical poetsD. the Cavalier poetsE.the Active Romantic poetsABCD27. Choose the poets who belong to the Cavalier group. ______ .A. Sir John SucklingB. Richard LovelaceC. Thomas CarewD. Robert HerrickE・ Andrew Marvell F. George HerbertC28. To His Coy Mistress is one of _____ f amous poems.A. John DonneB. George HerbertC. Andrew MarvellD. Richard CrashawB29. Another school of poetry prevailing in 17th century was that of ________ , i . e •those verse-writers, often knights and squires, who sided with the King against the Parliament and Puritans.A. Metaphysical PoetsB. Cavalier PoetsC. John MiltonD. John DrydenD30. During this period of revolution and counter-revolution, ______ turned with the tide and always placed himself on the winning side. Thus, he has been called a time-saver by some critics.A. John MiltonB. John BunyanC.John DonneD. John DrydenA31. Which work was written by John Dryden? ____ •A.Absalom and AcidophilB.Annuls MirabilisC・ Alexander^ FeastD.Devotion upon Emergent OccasionsD32. _____ i s shown in John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress.A. UtopianismB. IdealismC・ Realism D. PuritanismB33. The Pilgrim^s Progress by John Bunyan is often said to be concerned with the search for ______ .A. material wealthB. spiritual salvationMark each statement True or False1./Satan, as the spirit questioning the authority of God, is the real hero of ParadiseLost T2.William Shakespeare and John Dryden have always been regarded as two patternsof English verse. F3./Between the Metaphysicals and the Cavaliers there is a similar awareness ofmortality, which is expressed as an intense melancholy by the former, and by the latter as a bitter consciousness of the transitoriness of human glory and joy. T 4.John Dryden wrote a lot of plays. One of them is Aasalom and Achitophel, atragedy dealing with the story as Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra・ F5.The main literary achievements of the 17th century lies in the poetry of JohnMilton, in the prose writing of John Donne, and in the plays and literary criticism of John Dryden. F6./While in Cambridge, Milton wrote his first important work, On the Morning ofChrist's Nativity. T7./John Donne's poems can be divided into two categories: the youthful love lyricsand the sacred verse. T8./George Herbert expresses his religious piety in The Alta匚T9./Robert Burton's masterpiece is The Anatomy of Melancholy, which claims tooffer the definition, symptoms, causes, properties and cure of melancholy, i.e.human disorder, especially love melancholy and religious melancholy. T10.In 165& Thomas Browne published another work, Religio Medici, written for theforty or fifty Roman funeral urns unearthed near Norwich. F11./Jeremy Taylor is best remembered for his Holy Living and Holy Dying, bothwritten to help the Anglican royalists during the reign of the Commonwealth・ T 12./The work that made Izaak Walton famous is The Compleat Angler, published in1653, during the period of fullest triumph of the Puritan revolution. T13.English literature in the 17th century, withnessed a flourish in a whole. F14.The Revolution Period is also called Age of Milton because it produced a greatpoet whose name is William Milton・ F15./The main literary form in literature of Revolution Period is poetry. T16.Among the English poets during the Revolution Period, John Donne was thegreatest one. F17.The greatest epic produced by Milton, Paradise Lost, is written in heroic couplet.F18.The peom of Samson \gonistes was “to justify the ways of God to man^\i.e.toadvocate submission to the Almighty. F19.It has been noticed by many critics that the picture of Satan surrounded by hisangels, who never think of expressing any opinions of their own, resembles the court of an abstract monarch. F20.In the field of prose writing of the Puritan Age, John Milton occupies the mostimportant place. F21./The Pilgrim's Progress is one of the most popular pieces of Christian writingproduced during the Puritan Age. T22./John Bunyan's masterpiece ,the Pilgrim's Progress, is a narrative in whichgeneral concepts such as sins, despair, and faith are represented as people or as aspects of the natural world. T23./John Dryden is the most excellent representative of English classicism in theRestoration Period. T24.In his An Essay of Dramatic Poesy. John Bunyand showed his famousappreciation of Shakespeare. F25./Dryden wrote about 27 plays. The famous one is Ml for Love, a tragedy dealingwith the same story as Shadespeare\ Antony and Cleopatra. T26./The main literary achievements of the 17th century lies in the poetry of JohnMilton, in the prose writing of John Bunyand, and in the plays and literarycriticism of John Dryden. T27.Satan is the hero in Milton^s masterpiece Prometheus Unbound. F28./The works of the Metaphysical poets are characterized, generally speaking, bymysticism in content and fantasticality in fonri. T29.John Donne was the forerunner of the English classical school of literature in the18th century. FBlanks1.The bourgeoisie expelled James II and invited William .from Holland, to beKing of England.in 1688.This was the so-called " Glorious Revolution 二2.The Revolution period produced one of the most important poets in Englishliterature, whose name is John Milton •3..In the Revolution Period John Milton towers over his age as WilliamShakespeare towers over the Elizabethan Age and as Chaucer towers over theMedieval Period.4.During the civil war and the commonwealth, there were two leaders inEngland, Cromwell, the man of action, and John Milton 乙he man ofthought.5.John Milton wrote his masterpiece Paradise Lost during his blindness.6. __ Bunyan ___ wrote his masterpiece The Pilgrim's Progress during hissecond imprisonment.7. ____ Bunyan _____ gives a vivid and satirical description of Vanity Fairwhich is the symbol of London at the time of the 17th century writer.8.About the beginning of the 17th century appeared a school of poets called“ the Metaphysical poets “by Samuel Johnson, the 18th century write匚9._A11 for Love __ is Drydeifs tragedy based on the story of Antony andCleopatra under the influence of Shakespeare's tragedy Antony and Cleopatra.10.In 1642, the civil was broke out in England, and the royalists were defeatedby the parliament army led by ___ Cromwell _____ • In 1649, Charles I wassentenced to death and England was declared to be a common wealth11.Puritanism ______ was the religious doctrine of the revolutionarybourgeoisie during the English Revolution, which preached thrift, sobriety, hard work and unceasing labor but with no extravagant enjoyment of the fruits of labo匚12.With the ending of the reign of Elizabeth I, England was then convulsed withthe conflict between the two antagonistic camps, the Royalists andPuritans . the spokesman of the Revolution, wrote a number of pamphlets defending the English people13. ____ Samson Sgonistes _______ ended Milton^s writing life , the hero ofwhich is Milton himself14.John Bunyan's masterpiece, The Pilgrinfs Progress tells of the spiritualpilgrimage of Christian from the City of Destruction to theCelestial Citv15.The main literary form of seventeenth century was poetry. Among the poets,besides Milton and Runyan, there were two schools of poets:Metaphysical and Caralier _________ poets16. ______ is the founder of the Metaphysical school of poetry17.John Donne and his followers wrote metaphysical poetry what would later becalled highly intellectual verse filled with metaphors18.Sir Thomas Browne _____ and Jeremy Taylor _______ have been calledtwo representative baroque prose-writers in English literature for their elaborate and magnificent style.19.An eassay of Dramatic poesy ______ 、 John Dreden^ most famous prosecomposition established his position as the leading critic of the day20.Following the standards of classicism, John Dryden established the heroiccouplet _____ a s one of the principal English verse forms.Terms1.lyric2.epic3.baroque4.PuritanismAnswer the following questions1.How many books does Paradise Lost consist of ? Who are the four maincharacters in the epic, and what are the respective relations between them?2.What are the features of The Pilgrim^s Progress?3.What are John Donners writing features?4.As a rule, an allegory is a story in verse or prose with a double meaning: asurface meaning, and an implied meaning. List two works and examples of allegory. What is an allegory usually concerned with by its implied meaning?5.What is the theme of Paradise Lost?6.Please comment on the character of Satan in Paradise Lost7.What are the features of Milton，s poetry?8.Talk about Dryden，s contribution to English literature9.Tell the theme of Samson Agonistes10.To some extent, we can say, Samson is Milton, Why?。
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英国文学史习题Part One Early and Medieval English LiteratureⅠ.Fill in the blanks.1.In 1066,____,with his Norman army,succeeded in invading and defeating England.A.William the ConquerorB.Julius CaesarC.Alfred the GreatD.Claudius2.In the 14th century,the most important writer(poet)is____.nglandB.WycliffeC.GowerD.Chaucer3.The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is____.A.novelB.dramaC.romanceD.essay4.The story of___is the culmination of the Arthurian romances.A.Sir Gawain and the Green KnightB.BeowulfC.Piers the PlowmanD.The Canterbury Tales5.William Langland’s____is written in the form of a dream vision.A.Kubla KhanB.Piers the PlowmanC.The Dream of John BullD.Morte d’Arthur6.After the Norman Conquest,three languages existed in England at that time.The Normans spoke_____.A.FrenchB.EnglishtinD.Swedish7.______was the greatest of English religious reformers and the first translator of the Bible.nglandB.GowerC.WycliffeD.Chaucer8.Piers the Plowman describes a series of wonderful dreams the author dreamed,through which,we can see apicture of the life in the____England.A.primitiveB.feudalC.bourgeoisD.modern9.The theme of____to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in romances.A.loyaltyB.revoltC.obedienceD.mockery10.The most famous cycle of English ballads centers on the stories about a legendary outlaw called_____.A.Morte d’ArthurB.Robin HoodC.The Canterbury TalesD.Piers the Plowman11.______,the“father of English poetry”and one of the greatest narrati ve poets of England,was born in London inabout 1340.A.Geoffrey ChaucerB.Sir GawainC.Francis BaconD.John Dryden12.Chaucer died on October 25th,1400,and was buried in____.A.FlandersB.FranceC.ItalyD.Westminster Abbey13.Chaucer’s earliest work of an y length is his_____,a translation of the French Roman de la Rose by Gaillaumede Lorris and Jean de Meung,which was a love allegory enjoying widespread popularity in the 13th and 14th centuries not only in France but throughout Europe.A.The Romaunt of the RoseB.“A Red,Red Rose”C.The Legend of Good WomenD.The Book of the Duchess14.In his lifetime Chaucer served in a great variety of occupations that had impact on the wide range of hiswritings.Which one is not his career?____.A.engineerB.courtierC.office holderD.soldierE.ambassadorF.legislator(议员)15.Chaucer composes a long narrative poem named_____based on Boccaccio’s poem“Filostrato”.A.The Legend of Good WomenB.Troilus and CriseydeC.Sir Gawain and the Green KnightD.Beowulf3Key to the multiple choices：1-5 ADCAB 6-10 ACBAB 11-15 ADAABⅡ.Questions1.What are the features of Beowulf?ment on the social significance and language in The Canterbury Tales.Part Two The English Renaissance Ⅰ.Match the writer and his works.1.Thomas More2.Holinshed3.Hakluyt4.Richard Tottel5.Philip Sidney6.Walter Raleigh A.Apology for PoetryB.Miscellany of Songs and SonnetsC.UtopiaD.Discovery of GuianaE.Principal Navigations,Voyages and DiscoveriesF.ChroniclesThe key:(1—C 2—F 3—E 4—B 5—A 6—D)Ⅱ.Choose the best answer.1._____founded the Tudor Dynasty,a centralized monarchy of a totally new type,which met the needs of therising bourgeoisie.A.Henry VB.Henry VIIC.Henry VIIID.James I2.The first complete English Bible was translated by_______,“the morning star of the Reformation”and hisfollowers.A.William TyndalB.James IC.John WycliffeD.Bishop Lancelot Andrews3.The progress in industry at home stimulated the commercial expansion abroad.____encouraged explorationand travel,which were compatible with the interests of the English merchants.A.Henry V.B.Henry VIIC.Henry VIIID.Queen Elizabeth4.Except being a victory of England over___,the rout of the fleet“Armada”(Invincible)was also the triumph ofthe rising young bourgeoisie over the declining old feudalism.A.SpainB.FranceC.AmericaD.Norway5.Those,both traders and pirates like____,established the first English colonies.A.Francis Drakencelot AndrewsC.William CaxtonD.William Tyndal6.____was a forerunner of classicism in English literature.A.Ben JohnsonB.William ShakespeareC.Thomas MoreD.Christopher Marlowe7.The most gifted of the“university wits”was____.A.LylyB.PeeleC.GreeneD.Marlowe8.Morality plays appeared after_____.A.miracle playsB.mystery playsC.interludeD.Classical plays9._____is used to say and do good things.A.MercyB.FollyC.ViceD.Peace10._____is one of the forerunners of modern socialist thought.A.Phillip SidneyB.Edmund SpenserC.Thomas MoreD.Walter Raleigh11._____is not a famous translator in the English Renaissance.4A.Thomas NorthB.Thomas WyattC.George ChapmanD.John Florio12.____had supplied Shakespeare with the material for Julius Caesar.A.Lives of Greek and Roan Heroes《希腊罗马名人传》B.Miscellany of Songs and SonnetsC.Don QuixoteD.History of the World13.____was one of the first to see the relation between wealth and poverty to understand that the rich werebecoming richer by robbing the poor.A.John WycliffeB.William CaxtonC.Geoffrey ChaucerD.Thomas More14.Utopia was written in the form of_____.A.proseB.dramaC.essayD.dialogue15.One of the popular morality plays was____.A.The ShepherdsB.EverymanC.The Play of the WeatherD.Gammer Gurton’s Needle16.Shakespeare’s plays written between_____are sometimes called“romances”and all end in reconciliation andreunion.A.1590 and 1594B.1595 and 1600C.1601 and 1607D.1608 and 161217.Miranda is a heroine in Shakespeare’s______.A.PericlesB.CymbelineC.The Winter’s TaleD.The Tempest18.In_____appeared Shakespeare’s Sonnet，Never before Imprinted（《莎士比亚十四行诗》“迄今从未刊印过”）which contains 154 sonnets.A.1606B.1607C.1608 160919.Shakespeare is one of the founders of____.A.romanticismB.realismC.naturalismD.classicism20.Among many poetic forms,Shakespeare was especially at home(good at)with the_______.A.dramatic blank verseB.songC.sonnetD.couplet21.In the plays,Shakespeare used about______words.A.15000B.16000C.17000D.1800022._____has been called the summit of the English Renaissance.A.Christopher MarlowB.Francis BaconC.W.ShakespeareD.Ben JohnsonKey to the multiple choices:1-5 BCDAA 6-10 DDCBA 11-15 BDADA 16-22 ACBADDBⅢ.Fill in the blanks.1.The____was universally used by the Catholic Churches.2.The English translation of the Bible emerged as a result of the struggle between____and___.3.The Bible was notably translated into English by the____.4.The first complete English Bible was translated by____,“the morning star of the_____”.5._____translated the New Testament and portions of the Old Testament,which is known as Tyndale’s Bible.6.After Tydale’s Bible,then appeared the______,which was made in 1611 under the auspices of_____.And sowas sometimes called the____.57.Apart from the religious influence,the Authorized Version has had a great influence on English___and____.8.With the widespread influence of the English Bible,the standard modern English has been_____and_____.9. A great number of____and phrases have passed into daily English speech as household words.10.The____and____language of the Authorized Version has colored the style of the English prose for the last300 years.11.____was the first English printer.12.William Caxton was a prosperous merchant himself,but he was fond of___,and his interest was turningto____.13.He translated The Recuyell of Historyes of Troy into English from French which was the___book printed inEnglish.14.The Recuyell served as a source for____Troilus and Cressida.《特洛埃勒斯与克雷雪达》15.After having established his printing press,William Caxton devoted himself to the career of a____and_____.16.William Caxton published about____books,___of which were translated by himself.17.By rendering(翻译)French books into English,Caxton exercised the youthful language in the airs(曲调),thegraces,the crafts of the elder and contributed to the development of the style of___century English____.18.The influence of Caxton’s publications is also great in fixing a____language in England.19.As the first English printer,Caxton invented in England the profession of____,which in fact has had a lastingsignificance to the development of English___as a whole.20.The Renaissance started in the______century and ended in the______century.21.The word,“renaissance”means________,which was stimu lated by a series of historical events,suchas________.22.In the Renaissance,the humanist thinkers and scholars tried to get rid of those old____in medieval Europe,tointroduce new ideas that expresses____of the rising bourgeoisie,and to recover the____of the early church from the corruption of the Roman Catholic Church.23.____is the theme of the English Renaissance,which emphasized the capacities of____and the achievementsof____.24.____Stanza is a verse form created by_____for his poem,______,in which the rhyme scheme is____.25.The Wars of the Roses(1455—1485)between the House of___and the House of___struggling for the Crowncontinued for 30 years.26.Because of the conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and the King of England,the far-reachingmovement of___took place in England,started by Henry VIII.27.After___in England,the helpless,dispossessed peasants,being compelled to work at a low wage,became hiredlaborers for the merchants.These laborers were the fathers of modern English___.28.The introduction of___to England by William Caxton(1476)brought classical works within reach of thecommon multitude.29.The 16th century in England was a period of the breaking up____of relations and the establishing of thefoundations of____.30.Because the wool trade was rapidly growing in bulk,it was a time when,according to Thomas More,“___”.31.____broke off with the Pope,dissolved all the monasteries and abbeys in the country,confiscated their landsand proclaimed himself head of the Church of England.32.Together with the development of bourgeois relationships and formation of the English national state thisperiod is marked by a flourishing of national culture known as____.33.____,in his translation of Virgil’s Aeneid,wrote the first English blank verse.34.Richard Tottel’s Miscellany of Songs and Sonnets contained_____poems by______and_____by_____.635.Philip Sidney thought that_____had superiority over philosophy and history.36._____is a picture of contemporary England with forcible exposure of the___among the laboring classes.37.More points out that the root of poverty is the_________of social wealth.38.Sonnets contain_____sonnets and____sonnets.39.The highest glory of the English Renaissance was unquestionably its____.40.The“miracles”were simple plays based on______stories.41.There are significant touches of_____life in the play titled The Shepherds.42. A morality play presented the_____of good and_____with_____personages.43.Vice was the predecessor of the modern_____.44.Through the revival of classical literature,English playwrights came into contactwith______and______drama.45.From the contact with Greek and Latin drama,English playwrights learned all the important rulesin____and____,the more exact conception of____and____.46.English comedies and tragedies on classical models appeared in the middle of the____century.47.The first English comedy is______.48.The first English tragedy is_____.49.Miracle plays,morality plays,interludes and classical plays paved the way for the flourishing of____.50.In the 16th century_____became the centre of English drama.51.By____,professional actors were organized into companies.52.____were wooden buildings,usually circular in form,with tiers（一排排）of galleries surrounding a rooflesspit（楼下剧场）.53.In the Elizabethan Theater,there were no____and women’s parts were always taken by____.54.Shakespeare’s narrati ve poem,Venus and Adonis,is full of vivid images of the______,and aphorisms(格言、警句)on life.55.Shakespeare was a great____of the English language.56.Shakespeare’s dramatic creation often used the method of_____.57.Shakespeare’s drama becomes a monument of the Engl ish______.58.Shakespeare was a_____for play-writing.59.Shakespeare’s_____people represent all the complexities and implications of real life.Key to the blanks:tin Bible2.Protestantism;Catholicism3.Protestants4.John Wycliffe;Reformation5.William Tyndal6.Authorized Version,James I;KingJames Bible.nguage;literature8.fixed;confirmed9.Bible coinages10.simple;dignified11.William Caxton12.Reading;literature13.First 14.Shakespeare15.Printer;publisher16.100;2417.15th;prose18.National19.Publisher;culture20.14th;17th21.Religious reformation22.feudalist ideas;interests;purity23.Humanism;human mind;human culture24.Spenserian;Edmund Spenser;The FaerieQueene;ababbcbccncaster;York26.The Reformation727.the Enclosure Movement;proletarians28.printing29.feudal;capitalism30.sheep devours men31.William VIII32.Renaissance33.Henry Howard,Earl of Surrey34.96,Sir Thomas Wyatt,40,HenryHoward,Earl of Surrey35.poetry36.Utopia,Book One;poverty37.private ownership38.Italian/Petrarchan;Shakespearean39.Drama40.Bible41.real42.Conflict;evil;allegorical 43.Clown44.Greek;Latin45.Structure;style;comedy;tragedy46.16th47.Gammer Gurton’s Needle《葛顿大娘的缝衣针》48.Gorboduc《高波特克》49.Drama50.London51.156752.Elizabethan theatres53.actress;boys54.countryside55.master56.adaptation(revision)57.Renaissance58.master-hand(能手)59.full-bloodⅣ.Say true or false.1.The old English aristocracy having been exterminated(wiped out)in the course of the War of the Roses,a newnobility,totally dependent on King’s power,come to the fore.2.Absolute monarchy in England reached its summit during the reign of Queen Elizabeth.3.The progress of bourgeois economy made England a powerful state and enabled her in 1588 to inflict a defeaton the Spanish Invincible Armada.4.The Protestant Reformation was in essence a religious movement in a political guise.5.Before the Reformation,the English Bible was universally used by the Catholic churches.6.Walter Raleigh wrote his History of the World in imprisonment.7.More the man is even more interesting than More the writer.8.Utopia,Book One,describes an ideal communist society.9.Translations occupied an important place in the English Renaissance.10.Philip S idney’s collection of love sonnets is Astrophel and Stella.11.The Miracle plays were not forbidden to perform in churches after the actors introduced secular and evencomical elements into the performance.12.The writer of Gammer Gurton’s Needle is unknown.13.Two lawyers who wrote Gorboduc were Thomas Sackville(托马斯·萨克维尔)and Thomas Norton（托马斯·诺顿）.14.Shakespeare’s sonnets are divided into three groups:Numbers 1—17,Numbers 18—126,and Numbers127—154.15.Shakespeare’s sonnets are written for variety of virtues.16.Engels said,“Realism implies,besides truth in detail,the truthful reproduction of typical characters undertypical circumstances.”17.Shakespeare wrote about his own people and for his own time.18.Shakespeare’s one play contains one theme.(contains more than one theme)19.To reproduce the real life,Shakespeare often combines the majestic with the funny,the poetic with theprosaic(散文体的)and tragic with the comic.820.Engels called Shakespeare’s plays the“Shakespearean vivacity(活泼、快活)and wealth of(大量的)action”.21.Utopia is More’s masterpiece,written in the form of letters between More and Hythloday,a voyage.22.Sir Philip Sidney is well-known as a poet and dramatist.23.Carl Marx commented highly on More’s Utopia and mentioned it in his great work,The Capital.24.The highest glory of the English Renaissance was unquestionably its poetry.25.The miracle plays were simple plays based on Bible stories,such as the creation of the world,Noah and theflood,and the birth of Christ.26.Grammer Gurton’s Needle is the first English comedy,Gorboduc the first English tragedy.27.Both the gentlemen and the common people went to the theatres.But the upper class was the dominant forcein Elizabethan theatre.28.After Shakespeare’s death,Herminge and Condell collected and published his plays in 1623.29.From Shakespeare’s history plays,it can be seen that Shakespeare took a great interest in the politicalquestions of his time.30.In Shakespeare’s historical plays,historical accuracy is not strictly regarded.31.King Lear is a tragedy of ambition,which drives a brave soldier and national hero to degenerate into a bloodymurder and despot right to his doom.ing from an old Danish legend,Othello is considered the summit of Shakespeare’s art.33.Shakespeare is one of the founders of romanticism in world literature.34.Generally speaking,after Shakespeare,the English drama was undergoing a process of prosperity.35.English Renaissance Period was an age of poetry and drama,and was an age of prose.36.There are two main characters in As You Like It:Orlando and Rosalind.37.Ben Johnson’s comedies are“comedies of humors”and every character in his comedies personifies adefinite“humor”.38.In Ben Johnson’s later years he became the“literary king”of his time.Key to the True/False statements:1.T2.T3.T4. F.(a political movement in a religious guise)5. F.(the Latin Bible)6.T7.F(Sidney)8.T9.T10.T11.T12.T13.F(Book Two)14.T15.T16.T17.T18. F19.T 20.T21.F(a conversation)22.F(poet and critic of poetry)23. F24.F(darma)25.T26.T27.T28.T29.T30.T31.F(Macbeth)32.F(Hamlet)33.F(realism)34.F(decline)35.F(not an age of prose)36.T37.F(ordinary people were)38.T9Ⅴ.Questions on the English Renaissancement on the image of Henry V and Sir John Falstaff.ment on the character of Hamlet.3.What are the features of Shakespeare’s drama?4.Remember Shakespeare’s major plays in each literary career.ment on Marlowe’s social significance and literary achievement.ment on The Faerie Queene.Part Three The Period of the English Bourgeois RevolutionI.Choose the right answer.1.The r hyme scheme of Milton’s L’Allkegro and Il Penseroso is_____.A.aabbccbbcB.abbacdccdC.abacdeecD.ababcdcdd2._____,as a declaration of people’s freedom of the press,has been a weapon in the later democratic revolutionarystruggles.A.On the Morning of Christ’s NativityusC.Of Reformation in EnglandD.Areopagitica3.____poems can be divided into two categories:the youthful love lyrics and the later sacred verses.A.John MiltonB.John BunyanC.John DonneD.John Dryden4._____expressed Donne’s own way of describing love.A.Holy SonnetsB.Witchcraft by a PictureC.The Sun RisingD.Death,Be Not Proud5.George Herbert’s______is a well-known shaped poem.A.The AltarB.To His Coy MistressC.To DaffodilsD.Gather Ye Rose Buds While Ye May6.____is the leading figure of Metaphysical poetry.A.John DonneB.George HerbertC.Andre MarvellD.Henry Vaughan7.Which of the following is not a Metaphysical poet?A.Richard CrashawB.Henry VaughanC.Andrew MarvellD.Robert Burton8.____is a prose poem on death and immortality.A.The Anatomy of MelancholyB.Religio MeciciC.Holy DyingD.Urn-Burial9.Izaak Walton’s____is a delightful description of the E nglish countryside and the simple and kind people.A.The Compleat AnglerB.Holy LivingC.To His Coy MistressD.To Daffadils10.Who is the greatest figure of the Cavalier poetry?A.John SucklingB.Richard LovelaceC.Robert HerrickD.John Dryden11.____was the forerunner of the English classical school of literature in the 19th century.A.John DrydenB.Richard SteeleC.Joseph AddisonD.Alexander PopeKey to the multiple choices:1-5 CDCBA 6-11 ADDAADII.Fill in the blanks.1.In the field of prose writing of the Puritan Age,_______occupies the most important place.112.The Pilgrim’s Progress is one of the most popular pieces of Christian writing produced during the_____Age.3.______gives a vivid and satirical picture of Vanity Fair which is the symbol of London at the time ofRestoration.4._____masterpiece,The Pilgrim’s Progress,is an allegory,a narrative in which general concepts such assins,despair,and faith are represented as people or as aspects of the natural world.5._____is the most excellent representative of English classicism in the Restoration period.6.In English literature,the Restoration period is traditionally called“Age of_____.7.In political affairs,____was quite changeable in attitude.8.In his“A n Essay of Dramatic Poesy”,____showed his famous appreciation of Shak espeare.9.Dryden wrote about 27 plays.The famous one is_______,a tragedy dealing with the same story asShakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra.10.The main literary achievements of the 17th century lies in the poetry of John Milton,in the prose writing ofJohn Bunyan,and in the plays and literary criticism of______.11.Paradise Lost is one of Milton’s______.12.Satan is the hero in Milton’s masterpiece__________.13.Paradise Lost took its material from______.14.The works of the Metaphysical poets are characterized,generally speaking,by_____in content andfantasticality in form.15._______was the forerunner of the English classical school of literature in the 18th century.16.Adam and Eve in Paradise Lost embody Milton’s belief in the powers of_____.17.The Pilgrim’s Progress is a relig ious allegory and_____is another writing feature.18.In the second half of the 17th century we may hear the voices of the private citizens by letters and_____.Key to the blanks:1.(John Bunyan)2.(Puritan)3.(The Pilgrim’s Progress)4.(John Bunyan’s)5.(John Dryden)6.(Dryden)7.(John Dryden)8.(John Dryden)9.(All for Love)10.(John Dryden)11.(epics)12.(Paradise Lost)13.(mysticism)14.(the Bible)15.(Dryden)16.(man)17.(symbolism)18.(diaries)12III.Say true or false.1.The major parliamentary clashes of the early 17th century were over land ownership.2.After the victory of the English Revolution,the movement of the Diggers broke out.The leader of this revolt isWat Tyler.3.With the establishment of the bourgeois dictatorship,Charles II became the Protector of the EnglishCommonwealth.4.The spirit of unity and the feeling of patriotism ended with the reign of James I,and England was thenconvulsed(shook,quivered)with the conflict between the two antagonistic camps,the Royalists and the Puritans.5.In 1644,James I was sentenced to death and Cromwell became the leader of the country.6.English literature of the 17th century witnessed a flourish on the whole.7.The Revolution Period produced one of the most important poets in English literature,William Shakespeare.8.The Revolution Period is also called Age of Milton because it produced a great poet whole name is WilliamMilton.9.The main literary form in literature of Revolution Period is drama.10.Among the English poets during the Revolution Period,John Donne was the greatest one.11.John Milton towers over his age as Byron towers over the Elizabethan Age,and as Chaucer towers over theMedieval Period.12.On his first wife’s death,Milton wrote his only love poem,a sonnet,on His Deceased Wife.13.The greatest epic produced by Milton,Paradise Lose,is written in heroic couplets.14.The po em of Samson Agonistes was“to justify the ways of God to man”,i.e.to advocate submission to theAlmighty.15.It has been noticed by many critics that the picture of Satan surrounded by his angels who never think ofexpressing any opinions of their own,resembles the court of an absolute monarch.16.Izaak Wa lton’s The Compleat Angler becomes a“Piscatorial classic”.17.Thomas Browne’s Religia Medici is a collection of opinions on a vast number of subjects more or lessconnected with religion.Key to True/False statements:1.F(ownership:monopolies)17.T2.F(Wat Tyler:Gerald Winstanley)3.F(Charles II:Oliver Cromwell)4.F(Donne:Milton)5.F(James I:Charles I)6.F(flourish:decline)7.T(William Shakespeare)8.F(William:John)9.F(drama:poetry)10.F(James I:Elizabeth I)11.F(Byron:Shakespeare)12.F(first:second)13.F(heroic couplets:blank verse)14.F(Satan:God)15.F(Samson Agonistes:Paradise Lost)16.T13IV.Questions1.What are the writing features of The Pilgrim’s Progress?ment on the image of Satan.ment on Samson.Part Four The English Century Ⅰ.Match the works and the characters.(3 points)A1.()Tome Jones2.()The Vicar of Wakefield3.()Robinson Crusoe4.()Gulliver’s Travels5.()Pamela6.()The School for ScandalBa.Fridayb.King of Brodingnagc.Sophiad.Mr.Be.William Thornhillf.Charles SurfaceThe key:(1—c,2—e,3—a,4—b,5—d,6—f)Ⅱ.Choose the right answer.1.In 1701,Steele published a pamphlet,_____,in which he first displayed his moralizing spirit.A.The FuneralB.The Lying LoverC.The Christian HeroD.The Tender Husband2.Which is the most popular newspaper published by Steele?A.The TatlerB.The SpectatorC.The TheatreD.The English3._____is Addison’s great tragedy.A.A Letter from ItalyB.RosamondC.The CampaignD.Cato4.Which of the following is not the hero in The Spectator?A.Isaac BickerstaffB.Mr.RogerC.Captain SentryD.Andrew Freeport5.______were looked upon as the model of English composition by British authors all through the 18th century.A.Jeremy Taylor’s Holy LivingB.Thomas Browne’s Religio MeidicC.Samuel Pepys’s diariesD.Addison’s Spectator essays6.The most important classicist in the Enlightenment Movement is_____.A.SteeleB.AddisonC.PopeD.Dryden7.The masterpiece of Alexander Pope is____.A.Essay on CriticismB.The Rape of the LockC.Essay on ManD.The Dunciad8.Essay on Man is a_____poem in heroic couplets.A.didacticB.satiricalC.philosophicalD.dramatic9.____was an intellectual movement in the first half of the 18th century.A.The Enclosure MovementB.The Industrial RevolutionC.The Religious ReformD.The Enlightenment10.The literature of the Enlightenment in England mainly appealed to the____readers.A.aristocraticB.middle classC.low classD.intellectual11.____is a great classicist but his satire is not always just.A.SteeletonC.AddisonD.Pope12.The main literary stream of the 18th century was____.What the writers described in their works were mainlysocial realities.15。
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英国文学试题七
1. Oscar Wilde was the representative among the writers of .
A. aestheticism
B. naturalism
C. neo-romanticism
D. sentimentalism
2. List the following terms according to the time when they appeared.
A. romanticism, neoclassicism, humanism, critical realism
B. humanism, neoclassicism, romanticism, critical realism
C. romanticism, humanism, modernism, critical realism
D. modernism, critical realism, romanticism, humanism
3. Charles Dickens and William Thackeray were the two great representatives of the English critical realism in the _______century.
A. 17th
B. 18th
C. 19th
D. 20th
4. Thomas Hardy wrote novels of _______.
A. character and environment
B. pure romance
C. stream of consciousness
D. psychoanalysis
5. The typical feature of Robert Browning’s poetry is the ________.
A. bitter satire
B. larger-than-life caricature
C. Latinized diction
D. dramatic monologue
6. The author of the novel The Return of the Native is _______.
A. Thomas Hardy
B. D. H. Lawrence
C. Robert Browning
D. Alfred Tennyson
7. Most of Hardy’s novels are set in _______.
A. London
B. Yoknapatawpha
C. Wessex
D. Paris
8. ______ works are known as “novels of characters and environment.”
A. Charles Dicken s’
B. Thomas Hardy’s
C. Jane Austen’s
D. George Eliot’s
9. ______ believes that man’s fate is predeterminedly tragic, driven by a combined force of
“nature”, both inside and outside.
A. Charles Dickens
B. Thomas Hardy
C. Jane Austen
D. George Eliot
10. In Hardy’s Tess of the D’Urbervilles, the heroine’s tragic ending is due to ______.
A. her weak character
B. her ambition
C. Angel’s selfishness
D. a hostile society
2.Identify the author with his work.
b1) Samuel Taylor Coleridge a. Utopia
d2) John Galsworthy b. The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner
g3) R. L. Stevenson c. Far from the Madding Crowd
h4) William Wordsworth d. The Man of Property
f5) Jane Austen e. Robinson Crusoe
i6) P. B. Shelley f. Sense And Sensibility
e7) Daniel Defoe g. Treasure Island
j8) John Milton h. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
a9) Thomas More i. Prometheus Unbound
c10) Thomas Hardy j. Paradise Regained
3. Identify the author with his or her work.
1) William Langland D A. Vanity Fair
2) William Makepeace Thackeray A B. Tom Jones
3) Jonathan Swift J C. Of Studies
4) Francis Bacon C D. Piers, the Plowman
5) Henry Fielding B E. The Faerie Queen
6) George Gordon Byron G F. Wuthering Heights
7) Emily Bronte F G .Don Juan
8) Edmund Spencer E H. The Canterbury Tales
9) John Bunyan T I. The Pilgrim’s Progress
10) Geoffrey Chaucer H J. Gulliver’s Travels。