英国文学第五六章.doc

Part Five1. Romanticism fights against the ideas of _.A. realism B. Renaissance C. Enlightenment D. feudalism 2. The main literary stream is _.A. poetry B. novels C. prose D. periodicals 3. Wild Spirit, which art moving everywhere; / Destroy and Preserver; hear, O hear! The two lines are found in_.A.Young Goodman Brown by Hawthorne B.Ode to the West Wind by Shelly C.Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman D.Ulysses by Joyce 4. Coleridges _ is a “conversation” poem.A. Frost at Midnight B. “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” C. Christabel D. Biographia Literaria5. Byrons _ is regarded as the great poem of the Romantic Age.A. Childe Harolds Pilgrimage B. Hours of IdlenessC. Lara D. Don Juan6. Prometheus Unbound is _ masterpiece.A. Wordsworths B. Byrons C. Shelleys D. Keats7. _ lived the longest life.A. Wordsworth B. Byron C. Shelley D. Keats8. _defines poetry as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings,which originates in emotion recollected in tranquility.”A.William Blake B.William Wordsworth C.Samuel Taylor Coleridge D.John Keats9. Keats best ode is _. A. “On a Grecian Urn” B. “To Autumn” C. “To Psyche” D. “To a Nightingale”10. For the Romantics, _is not only the major source of poetic imagery, but also provides the dominant subject matter.A.love B.man C.nature D.death11. The publication of _ marks the beginning of the Romantic Movement in England.A. “Tintern Abbey” B. Lyrical Ballads C. Frost at Night D. “The Daffodils”12. Wordsworths short poems can be classified into two groups:poems about nature and poems about_.A.love B.human life C.freedom D.social activities13. Wordsworths “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 Wordsworths masterpiece. A. The Prelude B. Endymion C. Don Juan D. Biographia Literaria15. The prose writers in the English Romantic Age developed a kind of _.A. models of classicism B. familiar essayC. rules of neo-romanticism D. ways of modernism16. The best essayist in the English Romantic Age is _.A. Keats B. Walter Scott C. Charles Lamb D. William Hazlitt17. “Don Juan” is Byrons masterpiece, a great _of the early 19th century.A.comedy B.tragedy C.comic epic D.novel18. _ is considered the father of historical novelist in the English Romantic Age.A. Jane Austen B. Charles Lamb C. William Hazlitt D. Waler Scott19. Lambs writings are full of _for he is especially fond of old writers.A. romanticism B. conversations C. inspirations D. archaisms20. Lamb is a romanticist of _.A. the city B. the countryside C. nature D. imagination 21. Byron, Shelley and Keats belong to Romantic poets of _ generation.A. the first B. the second C. the third D. the forth22. Critics agree that _ is a great romantic poet, standing with Shakespeare, Milton and Wordsworth in the history English literature.A. Keats B. Wordsworth C. Coleridge D. William 23. The reader can get a broad panorama of the social life of the English Romantic Age from _.A. Dun Juan B. The Prelude C. Kubla Khan D. Isabella24. Some critics think that some of Byrons poems show his _.A. individual heroism and pessimism B. love of nature and optimism C. love of old writers D. hatred for the imperialism 25. _ is Shelleys first book written in _.A. Zastrozzi; Eton B. The Necessity of Atheism; ItalyC. Queen Mab; Greece D. Prometheus Unbound; Italy26. _ is Shelleys masterpiece.A. Zastrozzi B. The Necessity of Atheism C. Queen Mab D. Prometheus Unbound 27. _ is a joint book by Charles Lamb and his sister.A. John Woodvil B. Essays of EliaC. Mr H D. Tales from Shakespeare 28. Because of _, Shelley was expelled from the Oxford University.A. The Masque of Anarchy B. A Defence of PoetryC. The Necessity of Atheism D. The Triumph of Life . Fill in the blanks.1. William Wordsworth was influenced by the _ Revolution.2. Many subjects of Lyrical Ballads deal with elements of _.3. Wordsworths The Prelude is an _ poem.4. Byrons Childe Harolds Pilgrimage is an _ poem.5. Shelleys works reflect his interests both in _ and in _ _.6. Charles Lambs Tales from Shakespeare is for _.7. _ a joint work of Wordsworth and his friend Coleridge.8. The publication of Lyrical Ballads in 1798 marks the beginning of the _ in England.9. The poems in Lyrical Ballads are characterized by a _with the poor, simple peasants, a passionate love of nature and the _and _of the language.10. Romanticism is applied to a European movement in the _ to _ century. 11. The publication of Lyrical Ballads marked the break with _.12. The Romantic Age is an age of romantic _ and _.13. The Romantic Age began in 1798 when William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge published their joint work _. 14. The Romantic Age came to an end in 1832 when the last Romantic writer _ died. 15. The greatest historical novelist _was produced in the Romantic Age. 16. _ is regarded as the best essayist during the Romantic Age. 17. _ marked the transition from romanticism to the period of realism which followed it. 18. At the turn of the 18th and 19th century _ appeared in England as a new trend in literature. 19. 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. 20. Wordsworths poetry is distinguished by the _ of his language. 21. _ was the first poet in Europe who sang for the working people. His political lyrics are among the best of their kind in the whole sphere of European romantic poetry. 22. _s grave bears the epitaph: “Hear lies one whose name is writ in water.” 23. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in the collection The Lyrical Ballads is _ s masterpiece. 24. In 1824, the Revolutionary Romantic poet _ went to Greece to help that country in its struggle for liberty against Turks. Not long, he died of fever there. 25. George Gordon Byron is chiefly known for his two long poems: One is Childe Harolds Pilgrimage, the other is _. 26. George Gordon Byrons masterpiece is _. . 27. _ was expelled after only six months at Oxford, because he had written the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism. 28. _ is Percy Bysshe Shelleys first long poem of importance. It was written in the form of a fairy tale dream. 29. _ , a lyrical drama, is Percy Bysshe Shelleys masterpiece. The story was taken from Greek mythology. 30. Ode to a Nightingale was written by _. 31. Ivanhoe is the masterpiece of the historical novelist _. 32. The prose-writers in the 19th century made the informal essay a pliable (flexible) vehicle for expressing the writers own personality, thus ringing into English literature _. 33. _ had a bitter hatred of the meaningless drudgery (toil) which wasted two-thirds of his lifetime. 34. To Charles Lamb, _ was a side-occupation. His daily drudgery left little time for his literary work. . Say true or false.1. English Romantic literature started from mid-18th to the early 19th century.2. After composing the Lucy poems, Wordsworth began his The Prelude .3. P.B. Shelley gained his nickname, “Mad Shelley” because of his independent and rebellious attitude.4. Charles Lamb is a romanticist of the village life.5. Lyrical Ballads begins with Coleridges long poem, “Tintern Abbey”.6. Many of the subjects of the poems in Lyrical Ballads deal with elements of nature.7. Coleridge wrote the majority of poems in Lyrical Ballads. 8. Wordsworths “I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud” has another name, Growth of a Poets Mind.9. The Prelude is a long and autobiographical poem considered as Coleridges masterpiece. 10. Wordsworth and Coleridge are revolutionary Romantic poets.11. Byron and Shelley and Keats are known as the romantic poets of the second generation.12. The romanticists paid great attention to the spiritual and emotional life of man. 13. The story of Shelleys Prometheus Unbound was taken from Roman mythology.14. Shelley is one of the leading Romantic poets, an intense and original lyrical poet in the English language.15. Byrons Don Juan begins with descriptions of the heros childhood.16. Byrons literary career was closely linked with the struggle and progressive movements of his age. 17. Byron opposed oppression and slavery, and has a passionate love for liberty.18. Byrons leading principle is “Beauty is truth, truth beauty”. 19. Lambs essays are intensely personal.20. Keats essays are marked by relaxed style, conversational tone and wide range of subject matter.21. Wordsworth drew inspirations from the mountains and lakes.Part Six English Critical Realism. Choose the right answer.1. _ is the greatest representative of English critical realism.A. Jane Austen B. Thackeray C. Dickens D. Charlotte 2. _ is Thackerays one of the best known works. A. Sense and Sensibility B. The Book of Snobs C. The Pickwick Papers D. The Song of Lower Class3. Pride and Prejudices first title is _. A. First Impression B. A Book Without a Hero C. The Newcomes D. Persuasion4. Vanity Fair has a sub-title. It is _.A. First Impression B. A Book Without a Hero C. The Newcomes D. Persuasion5. In the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend _ appeared. And it flourished in the forties and in the early fifties.A. romanticism B. naturalism C. realism D. critical realism6. English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of _ . A. novel B. drama C. poetry D. sonnet7. _s Vanity Fair is a satirical portrayal of the upper strata(阶层) of society. A. George Eliot B. Elizabeth Gaskell C. W. M. Thackeray D. John Buyan8. The _ Movement appeared in the thirties of the 19th century.A. Enlightenment B. Renaissance C. Chartist D. Romanticist9. The Chartist writers introduced a new theme into literature, the struggle of the _ for its rights.A. soldiers B. peasants C. bourgeoisie D. proletariat10. _marked a great advance in Dickens art of novel-writing with closely knit and logical plot of his maturer works. A. David Copperfield B. Dombey and Son C. Little Dorrit D. The Chimes 11. The story of _ deals with the adventures of a retired old merchant.A. A Tale of Two Cities B. David Copperfield C. Pickwick Papers D. Oliver Twist12. _ has been called “the supreme epic of English life”. A. Nicholas Nickleby B. A Tale of Two Cities C. Hard Times D. The Pickwick Papers13. The story of _ deals with the sufferings and hardships of an old man named Trent, and his granddaughter, Nell.A. Pickwick Papers B. The Old Curiosity Shop C. Great Expectations D. Hard Times 14. Which novel makes a fierce attack on the bourgeois system of education?A. Oliver Twist B. Hard Times C. Great Expectations D. A Tale of Two Cities 15. Dickens writing is an encyclopedic knowledge of _. A. Paris B. New York C. London D. Portsmoth16. _ is an autobiographical novel and loved by Dickens himself most.A. Great Expectations B. David Copperfield C. Bleak House D. The Pickwick Papers17. In the novel _ , Defarge and Madame Defarge represent the revolutionaries.A. Dombey and Son B. A Tale of Two CitiesC. Little Dorrit D. Bleak House18. In the novel _, Dr. Manette is a typical bourgeois intellectual.A. David Copperfield B. Wuthering HeightsC. Bleak House D. A Tale of Two Cities19. _ is often regarded as the semi-autobiography of the author Dickens in which the early life of the hero is largely based on the authors early life.A. The Curiosity Shop B. David Copperfield C. Oliver Twist D. Great Expectations20. In 1864, Dickens published his last complete novel _.A. The Old Curiosity Shop B. The Pickwick PaperC. Our Mutual Friend D. Little Dorrit21. Which of the following is Thackerays masterpiece?A. The Virginians B. The Books of Snobs C. The Newcomes D. Vanity Fair22. The sub-title of Vanity Fair is _.A. The First Impression B. A Novel Without a HeroC. The Spirit of the Age D. The Daffodils 23. The title of the novel Vanity Fair was taken from Bunyans masterpiece _.A. The Pilgrims Progress B. Child Harolds PilgrimageC. Gullivers Travels D. The Canterbury Tales24. Emily Bronte wrote only one novel entitled _.A. Jane Eyre B. Agnes Grey C. Wuthering Heights D. Emma25. Dickens third literary period shows intensifying _.A. optimism B. excitement C. irritation D. pessimism26. _is Dickens best of social satires.A. American Notes B. Martin Chuzzlewit C. Dombey and Son D. David Copperfield 27. Tennysons In Memoriam is a collection of _ short poems.A. 130 B. 131 C. 132 D. 13328. The conflicts between the capitalists and the proletarian in industrial England caused the _.A. Enlightenment Movement B. Industrial RevolutionC. Chartist Movement D. Romantic Movement29. _ is the greatest among the critical realists of the Victorian Age.A. Earnest Jones B. Emily BrontC. Charlotte Bront D. Charles Dickens 30. Charles Dickens was impressive for his _.A. wide spread of critical realism B. his spirit of democracy and humanismC. his unforgettable figures with satire and simple and clear languageD. including A, B and C31. The two cities in A Tale of Two Cities refer to _.A. London and New York B. London and ParisC. Paris and New York D. Brussels and Washington32. _ is the major literary form in the Victorian Period.A. essay B. poetry C. novel D. drama33. _ is the main hero in the novel of Wuthering Heights.A. Rochester B. Heathcliff C. Manette D. Martin34. Both Charlotte and Emily wrote about the _ around them.A. familiar things B. common peopleC. neighbors D. evils35. The most important poet in the Victorian Age was _.A. Earnest Jones B. Elizabeth GaskellC. Mr. Browning D. Alfred Tennyson36. _ made Dickens famous overnight.A. Sketches by Boz B. The Pickwick PapersC. Oliver Twist D. The Old Curiosity Shop . 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 timethe education of _ in private schools. 5. David Copperfield was written in the _ person in a combination of _, sense of _ and artistic _. 6. is the most popular of Jane Austens novels.7. In Hard Times Dickens describes the _ movement with great artistic power. 8. _is famous for its vivid descripti