文学补充50题.doc

1. The Renaissance is actually a movement stimulated by a series of historical events, which one of the following is not such an event?A. the rediscovery of ancient Rome and Greek culture.B. Englands domestic rest.C. new discovery in geography and astrology.D. the religious reformation and the economic expansion. 2. Which of the following is regarded as the most successful religious allegory in the English language? A. The Pilgrims Progress B. Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersC. The life and Death of Mr. Badman D. The Holy War 3. It is alone who, for the first time in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English society of his time and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life.A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Martin Luther C. William Langland D. John Gower 4. All of the following four except are the most eminent dramatists in the Renaissance England.A. Francis Bacon B. Christopher Marlowe C. William Shakespeare D. Ben Jonson 5. It is generally regarded that Keatss most important and mature poems are in the form of .A. elegy B. ode C. epic D. sonnet 6. Daniel Defoes novels mainly focus on .A. the struggle of the unfortunate for mere existenceB. the struggle of the shipwrecked persons for securityC. the struggle of the pirates for wealthD. the desire of the criminals for property 7. In Beowulf, fought against the monster Grendel and a five breathing dragon.A. the Anglo-Saxons B. Beowulf C. the Scandinavian D. the winter dragon 8. Francis Bacon is best known for his which greatly influenced the development of this literary form.A. essays B. poems C. works D. plays 9. Most of Thomas Hardys novels are set in Wessex .A. a crude region in England B. a fictional primitive regionC. a remote rural area D. hardys hometown 10. We can perhaps describe the west wind in Shelleys poem Ode to the West Wind with all the following terms except .A. swift B. proud C. tamed D. wild 11. blindness, partiality, prejudice, and absurdity in the novel Pride and Prejudice are most likely the characteristics of .A. Elizabeth B. Darcy C. Mr. Bennet D. Mrs. Bennet 12. The modern English novel came into being in .A. the middle of the 17th century B. the late 17th century C. the early 18th century D. the middle of the 18th century 13. Who is not the major figure of modernist movement?A. T. S. Eliot B. James Joyce C. Charles Dickens D. Ezra pound 14. Who is considered to be the best known English dramatist since Shakespeare?A. Oscar Wilde B. John Galsworthy C. W.B. Yeats D. George Bernard Shaw 15. Which of the following poets is not regarded as lake poets?A. Samuel Taylor Coleridge B. Robert Southy C. William Wordsworth D. William Shakespeare 16. In the first part of Gullivers Travels, Gulliver told his experience in .A. Lilliput B. Brobdingnag C. Houyhnhnm D. England 17. Which of the following cannot describe Byronic hero?A. proud B. mysterious C. noble origin D. progressive 18. In the history of literature, Romanticism is generally regarded as .A. the thought that designates a literary and philosophical theory which tends to see the individual as the very center of all life and all experience.B. the thought that designates man as a social animalC. the orientation that emphasizes those features which men have in commonD. the modes of thinking 19. The term metaphysical poetry is commonly used to name the work of the 17th century writers who wrote under the influence of .A. John Milton B. John Donne C. John Keats D. John Bunyan 20. the vanity fair is a well-known part in .A. The Pilgrims Progress B. The Canterbury TalesC. The Merchant of Venice D. Robinson Crusoe 21. Which of the following plays by Shakespeare is history play?A. Julius Caesar B. The Merry Wives of Windsor C. Henry IV D. King Lear 22. Who is regarded as a worshipper of nature. A. John Keats B. William Blake C. William Wordsworth D. Jane Austen 23. Which of the following writing is not the work by Charles Dickens?A. A Tale of Two Cities B. Hard Times C. Oliver Twist D. Sons and Lovers 24. The 18th century England is known as the in the history.A. Romanticism B. Classicism C. Renaissance D. Enlightenment25. _ belonged to the stream of consciousness.A. D. H. Lawrence B. James Joyce C. Samuel Johnson D. T. S. Eliot26. Which of the following factor has no connections with the most popular literary form, romances, in Anglo-Norman period?A. nature B.tales of love and adventure C.chivalry D.loyalty to king and lord27. Chaucers main contributions to English poetry and language lie in _.A. introducing rhymed stanzas from France to EnglandB.the first great poet writing in the current English; C. writing in blank verseD. making the dialect of London the foundation of Modern English; 28. Which of the following has association with Metaphysical poetry?A. conceit B. wits C. reason D. baroque architecture and painting29. Which of the following works were NOT written by Oscar Wilde?A. Strife B. An Ideal Husband C. Lady Windermeres Fan D. The Importance of Being Earnest30. Which of the following statements is right about Robert Frosts poetry?A. He combined traditional verse forms with the difficult and highly ornamental language.B. He combined traditional verse forms with the pastoral language of the Southern area.C. He combined traditional verse forms with a simple spoken language-the speech of New England farmers.D. He combined traditional verse forms with the experimental.31. Which of the following statements can be said about the works of Scott Fitzgerald, a spokesman of the “Roaring 20s”?A. Many of them portrayed the hollowness of the American worship of riches and the unending American dream of fulfillment.B. They are symbolic of the psychological journey of the modern man and his helplessness in the modern world.C. They show the primitive struggle of individuals in the context of irresistible natural forces.D. They penetrate into the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself.32. Which of the following is not written by Ernest Hemingway, one of the best-known American authors of the 20th century?A. The Sun Also Rises. B. The Old Man and the Sea.C. Mosses From the Old Manse. D. The Green Hills of Africa.33. Which of the following statements is right about the novel A Farewell to Arms?A. The author favored the idea of nature as an expression of either gods design or his beneficence.B. The author attempted to write the epitaph to a decade and to the whole generation in the 1930s.C. The author emphasizes his belief that man is trapped both physically and mentally and suggests that man is doomed to be entrapped.D. It tells a story about the tragic love affair of a wounded American soldier with an Italian nurse.34. Which of the following is depicted as the mythical county in William Faulkners novels?A. Cambridge. B. Oxford.C. Mississippi. D. Yoknapatawpha. 35. To Faulkner, the primary duty of a writer was to explore and represent the infinite possibilities inherent in human life. Therefore a writer should _.A. observe with no judgment whatsoever.B. reduce authorial intrusion to the lowest minimum.C. observe at a great distance and sometimes participate in the events.D. both A and B. 36. Which of the following is right about American fiction from 1945 onwards?A. A group of new writers who survived the war wrote about their ideals within the artistic field.B. There appeared a significant group of Jewish-American writers whose works were set against the Jewish experience and tradition.C. Black fiction began to attract critical attention during the 1950s.D. American fiction in the 1950s and 1960s proves to be a harvest which derived from its predecessors.37. Which of the following is not a work of Nathaniel Hawthornes?A. The House of the Seven Gables. B. The Blithedale Romance.C. The Marble Faun. D. White Jacket.38. In Hawthornes novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear as _.A. commentators B. observersC. villains D. saviors39. Besides sketches, tales and essays, Washington Irving also published a book on _, which is also considered an important part of his creative writing.A. poetic theory B. French artC. history of New York D. life of George Washington40. In Fitzgeralds The Great Gatsby, there are detailed descriptions of big parties. The purpose of such descriptions is so show _.A. emptiness of life B. the corruption of the upper classC. contrast of the rich and the poor D. the happy days of the Jazz Age41. Chaucer composes a long narrative poem named _ based on Boccaccios poem “Filostrato”. A. The Legend of Good Women B. Troilus and Criseyde C. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight D. Beowulf42. The theme of _ to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in romances.A. loyalty B. revolt C. obedience D. mockery43. The most famous cycle of English ballads centers on the stories about a legendary outlaw called _.A. Morte dArthur B. Robin Hood C. The Canterbury Tales D. Piers the Plowman44. The first complete English Bible was translated by _, “the morning star of the Reformation” and his followers.A. William Tyndal B. James I C. John Wycliffe D. Bishop Lancelot Andrews