专八英美文学习题-18世纪文学习题.doc

Multiple choices:1. _ was a progressive intellectual movement throughout western Europe in the 18th century.a. The Renaissance b. The Enlightenmentc. The Religious Reformation d. The Chartist Movement2. Most of the English writers in the 18th century were Enlighteners. They fell into two groups, one is_, and the other is_.a. a. the moderate group, the radical group b. b. the lake poets, the younger generation c. c. the Metaphysical poets, the cavalier poets d. d. the lake poets; the sentimentalists 3. The 18th century was an age of prose. A group of excellent prose writers, such as _, were produced.a. Addison b. Steelec. Smallet d. Fielding 4. In the 18th century, satire was much used in writing, and English literature of this age produced some excellent satirists, such as _.a. Pope b. Swiftc. Defoe d. Blake5. The main literary stream of the 18th century was _. a. naturalism b. romanticismc. neo-classicism d. sentimentalism 6. In the 18th century English literature, the representative writers of neo-classicism is _.a. Pope b. Swiftc. Defoe d. Milton7. In the 18th century English literature, the representative poets of pre-romanticism were_.a. Alexander Pope b. William Blakec. Robert Burns d. Jonathan Swift8. In the 18th century English literature, the representative writers of realism were _.a. Richardson b. Fielding c. Smollett d. Goldsmith 9. The 18th century witnessed that in England there appeared two political parties, _, which were satirized by Swift in his Gullivers Travels.e. a. the Wigs and the Tories f. b. the Senate and the House of Representativesg. c. the Upper House and Lower Househ. d. the House of Lords and the House of Commons 10. _found its representative writers in the field of poetry, such as Young and Gray, but it manifested itself in the novels of Sterne and Goldsmith.a. Pre-romanticism b. Romanticism c. Sentimentalism d. Naturalism 11. During the reign of reason the Enlightenment meant education of people to free them from all the unreasonable fetters, which include_.a. theology b. theocracyc. conventional ideology d. all of the above12. In the early 18th century English writers of the neo-classic school were_.a. Pope b. Additionc. Steele d. Goldsmith 13. “_”, written in heroic couplet by Pope, was a manifesto of English neo-classicism as Pope put forward his aesthetic theories in it.a. An Essay of Dramatic Poesy b. An Essay on Criticismc. The Advance of Learning d. An Essay on Criticism14. Which are Popes works?a. An Essay on Criticism b. An Essay on Manc. The Rape of the Lock d. The Rape of Lucrece15. _was Popes poem which satirized the idle and artificial life of the aristocracy.a. The Rape of the Lock b. The Rape of Lucrecec. The School for Scandal d. Every Man in His Humor16. In the middle decades of the 18th century, _ became the leader of the neo-classic school in English poetry and prose.a. Pope b. Samuel Johnsonc. Robert Burns d. William Blake17. Which two periodicals were Steele and Addisons chief contribution to English literature.a. “The Tatler” and “The Spectator” b. “The Rambler” and “The Spectator”c. “The Tatler” and “The Review” d. “The Spectator” and “The Review”18. _compiled “The Dictionary of the English language” which became the foundation of all the subsequent English Dictionaries.a. Ben Jonson b. Samuel Johnson c. Alexander Pope d. John Dryden19. Choose Samuel Johnsons works from the following.a. Lives of the Poets b. The Dictionary of the English Language c. Every Man in His Humor d. An Essay on Criticism 20. Choose the representative poets of pre-romanticism in the 18th century and the forerunners of romanticism.a. Thomas Gray b. Edward Youngc. William Blake d. Robert Burns21. Sentimentalism in the 18th century English literature found its fine expression in poetry and novels. Which poems or novels belong to sentimentalism?a. Night Thoughts b. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyardc. A sentimental Journey d. A Tale of Tub 22. In the last twenty years of the 18th century, England produced two great romantic poets. They are _.a. Johnson and Blake b. Gray and Youngc. Pope and Goldsmith d. Blake and Burns23. The two great realistic novelists of the 18th century are _.a. Defoe b. Swiftc. Fielding d. Smollett 24. Henry Fielding was a versatile man. He was_.a. a novelist b. a dramatist c. an essayist d. a political pamphleteer25. Choose the long novels written by Henry fielding.a.Joseph Andrews b.The Life of Mr. Jonathan Wild the Greatc.The History of Tom Jones, a Foundlingd.Pamela26. _ is a satirical novel, in which the author Fielding exposes the English aristocratic society and mocks at its political system.a. A Modest Proposal b. Gullivers Travelsc. Volpone d. Jonathan Wild the Great27. Three of the following novels are Smolletts picaresque novels. Choose them out .a. The Adventure of Roderick Random b. The Adventure of Peregrine Picklec. The Expedition of Humphery Clinker D. Gullivers Travels28. In the field of prose fiction of the 18th century, sentimentalism had its fine expression. Choose sentimental novelists from the following.a. Jonathan Swift b. Daniel Defoec. Samuel Richardson d. Oliver Goldsmith 29. Which of the following novels are epistolary novels?a. Clarissa Harlowe b. Pamela c. Sir Charles Grandison d. Tom Jones a Foundling30. Sternes fame rests chiefly on two works, choose the two from the following.A Sentimental Journey b. Tristram Shandyc. The vicar of Wakefield d. Joseph Andrews31. Oliver Goldsmith was a versatile writer. Today he is chiefly remembered for his four main works. Which are they?a. The Vicar of Wakefield b. The Deserted Villagec. She Stoops to Conquer d. The Citizen Of The Worlde. Clarissa32. Among the following which are Sheridans comedies?a. The Rivals b. The School of Scandalc. She Stoops to Conquer d. Volpone 33. Who was the greatest dramatist in the 18th century?a. Goldsmith b. Sheridan c. Sterne d. Fielding Literary Terms1. Enlightenment2. Gothic novel3. Iambic Pentameter4. Sentimentalism5. Neo-classicism答案：Multiple choice:1. b 2. a 3. a, b 4. a, b5. c 6. a, b 7. b, c 8. a, b, 9. a10. c 11. a, c 12. a,b,c 13. b 14. a, b, c15. a 16. b 17. a 18. b. 19. a, b20. c, d 21. a, b , c 22. d 23. a, c 24. a, b, d 25. a, b, c 26. d 27. a, b. c 28. d 29. a, b30. a, b 31. a, b, c, d 32. a, b, c 33. b Literary terms:1. Enlightenment is a progressive intellectual movement, which swept over England and other lands in Western Europe in the 18th century. Enlightenment freed and reformed the thinking of man. Enlighteners strove to clear away the feudal remnants and replace them by bourgeois ideologue.2. Gothic novel was a new type of fiction prominent in the late 18th century, it was a style of fiction characterized by the use of desolate or remote settings, fantastic mysterious or violent incidents, and grotesque, savage or ghostlike characters. Walpoles Castle of Otranto, Shelley Mary Frankenstein, and Ann Radcliffs Mysteries of Udolpho, to name a few of them.3. A poetic line consisting of five verse feet, which each foot an iamb_ that is, an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed one. Iambic pentameter is the most common verse line in English poetry.4. Sentimentalism originated in the 18th century, and was a direct reaction against the cold, hard commercialism and rationalism that had dominated peoples life since the last d