英国文学史 The Modern Period习题.doc

英国文学史习题The Modern PeriodI. Blank filling1. _ was one of the most prominent of the 20th century English realistic writers. “The Man of Property” is one of his works. 2. It tool Galsworthy twenty-two years to accomplish the monumental work, his masterpiece _. 3. The “The Forsyte Saga” consists of “The Man of Property”, “In Chancery” and “ _”. 4. Galsworthys second trilogy _ consists of “The White Monkey”, “The Silver Spoon”, and “Swan Song”. 5. _ is the founder of the “Stream of Consciousness” school of novel writing. 6. The novel _ describes the mental activities of two Dubliners in a single day. This formless, plotless novel records the thoughts, shades and fleeting flashes of the mind. 7. _ represents the much more readable novelists of the stream of consciousness school. She is a fine artist, a woman of sharp sensitivity who, in one of her frequent mental depressions, committed suicide. 8. Virginia Woolfs novel_, published in 1925, made her reputation as an important psychological writer. 9. _ is generally regarded as Woolfs most remarkable work. The autobiographical elements in the novel are obvious. Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay were apparently drawn from the authors parents. 10. Sons and Lovers is _s autobiographical novel. 11. The Rainbow and Women in Love are the two distinguished novels written by _. 12. Lawrences novel _ was positively taken as a typical example of Oedipus Complex in fiction . 13. On a world tour made in 1931, _ visited China and was warmly received by Luxun and others. 14. _ satirizes bourgeois businessmen whose ill-gotten money is squeezed out of poor, suffering people. Its main characters are Trench and Blanche. 15. Shaws play_ tells a story about a proprietress of brothels. She considers the profit derived from this “business” quite honorable. 16. As a literary figure, Stephen Dedalus appears in two novels written by _. 17. Shaws play _ is a farce, satirizing bourgeois democracy and predicting the growing dependence of Great Britain upon U. S. monopolies. 18. “Sailing to Byzantine” is a well-known poem written by _. 19. T. S. Eliots classic expression of the temper of his age is _. 20. _, published two years after “The Waste Land” is also a powerful expression of an age of doubt that longs in despair for belief. 21. The first part of “The Waste Land” is _. 22. The girl Vivie appears in the play _. 23. “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” was written by _. 24. T. S. Eliots poem_ was published two years after “The Waste Land”. 25. “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” is written by _. 26. The major themes of the modernist literature are the distorted, alienated and ill relationships between man and _, man and society, man and man, and man and himself. 27. William Butler Yeats experienced a slow and painful change in his poetic creation, starting in the _ tradition and finishing as a mature _ poet. 28. Structurally and thematically, George Bernard Show follows the great tradition of _. 29. Modernism upholds a new view of time by emphasizing the _ time over the chronological one. 30. In Mrs. Dalloway, Virginia Woolf adopted a writing technique called _, in which the whole story was presented with the interior monologues of the characters. II. Multiple choice1. Joyces masterpiece, _ gives and account of mans life during one day (16 June, 1904) in Dublin. A. DublinersB. Finnegans WakeC. UlyssesD. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man2. The protagonist of the poem “Love Song of T. Alfred Prufrock” is a kind of tragic figure caught in a sense of deafened idealism and tortured by satisfied desires. Of the following descriptions of him, which isnt suitable for him?A. He is neurotic. B. He is self-important. C. He is illogical. D. He is a man of action. 3. In which of the following poems by William Butler Yeats did you find the allusion to Helen and the Trojan War?A. Sailing to Byzantine B. Sown by the Sally GardenC. The Lake Isle of Innisfree D. Leda and the Swan 4. In 1916, Joyce published his first novel_. A. Ulysses B. Dubliners C. Finnegans Wake D. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 5. _ is a poem concerned with the spiritual breakup of a modern civilization in which human life has lost its meeting, significance and purpose. A. Ulysses B. The Waste LandC. The Confidential Clerk D. Dubliners6. Which of the following writings is not the novel by James Joyce?A. Ulysses B. Jude the Obscure C. Dubliners D. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man 7. Which of the following writings is not the novel of D. H. Lawrence?A. Sons and Lovers B. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man C. The White Peacock D. The Rainbow8. One of Lawrences novels, _, is written out of his trip to Australia and it gives a rich portrayal of the Australian life and scenery. A. Women in Love B. Lady Chartterleys Lover C. Kangaroo D. The White Peacock9. In his famous poem，“Sailing to Byzantine，Yeats did not explore the problem of_. A. love B. death C. art D. development10. _ is a story about the three generations of the Brangen family on the Marsh Farm. A. The Rainbow B. Women in Love C. Sons and Lovers D. The Plumed Serpent11. The following comments on George Bernard Shaw are true except_. A. George Bernard Shaws career as a dramatist began in l892, when his first play Widowers Houses was put on by the Independent Theater Society. B. Shaw began his literary career by writing novels soon after his settling down in London. C. Shaws writings reflect the combination of realism and naturalism. D. Shaws plays can be termed as problem play. 12. Much of _s drama is constructed around the inversion of a conventional theatrical situation. A. Yeats B. Gregory C. Galsworthy D. Shaw13. Which of the following is not true according to James Joyce?AUlysses has become a prime example of modernism in literature BJoyce is regarded as the most prominent stream-of-consciousness novelist CJoyce is a realistic writer in English literature history DHis novel “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is a naturalistic account of heros bitter experience and his final artistic and spiritual liberation 14. In_，Joyce intends to present a microcosm of the whole human life by providing an instance of how a single event contains all the events of its kind，and how history is recapitulated in the happenings of one day AA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man BUlysses CDubliners DFinnegans Wake15. Being a leader of the Irish National Theater Movement in the early 20th century, _was a verse playwright who desired to restore lyrical drama to popularity AWBYeats BLady Gregory CJMSynge DEMForster16. The three trilogies of _ Forsyte novels are masterpieces of critical realism in the early 20th century, which revealed the corrupted capitalist world ADHLawrences BJohn Galsworthys CJames Joyces DGeorge Bernard Shaws17. _ is the most outstanding stream-of-consciousness novelist AJames Joyce BJohn Galsworthy CDHLawrence DGeorge Bernard Shaw18. A Passage to India is the masterpiece of _ AJames Joyce BDHLawrence CEMForster DVirginia Woolf19Structurally and thematically Bernard Shaw followed the great traditions of_ Aromanticism Bpre-romanticism Crealism Dmodernism20Which of the following novels doesnt belong to the stream-of-consciousness novel? APilgrimage BUlysses CMrsDalloway DThe Rainbow21_ is an important figure in drama，who is considered to be the best-known English dramatist since Shakespeare AOscar Wilde BSamuel Bechett CBernard Shaw DYeats22_，with its purely dramatic power，remains the most popular of TSEliots verse plays AMurder in the Cathedral BThe Ladys Not for Burning CJuno and the Paycock DThe Family Reunion23John Galsworthys first trilogy includes the following except _ AThe Man of Property BIn Chancery CTo Let DModem Comedy24James Joyces Ulysses could hardly be termed as a traditional novel，because_ A. it is all account of daily life B. there is no story, no plot and no action insideCit is divided into episodes Dthere are only three characters25. In his famous poem_Yeats explores the problems of death，love，old age and art ALeda and the Swan BNo Second Troy CSeptember1913 DSailing to Byzantine26Shaws play MrsWarrens Profession is a realistic exposure of the_ in the English society Apolitical corruption Binequality between men and women Cslum landlordism Deconomic exploration of women27“At last she spoke to meWhen she addressed the first words to me I was so confused that I did not know what to answerShe asked me was I going to ArabyI forget whether I answered yes or noit would be a splendid bazaar, she said；she would love to go”The passage is taken from_ AJohn Galsworthys The Man of Property BJames Joyces Dubliners CDHLawrences Sons and Lovers DJames Joyces Ulysses28The following playwrights brought about the Irish National Theatre Movement in the early 20th century except_ AWBYeats BJMSynge CGeorge Bernard Shaw DLady Gregory29In “The Lake of Isle of Innisfree”William Butler Yeats expresses his _ Ahope to go abroad Bdesire to escape into a fairyland C1ove for common life Dhatred for war30. The major concern of _ fiction lies in the tracing of the Psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature AJohn Galsworthys BThomas Hardys CDHLawrences DCharless Dickens31“Paul was afraid lest she might have misread the letter, and might be disappointed after allHe scrutinized it once，twiceYes，he became convinced it was trueThen he sat down，his heart beating with joy.” The above quotation is taken from _ AThe Man of Property BMrsWarrens Profession CSons and Lovers DA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man32The Statement that the refined bourgeois aristocrats are put to ridicule while a simple flower girl is lovingly portrayed may refer to _ ABernard Shaws Pygmalion BSheridans The School for Scandal CEliots Murder in the Cathedral DGalsworthys The Silver Box33In MrsDalloway, Virginia Woolf adopted a writing technique called _，in which the whole story was presented with the interior monologues of the characters Astream-of-consciousness Bexpressionism Csymbolism Dnaturalism34Among the great writers of the modem period，_ might be the greatest in radical experimentation of technical innovations in novel writing AJoseph Conrad BJames Joyce CDHLawrence DVirginia Woolf35. According to DHLawrence，the _ is most responsible for the alienation of the human relationships and the perversion of human personality Apride of the aristocratic class Bvanity of the middle class Cmans desire for power and money Dcapitalist mechanical civilization36James Joyces Dubliners is _ Aa collection of short stories Ba novel Can autobiography Da short story37Writers like Dorothy Richardson，James Joyce and Virginia Woolf concentrated their efforts on digging into the human _ Adignity Bbehavior Cmorality Dconsciousness38The statement “A demanding mother turns away from her husband and gives all her affection to her sons sums up the main plot of DHLawrences novel _ ASons and Lovers BThe Raibow CWomen in Love DLady Chartterleys Lover39John Galsworthys The Forsyte Saga appears in the form of _ Aepic Btrilogy Ccollection of short stories Dballad40All the following are characters of Galsworthys The Man of Property except _.ASoames B Irene CDedalus DBosiney41GBShaws play MrsWarrens Profession is a realistic exposure of the in the English society Aslum landlordism Binequality between men and women Cpolitical corruption Deconomic exploitation of women42. _was written by James JoyceADubliners BPortrait of a ladyCPicture of Dorian Gray DTo the LighthouseIII. Define the following termsModernismIV. Identification of the following passagesPassage 1 “He went out to dinner several times in his evening suit that had been Williams. each time his mothers heart was firm with pride and joy. He was started now. The studs she and the children had bought for William were in his short-front; he wore one of Williams dress shirts. But he had an elegant figure. His face was rough, but warm-looking and rather pleasing. He did not look particularly a gentleman, but she thought he looked quite a man. ”AWhat is the title of the novel from which this passage is taken? Who is the author?BWhy each ti