Explain the following two literary terms (examples must be included):
①Alliteration ②Epic
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• 1. ( ) The author of The Song of Beowulf is Cynewulf. • 2. ( ) The setting of The Song of Beowulf is in Scotland. • 3. ( ) The English people were the first residents in England. • 4. ( ) The Norman Conquest marked the rise of feudalism in England.
• 5. ( ) After the Roman Conquest, the English language developed very quickly.
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1.After the fall of the Roman Empire and the withdrawal of Roman troops from Albion, the aboriginal population of the larger part of the island was soon conquered and almost totally exterminated by the Teutonic tribes 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 , Britain had been a Roman province. In , the Romans withdrew their legions from Britain to protect herself against swarms of Teutonic invaders.
3. The literature of early period falls naturally into two
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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 writings developed under the teaching of . 4. In reading the earliest poetry of English it is well to remember that all of it was copied 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 of the national heroes of the English people.
6.The song of Beowulf reflects events which took place on the approximately at the beginning of the century, when the forefathers of the Jutes lived in the and maintained close relations with the kindred tribes, e.g. with the who lived on the other side of the straits.
7. Among the early Anglo-Saxon poets we may mention who lived in the latter half 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 of English song.
9. The didactic poem The Christ was produced by .
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1. In 1066, ____, with his Norman army, succeeded in invading and defeating England.
A. William the Conqueror B. Julius Caesar C. Alfred the Great D. Claudius
2. In the 14th century, the most important writer (poet) is ____ . A. Langland B. Wycliffe C. Gower D. Chaucer 3.The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is ____. A. novel B. drama C. romance D. essay 4. The story of ___ is the culmination of the Arthurian romances. A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight B. Beowulf
C. Piers the Plowman D. The Canterbury Tales 5. William Langland’s ____ is written in the form of a dream vision. A. Kubla Khan B. Piers the Plowma C. The Dream of John Bull D. Morte d’Arthur
6. After the Norman Conquest, three languages existed in England at that time. The Normans spoke _____.
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. Gower C. Wycliffe D. Chaucer 8. 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.
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A. primitive B. feudal C. bourgeois D. modern 9. The theme of ____ to king and lord was repeatedly emphasized in romances.
A. loyalty B. revolt C. obedience D. mockery 10. Sir Gawain started his adventure from _____.
a. spring b. summer c. autumn d. winter 11. Sir Gawain and Green knight was created by ______.
a. Chaucer b. Langland c. Bede d. None of the above 12. Piers the Plowman is similar to the work in form written by _____.
a. Chaucer b. Shakespeare c. Malory d. Bunyan 13. Besides the Ballads, one of the following works remained a form of popular literature in the medieval England _____.
a. Troilus and Criseyde b. Piers the Plowman c. Sir Gawain and Green Knight d. Le Morte D’ Arthur 14.Test of courage, faith, and loyalty is the theme of a ______. a. romance b. play c. novel d. ballad
15. The prevailing form of Medieval English literature is the _______.
a. plays b. romance c. essays d. masques 16. Piers the Plowman written by William Langland is in the form of ______
a. allegory and medieval dream vision b. drama
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c. satirical novel d. sentimental novel 17. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a _____. a. travel book b. romance in verse c. romance in prose d. narrative poem
18. Sir Gawain and the Green Night is usually considered the summit in__________ in romance.
a. Matters of Britain b. Matters of France c. Matters of Italy d. Matters of Greece
19.The best known two-line stanza form is called the ___________ which is written in iambic pentameter with an end rhyme. A. tercet B. terza rima C. heroic couplet D. quatrain
20. The ________ foot consists of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable.
A. trochee B. iambic C. anapest
1. In the year , at the battle of , the headed by William., Duke of Normandy, defeated the Anglo-Saxons.
2. The literature which the Normans brought to England is remarkable for its bright, tales of and , in marked contrast with the and of Anglo-Saxon poetry. 3.
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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. Since the siege and the assault was ceased at Troy, The walls breached and burnt down to brands and ashes, The knight that had knotted the nest to deceit Was impeached for his perfidy, proven most true, It was high-born Aeneas and his haughty race
That since prevailed over provinces, and proudly reigned Over well-nigh all the wealth of the West Isles. Great Romulus to Rome repairs in haste; With boast and with bravery builds he that city And names it with his own name, that it now bears. Questions:
1. The title of the poem is_________.
2.This poem is said to be the summit in the matter of __________ 1. The Canterbury Tales was written in ________. A. Old English B. Middle English C. Modern English D. Current Modern English
2. Pilgrims travel to the shrine of St. Thomas Becket at Canterbury in ________.
A. March B. April C. May D. June
3. ________ pilgrims plus Chaucer are assembled at the Tabard Inn
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in the southern part of London. A. 25 B. 27 C. 29 D. 31
4. Chaucer was a master of the heroic couplet which consists of two rhyming lines in iambic pentameter. Iambic pentameter means A. the line has 6 feet, and an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable.
B. the line has 6 feet, and a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable.
C. the line has 5 feet, and an unstressed syllable is followed by a stressed syllable.
D. the line has 5 feet, and a stressed syllable is followed by an unstressed syllable
5. When he died, Chaucer was buried in the Poet’s Corner. a. Westminster Abbey b. Normandy c. Canterbury d. Southward
6. Chaucer’s earliest work of any length is this “ ”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 in France but throughout Europe.
a. Troilus and Criseyde b. A Red, Red Rose c. Romance of the Rose d. Piers the Plowman
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on Boccaccio’s poem “Filostrato”.
a. The Legend of Good Women b. Troilus and Gressie c. Romance of the Rose d. Piers the Plowman
8. In his literary development, Chaucer was influenced by three literatures.Which one is not true?
a. French literature b. Italian literature c. English literature d. German literature
1. ______, the “father of English poetry” and one of the greatest narrative poets of England, was born in London in about 1340. A. Geoffrey Chaucer B. Sir Gawain C. Francis Bacon D. John Dryden
2. The most famous cycle of English ballads centers on the stories about a legendary outlaw called _____.
A. Morte d’Arthur B. Robin Hood C. The Canterbury Tales D. Piers the Plowman
3. 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 D. soldier E. ambassador F. legislator (议员) 4. The representative work of __________ is Decameron. A. Shakespeare B. Geoffrey Chaucer C. Boccaccio
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5.Chaucer was the first important poet of a royal court to write in _______.
A. French B. English C. Latin 6. The pilgrims went to Canterbury in order to ______.
a. visit the city b. worship Thomas a Becket c. do business d. worship Jesus Christ
7. According to the original plan, Chaucer expected to finish _____. a. 120 stories b. 100 stories c. 140 stories d. 130 stories 8. The one who proposed the story telling in the Canterbury Tales is _____.
a. the poet b. the knight c. the boss d. the monk 9. The perfect character and the worst character in the Canterbury are _____.
a. the knight and the wife of Bath b. knight and the prioress c. the knight and the friar d. the knight and the pardoner 10.Chaucer is called the founder of English realism because he describes the classes of English feudal society except ______. a. businessman and teachers b. nobles and yeoman c. plowman and royal members d. kings and serfs 11. The characters in the Canterbury Tales can be divided into the following groups except ______.
a. rural dwellers b. church members c. burgesses d. nobles 12.One of the following events played a greater part in Chaucer’s
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writing _____.
a. his marriage with a girl of the noble family b. his visit to Italy c. his duty as controller of customs d. his participation in the Hundred Years’ War
13.The language used by Chaucer is called ______.
a. old English b. middle English c. modern English d. contemporary English
14.Robin Hood is similar to King Arthur in that _____.
a. both of them are Welsh men b. both of them are legendary figures
c. both of them are historical figures d. both of them are half historical and half legendary
15. English ballads were collected into books in the ______ century. 16.The common themes of ballads can be summed up as the following except ________.
a. class struggle b. loves c. wars d. religious ceremony 17. Chaucer’s contribution to English literature lies in the fact that he introduced the rhymed stanzas from France and that he ____. a. made London dialect foundation of modern English b. wrote the first English blank verse c. wrote the English sonnet
d. made London dialect foundation of medieval English a. 13th b. 14th c. 17th d. 18th
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18.The work that presented , for the first time in English literature, a comprehensive realistic picture of the medieval English society and created a whole gallery of vivid characters from all walks of life is most likely______.
A. William Langland ’ Piers Plowman B. Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales C. John Gower’Confessio Amantis D. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
19. In The Legend of Good Women, Chaucer used for the first time in English the rhymed couplet of iambic pentameter, which is to be called later____.
A.The Spenserian stanza B.The heroic couple C.The blank verse D.The free verse 20.The basic note of Chaucer’s style is_______.
a. the fusion of humor and genial satire b. the fusion of irony with sarcasm
c. the fusion of humor with epigrams d. the fusion of humor with irony
22. _____was the first buried in the Poet’s Corner of Westminster Abby.
a. Southe b. Francis Bacon c. Shakespeare d. Chaucer 23.The second period of Chaucer’s literary career includes mainly the three longer poems written prior to The Canterbury
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Tales. Choose the one from the following.
a. The legend of Good Woman b. The Book of the Duches c. The Rape of Lucrece d. The Romaunt of the Rose 24. Chaucer’s main contribution to the English literature lies in the followings except _______.
a.introducing the rhymed stanzas from French poetry b. establishing English as the literary language c. writing the first English blank verse
d. making the London dialect the foundation for the modern speech 25. All the following qualities can be contributed to Robin Hood except ____.
a. bravery b. irreverence and hate for the king c. love for the poor d. orthodox
26. The General Prologue is not only to present ______but also tries to reveal the author’s intention in bringing together a great variety of people and narrative materials to unite the diversity of the tales by allotting them to a diversity of tellers engaged in a common endeavor, to set the tone for the story-telling. a. a vivid collection of character sketches b. a vivid picture of the society then c. a vivid film of medieval society d. a vivid statues of the heroes in the Tales
27. Ballads appeared during the periods from 14th to 18th
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century in the history are usually the literature of _______. a. common people b. upper class c. courtiers d. middle class 1.Paradise Lost is the masterpiece of____________ a. William Shakespeare b. Robert Buns c. John Milton d. William Blake 2. Revolution was carried out under a religious cloak.
a. Puritan age b. Enlightenment age c. Reformation age 3.The Revolution period produced one of the most important poets in English literature, whose name is __________. a. Bunyan b. Milton c. Donne d. Dryden 4.Milton and Bunyan, representing the extreme of English life in the 17th.c.,wrote two works that stand today for the mighty _______ spirit.
a. classical b. Catholic c. Puritan d. Renaissance 5.Which work has employed subjects from the Greek mythology?
A. Paradise Lost B. Paradise Regained C. Samson Agonistes D. Prometheus Unbound
6. Milton wrote a number of pamphlets dedicated to the people’s liberties, one of them is_______________.
A. Samson Agonistes. B. L'Allegro C. Second Defence of the English People. D. Il Penseroso 7. The main literary form of seventeenth century was poetry. Among
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the poets, Milton was the greatest, besides whom there was another group of poets, they were:
A. the lake poets B. the university wits C. the metaphysical poets D. the active Romantic poets 8. Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from____. A. Greek Mythology B.Roman legend C.The Old Testament D.The New Testament
9. 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 throne B.To burn the Heaven Down
C.To corrupt God’s creation of man and woman---Adam and Eve
D.To beguile into a snake to threaten man’s life 10. The following description fit into Milton except_____. A. a great revolutionary poet of the 17th century B.an outstanding political pamphleteer C.a great stylist and master of blank verse D.a kind of elegant and refine style. 11. Paradise Lost is a (n)________.
a. lyrical poem b. hymn c. epic d. narrative poem
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12. In Paradise Lost the author eulogizes the spirit of ______ that is though lost, but the ______cannot be conquered, and the pursuit of revenge, immortal hate towards god will never be overcome. a. pessimism, knowledge b. optimism, ideal c. rebellion, will d. cynicism, concept
13.In the 17th century, especially during the period of military dictatorship there appeared some changes in literature. Some new genres replaced the old ones. Among the old ones, ____ was (were) the most prominent one.
a. essays b. sonnets c. novels d. drama. 14. In 19, ______ was beheaded. English became a commonwealth.
a. James I b. James II c. Charles I d. Charles II 15. The Revolution of 1688 meant three of the following things: a. the supremacy of Parliament b. the beginning of modern England
c. the triumph of the principle of political liberty
16.Milton wrote a number of pamphlets defending the English People. Choose them from the following. a. Defense of the English People b. Second Defense of the English People c. L’ Allegro d. II Penseroso 17. Paradise Lost is ________.
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a. Marvells masterpiece b. a great epic in 12 books c. written in blank verse d. about Satan’s revolt against God’s authority
18. John Milton was_______.
a. blind in his later life b. a Cavalier poet c. the author of Samson Agoniestes d. a metaphysical poet 19. Which were not written by John Milton ?
a. Song to Celia b. II Penseroso c. Lycidas d. As You Like it
20.Milton was nicknamed “the lady of the Christ” because he was ______.
a. a lady b. as serious as a lady c. as handsome as a lady d. as gentle as a lady 1.Paradise Lost is one of Milton’s ______.
2.Satan is the hero in Milton’s masterpiece __________. 3.Paradise Lost took its material from ______.
4.Adam and Eve in Paradise Lost embody Milton’s belief in the powers of _____.
5. Paradise Lost tells how_______ rebelled against God and how Adam and Eve were driven out of________. 1.Death be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for, thou art not soe,
For, those, whom thou think’st, thou dost overthrow,
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Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill mee; From rest and sleepe, which but thy pictures bee, Much pleasure, them from thee, much more must flow, And soonest our best men with thee doe goe, Rest of their bones, and soules delivered. QUESTIONS:
1. This poem is a _______. A song B sonnet C ballad
2.Is the rhyme scheme the same with a Shakespearean sonnet? 3. Who is the writer of this poem? 2. What though the field be lost? All is not lost: the unconquerable will, And study of revenge, immortal hate, And courage never to submit or yield: And what is else not to be overcome? That glory never shall his wrath or might Extort from me. To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee, and deify his power Who, from the terror of this arm, so late Doubted his empire--that were low indeed;… QUESTIONS:
1. These lines are in ________.
A blank verse B free verse C villanelle
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2. In the 2nd line, “the unconquerable will” refers to the will of ______.
A Zeus B Satan C Adam
3. These lines are taken from a famous epic entitled________. 4. Who is the author of this passage? 5. What is the central theme of these lines?
Mid-Test to English Literature I. Choose the right answer.(20 points)
1. Beowulf fought against all of the following figures except _____. A. Green knight B. Fire dragon C. Grendel D. Grendel’s mother
2. _____, a typical example of Old English poetry, is regarded today as the national epic of the Anglo-Saxons. A. The Wife’s Complaint B. Beowulf C. The Dream of the Rood D. The Seafarer
3.It’s Chaucer alone who, for the first time in English literature, presented to us a comprehensive realistic picture of the English Society in his masterpiece__________. A. The Canterbury Tales B. The Legend of Good Women C. Troilus and Criseyde D. The Romaunt of the Rose
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4. The Essence of Renaissance, the most significant intellectual movement, was_____. A. Geographical exploration B. Religious reformation C. Publishing and translation D. Humanism.
5. “Prince Arthur’s greatest mission is his search for Gloriana, with whom he has fallen in love through a love vision.”The two figures come from_____.
A. Paradise Lost B. Dr. Faustus C. The Faerie Queene D. Hamlet 6. In “Sonnet 18”, Shakespeare_________________.
A. Meditate on the destructive power of time and eternal beauty by poetry.
B. Satirize human’s vanity. C. Predict the eternity of love. D. Eulogize the power of the beauty.
7. Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies are the following works except____.
A.Hamlet B.King Lear C.Romeo and Juliet D.Othello 8. The Renaissance refers to between 14 and 17th century, which was under the reign of Queen___and absolute monarchy in England reached its summit, and in which the ’real mainstream was ____. A.Victoria/poetry B.Elizabeth/ drama
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C.Mary/ novel D.James/ drama
9. In The Legend of Good Women, Chaucer used for the first time in English the rhymed couplet of iambic pentameter, which is to be called later____.
A.The Spenserian stanza B.The heroic couplet C.The blank verse D.The free verse
10. Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the characteristics of Renaissance?
A.Rediscovery of ancient Roman and Greek culture.
B.Attempt to remove the old feudalist ideas in Medieval Europe. C.Exaltation of man’s pursuit of happiness in his life, and tolerance of man’s foibles.
D.Praise of man’s efforts in soul delivery and personal salvation. 11. “The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune” is an example of ______.
A.Metaphor B.Simile C.Irony D.Personification 12. 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.Edmund Spenser B.Geoffrey Chaucer C.William Shakespeare D.John Donne
13. The following belong to the characteristics of ’metaphysical
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poetry’ represented by John Donne except___.
A.Conceits B.Actual imagery and simple diction C.Argumentative form D.Elegant style
14. Paradise Lost is actually a story taken from____. A.Greek Mythology B.Roman legend C.The Old Testament D.The New Testament
15. 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 throne B.To burn the Heaven Down
C.To corrupt God’s creation of man and woman---Adam and Eve D.To beguile into a snake to threaten man’s life
16. _____, the first of the great tragedies, is generally regarded as Shakespeare’s most popular play on the stage, for it has the qualities of a “blood-and-thunder” thriller and a ’philosophical exploration’ of life and death.
A.The Merchant of Venice B.Hamlet C.King Lear D.The Winter’s Tale
17. It was ___and ___ the two conquests that provided the source for the rise and growth of English literature. A.Anglos/ Saxons B.Normans/ Anglo-Saxons C.Romans/ Normans D.Greeks/ Romans
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18. Paradise Lost is ___’s masterpiece, which is an epic in 12 books, written in blank verse, about the heroic revolt of Satan against God’s authority.
A.John Donne B.Christopher Marlowe C.John Milton D.Edmund Spenser
19. The following description fit into Milton except_____. A.a great revolutionary poet of the 17th century B.an outstanding political pamphleteer C.a great stylist and master of blank verse D.a kind of elegant and refine style.
20. ____Essays is the first example of that genre in English literature, which has been recognized as an important landmark in the development of English prose. A.John Milton’s B.Francis Bacon’s C.Montaigne’s D.Thomas Gray’s II. Literary terms translation. (20 points)
1.alliteration 2. canto 3.heroic couplet 4.renaissance 5.romance 6.sonnet 7.tragedy 8.character 9.theme 10.ballad 11. essay 12.the Roman Conquest 13.epic 14.humanism 15.the Restoration 16.subject 17.symbol 18.image 19.metaphor 20.parallelism III．Read the quoted part and answer the questions: (10 points) 1.“Read not to contract and confuse, not to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider”
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1)Identify the work and author. 2)What idea does the passage express? 2.“ Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st; Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade, When 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. 1) Where does the poem come from? Who wrote it? 2)What does “eternal lines” mean? Interpret it briefly. IV. Match the writers with their works. (10 points) 1. Shakespeare a. Paradise Lost
2. G.Chaucer b. The Taming of the Shrew 3. Francis Bacon c. Of Truth
4. John Milton d. The Pilgrim’s Progress 5. Edmund Spenser e. The Canterbury Tales 6. John Bunyan f. The Faerie Queene 7.John Donne g. Robinson Crusoe 8.Daniel Defoe h. Death be not Proud 9. Jonathan Swift i.A Red Red Rose 10. Robert Burns j. Gulliver's Travels V.Easy questions.(30 points)
1. What is the main idea of The Merchant of Venice? 2. Give a very brief account of Paradise Lost.
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3. What can you learn from Robinson Crusoe?
1. The Romantic Movement expressed a more or less______ attitude toward the existing social and political conditions. A. positive B.negative C.neutral D.indifferent
2. It is _____who established the cult of the individual and championed the freedom of the human spirit.
A. Jean Jacques Rousseau B.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe C.Edmund Burke D.Thomas Paine
3. The two major novelists of the English Romantic Period are _____and Walter Scott.
A. Washington Irving B.Jane Austen C.Herman Melville D.Charles Dickens
4. _____defines the poet as \"man speaking to men,\" and 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 Keats
5. 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.death
6. In the Romantic period, ____is the most prosperous literary form.
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A. prose B.poetry C.fiction D.play
7. Romanticism is a period of British literature roughly dated from _________.
A.1660-----1798 B.1798----1832 C.1483-----1546 D.1836-----1901
8.“ Poetry is Spontaneous” was put forward by________ a. Robert Buns b. William Blake c. William Wordsworth d. Charles Lamb
9．Which of the following writings can be regarded as typically belonging to the school of Romantic literary?
a. Don Juan b. Ulysses c. Jane Eyre d. Sons and Lovers 10. The publication of _______marked the beginning of the Romantic Age.
a. Don Juan b. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner c. The Lyrical Ballads d. Queen Mab 11. Wordsworth is a ________
A．realist b. classicist c. romanticist d. impressionist 12. The author of Ode To the West Wind is __________ a. Shelley b. Byron c. Allen Poe d. Emerson 13. Which of the following did not belong to Romanticism? a. Keats b. Shelley c. Wordsworth d. Alfred Tennyson 14. The English poets_________, William Wordsworth, and Robert Southey, were known as “ Lake Poets” because they lived in the
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Lake District Northwestern England at the beginning of the 19th century.
a. George Gordon Byron b. John Keats
c. Percy B.Shelley d. Samuel Taylor Coleridge 15.Romanticism fights against the ideas of ______.
A. realism B. Renaissance C. Enlightenment D. feudalism 16.The main literary stream in the early 19th century England is ____.
A. poetry B. novels C. prose D. periodicals 17.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”
18.The prose writers in the English Romantic Age developed a kind of _______.
A. models of classicism B. familiar essay
C. rules of neo-romanticism D. ways of modernism 19. The best essayist in the English Romantic Age is _____. A. Keats B. Walter Scott C. Charles Lamb D. William Hazlitt 20.The themes of Pride and Prejudice are _____.
A. pride and prejudice B. the writer’s own personalities C. love and marriage D. Both A and C
21. _____ is considered the father of historical novelist in the
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English Romantic Age.
A Jane Austen B.Charles Lamb C.William Hazlitt D. Walter Scott Identification Passage 1
1.I had three encouragements. 1. A smooth, calm sea. 2. The tide rising and setting in to the shore. 3. What little wind there was blew me towards the land. And thus, having found two or three broken oars belonging to the boat, and besides the tools which were in the chest, I found two saws, an axe, and a hammer, and with this cargo I put to sea. For a mile or thereabouts my raft went very well, only that I found it drive a little distant from the place where I had landed before, by which I perceived that there was some in-draft of the water, and consequently I hoped to find some creek or river there, which I might make use of as a port to get to land with my cargo. QUESTIONS:
1). This passage is taken from a famous novel entitled___________. 2). The writer of the novel is __________.
3). The protagonist of the novel is ________ That is the “I” in this passage.
4). Make a brief comment on the hero of the novel. Passage 2
2.I lay down on the grass, which was very short and soft, where I
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slept sounder than ever I remember to have done in my life, and as I reckoned, above nine hours; for when I awaked, it was just daylight. I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir: for as I happened to be on my back, I found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the ground; and my hair, which was long and thick, tied down in the same manner. I likewise felt several slender ligature across my body, from my armpits to my thighs. I could only look upwards; the sun began to grow hot, and the light offended my eyes. I heard a confused noise about me, but in the posture I lay, could see nothing except the sky. In a little time I felt something alive moving on my left leg, which advancing gently forward over my breast, came almost up to my chin; when bending my eyes downwards as much as I could, I perceived it to be a human creature not six inches high, with a bow and arrow in his hands, and a quiver at his back. QUESTIONS:
1). This passage is taken from a well-known novel written by ____. 2). The “I” in the novel was dropped in a strange country. The country’s name is ___________. 3). The name of the novel is ___________.
4). The name of the “I” in this passage is __________. 5). What is the writing style ? Passage 3
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3. But, as to my self, having been wearied out for many years with offering vain, idle, visionary thoughts, and at length utterly despairing of success, I fortunately fell upon this proposal, which, as it is wholly new, so it hath something solid and real, of no ex pence and little trouble, full in our own power, and whereby we can incur no danger in disobliging England. For this kind of commodity will not bear exportation, and flesh being of too tender a consistence, to admit a long continuance in salt, although perhaps I could name a country, which would be glad to eat up our whole nation without it. Questions:
1). This passage is taken from a well-known essay entitled ___________.
2). The author of the essay is _____________.
3). What is the most striking feature of this essay? Make some comments _ Passage 4
“WILD spirit, which art moving everywhere; Destroyer and preserver; Hear,O hear” Questions:
① Identify the poem and poet. ② What is the wild spirit?
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③ What does the wild spirit destroy and preserve? Passage 5
I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed!
A heavy weight of hours has chained and bowed; one too like thee, tameless, and swift and proud. Questions:
① Identify the poem and poet.
② What does the word “thee” in the third line refer to? ③ What does the author eulogize in this poem?
• Jane Austen Exam-related Exercises
1. Jane Austen’s first novel is __________. A. Pride and Prejudice B. Sense and Sensibility C. Emma D. Plan of a Novel
2. In terms of Pride and Prejudice, which is not true? A. It is the most popular of Jane Austen’s novels. B. It is originally drafted as \"First Impressions\". C. It is a tragic novel.
D. In this novel, the author explores the relationship between great love and realistic benefits.
3. After reading the first chapter of Pride and Prejudice, we may come to know that Mrs.Bennet is a woman of_______. A. simple character and poor understanding
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B. simple character and quick wit C. intricate character and quick wit
D. intricate character and poor understanding 4. Which of the following is the Gothic novel?
A.Shelley’s Prometheus Unbound B. John Keats’ Lamia C. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein D. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
5.Which of the following is not a novel by Austen?
A. Pride and Prejudice B. Sense and Sensibility C. Northanger Abbey D. Waverly 6. Jane Austen is a
A. romanticist B. realist C. naturalist D. modernist
7. Which of the following about Jane Austen writing style is not true?
A. Her style is easy and effortless.
B. Her novels focus on the everyday life of the unimportant middle class people.
C. Her main concern is about love and marriage.
D. Her novels are serious literature full of sarcasm and bitter humor.
8. Who does not appear in Pride and Prejudice?
A. Charles Bingley B. Jane Bennet C. Charlotte Lucas D. Elizabeth Marianne
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9. “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. “ is the beginning sentence of
A. Pride and Prejudice B. Sense and Sensibility C. Emma D. Northanger Abbey
10. Who does Elizabeth Bennet choose to marry at the end of the novel Pride and Prejudice?
A. Mr. Collins B. George Wickham C. Fitzwilliam Darcy D. Charles Bingley
Identification
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. What is the novel of the selection? Who is the author of the selection?
What kind of rhetorical device is employed in this sentence? What is the function of this sentence?
Mr.Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humor, reserve, and caprice, that the experience of 23 years had been insufficient to make his wife understand his character. Her mind was less difficult to develop. She was a woman of mean understanding , little information, and uncertain temper. When she was discontented, she fancied herself nervous. The business of her life was to get her
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daughters married; its solace was visiting and news.
Name the work and the authoress. What can you conclude about the couple?
What kind of narrative technique is employed by the authoress?
How can you know?__
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