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1、in the 18th Century4 English Literature in the 18th Century. Essay questions.1. Comment on the feature of the neoclassical literature.2. State the artistic features of Gullivers Travels.3. Daniel Defoes novels Robison Crusoe was a great success partly because the protagonist was a real middle-class

2、hero. Discuss Crusoe, the protagonist of the novel, as an embodiment of the rising middle-class virtues in the mid-eighteenth century England.4. Discuss the artistic features of Henry Fieldings novels.5. What makes Laurence Sternes Tristram Shandy one of the most original works in English literature

3、?6. Analyze Gullivers Travels to illustrate the use the satire in it.7. Comment on the main features of Alexander Popes works. Define the following terms.1. Three unities 9. Persona2. Didactic literature 10. Epigram3. Satire 11. Gothic novel4. Mock epic 12. Graveyard school of poetry5. Farce 13. Neo

4、classicism6. Burlesque 14. Fiction7. Picaresque novel 15. Anti-hero8. Melodrama 16. Foreshadowing铺垫. Fill in the blanks.1. Most of the writers in the 18th century were enlighteners. They fell into two groups: the _group and the _group.2. The principal elements of the _novel are mystery, horror and s

5、uspense.3. Laurence Sternes fame rests chiefly on his two books, _and A Sentimental Journey, esp. the former.4. Pamela is written in the form of a _novel.5. The only novel of Oliver Goldsmith is _, which gives a detailed account of the numerous misfortunes befalling the central character and his fam

6、ily.6. _written by Sheridan is a clever satire on the sentimental and pseudo-romantic fancies of many young women of the upper classes of the 18th century.7. The biography of Samuel Jonson entitled Life of Johnson is frequently considered the best in the English language. The author of the book is _

7、.8. The only important English dramatist produced in the 18th century is _.9. Thomas Grays poem_ is taken as a model of sentimentalist poetry, esp. the Graveyard school.10. In the collection of familiar essays_, Oliver Goldsmith voices his satirical comments on the English society of his day from th

8、e viewpoint of an alleged Chinese traveler.11. In _, William Blake expounds his theory of Imagination, asserting that the world of imagination is the world of eternity.12. “Till a the seas gang dry, my dear,And the rocks melt wi the sun:I will luve thee still, my dear, While the sands o life shall r

9、un.”The above verse lines are taken from the famous poem_.13. _ is Oliver Goldsmiths best poem, which is a sharp protest against the depopulation of the English countryside as a result of the large scale Enclosure Movement.14. The greatest historical work in English literature, The Decline and Fall

10、of the Roman Empire is the masterpiece of _.15. The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling has been praised for its excellent plot construction. The three big divisions of the adventures of the hero and the heroine are marked by the change of scenes: _, on the road and _.16. Friday is a character in the

11、novel_.17. _is called the Father of the English Novel.18. _ Moll Flanders _ is taken as a companion piece to Robison Crusoe: the story of his feminine counterpart who struggles with difficulties in order to get her portion of security, comfort and wealth.19. Among the representatives of the Enlighte

12、nment, _ was the first to introduce rationalism to England.20. The 18th century England is known as the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of _.21. _ is Alexander Popes best satirical poem. Its satire is directed at Dullness in general.22. Samuel Richardsons masterpiece is _, in which the writer create

13、s an image of a young woman who is weak and helpless but who dares to rebel against the tyranny and fight against the social evils.23. The Seasons is often considered as epoch-making, the first significant poem in the tradition of pre-romanticism. It is written by _.24. In Gullivers Travels, Yahoos

14、are the creatures living on _. Choose the best answer.1. Essay on Criticism is a didactic poem written in_.A. alliteration B. heroic coupletC. sonnet D. blank verse 2. Literature of Neoclassicism is different from that of Romanticism in that _.A. the former celebrates reason, rationality, order and

15、instruction while the latter sees literature as an expression on an individuals feelings and experiencesB. The former is heavily religious but the latter secularC. The former is an intellectual movement, the purpose of which is to arouse the middle class for political rights while the latter is conc

16、erned with the personal cultivationD. The former advocates the “ return to nature” whereas the latter turns to the ancient Greek and Roman writers for its models3. Lives of the Poets consists of the biographies of 52 poets and affords some of the best-known pictures of the early English poets. Its a

17、uthor is _.A. Samuel RichardsonB. Jonathan Swift C. Joseph Addison D. Samuel Johnson 4. Jonathan Swifts famous prose work _ B._ is a satirical dialogue between the Ancients and the Moderns in the character of the Bee and the spider.A. A Modest Proposal The Battle of the Books C. The Drapiers Letters

18、 D. A tale of a Tub5. Of all the 18the century novelists, _ was the first to set out in theory and practice, to write specially a “comic epic in prose”, and the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.A. Daniel Defoe B. Samuel RichardsonC. Henry Fielding D. Oliver Goldsmith6. Which of

19、 the follo wing is NOT a character in the novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling? AmeliaA. Blifil B. Sophia C. Mr. Allworth D. 7. _is of the author of the first dictionary by an EnglishmanDictionary of the English Language, which has become the foundation of all subsequent English dictionaries.

20、A. Samuel Johnson B. Laurence SterneC. Oliver Goldsmith D. Samuel Richardson8. In Sheridans The School for Scandal, the man who wins the hand of his beloved as well as the inheritance of his rich uncle is _.A. Charles surface B. Joseph SurfaceC. Sir Peter Teazle D. Sir Benjamin Backbite9. Modern Eng

21、lish novel arose in the _century.A. 16th B.17thC. 18th D. 19th 10. _is William Blakes most important prose work, which is the manifesto of his spiritual independence.A. Songs of InnocenceB. Songs of ExperienceC. The Marriage of Heaven and HellD. Jerusalem11. In the William Blakes poetry, the father

22、(and any other in whom he saw the image of the father such as God, Priest and King) was usually a figure of_.A. benevolence B. admirationC. love D. tyranny12. _was a progressive intellectual movement going on throughout Europe in the 18th century.A. The Renaissance B. Puritan MovementC. Romantic Mov

23、ement D. The Enlightenment13. Sheridans _is the best English comedy since the days of Shakespeare.A. She Stoops to Conquer B. The RivalsC. The School for Scandal D. The Conscious Lovers14. The poem _indicates Popes political and philosophical views on human nature and relation with the universe, the

24、 society and himself.A. Dunciad B. The Rape of the lockC. An Essay on Man D. Essay on Criticism15. Sir Roger De Coverley is a most living person who appears frequently in the important journal _.A. The Spectator B. The TatlorC. The Rambler D. The Idler16. Which of the following place does Gulliver v

25、isit first in Gullivers Travels?A. Lilliput B. BrobdingnagC. Laputa D. Houyhnhnms17. Which of the following is not true about Robinson Crusoe?A. It is written in the autobiographical B. It is a record of Defoes own experience.C. Robinson spends 28 years of isolated life on the islandD. it is set in

26、the middle of the 17th century18. In the 18th century, _found its expression chiefly in poetry, especially that of William Blake and Robert burns.A. neoclassicism B. realism C. sentimentalism D. pre-romanticism19. _is not a novel written by T. G. SmollettA. The Adventures of Roderick Random B. The A

27、dventures of Peregrine Pickle C. The Adventures of Expedition of Humphry ClinkerD. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn20. Among the pamphlets Jonathan swift wrote about Ireland ._is of the actual social struggle against the debasement of the Irish coin.A. A Modest Proposal B. The Drapiers Letters C.

28、Gullivers travels D. A Tale of a Tub21. Which of the following is a gothic novel?A. The Mysteries of Udolpho (The Mysteries Udolpho)B. Tristram ShandyC. Northanger Abbey D. The Vicar of Wakefield22. Many of Burns songs deal with friendship, _has long become a universal parting-song of all the Englis

29、h-speaking countries.A. A Red, Red Rose B. Auld Lang SyneC. My Hearts in The Highlands D. John Anderson, My Jo23. “Nature himself” is the basis of fieldings work, by mature, fielding means _.A. the goodness of human nature B. exact observation and study of human natureC. the natural world D. the evi

30、l side of human nat ure24. The rise and grows of _. realistic novel _ _ _is the most prominent achievement of the 18th century English literature, which has given the world such writers as Daniel Defoe, Jonathan swift and Henry fielding.A. neo-classical poetry BC. sentimentalist novel D. gothic nove

31、l 25. Which of the following is not true about Samuel Richardson? A. He is the master of writing epistolary novelsB. He has much sympathy for women in their inferior social status C. He is the first novelist of realist traditionD. His novels have a moral purpose.26. Which of the following novels by Henry Fielding satirizes the