英美文学选读英国浪漫主义时期练习题汇总选择大题.docx

1、英美文学选读英国浪漫主义时期练习题汇总选择大题I.Multiple Choice(40 points in all, 1 for eachSelect from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement. Write the corresponding letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet.chapter12.Romanticism was a literary trend prevailing in E

2、nglish during the period from 1798 to 1832. The Romantic writers(.A. paid great attention to the spiritual and emotional life of manB. were discontent with the development of industrialism and capitalism, and presented the social evils minutely in their worksC. took pains to portray a world of harmo

3、ny and balanceD. tended to glorify Rome and advocated rational Italian and French art as superior to the native traditions18.Which of the following poems is a landmark in English poetry?A.Lyrical Ballads by William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor ColeridgeB.“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” by William Wor

4、dsworthC.“Remorse ” by Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD.Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman19.The literary form which is fully developed and the most flourishing during theRomantic Period is _.A.proseB.dramaC.novelD.poetry20.English Romanticism, as a historical phase of literature, is generally said to haveende

5、d in 1832 with _.A.the passage of the first Reform Bill in the ParliamentB.the publication of Wordsworth and Coleridges Lyrical BalladsC.the publication of T.S.Eliots The waste LandD.the passage of the Bill of Rights in the Parliament10.Literature of Neoclassicism is different from that of Romantici

6、sm in that_.A.the former celebrates reason, rationality, order and instruction while the latter seesliterature as an expression of an individuals feeling and experiencesB.the former is heavily religious but the latter secularC.the former is an intellectual movement, the purpose of which is to arouse

7、 themiddle class for political rights while the latter is concerned with the personal cultivationD.the former advocates the “return to nature” whereas the latter turns to the ancientGreek and Roman writers for its models.8. The major British Romantic poets Blake,Wordsworth,Coleridge,Byron,Shelley an

8、d Keats started a rebellion against the neoclassical literature,which was later regarded as _.A. the poetic romanceB. the poetic movementC. the poetic revolutionD. the poetic reformation14. All of the following poets are regarded as “Lake Poets” EXCEPT_.A. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeB. Robert SoutheyC.

9、William WordsworthD. William Blake20. English Romanticism,as a historical phase of literature,is generally said to have begun with the publication of Wordsworth and Coleridges_.1A. Poetical SketchesB. A Defence of PoetryC. Lyrical BalladsD. The Prelude13. The Romantic period is an age of _.a. proseb

10、. dramac. poetryd. both a and c14. The two major novelists of the Romantic period are _.a. William Wordsworth and John Keatsb. John Keats and Jane Austenc. Jane Austen and Walter Scottd. William10. Which of the following descriptions of Gothic Novels is NOT correct? 6A. It predominated in the early

11、eighteenth century.B. It was one phase of the Romantic movement.C. Its principal elements are violence, horror and the supernatural.D. Works like The Mysteries of Udolpho and Frankenstein are typical Gothic romance.1 William Blake7. “Where intelligence was fallible, limited, the Imagination was our

12、hope of contact with eternal forces, with the whole spiritual world.” was said by _.A. William WordsworthB. William BlakeC. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. John Keats7.In his poem “Tyger, Tyger,”William Blake expresses his perception of the“fearful symmetry”of the big cat.The phrase“fearful symmetry”sugge

13、sts(.A. the tigers two eyes which are dazzlingly bright and symmetrically setB. the poets fear of the predatorC. the analogy of the hammer and the anvilD. the harmony of the two opposite aspects of Gods creation13.The poems such as“The Chimney Sweeper”are found in both Songs of Innocence and Songs o

14、f Experience by(.A. William WordsworthB. William BlakeC. John KeatsD. Lord Gordon Byron13.“Tiger! Tiger! Burning bright/ In the forests of the ni ght, / What immortal hand or eye / Could frame thy fearful symmetry?”(“The Tiger”by William Blake The above lines(.A. describe the tigers fierce eyes and

15、forceful hands at nightB. express the poets curiosity for the skillful creation of the tigerC. express the poets surprise at the sight of the tigers well-proportioned bodyD. express the poets terror at the sight of the tiger in the forest at night5.William Blakes central concern in the Songs of Inno

16、cence and Songs of Experienceis_, which gives the two books a strong social and historical reference. A.youthhood B.childhoodC.happinessD.sorrow17.The declaration that “I know that This World is a World of IMAGINATION & Vision,” and that “The Nature of my work is visionary or imaginative belongs to

17、_.A. William BlakeB. William WordsworthC. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD.George Gordon Byron11. William Blakes work _ marks his entry into maturity.A. Songs of ExperienceB. Marriage of Heaven and HellC. Songs of InnocenceD. The Book of Los7. “Where intelligence was fallible, limited, the Imagination was o

18、ur hope of contact with eternal forces, with the whole spiritual world.” was said by _.A. William WordsworthB. William BlakeC. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. John Keats22.The declaration that “I know that This World is a World of IMAGINATION &Vision,” and that “The Nature of my work is visionary or imagi

19、native” belongs to _.A. William BlakeB. William WordsworthC. Samuel Taylor ColeridgeD. George Gordon Byron15. Blakes Songs of Experience paints a world of _ with a melancholy tone.a. misery, poverty, disease, war and repressionb. happiness and love and romantic idealsc. misery , poverty mixed with l

20、ove and happinessd. loss and institutional cruelty with sufferings2 William W ordsworth12.William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all the following EXCEPT _.A.the use of everyday language spoken by the common peopleB.the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelingsC.the use of

21、humble and rustic life as subject matterD.the use of elegant wording and inflated figures of speech21.William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all of the following except .Anormal contemporary speech patternsBhumble and rustic life as subject matterCelegant wording and inflated figures of spee

22、chDintensely subjective feeling toward individual experience10.William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all the following except (.A. the using of everyday language spoken by the common peopleB. the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelingsC. the humble and rustic life as sub

23、ject matterD. elegant wording and inflated figures of speech10. A poet asserted t hat poetry originated form “emotion recollected in tranquillity”. He maintained that the scenes and events of everyday life and the speech of ordinary people were the raw material of which poetry could and should be ma

24、de. Who is that poet?(.A. William BlakeB. Alfred Lord TennysonC. William WordsworthD. John Keats13.The assertion that poetry originates from “emotion recollected in tranquility”belongs to _.A.William WordsworthB.Samuel Taylor ColeridgeC.Robert SoutheyD.William Blake14.All of the following poems by W

25、illiam Wordsworth are masterpieces on nature EXCEPT _.A.“I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”B.“An Evening Walk”C.“Tintern Abbey”D.“The Solitary Reaper”10. Among the following British Romantic poets _ is regard ed as a “worshipper of nature”.A. William BlakeB. William WordsworthC. George Gordon ByronD. Joh

26、n Keats10. Wordsworths_ is perhaps the most anthologized poem in English literature.A. “To a Skylark”B. “I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud”C. “An Evening Walk”D. “My Heart Leaps Up”12. Poetry is defined by _ as “the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings, which originates in emotion recollected in tra

27、nquility”.A. William WordsworthB. William BlakeC. Percy Bysshe ShelleyD. Robert Southey12. In subject matter, William Wordsworths poems have two concerns. One is about nature, the other is about _.A. French RevolutionB. literary theoryC. deathD. common life of ordinary people18.Wordsworths _ is perh

28、a ps the most anthologized poem in English literature.A. “To a Skylark”B. “I Wondered Lonely as a Cloud”C. “An Evening Walk”D. “My Heart Leaps Up”20. The major representatives of the poetic revolution in English Romantic periodwere Samuel Taylor Coleridge and _.A. William BlakeB. William WordsworthC

29、. John KeatsD. Percy Bysshe Shelley3 Shelley14.“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind!” is an epigrammatic line by _.A.J.KeatsB.W.BlakeC.W.WordsworthD.P.B.Shelley7. “Drive my dead thought s over the universeLike withered leaves to quicken a new birth.”(Percy Bysshe Shelley, “Ode to the West Wind

30、”What rhetorical device does the poet use in the quoted lines?ASynecdoche. BMetaphor.CSimile. DOnomatopoeia.14. Shelleys masterpiece, Prometheus Unbound, is a verse drama, which borrows the basic story from _ .A. the BibleB. a German legendC. a Greek playD. One Thousand and One Nights15.Shelleys gre

31、atest achie vement is his four-act poetic drama _.A. AdonaisB. To a SkylarkC. A Song: Men of EnglandD. Prometheus Unbound12.“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?”is an epigrammatic line by(.A. J. KeatsB. W. BlakeC. W. WordsworthD. P. B. Shelley12.Shelleys greatest achievement is his four-act poetic drama _, which is an exultant work in praise of humankinds potential.A.AdonaisB.Queen MabC