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1、Romanticism in England ： ExercisesI.Choose one or more from a, b, c, d, e, or f to complete each statement.1.The Romantic Age began with the publication of “ The Lyrical Ballads” which was written by a. William Wordsworth b. Samuel Johnsonc. Samuel Taylor Coleridged. Wordsworth and Coleridge2.The Ro

2、mantic Age came to an end with the death of the last well-known romantic writer .a. Jane Austenb. Walter Scottc. Samuel Taylor Coleridge d. William Wordsworth3. The publication of“ ” marked the beginning of Romantic Age.a. Don Juanb. The Rime of the Ancient Marinerc. The Lyrical Balladsd. Queen Mab4

3、. The glory of the Romantic Age lies in the poetry of .a. Wordsworth b. Coleridge c. Byrond. Shelley e. Keats5. The English Romantic Age produced two major novelists. They area. Byron and Shelleyb. Wordsworth and Coleridgec. Scott and Austen d. Lamb and Hazlitt6. Which of the following works are ele

4、gies?a. Adonais b. Lycidasd. Isabellae. Queen Mab7. The prose writing of the Romantic Period was represented by a. Lamb b. Hazlittd. Hume e. Keats8. Which poets belong to the Active Romantic group?a. Byronb. Wordsworthd. Keats e. Milton9. Which poets belong to the lakers?a. Wordsworth b. Coleridged.

5、 Southey e. Scott10. Which of the following were written by Wordsworth only?a. To the Cuckoob. The Lyrical Balladsc. Lucy Poemsd. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloude. The Solitary Reaper11. Choose the poems written by Wordsworth with the theme on Nature and country life.a. To the Cuckoo b. We Are Sevenc.

6、Lucy Poems d. The Solitary Reapere. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud12. The first poem in“ The Lyrical Ballads” is Coleridge “ s_m_a_s_ter”pie.cea. Kubla Khanb. The Preludec. The Rime of Ancient Mariner d. Tintern Abbey13. In 1805, Wordsworth completed a long autobiographical poem entitledb. The Prelude

7、d. The Lyrical Balladsc. Lamiac. De Quinceyc.Shelleyc. Keatsa. Biographia Literariac. Lucy Poems14. Choose Byron s two long poems.a. Childe Harold s Pilgrimagec. Tom Jonese. The Isle of Greece15. Which short lyrics were written by Byron?a. She Walks in Beautyc. Hebrew Melodiese. A Red, Red Rose16. W

8、hich is Shelleys masterpiece?a. Queen Mabc. Prometheus Bound17. The following statements are abouta. Byron used his own experiences as the material of the long poem.b. The first canto deals with the hero s journey in Portugual andSpain.c. The second canto describes Albania and Greece.d. In the third

9、 canto appeared his description of Waterloo.e. The fourth canto describes Italy.18. Choose the works written by Coleridge himself.a. The Rime of Ancient Marinerb. Kubla Khanc. Biographia Literariad. The Fall of the Bastilleb. Don Juand. The Pilgrim s Progressb. When We Two Partedd. One Word is Too O

10、ften Profanedb. Prometheus Unboundd. The Revolt of Islam“ Childe Harold s Pilgrimage ” . Which statement is true?e. The Lyrical Ballads19. Choose the works written by Byron.a. Ode to the Framers of the Frame-billb. Oriental Talesc. Manfredd. Caine. Prometheus Unbound20. Choose the poetic dramas writ

11、ten by Byron.a. Hours of Idlenessb. Manfredc. Caind. Oriental Talese. Prometheus Unbound21. Which were Shelley s poetic dramas?a. Prometheus Unbound b. The Cencic. The Masque of Anarchyd. Queen Mabe. Cain22. Which were Shelley s lyrics on nature?a. Ode to the West Windb. To a Skylarkc. The Cloud d.

12、Ode to the Nightingalee. I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud23. Shelley s fine love lyrics include such w-kenllown poems as .a. Love s Philosophyb. One Word is Too Often Profanedc. When We Two Partedd. A Red, Red Rosee. Song to Celia24. Which were Shelley s political lyrics?a. A Defence of Poetryb. To a Sk

13、ylarkc. Song to the Men of Englandd. England in 1819e. The Masque of Anarchy25. Which is Shelleys work of literary scmrit?icia. An Essay on Criticismb. A Defence of poetryc. On the Necessity of Atheismd. of Studies26. Choose the historical novels written by Scott.a. Rob Roy b. Ivanboe c. Marmiond. T

14、he Lady of the Lakee. Waverly27. Choose the four immortal odes written by Keats.a. Ode to the West Windb. Ode to a Nightingalec. Ode to Autumn d. Ode on Melancholye. Ode on a Grecian Urnc. Isabella28. Which sonnets were written by Keats? a. London, 1802 c. Bright Star29. Choose the long poems by Kea

15、ts.a. Endymiond. The Eve of St. Agnesb. When I Have Fearsd. On the Grasshopper and Cricketb. Lamiae. Ode to a Nightingale30. Which of the following deal with the theme of love and the cost of true lovers in the society of tyranny and oppression?a. Romeo and Julietb. Lamiac. Isabellad. The Eve of St.

16、 Agnese. Adonais31. Which poem tells a story similar to Shakespeare s “ Romeo and Juliet ”?a. Isabellab. The Eve of St. Agnesc. Lamia d. All for Love32. Which works are based on ancient Greek mythology?a. Prometheus Boundb. Prometheus Unboundc. Endymion d. Paradise Lost e. The Rime of Ancient Marine

17、r33. Which works have employed the subjects from the Bible?a. Paradise Lostc. Samson Agonistese. Prometheus Unbound34. Choose the works written by Austen.a. Pride and Prejudicec. Northanger Abbeye. Mansfield Parkb. Paradise Regainedd. Cainb. Sense and Sensibilityd. Emmaf. PersuasionII. Fill in the b

18、lanks.1. The Romantic Age began in 1798 when Wordsworth and Coleridge published their joint work2. The Romantic Age came to an end in 1832 when the last Romantic writer died.3. The publication of“The Lyrical Ballads” marked the break with clhaessbiceigsminnaingd otf the 4. Women as appeared in the r

19、omantic age. It was during this period that women took, for the first time, animportant place in English literature.5. The greatest historical novelist was produced in the Romantic Age.6. The English Romantic period produced two major novelists: and .7. was regarded as the best essayist during the R

20、omantic Age.8. Among Wordsworth s longer poems, the b-kensot wn one is “ ”.9. marked the transition from romanticism to the period of realism which followed it.10. In 1817, finished his literary criticism,“ Biographia Literaria”.11. The first poem in the collection “ TheLyrical Ballads ”is smasterpi

21、ece “ TheRime of the AncientMariner ”.12. On the death of Robert Southey in 1843, was made poet laureate.13. In 1805, Wordsworth completed“ ” , containing all together 14 books.14. In 1807 Byron published his lyric poems in a small Volume called “ Hoursof Idleness ”Th.e Volume was sharply attacked i

22、n the influential Edinburgh Review. Byron responded with his first important poem, a biting satire called “ ”.15. Byron is chiefly known for his two long poems, one is“ Childe Harold s Pilgrimage ”, the other is .16. In 1824, the Revolutionary Romantic poet went to Greece to help that country in its

23、 struggle for libertyagainst Turks. Not long, he died of fever there.17. The poem “ Childe Harold s Pilgrimage ” contains cantos. It is written in Spenserian stanza.18. Byron wrote in Italy. It contains sixteen cantos.19. Byron s masterpiece is .20. is Byrons philosophical poetic drama.21. is Byrons

24、 poetic drama with the material taken from Biblical story.22. Byron s first volume of poems is“ ”.23. was expelled after only six months at Oxford, because he had written the pamphlet“The Necessity ofAtheism ”.24. “ ” , a lyrical drama, is Shelleys masterpiece. The story was taken from Greek mytholo

25、gy.25. After the death of Shelley ,shfierswt wasifecompelled to leave England in 1818, and spent all the rest of hislife in .26. “ ” is Shelley s first long poem of importance. It was written in the form of a fairy tale dream.27. “The Masque of Anarchy ” is one of Shelleyrics. pItodliteicaalsl lwyit

26、h the infamous which happenedon August 16, 1819.28. “ ” is Shelley -knoswwnepllolitical lyric which calls upon the working class to fight against their rulersand exploiters.29. Shelley wrote an elegy lamenting the early death of his fellow-poet .30. “Ode to a Nightingale ” was written by .31. Jane A

27、usten s masterpiece is“ ”.32. “ Ivanhoe ” is the masterpiece of the historical novelist .III. Error correction.1. The Romantic Age began in 1798 when Wor dsworth and Coleridge published their joint work“ KublaKhan”.2. The Romantic Age came to an end in 1832 when the last romantic writer Jane Austen

28、died.3. The publication of “The Lyrical Ballads ” marked the break with classicism and the beginning of the ageof Reason.4. The Romantic Age is emphatically an age of novel. Many young enthusiastic writers turned to poetry.5. The glory of the Romantic Age lies in the prose of Wordsworth, Coleridge,

29、Byron, Shelley and Keats.6. Women as poets appeared in the Romantic Age, such as Jane Austen.7. Romantic novel of the romantic age was represented by Lamb, Hazlitt, De Quincey and Hume.8. “ Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey” is written by Coleridge.9. The first poem in“The Lyrical Balla

30、ds” is Wordsworth “ Thse mRiamseteorpf iAecnecient Mariner”.10. The brillant literary criticism “ Biographia Literaria ” is written by Samuel Johnson.11. In 1805, Southey completed a long autobiographical poem entitled“The Prelude ”.12. Byron s masterpiece is“Tom Jones ”.13. “ Manfred ” and “ Cain ”

31、 were Byron s two poems.14. “The Isle of Greece” is taken from the 3rd canto of“ Childe Harold s Pilgrimage ”.15. “ Queen Mab” is the first long poem written by Keats.16. Shelley s masterpiece is“ Prometheus Bound ”.17. “ Prometheus Unbounds a”noi vel.18. “Song to the Men of England” is Byron s poli

32、tical lyric.19. “Ode to a Nightingale ” is Shelley s best poem.20. Jane Austen is the first historical novelist in English literature.21. “The Pride and Prejudice” is the masterpiece of iCckheanrlse.s D22. Chronologically, Jane Austen csareer belongs to the Renaissance period. She was a contemporary

33、 of Wordsworth and Coleridge.23. Jane Austen is one of the naturalist novelists. She drew vivid and realistic pictures of everyday life of the country society in her novels.24. Walter Scott is the greatest historical novelist whose masterpiece is“ Richard I ”.25. Charles Lamb is one of the great nov

34、elists of the Romantic Age.“ Tales from Shakespeare ” was written by himand his sister Mary Lamb.IV. Find the relevant match from column B for each item in column A.A1. () George Gordon Byron2. () Percy Bysshe Shelley3. () John Keats1. () Charles Lamb2. () William Hazlitt3. () Walter Scott4. () Jane

35、 Austen5. () Samuel Taylor Coleridge6. () Robert Southey7. () William WordsworthBa.Endymionb. Tales From Shakespearec. The Characters of Shakespeare s Playsd. Don Juane. Prometheus Unboundf. Ivanhoeg. Kubla Khanh. Pride and Prejudicei. The Preludej. Life of NelsonV. Answer the following questions.1.

36、 What is Romanticism?2. What are the main features of the works of the romanticists?3. Make a contrast between the two generations of Romantic poets during the Romantic Age.4. What are Austen s writing features?5. Make a comment on Wordsworth.6. Make a comment on Byron.7. Make a comment on Keats.Par

37、t VIII The Victorian Age ExerciseIn the 19th century English literature, a new literary trend appeared. And it flourished in the forties and inthe early fifties.a. romanticism b. naturalism c. realism d,critical realism2. English critical realism found its expression chiefly in the form of. The crit

38、ical realists, most of whomwere novelists, described with vividness and artistic skill the chief traits of the English society and criticized the capitalist system from a democratic viewpoint.a. novel b. drama c. poetry d. Sonnet3. The greatest English critical realist novelist was ,who criticized t

39、he bourgeois civilization and showedthe misery of the common people.a. William Makepeace Thackeray b. Charles Dickens c. Charlotte Bronte d. Emily Dickinson4, was a critical realist and also a severe exposer of contemporary society . His novels, such as“ Vaniare mainly a satirical portray of the upp

40、er strata of society.a. George Eliot b. Elizabeth Caskell c. William Makepeace Thackeray d. John Bunyan5. Which of the following writers belong to critical realists?a. Charles Dickens b. William Makepeace Thackeray c. Elizabeth Caskell d. Thomas Hardy6. Which of the following writers belong to Engli

41、sh critical realists?a. George Eliot b. Emily Bronte c. Thomas Hardy d. Charles Dickens7. Which of the following writers dont belong to English critical realists?a. Oliver Goldsmith b. Charles Dickensc. William Makepeace Thackeray d. Jonathan Swift e. Daniel Defoe8. In the 19th century, the social c

42、ontradictions were also reflected in the prose writing. The important prosewriters who criticized the evils of the capitalist society were .a. Thomas Carlyle b. John Ruskin c. Matthew Arnold d. Charles Lamb e. John Dryden9.In the Victorian age, poetry was not a major art intended to change the world

43、. The main poets of the age were a. Tennyson b. Robert Browning c. Mrs. Browning d. Robert Burns e. William Blake10. The Movement appeared in the thirties of the 19th century. It showed the English workers were able toappear as an independent political force and were already realizing the face that

44、the industrial bourgeoisie was their principal enemy.a. Enlightenment b. Renaissance c. Chartist d. Romanticist11. The Chartist writers introduced a new theme into literature, the struggle of the for its rights.a. soldiers b. peasants c. bourgeoisie d. proletariat12. The heroic and revolutionary Cha

45、rtist poetry played an important role in the development of English proletarian literature in connection with the working class movement. The greatest of Chartist poets was.a. Ernest Jones b. John Milton c. Thomas Hardy d. John Keats13. The main poets of the Chartist poetry were.a. Ernest Jones b. T

46、homas Hoodc. Thomas Cooper d. John Milton e. Robert Browning14. In 1864, the First International was formed in London. Under the leadership of, the working classmovement developed quickly.a. Marx and Engles b. Byron and Shelley c. Milton and Cromwell d, Tennyson and Browning15. was the first English

47、 poet and writer who voiced the revolutionary ideal of Socialism in his poetryand prose.a. William Makepeace Thackeray b. William Shakepearec. William Wordsworth d. William Morris16. Dickens first literary career is referred to those years from 1836 to 1841. It is marked for youthful optimis m. The

48、main novels written in this period by Dickens are .a. The Pickwick Papers b. Oliver Twist c. Nicholas Nickleby d. Hard Times17. The story of “ ” deals with the adventures of a retired old merchant.a. A tale of Two Cities b. David Copperfield c. Pickwick Papers d. Oliver Twist18. The novel “ ” expose

49、s the terrible conditions of English private schools.a. Nicholas Nickleby b. Oliver Twist c. Hard Times d. Great Expectations19. The story of “ ” deals with the sufferings and hardships of an man named Trent, and his gra-nddaughter,Nell.a. Pickwick Papers b. The Old Curiosity Shop c. Great Expectati

50、ons d. Hard Times20. The second period of Dickens listerary career, which began from 1842.and ended in 1849,was a period of excitement and irritation. Dickenss na?ve optimism toward the capitalist society was profoundly shaken. The mainnovels produced in this period are.a. “ Martin Chuzzlewit b”. “

51、Dombey and Son ”c. “ David Copperfield d”. “ Pickwick Papers e”. “ Oliver Twist ”21.In the third period of Dickenss literary career, his works showed the intensifying pessimism. His main novelsproduced in this period are .a. “Hard Times ” b.“ Great Expectations ”c. “A Tale of Two Cities”“dB.leak Hou

52、se ”e. “ David Copperfield ”22. Which novel makes a fierce attack on the bourgeois system of education and bourgeois utilitarianism?a. “ Oliver Twist b”. “Hard Times ”c. “ Great Expectations ”“dA. Tale of Two Cities”23. Which novel is a great satire upon the society and those people who dream to ent

53、er the higher society regardless of the social reality?a. “ Oliver Twist ”b. “ David Copperfield ”“c.Great Expectations d”. “ Dombey and Son ”24. In the novel“ ” , Dickens describes the Chartist Movement. He shows that the Chartist Movement is thejust struggle of the workers for better conditions, a

54、nd expresses his sympathy for the workers.a. Great Expectations b. A Tale of Two Cities c. Hard Times d. Oliver Twist25. Dickens takes the French Revolution as the background of the novel” ”.a. A Tale of Two Cities b.Great Expectations c. Little Dorrit d.Bleak House26. In the novel “ ” , the revolut

55、ionaries are represented by De(fDa rg. eManette s servant) and MadameDefarge.a. Dombey and Son b. A Tale of Two Cities c. Little Dorrit d. Bleak House27. In the novel“ ” , Dr. Msaanetyttpeicial bourgeois intellectual. He sympathizes with the poor and defendsthe oppressed people, but feels terrified

56、before the fire of revolution.a. David Copperfield b. Wuthering Heights c. The Forsyte Saga d. A Tale of Two cities28. “ ” is often regarded as the semiautobiography of the author Dickens in which the early life of the herois largely based on the authors early life.a. Tom Jones b. David Copperfield c. Oliver Twist d. Great Expectations29. In the novel“”, Dickens gives a truthful presentation of the sufferance of the poor, and makes a completeexposure of t