新古典主义练习题

1、The Neoclassical PeriodExercisesv1. The 18th-century England is known as ( )vA. the Age of Puritanism vB. the Age of ReasonvC. the Era of CapitalismvD. the Age of Gloryv2 . English Enlighteners in the 18th century held _ as the yardstick for the measurement of all human activities and relations. vA.

2、 property B. educationvC. emotion D. reasonv3. In the Enlightenment Movement, the progressive representatives intended _. vA. to call the people to fight against poverty and hardshipvB. to tell people to economize and to accumulate wealthvC. to enlighten the whole world with the light of modern phil

3、osophical and artistic ideasvD. to instruct people to obtain their present social status through hard workv4. As to education, the enlighteners thought that _. vA. human beings were limited , dualistic, imperfect, and not capable of rationality and perfection through education.vB. universal educatio

4、n was unnecessary.vC. if the common people were well educated , there would be great chance for a democratic and equal human society. vD. most of the human beings were perfect themselves, so only a few needed further education.v5. Why did the enlighteners regard education the major means to improve

5、the society and the people? ( )vA. Because most of the human beings were perfect themselves, so only a few needed further education.vB. If the common people were well educated, there would be great chance for a democratic and equal human society.vC. Because universal education was limited , dualisti

6、c, imperfect, and unnecessary.vD. Because human beings were not capable of rationality and perfection through education. v6. About reason , the enlighteners thought _. vA. reason or rationality should be the only, the final cause of any human thought and activities vB. reason couldnt lead to truth a

7、nd justicevC. superstition was above reason and rationalityvD. equality and science is contrary to reason and rationalityv7. In the field of literature, the Enlightenment Movement brought about the tendency of ( ) vA. realism B. puritanism vC. neoclassicism D. romanticism v8. Which of the following

8、statements about Neo-Classicism and Enlightenment Movement is true?（）. vA. The Enlightenment was a progressive intellectual movement throughout Western Europe in the 17th century. vB. Neo-Classicism found its artistic models in the classical literature of the ancient Greek and Roman writers like Hom

9、er, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, etc. and in the contemporary French writers.vC. Neo-Classicism put the stress on the classical artistic ideals of order, logic, proportion, spontaneous emotion, and passion.vD. Satire was much used in writing in the neo-classic works. English literature of this age produced

10、 a distinguished satirist Daniel Defoe.v9. All of the following statements can correctly describe the Enlightenment Movement EXCEPT _. vA. The movement flourished in France.vB. The movement was a furtherance of the Renaissance.vC. The purpose of the movement was to enlighten the whole world.vD. The

11、purpose of the movement was to enhance the religious education.v10. According to the neoclassicists, all forms of literature were to be modeled after the classical works of the ancient Greek and _ writers. vA. Italian B. British vC. German D. Romanv11. Which of the following statements is true accor

12、ding to the principles of the neoclassicists? vA. All forms of literature were to be modeled after the classical works of the ancient Greek and Roman writers.vB. They tried to delight, instruct and correct human beings as social animals.vC. They tried to develop a polite, urbane, witty and intellect

13、ual art.vD. All of the above.v12. The neoclassicists did not believe that ( )vA. the literature should be used to delight and instruct human beings.vB. the artistic ideals should be order, logic, restrained emotion and accuracy.vC. the literary works should be created independently and originally. v

14、D. both A and Cv13. The great political and social events in the English society of neoclassical period were the following EXCEPT _. vA. the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660 B. the Great Plague of 1665vC. the Great London Fire in 1666 D. the Wars of Roses in 1689v14. The 18th century witnessed

15、 a new literary formthe modern English novel, which, contrary to the medieval romance, gives a _ presentation of life of the common people. vA. romantic B. realisticC. prophetic D. idealisticv15. Which of the following terms can be used to refer to the 18th-century English literature? vA. The Age of

16、 Romance. B. The Age of Drama .vC. The Age of Prose. D. The Age of Poetry.v16. The belief of the eighteenth - century neoclassicists in England led them to seek the following EXCEPT _.v A. proportion B. Unity C. harmony D. spiritv17. The British bourgeois or middle class believed in the following no

17、tions EXCEPT _.vA. self - esteem B. self - reliancevC. self - restraint D. hard workv18. In the 18th century, the British government was mainly controlled by two political parties in turn. They are （ ）vA. the upper House and the lower House.vB. the House of Lords and the House of Representatives.vC. the Whigs and the Tories.vD. the Senate and the House of Representatives. v19Contrary to the traditional romance of aristocrats, the modern English novel gives a realistic presentation of life of _. vAthe common English peopleBthe upper classvCthe