超星 - 17世纪与新古典主义时期

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The 18th century England is known as the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of______.

A. Philosophy.
B. Reason.
Creativity.
D. Classicism.

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Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by_____ is taken as a model of sentimentalist poetry, esp. the Graveyard School.

Alexander Pope.
B. Henry Fielding.
C. Thomas Gray.
D. Robert Browning.

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In the 18th century, heroic couplet as a poetic medium reached its perfection in the hands of______.

A. Jonathan Swift.
B. Thomas Gray.
C. Alexander Pope.
D. Richard Steele.

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Which of the following concerns NOT the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century?

A. To promote reason, rationality and science.
B. To enlighten people with modern philosophical and artistic ideas.
C. To hold the belief that human beings are unlimited, with infinite potential for intellectual development.
D. To hold the belief that human beings are limited, dualistic, imperfect, and yet capable of rationality and perfection through education.

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What is NOT TRUE about graveyard poets and Thomas Gray?

A. Images displayed in such poems include skulls and coffins, epitaphs and worms, etc.
B. As a sign of pre-romanticism, elegy centers on the death of a person or persons, and they are lyrical rather than narrative.
C. They are marked by vivid reflections on the joy of living, and on the boundless possibilities of an afterlife.
D. Gray’s poem reflects on the lives of humble people buried in the cemetery of a church.

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Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Jonathan Swift is known for his Gulliver’s Travel which is a biting satire of the selfish, corrupted, and hierarchical English society.
B. Henry Fielding is known for his Tom Jones that presents a panorama of the English society marked by its comprehensiveness and worldliness.
C. The rise of gothic novels was a noticeable phenomenon during the late 18th century.
D. Letter to Lord Chesterfield is written by Samuel Johnson in order to praise the lord of his majesty and graciousness.

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What does Song of Experience describe?

A. It contains happy poems, mainly describing happy childhood with its delight in the sun, the streams, the flowers, and the harmonious nature.
B. It draws pictures of the distress and misery of the lowly people and reveals the poet’s longing for human salvation through changes.
C. It describes the troubled state of individuals stranded in an industrially-plagued society where hope is nowhere to find and pain befalls even on the most powerful.
D. It relates a narrative of spiritual redemption where the innocent and the experienced integrate on a new level.

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Which of following is NOT a characteristic of gothic novels?

An eerily sinister atmosphere.
B. The loving relationship among the characters.
C. Looming threats or events of horror.
D. The mysterious and brutal nature of the antagonist.

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In the 18th century, _______ finds expression chiefly in poetry, especially that of William Blake and Robert Burns.

A. Neo-classicism.
B. Realism.
C. Sentimentalism.
D. Pre-romanticism.

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Which of the following statements about Jane Austen is INCORRECT?

A. Her novels exclusively describe the love life and marriages of the English rural gentry and suggest little active political commitment.
B. The society described in her novels remains unruffled by either national or international affairs, and defines itself largely in terms of land, money, and class.
C. Her novels suggest a gradual confirmation of passion, sensibility and the merits of emotion over the undesirable effects of self-restraint and practicality.
D. Her style is characterized by biting social observation, insightful wit, and a masterful use of irony.

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