人文知识练习附讲解 27
1. John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress is a(n)___.
A allegory B romance
C comedy of manners D realistic novel
2. Which of the following can not be used to describe John Dryden?
A poet B playwright
C essayist D novelist
3. “Conceil” was wildly used by the __ poets.
A metaphysical B romantic
C religious D realistic
4. Of the many contemporaries and successors of Shakespeare, the most well known was Ben Johnson. He has been chiefly remembered for his___, the hest of which include “Every Man in His Humor”, “Volphone”, and “The Alchemist”.
A tragedies B comedies
C histories D sonnets
5. John Milton created Satan the real hero in his poem_________.
A Paradise lost B Paradise Regained
C Agonistes D Lycidas
6. “University Wits” refers to a group of___.
A poets B playwrights
C essayists D novelists
7. Marlowe’s best works includes three of his plays but__.
A “Tamburlaine” B “The Jew of Malta”
C “Doctor Faustus” D “Julius Caesar”
8. The author of “The Flea” was the representative of ___ poets.
A religious B romantic
C metaphysical D realistic
9. “Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability.” Is one of the epigrams found in__.
A Bacon’s “Of Studies”
B Bunyan’s “The Pilgrim’s Progress”
C Fielding’s “Tom Jones”
D Johnson’s “A Dictionary of the English language”
10. In the line “So long lives this, and this gives life to thee” of Sonnet 18, Shakespeare_____.
A meditates on man’s mortality
B eulogizes the power of artistic creation
C satirizes human vanity
D presents a dream vision
【答案】
1. 选A
约翰•班扬(John Bunyan)是王政复辟时期最受欢迎的作家爱,他的《天路历程》(The Pilgrim’s Progress)采用梦幻的形式讲述宗教寓言,但揭开梦幻面纱展现在读者面前的是17世纪英国社会的一部现实主义图景。
2. 选D
17世纪下班叶约翰•德莱顿 (John Dryden)(1631-1700)驰骋文坛,即桂冠诗人、散文家,剧作家于一身。德莱顿关于戏剧创作和舞台艺术的论述构成英国戏剧史上第一部由分量的戏剧评论,他那简洁明朗的散文文体影响了18世纪许多作家的文风。
3. 选A
玄学奇喻(conceit)是玄学派诗歌的重要特点。
4. 选B
与莎士比亚同时期或稍后还有一批作家,本•琼生就是其中最重要的作家。莎士比亚曾经在他的戏剧《人人高兴》(Every Man in His Humor)中扮演角色。琼生的讽刺喜剧《狐狸》(Volphone),《炼金术士》(The Alchemist)揭露了当时人们追逐金钱的风气,戏剧性很强。
5. 选A
《失乐园》(Paradise Lost)是弥尔顿一部史诗式作品,在作品的第一部中,诗人以宏伟生动的语言,重新刻画了基督教《圣教》中的撒旦形象,他心高气傲,不怕权威,不惧失败,永不服输,一直都具有昂扬的斗争意识,同时还具有很大的颠覆性。《失乐园》中的撒旦形象一直被认为是世界文学中刻画最成功的人物形象之一。
6. 选B
“大学才子”指16世纪时出现的一批专为剧院撰写剧本的剧作家,他们大多出生低微,以写剧本谋生,其中最杰出的就是Christopher Marlowe.
7. 选D
《帖木儿大帝》(Tamburlaine),《马耳他岛的犹太人》(The Jew of Malta), 《浮士德博士的悲剧》Doctor Faustus都为克里斯托弗•马洛(Christopher Marlower)的重要作品。 Julius Caesar是莎士比亚的剧作。
8. 选C
《跳蚤》The Flea是邓恩 John Donne被收录次数最多的诗篇之一,在文学史上,邓恩被认为是玄学派诗人的重要代表。
9. 选A
“读书足以怡情,足以博采,足以长才”是培根《论读书》中的名句。
10. 选B
诗人在诗中称颂了“你”的美,同时指出“你”之所以胜过夏天,是因为不朽,而这不不朽恰好来自“我”美丽的诗篇,诗篇可以使美丽得以永存。