Oliver’s eyes, it became ―A very tremendous sight‖. Because in the usual days Oliver and other children were maltreated and abused cruelly, they couldn’t eat well and were punished severely by the cruelty and hypocrisy of the dehumanizing workhouse board. (P243)
2. D. H. Lawrence is regarded as revolutionary, how do you know his works?Answer: 1) Lawrence’s interest lay in the psychological development of his character; 2) He criticized the dehumanizing effect of the capitalism industrialization on human which turned man into inhuman machines and unhealthy animal;
3) He believes the life impulse -the sexual impulse was man’s most important instinct, any conscious repression would cause distortion of the man’s personality; 4) He explored the relationship of man and woman in psychology;
5) He believed the alienation and the perversion were caused by the desire for power and money. (P317)
\a tart temper mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener by constant use. For a long while he used to perpetual club of the sages, philosophers, and other idle personages of the village. Questions:
1) Please identify the author and the title of the work.2) What’s the meanin Chapter 3 The Modern Period I. Choose the right answer:
1. Ezra Pound is a leading spokesman of the_________.
A. Imagist Movement B. Chartist Movement C. Modernist Movement D. Romantic Movement
Answer: A (P553)
2. Strong affinity of the Chinese and Oriental literature can be found in the works of_________.
A. Mark Twain B. Ezra Pound C. Emily Dickinson D. Arthur Miller Answer: B (P556)
3. In Robert Frost’s famous poem \by Woods on a Snowy Evening\there are four lines like these: “The woods are lovely, dark and deep, / But I have promises to keep, / And miles to go before I sleep,/ And miles to go before I sleep”. The second sleep refers to______. A. die B. calm down C. fall into sleep D. stop walking Answer: A (P567)
4. Of the following American poets, whose work was first recognized in England and then in America?
A. Robert Frost B. Walt Whitman C. Emily Dickinson D. Wallace Stevens Answer: A (P561)
5. \great harvest I myself desired\the speaker __________.
A. is happy about the harvest B. is tired of the work of apple-picking C. is not tired when seeing the harvest D. becomes indifferent of the job
Answer: B (P565)
6. In these lines \on a wet, black bough\Ezra Pound uses the figure of speech of ________. A. metaphor B. simile C. hyperbole D. contrast
Answer: A (P557)
7. O’Neill’s inventiveness seemingly knew no limits. He was constantly experimenting with new styles and forms for his plays, especially during the twenties when ______was in full swing.
A. Symbolism B. Expressionism C. Romanticism D. Realism Answer: B (P571)
8. \In these sentences taken from ’The Hairy Ape’, the words “he” and “him” both refer to__________.
A. Yank B. God C. The ape in the zoo D. A person unnamed Answer: B (P575)
9. ______is a school of modern painting, whose emphasis is on the formal structure of a work of art and especially on the multiple-perspective viewpoints.
A. Expressionism B. Impressionism C. Cubism D. Imagism Answer: C (P546)
10. In a class which discuss the Imagist Movement in the United States, we will definitely NOT include________.
A. William Carlos Williams B. Ezra Pound C. Gary Snyder D. Wallance Stevens
Answer: C (P547-548)
11. In which of the following poems by Ezra Pound did you find the allusion to Wi-shang? ____________
A. In a Station of the Metro B. The River-Merchant’s Wife: A Letter C. A Pact D. Hugh Selwyn Mauberley Answer: B (P559)
12. In 1915, Ezra Pound began writing his great work_______, which spanned from 1917 to 1959.
A. Cantos B. Collected Early Poems of Ezra Pound C. Personae D. Hygh Selwyn Mauberley Answer: A (P554)
13. Robert Frost was the Pulitzer winner on ______ occasions. A. twoB. Three C. four D. five Answer: C (P560)
13. The founder of the American drama is _______.
A. Arthur Miller B. Clifford Odets C. Tennesee Williams D. Eugene O’Neill
Answer: D (P568)
14. The first full-length play written by Eugene O’Neill is ______. A. The Straw B. Beyond the Horizon C. Bound East for Cardiff D. The Hairy Ape
Answer: B (P568)
14. Eugene O’Neill’s ’The Hairy Ape’ explores the problem of________. A. human disillusionment B. the corruption of human desire C. human responsibility D. the loss of human identity answer: D (P572)
15. Fitzgerald’s fictional world is the best embodiment of the spirit of_______.
A. the Jazz age B. the Romantic Period C. the Renaissance Period D. the Neoclassical Period Answer: A (P577)
16. Fitzgerald wrote the following except_________.
A. The Great Gatsby B. In Our Time C. Tender is the Night D. This Side of Paradise Answer: B (P578)
17. \was music from my neighbor’s house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the chamoagne and the stars...\taken from________.
A. ’The Great Gatsby’ by Fitzgerald B. ’Sister Carrie’ by Theodore Dreiser C. ’Moby-Dick’ by Herman Melville D. ’Daisy Miller’ by Henry James
Answer: A (P583)
18. Which of the following comments on the novel ’The Great Gatsby’ is not true?
A. The Great Gatsby is a novel that is a set against the ending of the war.
B. Gatsby is a mystical figure whose intensity of dream partakes of a state of mind that embodies American itself.
C. Gatsby is the last of the romantic heroes. D. Gatsby is wealthy but unintelligent and brutal. Answer: D (P581-582)
19. _____is Hemingway’s masterpiece.
A. Farewell to Arms B. For Whom the bell Tolls C. The Sun Also Rises D. The Old Man and the Sea Answer: D (P601)
20. Which of the following best describes the protagonist of William