奥鹏教育北京语言大学《英美文学选读》在线作业二

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19秋《英美文学选读》作业2

Which of the following statements best illustrates the theme of Shakespeare＇s Sonnet 18?
A:The speaker eulogizes the power of Nature
B:The speaker satirizes human vanity
C:The speaker praises the power of artistic creation
D:The speaker meditates on man＇s salvation.
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Robert Frost won___ Plitzer prices.
A:two
B:three
C:four
D:five
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Great Gatsby, written by Fitzgerald in 1925, is a story about ______ who was destroyed by the 　　influence of the wealthy, pleasure-seeking people around him.
A:a vagabond
B:an idealist
C:an eccentric
D:an opportunist
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The name of the hero in Jane Eyre was___
A:Heathcliff
B:Rochester
C:James
D:David
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The excerpt The Other Side of the Island was chosen from Chapter___ in Rubinson Crusoe.
A:Ⅸ
B:Ⅺ
C:Ⅹ
D:Ⅷ
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The pen name Mark Twain means___
A:water
B:safe water
C:river
D:clear water
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In David Copperfield, who got married with David at last?
A:Agnes
B:Dora
C:Amy
D:Beth
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What＇s the name of Hester and Dimmesdale ＇s daughter?
A:Amy
B:Pearl
C:Nina
D:Berry
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When Robert Frost was 87, he read his poetry at the inauguration of President___
A:Bush
B:Kennedy
C:Clinton
D:Fort
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Dreiser＇s Trilogy of Desire includes three novels. They are The Financier, The Titan and _______ .
A:The Genius
B:The Tycoon
C:The Stoic
D:The Giant
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You may have meet the term "Yahoo" on internet, but you may also have met it in English literature .It is found in _____
A:John Bunyan＇s Pilgrim＇s Progress
B:Samuel Johnson＇s The Vanity of Human Wishes
C:Jonathan Swift＇s Gulliver＇s Travels
D:Henry Fielding＇s tom Jones
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Charles Dickens was born in___
A:1765
B:1889
C:1812
D:1870
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Defoe＇s Robinson Crusoe created the image of an enterprising Englishman, typical of the English bourgeoisie in the ______ century.
A:17th
B:18th
C:19th
D:20th
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Virginia Woolf was born in___
A:1882
B:1767
C:1678
D:1890
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Mr. Micawber in David Copperfield and Sam Well in Pickwick Papers are perhaps the best ______ characters created by Charles Dickens.
A:comic
B:tragic
C:round
D:sophisticated
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Walt Whitman was a pioneering figure of American poetry. His innovation first of all lies in his use of , poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.
A:bland verse
B:heroic couplet
C:free verse
D:iambic pentameter
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William Wordsworth, a romantic poet, advocated all the following EXCEPT
A:the use of everyday language spoken by the common people
B:the expression of the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings
C:the use of humble and rustic life as subject matter
D:the use of elegant wording and inflated figures of speech
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After reading the first chapter of Pride and Prejudice, we may come to know that Mrs. Bennet is a woman of _______ .
A:simple character and quick wit
B:simple character and poor understanding
C:intricate character and quick wit
D:intricate character and poor understanding
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With Howells, James, and Mark Twain active on 奥鹏教育北京语言大学平时在线作业the literary scene,　___became the major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century.
A:Sentimentalism
B:romanticism
C:realism
D:naturalism
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Elizabeth Bennet was the___ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet.
A:First
B:Second
C:Third
D:Fourth
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