智慧树知到《英语文学导论（Introduction to English literature）》章节测试答案

智慧树知到《英语文学导论（Introduction to English literature）》章节测试答案
第一章单元测试
1、Decide True or Fals
E.Literature as writing is “imaginative” or fictive， as opposed to factual， true， or historical.
A.Ture
B.False
正确答案：False
2、What are the Primary Elements of a Plot？
A.exposition
B.falling action and resolution
C.rising action
D.climax
正确答案：exposition ；falling action and resolution；rising action；climax
3、Which of the following can be regarded as a theme statement？
A.The theme of “The Egg” might be “Disillusionment is necessary to the process of maturing”.
B.Bernard Shaw might suggest in his Widowers’ Houses that “Even the most idealistic young man must compromise his principles”
C.Disillusionment and psychological paralysis in “The Dead”.
D.The protagonist Gabriel suffered a psychological breakdown in the end of the story.
正确答案：The theme of “The Egg” might be “Disillusionment is necessary to the process of maturing”.；Bernard Shaw might suggest in his Widowers’ Houses that “Even the most idealistic young man must compromise his principles”
4、What are the possible themes of Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path”？
A.racism
B.ability of the human spirit to endure conflict and poor circumstances
C.selfless love
D.compassion and courage
正确答案：racism；ability of the human spirit to endure conflict and poor circumstances；selfless love ；compassion and courage
5、Decide True or Fals
E.Style is concerned not with “what to say” but “how to say it”.
A.Ture
B.False
正确答案：Ture
6、What does the narrative voice in Hemingway’s “In Another Country” sound like？
A.disillusioned and cynical
B.objective and calm
C.cold and relentless
D.isolated and detached
正确答案：disillusioned and cynical；isolated and detached
7、In Aspects of the Novel， E.M.Foster classifies characters into ...？
A.major characters
B.minor characters
C.flat characters
D.round characters
正确答案：minor characters；flat characters
8、What’s true about “indirect characterization”？
A.the author reveals character'；s personality through its effect on other characters
B.the author shows us the traits of the character by describing his/her appearance， actions
C.the author state explicitly the character’s traits
D.the author tells us what he or she wants us to know about the character
正确答案：the author reveals character'；s personality through its effect on other characters；the author shows us the traits of the character by describing his/her appearance， actions
9、What’s true about Gabriel in “The Dead”？
A.He loves his country and is proud of its culture.
B.His character is shaped by frustration， rancor， and disappointment.
C.He；finds no genuine joy or pleasure；in life.
D.He is obsessed with the past
正确答案：His character is shaped by frustration， rancor， and disappointment.
He is obsessed with the past
10、What does the image of “eggs” symbolize in “The Eggs”？
A.love and happiness
B.the fragile American Dream
C.ambition
D.hope and aspiration
正确答案：the fragile American Dream；ambition；hope and aspiration
第二章单元测试
1、The earliest theoretical work on drama is Plato’s Poetics.
A.Ture
B.False
正确答案：False
2、（）is the reasoning aspect of drama.
A.Spectacle
B.Thought
C.Diction
正确答案：Thought
3、Negative capability refers to the capability of being in uncertainties， mysteries， doubts， without any irritable reaching after fact and reason.
A.Ture
B.False
正确答案：Ture
4、Which word did Portia use to address Shylock？
A.civilian
B.citizen
C.alien
正确答案：alien
5、Kristine Linde is a round character.
A.False
B.Ture
正确答案：False
6、In what is the theme of love presented？
A.realism
B.Carnivalesque
C.optimism
D.fantasy
正确答案：Carnivalesque
7、What type of woman is Vivie？
A.A traditional woman in most aspects
B.A radical feminist
C.A New Woman in some aspects
D.An angel in the house
正确答案：A New Woman in some aspects
8、To what does Waiting for Godot owe part of its success？
A.The linear plot
B.The mysterious Godot
C.The characterization of tramps
D.The coherent language
正确答案：The mysterious Godot
9、Since it was produced， The Last Night of Ballyhoo has gotten a great reputation and it was performed in（）during the Olympic Games.
A.Los Angeles
B.New York
C.Boston
D.Atlanta
正确答案：Atlanta
10、It was Lala’s（）identity that led her self-conflict.
A.Japanese
B.Jewish；
C.African
D.European
正确答案：Jewish；
第三章单元测试
1、Which of the following tropes is the most central to the art of poetry？
A.metonymy
B.irony
C.metaphor
正确答案：metaphor
2、Which of the following statements about tone in poetry is NOT True？
A.The speaker’s tone may indicate her attitude toward herself.
B.The speaker’s tone may indicate her attitude toward her audience.
C.The speaker’s tone has nothing to do with the author’s personality.
正确答案：The speaker’s tone has nothing to do with the author’s personality.
3、Emily Dickinson’s poems involve perceptions of life， mainly about the traditional themes in literature， such a（）.
A.death
B.religion
C.nature
D.love
正确答案：death；religion；nature；love
4、Decide True or Fals
E.“The jar” in Wallace Stevens’s “Anecdote of the Jar” is a symbol of beauty.
A.False
B.Ture
正确答案：False
5、Decide True or Fals
E.Wallace Stevens is the author of the well-known imagistic poem “The Red Wheelbarrow”.
A.False
B.Ture
正确答案：False
6、Decide True or Fals
E.William Blake is the author of “London”.
A.Ture
B.False
正确答案：Ture
7、Who insists that， “the end of writing is to instruct； the end of poetry is to instruct by pleasing”？
A.William Wordsworth
B.T.S.Eliot
C.Samuel Johnson
D.Aristotle
正确答案：Samuel Johnson
8、In “Nothing gold can stay”， what are the symbolic meanings of “gold”？
A.Gold represents something priceless.
B.Gold represents beauty that implicates the state of excitement deep inside your innermost heart.
C.Gold represents something beautiful.
正确答案：Gold represents something priceless.
Gold represents beauty that implicates the state of excitement deep inside your innermost heart.
Gold represents something beautiful.
9、Decide True or Fals
E.Assonance refers to the repetition of the same vowel sound within one line of a poem.
A.False
B.Ture
正确答案：Ture
10、In which poem Longfellow used very symmetrical syntax with passion to express his optimistic attitude towards life？
A.A Psalm of Life
B.The Tide Rises， the Tide Falls
C.The Slave’s Dream
正确答案：A Psalm of Life