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proficiency. You’re expected to write a well-organized essay in about 150 words, with your thesis clearly stated, effectively developed and properly concluded.

The Garden of Love

I went to the Garden of Love, And saw what I never had seen: A Chapel was built in the midst, Where I used to play on the green.

And the gates of this Chapel were shut, And “Thou shalt not” writ over the door; So I turn’d to the Garden of Love, That so many sweet flowers bore.

And I saw it was filled with graves,

And tomb-stones where flowers should be:

And Priests in black gowns were walking their rounds, And binding with briars my joys and desires. Notes: 1. shalt: shall 2. writ: written 3. Chapel: 小教堂 4. bind: 束缚

Part IV. Short questions (20 points).

1. What does the story “The Garden Party” tell you about the class system? 2. How might the plot structure of “The Dead” best be described?

3. The sub-title of “Tess of the D’Urbervilles” is “A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented”. What is your

opinion about the heroine?

4. Mention one example of symbolism in Tess, and explain.

5. What is the symbolic significance of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange in the novel?

6. What is the main idea of the poem “The Second Coming”? How does it reflect Yeats’ view of the

civilization of his time?

7. In what way is the west wind in The West Wind by Shelley both a destroyer and a preserver?

8. What are the major themes of Pride and Prejudice? List at least two and elaborate them in a few

sentences.

9. What significances have Clarissa attached to her parties?

10. What purpose does the rain shower serve in the first act of Pygmalion?

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Final Examination Paper for Grade 2002

History of English Literature Date: January 10, 2005

Ⅰ. Identification (10%)

1. Identify each writer on the left column with what is written on the right column. 1) Jonathan Swift A. Neo-romanticism 2) John Donne B. Euphuism

3) Alexander Pope C. Historical novel 4) Anne Radcliff D. Lake poet 5) John Lyly E. English satire 6) R. L. Stevenson F. Gothic novel 7) Walter Scott G. Neoclassicism

8) Thomas Gray H. Metaphysical poetry 9) Southey I. Epistolary novel 10) Pamela J. Sentimentalism

2. Identify the author with his or her work.

1) William Langland A. Utopia

2) Thomas More B. Paradise Lost 3) Daniel Defoe C. “Of Studies”

4) Francis Bacon D. Piers, the Plowman 5) John Milton E. The Faerie Queen 6) Byron F. Sentimental Journey 7) Laurence Sterne G. Don Juan 8) Edmund Spencer H. Mary Barton 9) D. H. Lawrence I. Sons and Lovers 10) Elizabeth Gaskell J. Robinson Crusoe

Ⅱ.Choose the best answer for each blank. (20%)

1. The title of the novel Vanity Fair was taken from . A. The Pilgrim’s Progress B. Gulliver’s Travels

C. Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage D. The Canterbury Tales

2. The story of is the highest point of the Arthurian romances.

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A. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight B. The Song of Beowulf C. Piers, the Plowman D. The Canterbury Tales

3. is the only novel written by Oscar Wilde. A. The Importance of Being Earnest B. The Picture of Dorian Gray

C. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man D. The Picture of a Lady

4. was the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature . A. Thomas Wyatt B. William Shakespeare C. Henry Howard D. John Lyly

5. eulogized imperialism in his works, esp. in his poems. A. John Galsworthy B. Joseph Conrad C. Rudyard Kipling D. E.M. Foster

6. English Renaissance Period was an age of . A. prose and novel B. poetry and drama C. romance and ballad D. essay and drama

7. The major form of Chcrtist literature is in . A. prose B. drama C. verse D. novel

8. “ Shall I compare thee to a summer’s eay”`is the opening line of one of Shakespeare’s . A. songs B. plays K. sonnets D. tragedies

9. In Gulliver’s Travels, Yahoos are the creatures living on . A. Lilliput B. Brobdingnag C. Laputa D. Houyhnhnms

10. List the following terms according to the time when they appeareD. A. romanticism , neoclassicism , humanism , critical realism B. humanism , neoclassicism , romanticism , critical realism C. romanticism , humanism , realism , naturalism D. realism , critical realism , romanticism , humanism

11. wrote under the influence of Scottish folk tradition and old Scottish poetry. A. Jonathan Swift B. Robert Burns

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C. William Blake D. Geoffrey Chaucer

12. first made blank verse the principal instrument of English drama in the Renaissance perioD. A. William Shakespeare B. Thomas Wyatt C. Christopher Marlow D. Henry Howard

13. The greatest English critical realist novelist was , who criticized the bourgeois civilization and showed the misery of the common people . A. Emily Bronte B. Charles Dickens C. W.M. Thackeray D. Charlotte Bronte

14. were made poets Laureates in the 18th and 19th century . A. Wordsworth and Browning B. Byron and Shelley C. Keats and Browning D. Wordsworth and Tennyson

15. The principal elements of novel are mystery, horror and suspense. A. Gothic B. Romantic C. Sentimental D. Realistic

16. English critical realism found its expression chiefly in . A. essay B. drama C. poetry D. novel

17. Which of the following is NOT true about The Canterbury Tales? A. It is written for the great part in heroic couplets. B. It is written in the form of a dream vision.

C. Chaucer chose a pilgrimage as the framework for the stories involved in it.

D. “The General Prologue” introduces the pilgrims and the time and occasion of the pilgrimage.

18. John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress is a(n) . A. allegory B. romance C. comedy of manners D. realistic novel

19. Friday is a character in the novel . A. Tom Jones, a Foundling B. Robinson Crusoe C. Gulliver’s Travels D. Rob Roy

20. The Chartist writers introduced a new theme into English literature, the struggle of the for its

rights.

A. soldiers B. peasants C. bourgeoisie D. proletariat

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