Exercise 3 of Book TwoExercise 3 of Book Two

A. Multiple-choice questions:A. Multiple-choice questions:(Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. (Each of the statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the one that would best complete the statement and put the lettChoose the one that would best complete the statement and put the letter in the bracket.)er in the bracket.) 1. "Do you think I was brought up like you? Able to pick and choose my own 1. "Do you think I was brought up like you? Able to pick and choose my own

way of life? Do you think I did what I did because I liked it, or thought it righway of life? Do you think I did what I did because I liked it, or thought it right?"t?"

According to the meaning of the above lines taken from Shaw's play, Mrs. According to the meaning of the above lines taken from Shaw's play, Mrs. Warren's Profession, which of the following statements is NOT true?Warren's Profession, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Mrs. Warren was brought up in a very poor situation.A. Mrs. Warren was brought up in a very poor situation. B. Mrs. Warren's choice of her profession could be justified when she made B. Mrs. Warren's choice of her profession could be justified when she made

the decision.the decision. C. Although Mrs. Warren did not think what she did was right, yet she could C. Although Mrs. Warren did not think what she did was right, yet she could

not change her way of life even in her later years.not change her way of life even in her later years. D. The words uttered by Mrs. Warren served only an excuse to cover her unD. The words uttered by Mrs. Warren served only an excuse to cover her un

willingness to leave the profession in her later years.willingness to leave the profession in her later years. 2. The modernist writers such as Richardson, Joyce and Woolf are mainly c2. The modernist writers such as Richardson, Joyce and Woolf are mainly c

oncerned with the ______.oncerned with the ______. A. external worldA. external world B. public life of an individualB. public life of an individual C. social activities of human beingsC. social activities of human beings D. inner life of an individualD. inner life of an individual

3. A typical Forsyte, according to John Galsworthy, is a man with a s3. A typical Forsyte, according to John Galsworthy, is a man with a strong sense of ___________, who never pays any attention to humatrong sense of ___________, who never pays any attention to human feelings.n feelings.

A. property B. justice C. morality D. humorA. property B. justice C. morality D. humor 4. According to D. H. Lawrence, the ________ is most responsible f4. According to D. H. Lawrence, the ________ is most responsible f

or the alienation of the human relationships and the perversion of huor the alienation of the human relationships and the perversion of human personality.man personality.

A. pride of the aristocratic classA. pride of the aristocratic class B. vanity of the middle classB. vanity of the middle class C. man's desire for power and moneyC. man's desire for power and money D. capitalist mechanical civilizationD. capitalist mechanical civilization 5. G. B. Shaw's play, Mrs. Warren's Profession is a grotesquely reali5. G. B. Shaw's play, Mrs. Warren's Profession is a grotesquely reali

stic exposure of the _________.stic exposure of the _________. A. slum landlordismA. slum landlordism B. political corruption in EnglandB. political corruption in England C. economic oppression of womenC. economic oppression of women D. religious corruption in EnglandD. religious corruption in England 6. In Shaw's play, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Mrs. Warren once sai6. In Shaw's play, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Mrs. Warren once sai

d: "If there is a thing I hate in a woman, it's want of character." The d: "If there is a thing I hate in a woman, it's want of character." The word "want" here means __________.word "want" here means __________.

A. desire B. lack C. possession D. needA. desire B. lack C. possession D. need

7. According to the ideas discussd in Chapter 13 of The Man of Pro7. According to the ideas discussd in Chapter 13 of The Man of Property, the tense relationship between Soames, the husband, and Ireperty, the tense relationship between Soames, the husband, and Irene, the wife, is caused by ________.ne, the wife, is caused by ________.

A. Irene's free-minded way of thinkingA. Irene's free-minded way of thinking B. Irene's love for BosinneyB. Irene's love for Bosinney C. Soames's love for IreneC. Soames's love for Irene D. Soames's strong desire to possess IreneD. Soames's strong desire to possess Irene 8. Which of the following statements about G. B. Shaw is NOT true?8. Which of the following statements about G. B. Shaw is NOT true? A. He was one of the most influential members of the Fabian SocietA. He was one of the most influential members of the Fabian Societ

y.y. B. He was strongly against the credo of "art for art's sake".B. He was strongly against the credo of "art for art's sake". C. He wrote plays to discuss social problems.C. He wrote plays to discuss social problems. D. He vehemently rejected the traditions of realism in his dramatic crD. He vehemently rejected the traditions of realism in his dramatic cr

eation.eation. 9. Thematically Yeats's poem, "The Lake Isle of Innisfree", _______9. Thematically Yeats's poem, "The Lake Isle of Innisfree", _______

__ .__ . A. celebrates the rich and colorful life of the modern peopleA. celebrates the rich and colorful life of the modern people B. criticizes the emptiness of the hermit's life in the remote countryB. criticizes the emptiness of the hermit's life in the remote country C. laments the loss of the Irish legendary traditionC. laments the loss of the Irish legendary tradition D. laments the emptiness of the urban life and advocates a return to D. laments the emptiness of the urban life and advocates a return to

the simple and serene life of nature.the simple and serene life of nature.

11. Eliot's poem, The Waste Land, is mainly concerned with the ___11. Eliot's poem, The Waste Land, is mainly concerned with the _______ of a modern civilization.____ of a modern civilization.

A. social corruption B. spiritual breakupA. social corruption B. spiritual breakup C. physical breakup D. religious corruptionC. physical breakup D. religious corruption 12. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is presented as a(n) 12. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is presented as a(n)

________, suggesting an ironic contrast between a pretended "love ________, suggesting an ironic contrast between a pretended "love song" and a confession of his incapability of facing up to love and to song" and a confession of his incapability of facing up to love and to life in a sterile upper-class world.life in a sterile upper-class world.

A. interior monologue B. authentic dialogueA. interior monologue B. authentic dialogue C. lyric song D. religious confessionC. lyric song D. religious confession 13. "... the evening is spread out against the sky/Like a patient etheri13. "... the evening is spread out against the sky/Like a patient etheri

zed upon a table. "In the above lines a simile is used to compare the zed upon a table. "In the above lines a simile is used to compare the evening with an etherized patient. What common quality is compareevening with an etherized patient. What common quality is compared between the two entirely different things by using the simile?d between the two entirely different things by using the simile?

A. Inertia B. Darkness C. Suffering D. EmptinessA. Inertia B. Darkness C. Suffering D. Emptiness 14. "And when I am pinned and wriggling on the wall, / Then how sh14. "And when I am pinned and wriggling on the wall, / Then how sh

ould I begin/To spit out all the butt-ends of my days and ways. " In thould I begin/To spit out all the butt-ends of my days and ways. " In these lines, the image of a life pinned on the wall is vividly presented tese lines, the image of a life pinned on the wall is vividly presented to show Prufrock's current _______.o show Prufrock's current _______.

A. misery B. laziness C. predicament D. struggleA. misery B. laziness C. predicament D. struggle

15. Which of the following statements about D. H. Lawrence is NOT 15. Which of the following statements about D. H. Lawrence is NOT true?true?

A. His novel Sons and Lovers is largely autobiographical.A. His novel Sons and Lovers is largely autobiographical. B. He was strongly against the dehumanizing effect of the mechanicB. He was strongly against the dehumanizing effect of the mechanic

al civilization.al civilization. C. He believed that the primacy of life force was a guarantee in the C. He believed that the primacy of life force was a guarantee in the

healthy development of an individual's personality.healthy development of an individual's personality. D. He was daringly innovative in the techniques of novel creation.D. He was daringly innovative in the techniques of novel creation. 16. The excerpt from Chapter 10 of Sons and Lovers ends with the 16. The excerpt from Chapter 10 of Sons and Lovers ends with the

conflict between Paul and his mother. The conflict is possibly causeconflict between Paul and his mother. The conflict is possibly caused by Paul and his mother's different views towards __________.d by Paul and his mother's different views towards __________.

A. Paul's father B. art C. life D. Paul's brotherA. Paul's father B. art C. life D. Paul's brother 17. The _______ can be regarded as one of the themes of Joyce's s17. The _______ can be regarded as one of the themes of Joyce's s

tory "Araby".tory "Araby". A. loss of innocence B. childish loveA. loss of innocence B. childish love C. awareness of harsh life D. false sentimentalityC. awareness of harsh life D. false sentimentality 18. After reading "Araby", one may feel the story has a _______ ton18. After reading "Araby", one may feel the story has a _______ ton

e.e. A. joyous B. harsh C. solemn D. painfulA. joyous B. harsh C. solemn D. painful

19. In "Araby”, Joyce's diction evokes a sort of _______ quality that 19. In "Araby”, Joyce's diction evokes a sort of _______ quality that characterizes the boy on this otherwise altogether ordinary shopping characterizes the boy on this otherwise altogether ordinary shopping trip.trip.

A. religious B. moral C. sentimental D. vulgarA. religious B. moral C. sentimental D. vulgar 20. Among the great writers of the modern period, _______ might b20. Among the great writers of the modern period, _______ might b

e the greatest in radical experimentation of technical innovations in e the greatest in radical experimentation of technical innovations in novel writing.novel writing.

A. Joseph Conrad B. D. H. Lawrence C. Virginia Woolf D. James A. Joseph Conrad B. D. H. Lawrence C. Virginia Woolf D. James JoyceJoyce

21. The major concern of _______ fiction lies in the tracing of the ps21. The major concern of _______ fiction lies in the tracing of the psychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticiychological development of his characters and in his energetic criticism of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on husm of the dehumanizing effect of the capitalist industrialization on human nature.man nature.

A. D. H. Lawrence's B. J. Galsworthy'sA. D. H. Lawrence's B. J. Galsworthy's C. W. Thackeray's D. T. Hardy'sC. W. Thackeray's D. T. Hardy's 22. The mission of ________ drama was to reveal the moral, politic22. The mission of ________ drama was to reveal the moral, politic

al and economic truth from a radical reformist point of view.al and economic truth from a radical reformist point of view. A. T. S. Eliot's B. J. Galsworthy'sA. T. S. Eliot's B. J. Galsworthy's C. B. Shaw's D.W.B. Yeats'C. B. Shaw's D.W.B. Yeats'

23. "'I believe you are made of stone,' he said, clenching 23. "'I believe you are made of stone,' he said, clenching his fingers so hard that he broke the fragile cup. You seehis fingers so hard that he broke the fragile cup. You seem to forget,' she said, ' that cup is not! '" From the above m to forget,' she said, ' that cup is not! '" From the above quotation we might suppose the woman's tone is very __quotation we might suppose the woman's tone is very ________.______.

A. sarcastic B. delightful C. sentimental D. humorouA. sarcastic B. delightful C. sentimental D. humorouss

24. The statement "A demanding mother turns away fro24. The statement "A demanding mother turns away from her husband and gives all her affection to her sons" sum her husband and gives all her affection to her sons" sums up the main plot of D. H, Lawrence's _______.ms up the main plot of D. H, Lawrence's _______.

A. Sons and Lovers B. The RainbowA. Sons and Lovers B. The Rainbow C. Women in Love D. Lady Chatterley's LoverC. Women in Love D. Lady Chatterley's Lover 25. As a literary figure, Stephen Dedalus appears in two 25. As a literary figure, Stephen Dedalus appears in two

novels written by ________.novels written by ________. A. E. M. Forster B. Joseph ConradA. E. M. Forster B. Joseph Conrad C. D. H. Lawrence D. James JoyceC. D. H. Lawrence D. James Joyce

B. Blank-fillingB. Blank-filling::(Complete each of the following statements with a proper w(Complete each of the following statements with a proper word or a phrase according to the textbook.)ord or a phrase according to the textbook.)

1. ________ writings are chiefly concerned with the inner being of a1. ________ writings are chiefly concerned with the inner being of an individual and they pay more attention to the time than the chronoln individual and they pay more attention to the time than the chronological one. Modernist, psychicogical one. Modernist, psychic

2. In his encyclopedia-like masterpiece ________, Joyce presents a 2. In his encyclopedia-like masterpiece ________, Joyce presents a fantastic picture of the disjointed, illogical, illusory, and mental-emotifantastic picture of the disjointed, illogical, illusory, and mental-emotional life of Leopold Bloom, who becomes the symbol of everyman in onal life of Leopold Bloom, who becomes the symbol of everyman in the post-World-War-I Europe. Ulyssesthe post-World-War-I Europe. Ulysses

3. Writers like Dorothy Richardson, James Joyce and Virginia Woolf 3. Writers like Dorothy Richardson, James Joyce and Virginia Woolf concentrated their efforts on digging into the human _____. conscioconcentrated their efforts on digging into the human _____. consciousnessusness

4. In Shaw's plays action is reduced to a minimum, while the dialogu4. In Shaw's plays action is reduced to a minimum, while the dialogue and the interplay of the minds of the characters maintain the ____e and the interplay of the minds of the characters maintain the _______ of the audience. interest___ of the audience. interest

5. To write about Ireland for an ________ audience and to recreate 5. To write about Ireland for an ________ audience and to recreate a specifically ___________ literature--these were the aims that Yeaa specifically ___________ literature--these were the aims that Yeats was fighting for as a poet and a playwright. Irish Irishts was fighting for as a poet and a playwright. Irish Irish

6. All the major novels of D. H. Lawrence demonstrate the idea that 6. All the major novels of D. H. Lawrence demonstrate the idea that _________ civilization is responsible for the unhealthy development _________ civilization is responsible for the unhealthy development of human personalities and the perversion of love. mechanicalof human personalities and the perversion of love. mechanical

7. In Lady Chatterley's Lover, Lawrence not only condemns the civili7. In Lady Chatterley's Lover, Lawrence not only condemns the civilized world of mechanism for distorting human relationships, but also zed world of mechanism for distorting human relationships, but also advocates a return to ________. Natureadvocates a return to ________. Nature

8. All of Joyce's novels and short stories have the same setting ___8. All of Joyce's novels and short stories have the same setting _______, especially _______, and the same subject, Dubliners and thei____, especially _______, and the same subject, Dubliners and their life. Ireland Dublinr life. Ireland Dublin

9. Since A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man develops around a 9. Since A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man develops around a middle-class Irish boy, Stephen Dedalus, from his infancy to his mamiddle-class Irish boy, Stephen Dedalus, from his infancy to his manhood, it is generally regarded as a(n)_________ novel. autobiogranhood, it is generally regarded as a(n)_________ novel. autobiographicalphical

10. In "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", Eliot presents an uppe10. In "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", Eliot presents an upper-class man who is a kind of tragic figure caught in a sense of defeatr-class man who is a kind of tragic figure caught in a sense of defeated ________ and tortured by unsatisfied desires. idealismed ________ and tortured by unsatisfied desires. idealism

Define the literary terms listed below:Define the literary terms listed below: 1. Modernism1. Modernism 2. Stream of consciousness2. Stream of consciousness

Reading comprehension:Reading comprehension:(For each of the quotations listed below please give the name of the au(For each of the quotations listed below please give the name of the author and the title of the literary work from which it is taken and then briefthor and the title of the literary work from which it is taken and then briefly interpret it.)ly interpret it.)

1.1. "Nothing in this world is more sure to upset a Forsyte than the discovery tha"Nothing in this world is more sure to upset a Forsyte than the discovery that something on which he has stipulated to spend a certain sum has cost mort something on which he has stipulated to spend a certain sum has cost more. And this is reasonable, for upon the accuracy of his estimates the whole pe. And this is reasonable, for upon the accuracy of his estimates the whole policy of his life is ordered. If he cannot rely on definite values of property, his olicy of his life is ordered. If he cannot rely on definite values of property, his compass is amiss; he is adrift upon bitter waters without a helm.“compass is amiss; he is adrift upon bitter waters without a helm.“

2. "Her eyes met his and he looked away. He neither believed nor disbelieved h2. "Her eyes met his and he looked away. He neither believed nor disbelieved her, but he knew that he had made a mistake in asking; he never had known, er, but he knew that he had made a mistake in asking; he never had known, never would know, what she was thinking. The sight of her inscrutable face, never would know, what she was thinking. The sight of her inscrutable face, the thought of all the hundreds of evenings he had seen her sitting there like the thought of all the hundreds of evenings he had seen her sitting there like that, soft and passive, but so unreadable, unknown, enraged him beyond mthat, soft and passive, but so unreadable, unknown, enraged him beyond measure.“easure.“

3. "Paul was afraid lest she might have misread the letter, and might be disapp3. "Paul was afraid lest she might have misread the letter, and might be disappointed after all. He scrutinized it once, twice. Yes, he became convinced it wointed after all. He scrutinized it once, twice. Yes, he became convinced it was true. Then he sat down, his heart beating with joy.as true. Then he sat down, his heart beating with joy.

'Mother' he exclaimed.'Mother' he exclaimed. 'Didn't I say we should do it!' she said, pretending she was not crying."'Didn't I say we should do it!' she said, pretending she was not crying."

4. "She frankly wanted him to climb into the middle class, a thing not 4. "She frankly wanted him to climb into the middle class, a thing not very difficult, she knew. And she wanted him in the end to marry a lavery difficult, she knew. And she wanted him in the end to marry a lady.“dy.“

5. "Let us go then, you and I,5. "Let us go then, you and I, When the evening is spread out against the skyWhen the evening is spread out against the sky Like a patient etherized upon a table;Like a patient etherized upon a table; Let us go, through certain half-deserted streetsLet us go, through certain half-deserted streets The muttering retreatsThe muttering retreats Of restless nights in one-night cheap hotelsOf restless nights in one-night cheap hotels And sawdust restaurants with oyster shells:And sawdust restaurants with oyster shells: Streets that follow like a tedious argumentStreets that follow like a tedious argument Of insidious intentOf insidious intent To lead you to an overwhelming question...To lead you to an overwhelming question... Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?'Oh, do not ask, 'What is it?' Let us go and make our visit.“Let us go and make our visit.“

In the room the women come and goIn the room the women come and go Talking of MichelangeloTalking of Michelangelo

6. "Do I dare6. "Do I dare Disturb the universe?Disturb the universe? In a minute there is timeIn a minute there is time For decisions and revisions 4which a minute will For decisions and revisions 4which a minute will

reverse.“reverse.“

7. "And would it have been worth it, after all,7. "And would it have been worth it, after all, Would it have been worth while;Would it have been worth while; After the sunsets and the dooryards and the spriAfter the sunsets and the dooryards and the spri

nkled streets,nkled streets, After the novels, after the teacups, after the skirtAfter the novels, after the teacups, after the skirt

s that trails that trail along the floor --along the floor -- And this, and so much more? --And this, and so much more? -- It is impossible to say just what I mean!"It is impossible to say just what I mean!"

Essay questions:Essay questions:(In this part you are asked to write a short essay on each of the given topics. Yo(In this part you are asked to write a short essay on each of the given topics. You should write no more than 150 words on each one.Therefore, you should conu should write no more than 150 words on each one.Therefore, you should concentrate on those most important points, try your best to be logical in your essacentrate on those most important points, try your best to be logical in your essay, and keep your writing clear and tidy.)y, and keep your writing clear and tidy.)

1. Make a brief analysis of Yeats' poem "Down b1. Make a brief analysis of Yeats' poem "Down by the Salley Gardens".y the Salley Gardens".

2. Comment on Eliot's poem, "The Love Song of 2. Comment on Eliot's poem, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock".J. Alfred Prufrock".

3. Make a brief analysis of Joyce's story "Araby", 3. Make a brief analysis of Joyce's story "Araby", concentrating mainly on the theme and images.concentrating mainly on the theme and images.

4. Make a brief analysis of the character Paul M4. Make a brief analysis of the character Paul Morel in Lawrence's novel Sons and Lovers.orel in Lawrence's novel Sons and Lovers.