诺奖作家英文作品赏析(哈尔滨工业大学) mooc 参考资料

第一周：符号 第一章单元测试

1、 What is the key to the concept of symbol?

解析: Association of concrete object and an abstract idea

2、 Which of the following does not affect the symbolic representations?

解析: Gender

3、 Which of the following object can represent purification?

解析: Fire

4、 Which of the following things is considered to be a place closer to God?

解析: The summit

5、 According to the lecture, what might forest in a literary work represent?

解析: Inner insecurity

6、 What does the well represent in the novel Norwegian Forest?

解析: Death

7、 What function does the description of the well play in Norwegian Forest?

解析: A metaphor of the inner world of Naoko

8、 What does Jacob’s ladder represent?

解析: Ascendance to heaven

9、 Which of the following is not associated with mountain?

解析: God’s grace

10、 In “The Snows of Kilimanjaro”, the mountain represents:

解析: Spiritual transcendence

11、 What can one learn from the quest for one’s father?

解析: Responsibility

12、 What does the word “free” mean in The Bluest Eye as a result of failed quest?

解析: Free from social responsibility and emotional attachment

13、 In the poem, Animals in that country, why is the activity of bullfighting alluded?

解析: It shows the reader the rich tradition in European continent associated with animals

14、 What in the poem makes the bullfight a ritualistic event?

解析: Blowing of trumpet and naming the bull

15、 How do you interpret the tradition of foxhunting in the Great Britain?

解析: It is a representation of gentry culture

16、 Why does Pecola identify herself with dandelions?

解析: It is ignored and distained

17、 Why do you think hair is considered the source of one’s strength?

解析: Because it seems to grow unceasingly

18、 Why do people of certain profession wear uniform?

解析: Because uniform erases one’s individuality and stresses uniformity

19、 Why has corset been popular among women even in modern days?

解析: Because woman’s hourglass shape is considered as having the utmost aesthetic value

20、 Why do people pay attention to their body?

解析: People want to conform to the beauty standard in the society

第二章：菊 第二章单元测试

1、 John Steinbeck is the Nobel Laureate of Literature in the year of ____?

解析: 1962

2、 Usually the Nobel Laureate will receive the following _____ as an honor

解析: Nobel Medal and Diploma

3、 What is the main group of people that Steinbeck wrote about?

解析: The lower middle class

4、 Why are some of the works of Steinbeck considered controversial?

解析: His works criticize the governmental policy and capitalism

5、 What is the title of the book that won him the Nobel Prize?

解析: The Grape of Wrath

6、 What idea does the short story “The Chrysanthemums”embody?

解析: Ecological thinking

7、 What social event is “The Chrysanthemums” associated with?

解析: Women gaining the right of suffrage

8、 What is the social setting of “The Chrysanthemum”?

解析: It happens in a male-dominated society

9、 What kind of feeling does the natural setting of the story invoke?

解析: Suffocation

10、 What kind of outfit do Elisa wear?

解析: She wears gardening costume to cover up her real identity as a woman

11、 What can you see from the way Elisa, the protagonist, is dressed?

解析: She is uneasy with her femininity

12、 Her transformation in the later part of the story comes from ____

解析: The appreciation she receives from the Tinker

13、 In what way, can her hair reflect her inner changes?

解析:  From covering up her hair to showcasing her hair, she reconciles with her identity as a woman

14、 Which of the following statement shows Henry, the husband’s practicality?

解析: He wish she would work out in the orchard and raise some big apples

15、 How does the fence indicate her psychological distance with the tinker?

解析: The tinker starts talking to her from outside the fence but later comes inside the fence

16、 What does the wagon represent for Elisa in the story?

解析: Mobility

17、 Why does the tinker say “it ain’t the kind of like for a woman”?

解析: Because he thinks that woman is not suitable for leading a wandering life

18、 Henry, the husband comments on the size of the chrysanthemum shows that _____

解析: He is a person who is down-to-earth

19、 Which of the following statement shows Elisa’s identification with the chrysanthemum?

解析: She becomes one with the plants when she tends to them

20、 Why is the husband able to make adjustment to the change Elisa has been through?

解析: The tractor shed reminds him of his bread-winner status in the family