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外国文学资源-试题-问题 1. Throughout Don Quixote, Cervantes claims that his novel is a true history about real people and based on documented evidence. Why does he make this claim? 2. Faust shares in common with the rest of humankind an inborn desire to know as much as possible about the material and spiritual ....worlds. When pursuing such knowledge, does a person ever encounter boundaries that he or she must not cross? 3 In other words, are ....there ethical and moral considerations that limit the scope of a persons quest for knowledge? 4. Jane Austen’s original title for the novel was First Impressions. What role do first impressions play in Pride and Prejudice? 5. As an epic hero, Odysseus possesses many exemplary qualities. List and explain how they benefit him. What are his less admirable characteristics and how do these qualities cause him harm? 5. Choose one tragedy and discuss the role of the chorus. Does the chorus change over the course of the play? How does the chorus affect the action? 6 How does it focus and intensify the audience’s responses? 7 What is the significance of Dulcinea del Toboso? 8. Choose one tragedy and discuss the role of the chorus. Does the chorus change over the course of the play? 9. How does the chorus affect the action? 10 How does it focus and intensify the audience’s responses? 11．What has been happening at Thebes that requires an appeal to Oedipus? 12 In what capacity is he supposed to act? 13. Don Quixote has affected the work of many artists of all nations. Discuss a novel you are familiar with by relating it, or its hero, to Don Quixote. Suggestions: Dostoevskys Idiot, Flauberts Madame Bovary, Melvilles Moby-Dick, Fieldings Joseph Andrews, Bellows Adventures of Augie March. 14 . Why did Petrarch felt uncertain about the quality of his love? 15 What did Petrarch mean by speaking “ such a contrary wind”? . 16Does Petrarch ultimately reconcile his longings with Christian ide