L4：

讲座

1. What does the professor mainly discuss?

How Realist novels differ from Realist plays

How Zola’s ideas influenced other Naturalist playwrights

Ideas that contributed to the Naturalist movement in theater

Realist novels that were adapted as plays

2. Why does the professor discuss a science book that was published in 1865?

To give an example of what Zola’s contemporaries were reading

To describe a major influence on Zola’s writing

To comment on advances in science in the nineteenth century

To point out that the term Naturalism was first used by scientists

3. According to the professor, what was one of Zola’s goals in creating “slice-of-life theater”?

To adapt Realist novels to the stage

To feature characters who live in rural settings

To inform his audience about social issues

To create a neatly structured story, with beginning, middle, and conclusion

4. According to the professor, what is a feature of plays that were written using the principles of Naturalism

They reflect a view of life that is not always happy.

They present characters as helpless victims of fate.

They are not objective in their representation of human conflict.

Their characters are usually members of the upper classes.

5. According to the professor, why were Zola’s plays unsuccessful with the theater-goers?

They received bad reviews from the critics.

They were much longer than other plays written at the time.

Their plots contained many unbelievable coincidences.

Their characters were not realistically portrayed.

6. What is the professor’s opinion of Henri Becque’s plays?

They illustrate Naturalist principles better than Zola’s plays do.

They have the same problems that Zola’s Naturalist plays had.

They are not as entertaining as Zola’s plays.

They should not be considered Naturalist plays.