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1. ________is not a play written by Tennessee Williams.A. Cat on Hot Tin RoofB. The Glass MenagerieC. Death of a SalesmanD. A Streetcar Named Desire2. From ______ in the 1920s, Black(or African- American) literature started one upsurge after another.A. The Harlem RenaissanceB. The Beat MovementC. The Lost GenerationD. The worker’s movement3. Which of the following is not said about Ezra Pound?A. For he was politically, controversial and notorious for what he did in the wartime, his literary achievement and influence are somewhat reduced.B. His artistic talents are on full display in the history of the imagist movement.C. From his analysis of Chinese ideogram Pound learned to another his poetic language in concrete, perceptual reality and to organize images into large patterns through juxtaposition.D. His language is usually oblique yet marvelously compressed and his poetry is dense with personal literary and historical allusions.4. In A Farewell to Arms, Hemingway_______.A. emphasizes his belief that man is trapped both physically and mentally and suggests that m an is doomed to be entrapped.B. Wrote the epitaph to a decade and to the whole generation in the 1930sC. Favored the idea of nature as an expression of either god’s design or his beneficence.D. Tells a story about the tragic love affair of a wounded American soldier with a French nurse5. Eugene O’neill is remembered for his tragic view of life, and most of his plays are about_____.A. The root, the truth of human desires and human frustrationsB. The moral nature of the modern mankindC. The relationship between man and nature as well as an and womanD. The inner contradiction of men before the red world6. Which of the following does not describe the strikingly successful artistic techniques in Catch-22？A. BurlesqueB. black humorC. anti-heroD.simple plot7. In his poems, Robert Frost combined traditional verse to forms with________.A. A simple spoken language the speech of New England farmersB. The pastoral language of the southern areaC. The difficult and highly ornamental languageD. Both A and B8. The literary characters of the America type in early 19th century are generally characterized by all the following Features except that they_______.A. Speak local dialectsB. are polite and elegant gentlemanC..are simple and crude farmersD. are noble savage (red and white) untainted by society9. The Raven was written in 1844 by_______.A. Philip FreneauB. Edgar Allan PoeC. Henry Wadsworth LongfellowD. Emily Dickinson10. The main issues involved in the debate of Transcendentalism and generally philosophically concerning______.A. The cold, rigid rationalism of UnitarianismB. The relationship between man and womenC. He development of Romanticism in AmericaD. Nature man and the universe11. ______ can be broadly defined as“the faithful representation of reality”or “verisimilitude”it includes the period of time from the civil war to the turn of the century.A. American Realism C.American SentimentalismB. American Transcendentalism D. American Romanticism12. Which of the following works is not be Ernest Hemingway?A. The Old Man and SeaB. A Farewell to ArmsC.Sound and FuryD. For whom to Bell Tolls13. Iceberg Theory is a writing principle proposed and closely followed by________.A. Jack LondonB. Sinclair LewisC. William FaulknerD. Ernest Hemingway14. Which of the following is said of the American Naturalism?A. They preferred to have their own region and people at the forefront of the storiesB. Their characteristic setting is an isolated townC. Their characters were conceived more or less complex combinations or inherited attributes, their habits conditioned by social and economic forcesD. Humans should be united because they had to adapt themselves to changing environmental conditions15. As a great innovator in American literature, Walt Whitman wrote his poetry in an unconventional style which is now called_______, that is_________.A. Hymn, poetry with chanting refrains.B. Blank verse, poetry without rhymes at the end of the lines but with a fixed beat.C. Free verse, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.D. Ode, poetry in an irregular metric form and expressing noble feeling.16. By the end of he 19th century, the realists had rejected the portrayal of idealized characters and event, instead, sought to______.A. Describe the wide range of American experienceB. Present the subtleties of human personalityC. Show animal nature of human beingsD. Both A and B17. In all his novels Theodore Dreiser set himself to project the _____American values. For example, in Sister Carrie, there is no one character whose status is not determined economically.A. PuritansB. MaterialisticC. PsychologicalD. Religions18. _______was poet in American modern period who was deeply influence by Eastern culture.A. T.S.EliotB. Robert FrostC. Ezra PoundD. Walt Whitman19. Which of the following is not a typical feature of Henry James’s writing style?A. Exquisite and elaborateB. minute and detailed descriptionsB. lengthy psychological analyses D. American colloquialism20. In American literature, the 18th century was the age of Enlightenment. ______was the dominant spirit.A. HumanismB. rationalismC. DevolutionD. Evolution21. About the novel The Scarlet Letter, which of the following statement is not right?A. It is a love story and a story of sinB. It is a highly symbolic story as the author is a master of symbolismC. It is mainly about the moral emotional and psychological effects of the sin upon the main characters and the people in generalD. In it the letter A takes the same symbolic meaning throughout the novel22. American Colonial literature is longer than any other literary and sermons, which started when the first settlers kept diaries and sermons and developed till________.A. The mid of 18th centuryB. early 17th centuryB. the end of 17th century D. the end of 18th century23. Which of the following works concerns most concentrated the Calvinistic view of original sin?A. The WastelandB. The Scarlet LetterC. Leaves of GrassD. As I Lay Dying24. Whitman’s poem are characterized by all the following features except______.A. Strict poetic formB. a simple and conversationallanguageB. a free and natural rhythmic pattern D. an easy flow of feelings25.Which of the following is not written by Faulkner? A. The Sound and Fury B.A Rose for EmilyD. Tender is the night26._______ is considered to be a spokesman for the alienated youth in the post-war era and his The Catcher in the Rye is regarded as a students’classic.A. Allen SalingerB.E.E. CummingsC.J.D. Salinger D. Henry James27.Which one of the following statement is NOT True of William Faulkner?A. He is master of stream of consciousness narrativeB. His writing is often complex and difficult to understandC. He represents a new group pf Southern writers28.As a spokesman of the“Roaring 20s’”. Scott Fitzgerald portrayed ______.A. the problems of the human heart in conflict with itselfB. the psychological journey of the modern man and his helplessness in the modern worldC. the primitive struggle of individuals in the context of irresistible natural forcesD. the hollowness of the American worship of riches and the unending American dream of fulfillment29.In the beginning paragraph of chapter 3. The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald describes a big party by saying that “men and girls came and went like moths”. The author most likely indicates that______.A. there was a crowd of party goersB. these people were light -heartedC. these were crazy and ignorant charactersD. such life does not have red meaning30.______ is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th century “stream -of consciousness ”novels and the founder of psychological realism.A. Theodore DreiserB. William Faulkner D. His often depicts slum life in New York and ChicagoC. Light in AugustC. Henry JamesD. Mark Twain31.As the leader of the Harlem writers who created the Black Renaissance ______ as known as the“Poet Laureate of Harlem”.A. Ralph EllisonB. Langston HughesC. Richard WrightD. Alice Walker32.Hemingway once described Mark Twain’s novel ________ the one book from which“all modern American literature comes”.A. The Adventure of Huckleberry FinnB. The Adventure of Tom SawyerC. The Gilded AgeD. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg33.Romantics put emphasis on the following Expect _______.A. common senseB. imaginationC. intuitionD. individualism34.In the middle of 19th century, America witnessed a cultural flowering which is called ________.A. the English RenaissanceB. the American RenaissanceC. the Second RenaissanceD. the Salem Renaissance35.The main theme of The Art of Fiction written by ______ clearly indicates that the aim of the novel is to present life.A. Henry JamesB. Mark TwainC. Theodore DreiserD. Ernest Hemingway36.In the line“We slowly drove-He knew on haste/ And I had put away /My labor and my leisure too. /For his Civility -”, the word“civility”means______.A. abilityB. politenessC. kindnessD. pleasure37.Which one is not the characterized of modernism?A. Modernism in literature is characterized by experimentation, anti-realism, individualism and a stress on the cerebral rather than emotive aspects.B. Modernism is greatly influenced by the two world wars.C. The work of Mary and Freud had mounted an assault against orthodox religious faith that lasted into the twentieth century.D. Modernists believe that human nature is kind38.Which of the following plays by O’Neill can be read autobiographicall y?A. The Hairy ApeB. The Emperor TonesC. The Iceman ComethD. Long Day’s Tourney Into Night39.The Civil War had transformed America from _____ to _____.A.an agrarian community, a society of freedom and equalityB.an agrarian community, an industrialized and commercialized societyC.an industrialized and commercialized society, a highly -developed societyD. a poor and backward society, an industrialized and commercial society40.Robert Frost combined traditional verse from -sonnet, rhyming couplet, blank verse -with a clear American local speech rhythm, the speech of ______ farmers with its idiosyncratic diction and syntax.A. southernB. westernC. New EnglandD. New Hampshire41.The realistic period is referred to as“the Gilded Age”by______.42.Realism was a reaction against ______ or a move away from the bias towards romance and self-creating flections and paved the way to Modernism.A. RationalismB. RomanticismC. NeoclassicismD. Enlightenment43.With Howells, James and Mark Twain active on the literary scene _______ became the major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century.A. sentimentalismB. romanticismC. realismD. naturalism44.Anna Bradstreet was a Puritan poet. Her poem made such a stir in England that she become known as the“_______”who appeared in America.45.Apart from The Autobiography, Franklin is perhaps best remembered in print for his _______.A. The Way to WealthB. The Sketch BookC. The Biography Christopher ColumbusD. Poor Richard’s Almanac46.Moby Dick is usually considered ______.A. a symbolic voyage of the mind in quest of the truth and knowledge of the universeB. a spiritual exploration into man’s deep reality and psychologyC. a simple whaling tale or sea adventure47.The image of the famous“henpecked husband”is created by _______.D. both A and BTenth Muse Mark Twain A. B. Ninth Muse C. Best Muse D. First MuseA. B. Henry James C. Emily Dickinson D. Theodore DreiserA. Washington IrvingB. Fennimore CooperC. William Dean HowellsD.Mark Twain48.As a philosophical and literary moment, _______ flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A. ModernismB. RationalismC. SentimentalismD. Transcendentalism。
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I. Multiple choice. Please choose the best answer among the fouritems. (10 x 1’= 10’)1. In American literature, the 18th century was the age of Enlightenment. ____ was the dominant.2. The short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is taken from Irving’s work named ____.3.Which of the following is not the characteristic of American Romanticism?4. The short story “Rip Van Winkle” reveals the __ attitude of its author.5.Stylistically, Henry James’ fiction is characterized by ___.6.Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literaryadvocates in ___ and Thoreau.7.Which is regarded as the “Declaration of IntellectualIndependence”?8.____ is considered Mark Twain’s greatest achievement.9.___ isnot among those greatest figures in “Lost Generation”.writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more ironicand more ___.11.______ is the father of American Literature.12._____ is a fantasy tale about a man who somehow stepped outside themain stream of life.13._____ was the most leading spirit of the Transcendental Club.14.Which of following is NOT a typical feature of Mark Twain’slanguage?From Thoreau’s jail experience, came his famous essay, _____ which states his belief that no man should violate his conscience at the command of a government.A. WaldenB. NatureC. Civil DisobedienceD. Common Sense16.Which is regarded as the “Declaration of Intellectual Independence”?17.Most of the poems in Whitman’s Leaves of Grass sing of the “en-mass” and the ____ as well.18.What did Fitzgerald call the 1920s?19.Naturalism is evolved from realism when the author’s tone in writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more ironic and more ____.20.For Melville, as well as for the reader and ____, the narrator, MobyDick is still a mystery, an ultimate mystery of the universe.II. Identify Works as Described Below (1’×15 =15’):1.The novel has a sole black protagonist who tells his own story butwhose name in unknown to us.Son Tom’s Cabin Man d. Go Tell It on the Mountains2.The main conflict of the play is the protagonist’s false value offine appearance and popularity with people and the cruel reality of the society in which money is everything.Street Car Named Desire b. The Hairy Ape Day’s Journey into Night d. Death of Salesman3.It is an autobiographical play and Edmund in the play is based onthe playwright himself.a. Long Day’s Journey into Nightb. Henderson the Rain Kingc. The Hairy Aped. The Glass Menageries4.The novel tells of how a black man kills a white woman by accidentand how the society is responsible for the murder.Son Tom’s Cabin Man d. Go Tell It on the Mountains5._________ is one of the best works in American literature about theSecond World War.Farewell to Arms Catcher in the Rye Red Badge of Couraged. The Naked and the Dead6. The novel by Hemingway is the best of its kind about World War I.Farewell to Arms Sun Also RisesOld Man and the Sea d. The Naked and the Dead7.The novel is about how a family of farmers cannot survive in Oklahomaand travel to California to seek a living and how they suffer hunger in California.a.The Grapes of Wrathb. . A.d. The Adventures of Augie March8.It is a trilogy including The 42nd Parallel, 1919, and The Big Money,with such techniques as biographies, newsreels and camera eye.9.It is a novel which uses the stream of consciousness technique andwhose title is taken from Shakespeare’s Macbeth.a. Absolom, Absolom!b. The Sound and the FuryFarewell to Arms d. The Great Gatsby10. It is a naturalistic work about how a country girl is seduced andhow she becomes a famous actress and how her lover falls into a beggar and finally commits suicide.American Tragedy b. Sister Carrie c. McTeague , A Girl of the Streets11. The novel is set on the Mississippi with the protagonist tellingus the story in the local dialect. It is a representative work of local colorism.a.Sister Carrie Adventures of Tom Sawyerc. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Portrait of a Ladynovel is a psychological study of a soldier (Henry Fleming)’s reactions in the Civil War.American Tragedy b. Sister CarrieRed Badge of Courage d. McTeague13. The poem is written in free verse in 52 cantos with the theme ofthe universality and equality in value of all people and all things.b. The Ravenc. Song of Myself14. The novel is about how a group of people on a whaling ship killa great whale but themselves are killed by the whale, with theconflict between man and his fate.Octopus b. Moby-Dick c. The Rise of Silas Lapham d. Leaves of Grass15. It is a philosophical essay in 8 chapters plus an introductionmainly concerned with the four uses of nature.a. Waldenb. Naturec. The Scarlet Letterd. The American ScholarI.Choose the Best Answer for Each of the Following (1’×15=15’):1.An English ship brought 102 people from Plymouth, England on September 16, 1620 and arrived in the present Provincetown harbor on November 21 in the same year. This ship was named ____________.a. The Pilgrimsb. Mayflowerc. Americad. Titanicis father of American drama and in his dramatic career he wrote 49 plays.a. Tennessee Williamsb. Eugene O’Neillc. Arthur Millerd. Elmer Ricewas the first American writer to write entirely American literature.a. Anne Bradstreetb. Washington Irvingc. Mark Twaind. Ernest Hemingway4. _______ was the leader of American transcendentalism.a. Benjamin Franklinb. Washington Irvingc. Ralph Waldo Emersond. Henry David Thoreauthe greatest woman poet in American literature and she wrote about 1,700 short lyric poems in her life time.a. Pearl S. Buck Bicher Stowe c. Emily Dickenson d. Walter Whitmanis father of the detective story and of psychoanalytic criticism.a. Washington Irvingb. Ralph Waldo Emersonc. Walt Whitmand. Edgar Allan PoeDean Howells is concerned with the middle class life; ______ writes about the upper class society, and Mark Twain deals with the lower class reality.a. Stephen Craneb. Frank Norrisc. Theodore Dreiserd. Henry James8. Which of the following is a naturalistic writer?a. William Dean Howellsb. Mark Twainc. Ernest Hemingway Dreiser9. His writings are characterized by simple, colloquial language anddeep thoughts. He is______.a. Ernest Hemingwayb. William Faulknerc. F. Scott Fitzgeraldd. Mark Twain10. He wrote 18 novels all set in Jefferson Town, Yoknapatwapha Countyin the deep south. He is ______.a. William Faulknerb. John Steinbeckc. Ernest Hemingwayd. Mark Twain11. ________is Jewish in origin and in many of his novels the AmericanJews are major characters.a. Sinclair Lewisb. Saul Bellowc. Norman Mailerd. Jerome David Salingeris often regarded as the greatest American woman poet and she wrote over 1,700 short lyric poems in her life time.a. Anne Bradstreetb. Robert Frostc. .d. Emily Dickinson is father of American drama and won the Nobel Prize for literaturein 1936.a. John Steinbeckb. William Faulknerc. Eugene O’Neilld. Arthur Miller14. He was the first black American to write a book about black lifewith great impact on the consciousness of the nation and his masterpiece is one of the three classics about black Americans.Who is he?a.Richard Wrightb. Harriet Beecher Stowec. Langston Hughesd.Ralph Ellison15. Hemingway wrote about American compatriots in Europe whereas________ wrote about the Jazz age, life in American society.Carlos Williams b. William Faulkner c. John Steinbeck d. F. Scott Fitzgeraldthe Best Answer for Each of the Following (1×15 %):2.The American Civil War broke out in 1861 between the Northern states and the South states, which are known respectively as the ______and the______.a. N, Sb. Revolutionaries, Reactionariesc. Union, Confederacyd. Slavery, Anti-Slaverypraised by the British as the “Tenth Muse in America”.a.Anne Bradstreetb. Edward Taylorc. Thomas Pained. Philip FreneauTwain was a representative of ________ in American literature.a. transcendentalismb. naturalismc. local colorismd. imagism4. _______ was the leader of American transcendentalism.a. Benjamin Franklinb. Washington Irvingc. Ralph Waldo Emersond. Henry David Thoreaugreatest American poet and the first writer of free verse is ____________.a. Washington Irving Pound c. Walt Whitman d. Emily Dickinsonis father of the detective story and of psychoanalytic criticism.a. Washington Irvingb. Ralph Waldo Emersonc. Walt Whitmand. Edgar Allan PoeJames is concerned with the upper class life; ______ writes about the middle class society, and Mark Twain deals with the lower class reality.a. Stephen Craneb. Frank Norrisc. Theodore Dreiserd. William Dean Howells8. Which of the following is a naturalistic writer?a. William Dean Howellsb. Mark Twainc. Ernest Hemingway Dreiser9. ________’s writings are characterized by simple, colloquial language and deep thoughts.a. Ernest Hemingwayb. William Faulknerc. F. Scott Fitzgeraldd. Mark Twain10. ______ wrote 18 novels all set in Jefferson Town, YoknapatwaphaCounty in the deep south. .a. William Faulknerb. John Steinbeckc. Ernest Hemingwayd. Mark Twain11. ________is Jewish in origin and in many of his novels the AmericanJews are major characters.a. Sinclair Lewisb. Saul Bellowc. Norman Mailerd. Jerome David Salingeris often regarded as the greatest American woman poet and she wrote over 1,700 short lyric poems in her life time.a. Anne Bradstreetb. Robert Frostc. .d. Emily Dickinson is father of American drama and won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1936.a. John Steinbeckb. William Faulknerc. Eugene O’Neilld. Arthur Miller14. _______ was the first black American to write a book about blacklife with great impact on the consciousness of the nation and hismasterpiece is one of the three classics about black Americans.b.Richard Wright b. Harriet Beecher Stowec. Langston Hughesd. Ralph Ellison15. ________ first used the “Jazz age” as the title of a collectionof short storiesa. F. Scott Fitzgeraldb. William Faulknerc. John Steinbeckd.Ernest HemingwayII. Identify Works as Described Below (1×15 %):6.The play is about a stoker whose identity as a human being is notrecognized by his fellow human beings and who tries to find affinity with a monkey in the zoo and is finally killed by the animal.a. The Hairy Apeb. Henderson the Rain Kingc. Long Day’s Journey into Nightd. The Glass Menageries7.The protagonist in this play is a crippled girl named Amanda.Street Car Named Desire b. The Hairy Ape Day’s Journey intoNightGlass Menageries8.The hero of this novel tells about his own story to us but his nameis unknown.Son Tom’s Cabin Man d. Go Tell It on the Mountains 4. It is an autobiographical play and Edmund in the play is based on the playwright himself.a. Long Day’s Journey into Nightb. Henderson the Rain Kingc. The Hairy Aped. The Glass Menageries5.The novel tells of how a black man kills a white woman by accidentand how he is finally arrested and tried and sentenced to death.Son Tom’s Cabin Man d. Go Tell It on the Mountains6._________ is one of the best works in American literature about theSecond World War.Farewell to Arms Catcher in the Rye Red Badge of Couraged. The Naked and the Dead6. The novel by Hemingway is the best of its kind about World War I.Farewell to Arms Sun Also RisesOld Man and the Sea d. The Naked and the Dead10.The novel is about how a family of farmers cannot survive in Oklahomaand travel to California to seek a living and how they suffer hunger in California.b.The Grapes of Wrath b. . A.d. The Adventures of Augie March11.It is a trilogy including The 42nd Parallel, 1919, and The Big Money,with such techniques as biographies, newsreels and camera eye.12.It is a novel which uses the stream of consciousness technique andwhose title is taken from Shakespeare’s Macbeth.a. Absolom, Absolom!b. The Sound and the FuryFarewell to Arms d. The Great Gatsby10. It is a naturalistic work about how a country girl is seduced andelopes with Hurstwood and how she becomes a famous actress and how her lover falls into beggary and finally commits suicide.American Tragedy b. Sister Carrie c. McTeague , A Girl of the Streets11. It is a novel with 135 chapters plus an epilog; in it a group ofpeople on a whaling ship kill a great whale but they themselves are killed by the whale in the end, except Ishmael the narrator who survives by adhering to a coffin.b.Sister Carrie Adventures of Tom Sawyerc. Moby Dickd. The Portrait of a Ladynovel is a psychological study of a soldier (Henry Fleming)’s reactions in the Civil War, in which wound is called the red badge which symbolizes courage.American Tragedy b. Sister CarrieRed Badge of Courage d. McTeague13. The poem is written in free verse in 52 cantos with the theme ofthe universality and equality in value of all people and all things.b. The Ravenc. Song of Myself14. The novel is about how a man falls economically and socially butwho rises morally because he gives up the opportunity to sell his factory to an English Syndicate, which would otherwise mean a ruin to that syndicate.Octopus b. The Rise of Silas Lapham c. Moby-Dick d. Leaves of Grass15. It is a speech delivered at Harvard University. It is often hailedas the “declaration of intellectual independence” in America.a. The American Scholarb. Naturec. The Scarlet Letterd. WaldenII. Match the following (1×20%)A. Match Works with Their AuthorsSelwyn Mauberly3. Autobiography4. The Scarlet Letterof GrassRaven7. The Rise of Silas Lapham8. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer9. Long Day’s Journey into Night10. The Old Man and the SeaTwain b . Ernest Hemingwayc. Eugene O’Neilld. William Dean Howellse. Edgar Allan Poef. Walt Whitmang. Nathaniel Hawthorne h. Benjamin FranklinDavid Thoreau j. Ezra PoundJefferson l. . EliotB. Match the Characters with the works in which they appear.1.Hester Prynne . TouchettHenry CompsonJoads Edward CummingsCaulfield ThomasPortrait of a Lady b. The Scarlet Letterc. The Hairy Aped. A Farewell to ArmsSound and the Fury f. The Grapes of Wrathg. The Naked and the Dead h. The Catcher in the Rye i. Native Son j. Death of a SalesmanManIII. Match the following (1’×20=20’)A. Match works with their authorsVan Winkle3. Nature4. The Scarlet Letterof GrassRaven7. The Rise of Silas Lapham8. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn9. Cantos10. The Old Man and the SeaPound b. Ernest Hemingwayc. Mark Twaind. William Dean Howellse. Edgar Allan Poef. Walt Whitmang. Nathaniel Hawthorne h. Ralph Waldo Emerson Irving j. Waldo EmersonB. Match characters with the works in which they appear.2.Captain Ahab and Starbuck ArcherHenry and Catherine CompsonJoads Edward CummingsCaulfield ThomasTyrones LomanPortrait of a Lady b. Moby-Dickc. Death of a Salesmand. A Farewell to ArmsSound and the Fury f. The Grapes of Wrathg. The Naked and the Dead h. The Catcher in the Ryei. Native Son j. Long Day’s Journey into Night , Absalom l. The Old Man and the SeaV. Essay Questions (30%; c hoose only ONE of the following three topics and write a short essay of at least 300 words. Note: [1]Your essay should have at least 3 paragraphs; you are not simply to make a list of facts.[2] You may give a title to your essay, but you are required to indicate which of the 3 topics it belongs to. [3]You are not to write on a topic of your own.1.T o the best of your knowledge, analyze and make comments onEmerson’s Nature2.C omment on any American poet you like.3.A nalyze and/or comment on any one of the American novels or playsyou have read.V. Essay Questions (30%; c hoose only ONE of the following three topics and write a short essay of at least 300 words. Note: [1]Youressay should have at least 3 paragraphs; you are not simply to make a list of facts.[2] You may give a title to your essay, but you are required to indicate which of the 3 topics it belongs to. [3]You are not to write on a topic of your own.)4.M ake comments on an American novel we have discussed in thiscourse.5.C omment on an American poet.6.D escribe how your knowledge of American literature is improvedafter taking this course..IV. Please answer the following questions briefly. (2 x 10’ = 20’)1.Why do people think Franklin is the embodiment of American dream?2.What is “Lost Generation”?V. Discussion. (1 x 20’ = 20’)State your own interpretations of Hemingway’s iceberg theory of writing?IV. Please answer the following questions briefly. (2 x 10’ = 20’)3.What is Hawthorne’s style? Explain the style with examples.4.At the end of the 19th century, there were three fighters for Realism.Who are they? What are their differences?________True or False. (10 x 2’= 20’)1. American literature is the oldest of all national literature.2. Thomas Jefferson was the only American to sign the 4 documents that created the US.3. All his literary life, Hawthorne seemed to be haunted by his sense of sin and evil.4. Most of the poems in Leaves of Grass are about human psychology.5. Hurstwood is a character in Dreiser’s An American Tragedy.6. Faulkner’s region was the Deep North, with its bitter history of slavery, civil war and destruction.7. Placed in historical perspective, Howells is found lacking inqualities and depth. But anyhow he is a literary figure worthy of notice.8. Faulkner’s works have been termed the Yoknapatawpha Saga, “one connected story”.9. As a moral philosophy, transcendentalism was neither logical nor systematical.10. Emily Dickinson expresses her deep love in the poem “Annabel Lee”. II. Decide whether the statements are True or False. (10 x 2’= 20’)1. Early in the 17th century, the English settlements in Virginia and began the main stream of what we recognize as the American national history.2. American Romantic writers avoided writing about nature, medieval legends and with supernatural elements.3. As a moral philosophy, transcendentalism was neither logical nor systematical.4. “Young Goodman Brown” wants to prove everyone possesses kindnessin heart.5. Henry James was a realist in the same way as one views the realism of Twain or Howells.6. The American realists sought to describe the wide range of American experience and to present the subtleties of human personality.7. Frost’s concern with nature reflected his deep moral uncertainties.8. Faulkner’s works have been termed the Yoknapatawpha Saga, “one connected story”.9. Roger Chillingworth is a character in Dreiser’s An American Tragedy.10. After the Civil War, the Frontier was closing. Disillusionment and frustration were widely felt. What had been expected to be a “Golden Age” turned to be a “Gilded” one.。
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美国文学史及作品选读练习4I. Match the works with the authors given below. (每小题1分，共10分)a.Michael Wigglesworthb. Franklinc.John Smithd. William Cullen Bryante.James Fennimore Cooperf.Philip Freneaug.Washington Irving1.( ) A Description of New England2.( ) Rip Van Winkle3.( ) The Day of Doom4.( ) Autobiography5.( ) The Wild Honey suckle6.( ) To a Waterfowl7.( ) The Deerslayer8 ( ) The Thanatopsis9.( ) The Legend of Sleepy Hollow10.( ) The SpyII. Blank Filling. （每小题2分，共20分）1.The term “ Puritan” was applied to those settlers who originally were devout members ofthe Church of ________.2.Michael Wigglesworth, another important colonial poet, achieved wide popularity amonghis contemporaries with his gloomy entitled ___________.3.In 1620, a number of Puritans who tried to purify or reform the church of Englandstepped on the New England shore at Plymouth in the ship named ________.4.Among all the settlers in the New Continent, _________ settlers were the mostinfluential.5.In American Literature, the eighteenth century was an Age of ________ and Revolution.6.In Franklin’s ________________, he talks first of all about how he studied language.7.Irving was best known for his famous short stories such as ____________ which is abouta good-natured lazy husband who falls into a 20-year sleep.8.“Supernal beauty” is believed by ___________ to be the principle of Poetry.9.Published in 1823, ___________was the first of the Leatherstocking Tales, in their orderof publication time, and probably the first true romance of the frontier in American literature.10.____________was considered as the “poet of the American Revolution” a nd the “Father of American Poetry.”III. Multiple Choice.(每小题2分，共30分)1.In the early nineteenth century American moral values were essentially Puritan. Nothing has left a deeper imprint on the character of the people as a whole than did_______.A. PuritanismB RomanticismC RationalismD Sentimentalism2. Franklin wrote and published his famous__________, an annul collection of proverbs.A. The AutobiographyB. Poor Richard’s AlmanacC. Common SenseD. The General Magazine3. In American literature, the eighteenth century was the age of the Enlightenment. _______was the dominant spirit.A. Humanism B Rationalism C Revolution D Evolution4.________ usually was regarded as the first American writer.A.William BradfordB. Anne BradstreetC.Emily DickinsonD. Captain John Smith5.Which is not Irving’s works in the following.A. The Sketch BookB. Tales of a Travelle rC. A History of New YorkD．To A Waterfowl6. Choose Freneau’s poem from the following.A. The RavenB. T o a Waterfow lC. To HellenD. The Wild Honey Suckle7. In 1817, the stately poem called Thanatopsis introduced the best poet_ _____to appear in America up to that time.A. Edward TaylorB. Philip FreneauC. William Cullen BryantD. Edgar Allan Poepared with his contemporaries, _________was no doubt the best in exploring thewildness and frontier in fiction.A. Washington IrvingB. James Fenimore CooperC. William Cullen BryantD. Philip Freneau9. Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle is famous for_________.A. Rip’s escape into a mysterious valleyB. The story’s German legendary source materialC. Rip’s seeking for happinessD. Rip’s 20-years sleep10. Choose Poe’s work from the followingA. The Day of DoomB. The Last of the MohicansC. The Indian Burying GroundD The Cask of Amontillado11.Choose Irving’s work from the following .A. The Sketch BookB. ThanatopsisC. The SpyD. The British Prison Ship12._______ is the most commonly used in English poetry, in which an unstressed syllable comes first followed by a stressed.A. the trochaic footB. an anapestic footC.a quatrainD.a iambic foot13. The Indian Burying Ground by___________ is the earliest poem which romanticizes the Indian as a child of nature.A. Washington IrvingB. Adgar Allan PoeC. Philip FreneauD. Nathaniel Hawthorne14._______ is a poetic device used to increase the musical quality and link the lines and stanzas of a poem.A. meterB. repetitionC. rhymeD. foot15. Poetry is aimed at conveying and enriching human experience which is formed through sense impressions. __________ is the representation of sense experience through language.A .MeterB. ImageC. ThemeD. AssonanceIV. Decide Whether the Statements are True or False. (每小题1分，共10分) 1.The Puritans in New England embraced hardships, together with the discipline of a harshchurch.2.In 1625 a number of Puritans came to settle in Massachusetts3.Mayflower in American history is the name of a flower.4.American poetry of the eighteenth century has an imitative character, imitating thereigning English models of the eighteen century.5.In Franklin’s Autobiography, he talks first of all about how he studied language6. Philip Freneau was a most important writer in American poetry of the eighteenth century.7. The early American romanticism gave emphasis to emotion, feeling, intuition instead of reason.8. Cooper launched two kinds of immensely popular stories: the sea adventure tale, and the frontier stories.9. In the 19th century American literature, writers of Gothic terror novels sought to arouse in their readers a turbulent sense of the remote, the supernatural, and the terrifying by describing old castles ,deep valleys or bleak mountain tops.10.Puritan influence over American Romanticism was conspicuously noticeable.V. Choose the correct terms to match the following definitions. (每小题2分，共10分)a. iambic footb. meterc. image d . rhyme e. stanza f. alliterationg. trochaic foot h. consonance1._______ is the repetition of sounds in two or more words or phrases that usually appearclose to each other in a poem.2.________ is a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.3.________ is a structural division of a poem, consisting of a series of verse lines whichusually comprise a recurring pattern of meter and rhyme.4.________ is the most commonly used foot in English poetry, in which an unstressedsyllable comes first, followed by a stressed syllable.5.________ is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound within a line or a group ofwords.VI. Identify the fragments and answer the following questions.(共20分) Section A.(每小题2分，共10分)Fair flower, that does so comely grow,Hid in this silent, dull retreat,Untouched thy honied blossoms blow,Unseen thy little branches greet;No roving foot shall crush thee here,No busy hand provoke a tear.Questions:1.What is the title of this poem from which the selection is selected?2.The meter of this poem is_______.A. iambic pentameter B .tetrameter C anapestic rhythm D sonnet3.Who is the writer of the poem?4.To what does the writer compare the flower’s charms? ’5.What does the writer express in this poem?Section B（共10分）It was many and many a year ago,In a kingdom by the seaThat a maiden there lived whom you may knowBy the name of Annabel Lee----And this maiden she lived with no other thoughtThen to love and be loved by meShe was a child and I was a child,In this kingdom by the sea,But we loved with a love that was more than love—I and my Annabel Lee---With a love that the winged seraphs of HeavenCroveted her and me.And this was the reason that, long ago,In this kingdom by the sea,A wind blew out of a cloud by nightChilling my Annabel Lee;So that her highborn kinsmen cameAnd bore her away from me,To shut her up in a sepulchreIn this kingdom by the sea.The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,Went envying her and me---Yes! That was the reason (as all men know,In this kingdom by the sea)That wind came out of the cloud, chillingAnd killing by the sea)… …Comment on the poem by answering the following questions:1.What’s the theme of the poem?（1分）2.How many poetic devices does the poet use to create a mood appropriate to the theme? （9分）参考答案:I (10%): 1.-5 C. G A .B F 6-10 D E D G EII. (20%)1.England2. The Day of Doom3. May Flower4. English5. reason6. Autobiograph7. Rip Van Winkle8. Adgar Allan Poe9. The Pioneer 10. Philip FreaneauIII. (30%)1-5 A B B D D 6-10 D C B D D 11-15. A D C C BIV. (10%)T F F T T T T T T TV. (10%) d b e a fVI.(20%)Section A1.The Wild Honey Suckle2. B3.Philip Freneau4.The writer compares the flower’s charms to the prime time of human being.5.In this poem, the poet expresses a keen awareness of the loveliness andtransience of nature.Section B.1.The death of a beautiful woman--- the recurrent theme of Poe’s poems(1%)2. The poet creates a melancholic tone in the poem In creating the mood, He uses alliteration-----her high born kinsman…. ; not half so happy in Heaven…(2%)the accumulative repetition----- It was many and many a year ago… She wasa child and I was a child….(2%):assonance----- To shut her up in a sepulchre… A wind blew out of a cloud by night;(2%) and makes the even lines and end lines of each stanza rhyme strongly with the name of the girl to have the effect of a refrain, thus best echoing the insistent tolling of the church bell at the funeral. In this solemnity, the poem reaches its emotional climax of melancholy.(3%)吨。
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选择题1.Naturalism is evolved from realism when the author's tone in writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more ironic and more .A. RationalB. humorousC. OptimisticD. pessimistic2.The impact of Darwin' s evolutionary theory on the American thought and the influence of the nineteenth-century French literature on the American men of letters gave rise to yet another school of realism: American .A.local colorismB. vernacularismC.ModernismD. Naturalism3.were idealists, believing the church should be restored to complete "purity"and dreaming that they would build the new land to an Eden on earth.A.CalvinistsB. PuritansC.RomanticistsD. Transcendentalists4.All of the following are the features of Puritans EXCEPTA.Wanting to make pure their religious beliefs and practicesB.Looking upon themselves as a chosen peopleC.tolerating others’ beliefs and sought for a happy and an easy lifeD.wishing to restore simplicity to church serves and emphasized the image of a wrathful God5. Hester Prynne, Dimmesdale, Chillingworth and Pearl are most likely Characters inA.The House of the Seven GablesB. The Scarlet LetterC.The Portrait of a LadyD. The pioneers6. Mark Twain's works are characterized byA. NaturalismB. TranscendentalismC. Local ColorismD. Imagism7.The "Father of American Poetry" isA. William Cullen BryantB. Philip FreneauC. Henry Wadsworth LongfellowD. Edgar Allan Poe8.Herman Melville's is an encyclopedia of everything,history,philosophy, religion,etc, in addition to a detailed account of the operations of the whaling industry.A The Old Man and the SeaB Moby DickC White Jacket D. Billy Budd9.In addition to his novel The Scarlet Letter, wrote about 120 short stories and sketches. Among them are "Young Goodman Brown"and "The Minister' s Black Veil”.A Henry David ThoreauB Nathaniel HawthorneC Ralph Waldo EmersonD Herman Melville9.The Romantic writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the in the American literary history.A individual feelingsB idea of survival of the fittestC strong imaginationD return to nature11.Cooper' s story of the"frontier saga” is made up of 5 famous novels that _, in comprise the which the main character is Natty Bumppo.A Leather stocking talesB The Deer SlayerC Sea AdventureD The Romantic12.M ore than five hundred poems Dickinson wrote are about nature, in which her general Skepticism about the relationship between is well-expressed.A man and manB men and womenC man and natureD men and God13.F rom Henry David Thoreau' s jail experience came his famous essay, which states Thoreau's belief that no man should violate his conscience at the command of a government.A WaldenB NatureC Civil DisobedienceD Common Sense14.One of the characteristics that have made Mark Twain a major literary figure in the 19thcentury America is his use ofA VernacularB interior monologueC point of viewD photographic description15.The 18th century was the age of the Enlightenment. was the dominant spirit.A HumanismB RationalismC RomanticismD Realism16.was the most leading spirit of the Transcendentalism.A FranklinB HawthorneC PaineD Emerson17.“Moby Dick” was written by_A Mark TwainB ThoreauC MelvilleD Whitman18.“The Scarlet Letter" is characterized by itsA symbolismB rationalismC PlationismD classicism19.“Huckleberry Finn" is the masterpiece ofA Henry James BJack London CMark Twain D Stephen Crane20.Choose the novel not written by Henry James.A The Golden BowlB The Portrait of a LadyC Sister CarrieD Daisy Miller选择题1."A Farewell to Arms"is the masterpiece produced by_A FaulknerB DreiserC HemingwayD Longfellow2.The jazz age refers to the decade ofA 1950’sB 1980’sC 1920’ sD 1820’s3.“The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn” is the masterpiece ofA Mark TwainB Henry JamesC Stephen CraneD Robert Lee Frost5.After the Civil War America was transformed fromA a poor and backward society ... an industrialized and commercialized societyB an agrarian community ... a society of freedom and equalityC an agrarian community ... an industrialized and commercialized societyD an industrialized and commercialized society... a highly developed society6. had been an evident influence on Naturalism. It seemed to stress the animal impulse of man, to suggest that man was dominated by the irresistible forces of evolution.A UnitarianismB Origins of SpeciesC Puritanism and influenceD Capitalist Economy7.The Portrait of a Lady is generally considered to be James' s masterpiece,which incarnates the clash between the Old WorldA and the New in the life journey of an American girl in a European cultural environmentB tells a story about a young and innocent American confronting the complexity of the European lifeC is about a young American girl who gets"killed"by the winter in RomeD tells about some Europeans who learn with difficulty to adapt themselves to the American life8.The characters presented by the naturalist writers wereA more often than not dominated by their environment and heredityB usually idealized heroes or heroines of unspotted virtue and dazzling accomplishmentsC in most cases examples of human experienceD people who were simply all good or all bad9.Which of the following is not right about Mark Twain?A ln his writings, he made a more extensive combination of American folk humor and serious literature than previous writers had ever done.B His The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is usually considered a classic book written forboys about their particular horrors and joys.C His caustic and increasingly bleak view of human nature began to appear in his early books.D As a sequel to Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn marks the climax of his literary creativity.10.H enry James' s fame generally rests upon his novels and stories withA the love and marriage themeB the theme of humor and satire on lifeC the theme of revealing the miserable life of the poor and criticizing the capitalismD the international theme填空题1.The impact of Darwin' s evolutionary theory on the American thought and the influence of the 19th century French literature on the American men of letters gave rise to another school of Realism : [American Naturalism/Naturalism]．2.In the late nineteenth century, although Americans continued to read the works of Irving,Cooper, Hawthorne, and Poe, the great age of American [romanticism] had ended.3. The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn was Mark Twain’ s masterpiece from which, as Hemingway noted,"all [modern] American literature comes."4.[Henry James]was a realist,but not a naturalist. He was an observer of the mind rather than a recorder of time.His realism was a special kind of psychological realism.5.The realistic period is referred to as"the [Gilded] Age”by Mark Twain.判断正误1.The American realists sought to describe the wide range of American experience and to present the subtleties of human personality.2.Mark Twain had, as his aim of writing, the soul, the life, and the speech of the people in mind.3.Mark Twain' s later works unmistakably showed his change from an optimist and humorist to an almost despairing determinist.4.The bulk of America' s literary realism was limited to optimistic treatment of the surface of life.5.Though Henry James was one of the most important realists of the period before the First World War, he is not regarded as one of the most expert stylists of his time.选择题1."The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough."This is the shortest poem written by _A Thomas Stearns EliotB Robert FrostC Ezra PoundD Cummings2.“The Great Gatsby" is the masterpiece ofA WhitmanB FitzgeraldC DickinsonD Hemingway3.Ezra Pound' s long poem contained more than one hundred poems loosely connected.A The Waste LandB The CantosC Don JuanD Queen Mab4.The Fitzgeralds lived so extravagantly that they frequently spent more money thanF. Scoot Fitzgerald earned for parties,liquor, entertaining their friends and traveling. lt was this living style that nicknamed the decade of the 1920s as .A The Roaring TwentiesB The Jazz AgeC The Dollar DecadeD all of the above5. Which authors committed suicide?A Ernest HemingwayB FaulknerC Robert FrostD Mrs. Stowe判断正误1.In Ernest Hemingway’s The sound and the Fury, he used a technique called stream of consciousness, in which the whole story was told through the thoughts of one character.2.F.Scott Fitzgerald' s first novel was an immediate commercial success.3.In the story The Old Man and the Sea, William Faulkner portrayed an old fisherman who shows triumphant even in defeat.4.In the same way that F.Scott Fitzgerald's Tales of the Jazz Age became the symbol for an age, Ernest Hemingway' s novel A Farewell to Arms painted the image of a whole generation, the Lost Generation.5.5.The works written by Mark Twain may be viewed as a culmination of the development of twentieth-century southern fiction.填空题1.Ezra Pound was the leader of a new movement in poetry which he called the" [imagist]" movement.2.Ezra Pound's major work of poetry is the long poem Called [the Cantos].3.F. Scott Fitzgerald summarized the experiences and attitudes of the 1920s decade in his masterpiece novel [the Great Gatsby]4.The impact of Darwin’ s evolutionary theory on the American thought and the influence of the 19th century French literature on the American men of letters gave rise to another school of[Realism] : American Naturalism.5.[William Faulkner] wrote about the disintegration of the old social system in the American Southern States, and its effect on the lives of modern people, both black and white.6.With the publication of , [The Sun Also Rises]，Ernest Hemingway became the spokes man for what Gertrude Stein had called "a Lost Generation".7.Ernest Hemingway' s stature as a writer was confirmed with the publication of his novel [A Farewell to Arms] in 1929.The novel portrayed a farewell both to war and to love.8.ln 1952, Ernest Hemingway published a successful novel entitled [The Old Man and the Sea], which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and occasioned the award of the Nobel Prize in 1954.9.Quentin is a character in William Faulkner's novel [The Sound and the Fury]10.The [Great Depression] of the 1930s greatly weakened the American.。
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Test 1一、单选题（共2题，10分）1、Which of the following values doesn't belong to that of Puritans'?A、hard workB、thriftC、self-relianceD、Patriotism正确答案： D解析：Patriotism指爱国主义，早期清教徒初到北美时，当地并不是一个国家，同时，当时人们的宗教信仰更强烈2、________ is a book written by Benjamin Franklin to recollect his life and encourage young people to strive for a better life.A、Poor Richards AlmanacB、The AutobiographyC、The Arrival in PhiladelphiaD、The Way to Wealth正确答案：B二、多选题（共3题，15分）1、How much do you know about Benjamin Franklin?A、He is one of the founding fathers of America.B、He is a self-made man and set a good example for American Dream.C、He made a lot of contributions to America and has a colorful life.D、He is very proud of his achievements and shows his pride in his work The Autobiography.正确答案：ABC解析：Franklin 一直很谦虚，他写的《自传》全文语气温和，平易近人，死后墓碑上的铭文也只留下简单的一个身份词：A Printer。
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美国文学期中考试及答案《美国文学史及选读》期中测试I. Multiple Choice 20’1. Who is different from others according to the division of writing period?A. Washington IrvingB.William Cullen BryantC. Captain John SmithD. James Fenimore Cooper2. The American Romantic Period lasted roughly from ____ to ____.A. 1798-1832B. 1810-1860C. 1860-1864D. 1776-17833. Moby Dick is considered as the first AmericanA. Comic epicB. Dramatic epicC. Poetic fictionD. Prose epic4. What dominated the Puritan phase of American writing?A. theologyB. literatureC. estheticsD. revolution5. At the initial period of the spread of ideas of the Enlightenment was largely due to ____.A. typographyB. journalismC. revolutionD. the development of paper-making industry6. Who has been called the “Father of American Literature”?A. Walt ScottB. Geoffrey ChaucerC. Washington IrvingD. Philip Freneau7. Who is the first American prose stylist that acquired international fame?A. Captain John SmithB. Washington IrvingC. Benjamin FranklinD.E. A. Poe8. Who is the writer of To a Waterfowl?A. Anne BradstreetB. Thomas HardyC. William Cullen BryantD. Walt Whitman9. Thomas Paine is a ____.A. novelistB. dramatistC. poetD. pamphleteer10. Edgar Allan Poe mainly writes ____A. short storiesB. literary critic theoriesC. poemsD. dramasII. Blank-Filling 20’1._John Winthrop___’s reports of exploration, published in the early 1600s, have been described as he first distinctly American literature to be written in English.2. Hard work, _thrift___, piety, and _sobriety___were the Puritan values that dominated much of the earliest American writing, including the sermons, books and letters of such noted Puritan clergymen as John Cotton and Cotton Mather.3. Most Puritan verse was decidedly plodding, but the work of two writers, Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor, rose to the level of____real poetry4.From 1732 to 1785, Franklin wrote and published his famous _ Poor Richard’s Almanac___, an annual collection of proverbs.5.On January 10, 1776, Paine’s famous pamphlet __Common Sense __ appeared. It boldly advocated a “Declaration for Independence”, and brought the separatist agitation to a crisis.6.As a poet, _Freneau ___heralded American literary independence: his close observation of nature distinguished his treatment of indigenous wild life and other native American subjects.7 .Annabel Lee ,a poem from____Edgar Allan Poe_________ ,mourns the death of a beautifulgirl .8.Romantic writers placed increasing value on the __free__ expression of emotion and displayed increasing attention to the __ psychic __ states of their characters.9.Cooper launched two kinds of immensely popular stories: _the sea adventure tale___ and _____the frontier saga__.10.The central figure in Cooper’s Novels, __Natty Bumppo__goes by various names of Leatherstocking, Deerslyer, Pathfinder, and Hawkeye.III. Chinese Translation of English Literary Terms 20’Puritanism 清教主义Romanticism浪漫主义Sketch Book 素描本Internal Rhyme行内韵Self-Reliance论自助Symbolism象征主义Salem Witch Trials塞勒姆审巫案Image 意象Allusion 典故,引喻,暗引Literary Comments文学评论IV. Identificati on .25’author:________________ work:_________________1. I heard the merry grasshopper then sing,【Anne Bradstreet 】【Contemplations】The black-clad cricket bear a second part;They kept one tune and played on the same string.Seeming to glory in their little art.Small creatures abject thus their voices raise,And in their kind resound their Maker’s praise,Whilst I, as mute, can warble forth no higher lays?2.At the next moment, the breech of Hawkeye’s rifle fell on the naked head of his adversary, whose muscles appeared to wither under the shock, as he sank from the arms of Duncan, flexible and motionless.【James Fenimore Cooper】【The Last of the Mohicans】3.Standing on the bare ground—my head bathed by the blithe air and uplifted in to infinite space—all mean egotismvanishes. I become a transparent eye-ball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the Universal being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God. "【Emerson 】【Nature】4.I was a child and she was a childIn this kingdom by the sea;But we loved with a love that was more than love---【Robert Westall 】【The Kingdom by the Sea】5. Tell me not in mournful numbers, 【Herry Wadsworth 】【A Psalm of Life】Life is but an empty dream!for the soul is dead that slumbers,And things are not what they seem.Life is real! Life is earnest!And the grave is not its goal;V. Answer the following questions. 15’1. Why say Moby Dick is the first American Epic? 5’【Overview "As a revelation of human destiny it is too deep even for sorrow", was how D.H. Lawrence characterized MOBY-DICK. Published in the same five-year span as The Scarlet Letter, Walden, and Leaves of Grass, this great adventure of the sea and the life of the soul is the ultimate achievement of that stunning period in American letters. ..】2. What is your understanding on Helen in the poem To Helen? 5’ 【diy】3. What are the beliefs of American Transcendentalists ?. 5’【1). Total Depravity 2). Unconditional Election 3). Limited Atonement 4). Irresistible Grace 5). Perseverance of the "saints】。
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2013-2014-1 美国文学史及选读期末复习材料实用标准文案Ⅰ Multiple choices1. Which is not connected with Thomas Paine?A. Common SenseB. The American CrisisC. The Rights of ManD. The Autobiography2. “These are the times that try men’s souls”, these words were once read to Washington’s troops and did much to spur excitement to further action with hope and confidence. Who is the author of these words?A.Benjamin FranklinB. Thomas PaineC. Thomas JeffersonD. George Washington3. At the Reason and Revolution Period, Americans were influenced by the European movement called the ______.A. Chartist MovementB. Romanticist MovementC. Enlightenment MovementD. Modernist Movement4. In American literature, the Enlighteners were favorable to______.A. the colonial orderB. religious obscurantismC. the Puritan traditionD. the secular literature5. The English colonies in North America rose in arms against their parent country and the Continental Congress adopted ______ in 1776.A. Declaration of IndependenceB. the Sugar ActC. the Stamp ActD. the Mayflower Compact6. ______ usually was regarded as the first American writer.A. William BradfordB. Anne BradstreetC. Emily DickinsonD. Captain John Smith7. Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan poet. Her poems made such a stir in England that she became known as the “______” who appeared in America.A. Ninth MuseB. Tenth MuseC. Best MuseD. First Muse8. Who was considered as the “poet of American Revolution”?A. Anne BradstreetB. Edward TaylorC. Michael WigglesworthD. Philip Freneau9. In 1817, the stately poem called Thanatopsis introduced the best poet ______ to appear in America up to that time.A. Edward TaylorB. Philip FreneauC. William Cullen BryantD. Edgar Allen Poe10. The finest example of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s symbolism is the recreation of Puritan Boston in ______.A. The Scarlet LetterB. Young Goodman BrownC. The Marble FaunD. The Ambitious Guest11. “The universe is composed of Nature and the soul… Spirit is present everywhere”. This is the voice of the book Nature written by Emerson, which pushed American Romanticism into a new phase, the phase of New England ______.A. RomanticismB. TranscendentalismC. NaturalismD. Symbolism12. Which is generally regarded as the Bible of New England Transcendentalism?A. NatureB. WaldenC. On BeautyD. Self-Reliance实用标准文案 13. Mark Twain created, in _________, a masterpiece of American realism that is also one of the great books of world literature.A. The Adventure of Huckleberry FinnB. The Adventure of Tom SawyerC. The Man That Corrupted HadleyburgD. The Gilded Age14. _________ marks the climax of Mark Twain ’s literary creativity.A . The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn B. The Gilded AgeC. Life on the MississippiD. The Adventure of Tom Sawyer15. Choose the novel which is not written by Henry James.A. The AmbassadorsB. The Wings of the DoveC. The BostoniansD. The Mysterious Stranger16. Generally speaking, all those writers with a naturalistic approach to human reality tend to be _________.A. transcendentalistsB. idealistsC. pessimistsD. impressionists17. Ezra Pound ’s long poem _________ contained more than one hundred poems loosely connected.A. The Waste LandB. The CantosC. Don JuanD. Queen Mab18. T. S. Eliot ’s first major poem _________(1917), has been called the first masterpiece of modernism in English.A. The Love Song of J. Alfred PrufrockB. The Waste LandC. Four QuartetsD. Preludes19. Ernest Hemingway was badly wounded in Italy and sent to a hospital where he fell in love with a nurse. These two persons later became the characters of his novel _________.A. The Old Man and the SeaB. For Whom the Bell TollsC. The Sun Also RisesD. A Farewell to Arms20. In William Faulkner ’s The Sound and the Fury , he used a technique called _________, in which the whole story was told through the thoughts of one character.A. stream of consciousnessB. imagismC. symbolismD. naturalism21. Led by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson and ______, there arose a kind of teachings of transcendentalism in the early nineteenth century.A. Herman MelvilleB. Henry David ThoreauC. Mark TwainD. Theodore Dreiser22. A New ______ had appeared in England in the last years of the eighteenth century. It spread to continental Europe and then came to America early in the nineteenth century.A. realismB. critical realismC. romanticismD. naturalism23. From Henry David Thoreau ’s jail experience, came his famous essay, ______ which states Thoreau ’s belief that no man should violate his conscience at the command of a government.A. WaldenB. NatureC. Civil DisobedienceD. Common Sense24. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well known for his _________.A. international themeB. waste-land imageryC. local colorD. symbolism25. Herman Melville ’s ______ is an encyclopedia of everything: history, philosophy religion, etc. in addition to a detailed account of the operations of the whaling industry.A. The Old Man and the SeaB. Moby DickC. White Jacket C . Billy Budd26. The ship “______” carried about one hundred Pilgrims and took 66 days to beat its way across the Atlantic. In December of 1620, it put the Pilgrims ashore at Plymouth, Massachusetts.A. SunflowerB. ArmadaC. MayflowerD. Pequod实用标准文案 27. From 1733 to 1758, Benjamin Franklin wrote and published his famous ______, an annual collection of proverbs.A. The AutobiographyB. Poor Richard ’s AlmanacC. Common SenseD. The General Magazine28. In American literature, the eighteen-century was the age of the Enlightenment. ______ was the dominant spirit.A. HumanismB. RationalismC. RevolutionD. Evolution29. ______ was the most leading spirit of the Transcendental Club.A. Henry David ThoreauB. Ralph Waldo EmersonC. Nathaniel HawthorneD. Walt Whitman30. Edgar Allen Poe ’s first collection of short stories is ______.A. Tales of a TravelerB. Leatherstocking TalesC. Canterbury TalesD. Tales of the Grotesque of Arabesque31. ______ was a romanticized account of Herman Melville ’s stay among the Polynesians. The success of the book soon made Melville well known as the “man who lived among cannibals ”.A. Moby DickB. TypeeC. OmooD. Billy Budd32. Which is regarded as the “Declaration of Intellectual Independence ”?A. The American ScholarB. English TraitsC. The Conduct of LifeD. Representative Men33. The three dominant figures of the realistic period in American literature are _________.A. Theodore Dreiser, Emily Dickinson and William Dean HowellsB. Mark Twain, Henry James and William Dean HowellsC. Mark Twain, Theodore Dreiser and William Dean HowellsD. Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson and William Dean Howells34. American literature produced only one female poet during the nineteenth century. This was _________.A. Anne BradstreetB. Jane AustenC. Emily DickinsonD. Harriet Beecher35. In 1900, London published his first collection of short stories, named _________.A. The Son of the WolfB. The Sea WolfC. The Law of LifeD. White Fang36. In Henry James ’ Daisy Miler , the author tries to portray the young woman as an embodiment of _________.A. the force of conventionB. the free spirit of the New WorldC. the decline of aristocracyD. the corruption of the newly rich37. “The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough.” This is the shortest poem written by _________.A. T.S. EliotB. Robert FrostC. Ezra PoundD.E.E.Cumings38. The Fitzgerald lived so extravagantly that they frequently spent more money than F. Scot Fitzgerald earned for parties, liquor, entertaining their friends and traveling. It was this living style that nicknamed the decade of the 1920s as _________.A. The Roaring TwentiesB. The Jazz AgeC. The Dollar DecadeD. all of the above39. In 1954, _________ was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for his “mastery of the art of modern narration ”.A. T.S EliotB. Ernest HemingwayC. John SteinbeckD. William Faukner40. William Faukner ’s novel _________ describes the decay and downfall of an old southern aristocratic family, symbolizing the old social order, told from four different points of view.A. The Sound and the FuryB. Startoris实用标准文案 C. The Unvanquished D. The Town41. “The Lure of the Spirit: The Flesh in Pursuit ” is the title of one chapter in Dreiser ’s novel _________.A. An American DreamB. Sister CarrieC. Dreiser Looks at RussiaD. Jannie Gerhardt42. The main theme of _________ The Art of Fiction reveals his literary credo that representation of life should be the main object of the novel.A. Henry James ’B. William Dean Howells ’C. Mark Twain ’sD. O. Henry ’s43. With William Dean Howells, James, and Mark Twain active on the scene, _________became the major trend in the seventies and eighties of the nineteenth century.A. sentimentalismB. romanticismC. realismD. naturalism44. While embracing the socialism of Marx, London also believed in the triumph of the strongest individuals. This contradiction is most vividly projected in the patently autobiographical novel _________.A. The Call of the WildB. The Sea WolfC. Martin EdenD. The Iron Heel45_________ is a novella about a young American girl who gets “killed ” by the winter in Rome, and it brought Henry James international fame for the first time.A. The AmericanB. The EuropeansC. Daisy MillerD. The Portait of a LadyAnswers: 1-5 DBCDA 6-10 DBDCA 11-15 BAAAD 16-20 CBADA21-25 BCCCB 26-30 CBBBD 31-35 BABCA 36-40 BCDBA 41-45 BACCCⅡ Filling the following blanks with proper answers1. Captain John Smith became the first American writer.2. The puritans looked upon themselves as a chosen people.3. The first major intellectual spokesman of the Massachusetts Bay colony was John Cotton, sometimes called “the Patriarch of New England.”4. Anne Bradstreet published The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America , and she was nicknamed the tenth Muse.5. Poor Richard ’s Almanac is an annual collection of proverbs written by Benjamin Franklin.6. Thomas Paine ’s famous pamphlet Common Sense boldly advocated a “Declaration for Independence ”.7. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence with John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston.8. Philip Freneau developed a natural, simple, and concrete diction, best illustrated in such nature lyrics as “The Wild Honey Suckle ” and “The Indian Burying Ground ”.9. Philip Freneau has been called the “Father of American Poetry ”.10. In Washington Irving ’s Sketch Book appeared the first modern short stories and the first great American juvenile literature.11. Cooper ’s enduring fame rests on his frontier stories, especially the five novels that comprise the Leatherstocking tales .12. “To a Waterfowl ” is perhaps the peak of William Cullen Bryant ’s wok.13. “Thanatopsis ”, William Cullen Bryant ’s best-known poem, consists of four stanzas in iambic tetrameter abab. The title means “view of death ”.14. Edgar Allan Poe is considered “father of American detective stories and American gothic stories ”.实用标准文案 15. Emerson believed above all in individualism, independence of mind, and self-reliance.16. In Walden , Thoreau thought it better for a man to work one day a week and rest six, and the rest of the time could be devoted to thought.17. Hawthorne ’s stories touch the deepest roots of man ’s moral nature.18. Moby Dick is a tremendous chronicle of a whaling voyage in pursuit of a seemingly supernatural white whale.19. After his death, Longfellow became the only American to be honored with a bust in the Poet ’s Corner of Westminster Abbey.20. Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom ’s Cabin , had become an American institution and the most famous literary woman in the world.21. William Dean Howells found his subject matter in the experiences of the American middle class.22. William Dean Howells called for the treatment of the “smiling aspects of life ” as being the more “American.”23. The naturalists emphasized that the world was amoral, that men and women had no free will, that their lives were controlled by heredity and the environment.24. The poetic style Walt Whitman devised is now called free verse.25. O ·Henry ’s stories are usually short and interesting; Famous for their surprising end.26. Henry James is famous for his international theme of the traditionless American confronting the complexity of European life.27. Jack London believed in the inevitable triumph of the strongest individuals.28. Dreiser ’s greatest and most successful novel, An American Tragedy, is about a young man who acts as if the only way he can be truly fulfilled is by acquiring wealth —through marriage if necessary.29. Writers of the first postwar era self-consciously acknowledged that they were a “Lost Generation,” devoid of faith and alienated from a civilization.30. Wallace Stevens ’ work is primarily motivated by the belief that “ideas of order ”.31. With the publication of The Sun Also Rises , Hemingway became the spokesman for what Gertrude Stein had called “a lost generation.”Ⅲ Decide whether the statements are true or false (T/F).1. John Winthrop ’s reports of exploration, published in the early 1600s, have been regarded as the first distinct American literature written in English.2. In 1612, William Bradford published in England a book called A Map of Virginia ; With a description of the country.3. Philip Freneau was neoclassical by training and taste yet romantic in essential spirit.4. Ralph Waldo Emerson was recognized as the leader of transcendentalist movement, but he always applied the term “Transcendentalist ” to himself or to his beliefs and ideas.5. To Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville, the telling of a tale was a way of inquiring into the meaning of life.6. Walt Whitman was attacked in his lifetime for his offensive subject matter of sexuality and for his conventional style.7. Tom Sawyer walked out of Twain ’s pages directly from his fresh memory of his boyhood in the west.8. Hurstwood is a character in Theodore Dreiser ’s Sister Carrie .9. In the decade of the 1910s, American literature achieved a new diversity and reached its greatest heights.10. Edwin Arlington Robinson began his career as a novalist in bleakness and poverty.实用标准文案 11.The greatest of America ’s realists, such as Henry James and Mark Twain, moved well beyond a superficial portrayal of nineteenth-century America.12.Henry James was a realist in the same way as one views the realism of Mark Twain or William Dean Howells.13.Sister Carrie is generally regarded as Theodore Dreiser ’s masterpiece.14.Generally speaking, Jack London was much more interested in ideas than Stephen Crane and less sentimental than Frank Norris.15.Ralph Waldo Emerson ’s prose style was sometimes as highly individual as his poetry.16. American literature is the oldest of all national literature.17. Georgia, Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New York, New England, all were named after French monarchs and lands.18. Benjamin Franklin was a prose stylist whose writing reflected the neoclassic ideals of clarity, restraint, simplicity and balance.19. The Fall of the House of Usher is one of Edgar Allan Poe ’s poems.20. The Scarlet Letter is set in the seventeenth century. It is an elaboration of a fact which the author took out of the life of the Puritan past.21. Walt Whitman was so great that he won respect and love during his lifetime for his Leaves of Grass .22. Many of O. Henry ’s stories contain a lot of slang and colloquial expressions, just like his own speech.23. Henry James was a realist in the same way as one views the realism of Mark Twain or William Dean Howells.24. Robert Frost rejected the revolutionary poetic principles of his contemporaries, and chose “the old-fashioned way to be new ” instead.25. John Steinbeck ’s theme was usually that simple human virtues such as kindness and fair treatment were far superior to official hard-heartedness, or the dehumanizing cruelty of exploiters for their own commercial advantage.26. Transcendentalists spoke for cultural rejuvenation and against the materialism of American society.27. Washington Irving was the first great belletrist, writing always for pleasure, and to produce pleasure.28. James Fennimore Cooper launched two kinds of immensely popular stories: the sea adventure tale and the frontier saga.29. Puritan influence over American Romanticism was conspicuously noticeable.30. “Young Goodman Brown ” seems to prove everyone possesses some evil secrets1-5 FFTFT 6-10FTTFF 11-15 TFFTT 16-20 FFTFT 21-25FFFTT 26-30 TTTTTⅣ Answer the following questions briefly.1. These are the times that try men ’s souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will in this crisis shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly —This dearness only that gives everything its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods.Questions:(1)Which book is this passage taken from?实用标准文案 (2)Who is the author of this book?(3)Whom is the author praising? Whom is the author criticizing?(4)What do you think of the language?Answers:(1) The American Crisis.(2) Thomas Paine(3) Paine is praising those who stand “it ”, it referring to “the service of their country ”. In the meantime, Paine is criticizing those who shrink from the service of their country in this crisis.(4) The language is plain, impressive and forceful. Paine himself once said that his purpose as a writer was to use plain language to make those who can scarcely read understand and to fit the powers of thinking and the turn of language to the subject, so as to bring out a clear conclusion that shall hit the point in question and nothing else.2. It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho, was encountered. She was manned almost wholly by Polynesians. In the short gam that ensued she gave us strong news of Moby Dick. To some the general interest in the White Whale was now widly heightened by circumstance of the Town-Ho ’s story, which seemed obscurely to involve with the whale a certain wondrous, inverted visitation of one of those so called judgments of God which at times are said to overtake some men. This latter circumstance, with its own particular accompaniments, forming what may be called the secret part of the tragedy about to be narrated, never reached the ears of Captain Ahab or his mates …Nevertheless, so potent and influence did this thing have on those seamen in the Pequod who came to the full knowledge of it, and by such a strange delicacy, to call it so, were they governed in this matter, that they kept the secret among themselves so that it never transpired abaft the Pequod ’s main-mast. Interweaving in its proper place this darker thread with the story as publicly narrated on the ship, the whole of this strange affair I now proceed to put on lasting record.Questions:(1)From which novel is this paragraph taken?(2) What is the name of the novelist?(3) Who is Ahab?(4) What is Pequod?(5) What is the theme of the novel?Answers:(1) Moby Dick(2) Herman Melville(3) The captain of the whaling ship(4) The name of the whaling ship(5) The rebellious struggle of Captain Ahab against the overwhelming, mysterious vastness of the universe and its awesome sometimes merciless forces.3. When a girl leaves her home at eighteen, she does one of two things. Either she falls into saving hands and becomes better, or she rapidly assumes the cosmopolitan standard of virtue and becomes worse. Of an intermediate balance, under the circumstances, there is no possibility. The city has its cunning wiles, no less than the infinitely smaller and more human temper. There are large forces which allure with all the soulfulness of expression possible in the most cultured human. The gleam of a thousand lights is often as effective as the persuasive light in a wooing and fascinating eye. Half the undoing of the unsophisticated and natural mind is accomplished实用标准文案 by forces wholly superhuman. A blare of sound, a roar of life, a vast array of human hives, appeal to the astonished senses in equivocal terms. Without a counselor at hand to whisper cautious interpretations, what falsehoods may not these things breathe into the unguarded ear! Unrecognized for what they are, their beauty, like music, too often relaxes, then weakens then perverts the simpler human perceptions.Questions:(1) From which novel is this paragraph taken?(2) Who is the author of this novel?(3) How do you understand “the cosmopolitan standard of virtue ”?(4) Is there any naturalist tendency in this passage?Answers:(1)Sister Carrie(2) Theodore Dreiser(3) “The cosmopolitan standard of virtue ” is something that makes a person become low in virtue and become worse.(4) Yes.4. Briefly discuss the novel The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby, a novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is one of the greatest novels in American literature. It fully explores the disillusionment and despair of the lost generation through the personal tragedy of a young man whose “incorruptible Dream ” is easily smashed into pieces by the crude reality. The protagonist, Gatsby, is a mythical figure whose intensity of dream partakes of a state of mind that embodies American itself. His failure magnifies the end of the American Dream. The style of the story is explicit and chilly. Fitzgerald ’s accurate dialogues, his careful observation of mannerism and the colorful images provide the reader with a vivid and profound scene of the reality.5. What are the three main principles that Ezra Pound endorsed?(1) Directly treat poetic subjects.(2) Eliminate merely ornamental or superfluous words.(3) Rhythmical composition in the sequence of the musical phrase rather than in the sequence of metronome.6. Tell the differences between Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman(1) Emily Dickinson expresses the inner life of individuals, while Walt Whitman keeps his eyes on the society at large.(2) Emily Dickinson is “regional ”, while Walt Whitman is “national ” in his outlook.(3) Formally, Emily Dickinson uses concise, simple dictions and syntax, while Walt Whitman uses endless, all-inclusive catalogs.Ⅴ Essay Writing (这个部分给大家的答案只是罗列了回答的要点，要将其连缀成文，如果简单按复习题给的答案罗列，只得一半分数)1. Write a short essay about the novel The Grapes of WrathWriter: John Steinbeck----won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962; spoke for the oppressed and suffered实用标准文案 Background information: (1) Oklahoma used to be a major agricultural state. In the 1930s, a draught ruined this place. People had to leave here to seek a way out. Many of them went to California in hope of finding jobs there to support their family. (2)The Great Depression.Meaning of title: (1) Hope to despair; (2) Wrath of people; (3) Indications of revolution. Theme: (1) Embodying the mass misery of farmers; (2) Praising the spirit of love and unity; (3) Advocating fight and struggle for better life.Structure: (1) Its structure is dictated by the bible; (2) There are two blocks of material: a. the westward trek of the Joads; b. the depressed Oklahomans, and the general picture of the Great Depression.Symbols: (1) dust---evil forces; (2) grapes---hope →rage2. Write a short essay about the novel A Farewell to ArmsWriter: Hemingway---- (1) in 1954, he was awarded the Nobel Prize; (2) Main works: The Sun also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls, The old Man and the Sea. (3) His major contribution: a. Code hero---grace under pressure; b. Iceberg Theory--- economy of expression;(4) the lost generationBackground information: World War ⅡTheme: shows the filth, meaningless, calamity of war; the death, the nothingness of life; the disillusionment with future, hope and love, happiness. The universe is indifferent. There is no God to watch over man.Characters: Henry--- initially detached from life----though well-disciplined and friendly, he feels as if he has nothing to do with the war. After falling in love with Catherine he became a code hero in some way. Catherine---code hero: unfaltering devotion to Henry, brave, considerate, optimisticSymbols: rain---sadness, desperation, depression. It is raining outside almost every time something bad occurs. mud---nature's hostility to man.3. Write a short essay about the novel The Adventures of Tom SawyerAuthor: Mark Twain —the first truly American writer, a local colorist; he used short, concrete and colloquial language; his sentences are simple, and even ungrammatical; good at writing children ’s adventures; masterpieces including: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom SawyerAbout the novel: The first famous novel about growing up and showing the contradictions between adults ’ world and teenagers ’ world, a story of his seeking for freedom, fame, fortune, love, manhood; reveals the American values such as hero complex and American dream; records the rising Age of American Bourgeois system; bears the irony and satire toward the religion and rigid, didactic children education, which curbed the imagination of children and their innate nature for freedom and adventures and molded them into a stereotype of lifeless man.4. Comment briefly on Theodore Dreiser ’s theme and writing style?Theme: Dreiser ’s works are mainly concerned with the tragic nature of the human condition by depicting the coarse, vulgar, cruel, and terrible aspects of life like sex and crime.Style: In terms of style, Dreiser has sometimes been censured for his clumsy syntax, deficient characterization, and inept and dull prose. Yet his accumulated detail, carefully selected and faithfully recorded, is a technique of power. Like the other naturalists, he refused to judge —to consider people as good or evil. He clothes his concepts symbolically in the details of reality. It is his journalistic method that has made him one of America ’s foremost novelists.实用标准文案。
美国文学史复习题及答案
美国文学史复习题及答案1. 美国文学史的起源可以追溯到哪个时期？答案：美国文学史的起源可以追溯到殖民时期。
2. 哪位作家被认为是美国文学之父？答案：华盛顿·欧文被认为是美国文学之父。
3. 19世纪美国文学中，超验主义运动的主要代表人物是谁？答案：19世纪美国文学中，超验主义运动的主要代表人物是拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生和亨利·大卫·梭罗。
4. 马克·吐温的哪部作品被认为是美国文学史上的第一部现实主义小说？答案：马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》被认为是美国文学史上的第一部现实主义小说。
5. 20世纪初，哪位诗人开创了现代主义诗歌的新纪元？答案：T.S.艾略特开创了现代主义诗歌的新纪元。
6. 哪位作家的作品标志着“失落的一代”文学的诞生？答案：欧内斯特·海明威的作品标志着“失落的一代”文学的诞生。
7. 黑人文学中，哈莱姆文艺复兴运动的代表作家是谁？答案：哈莱姆文艺复兴运动的代表作家是兰斯顿·休斯和佐拉·尼尔·赫斯顿。
8. 20世纪中期，哪位作家的作品反映了美国社会的反文化运动？答案：20世纪中期，杰克·凯鲁亚克的作品反映了美国社会的反文化运动。
9. 后现代主义文学中，哪位作家的作品以其碎片化和非线性叙事而闻名？答案：后现代主义文学中，托马斯·品钦的作品以其碎片化和非线性叙事而闻名。
10. 当代美国文学中，哪位作家因其对种族和性别问题的深刻探讨而受到赞誉？答案：当代美国文学中，托尼·莫里森因其对种族和性别问题的深刻探讨而受到赞誉。
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西安翻译学院 2012-2013学年第二学期期末考试 《美国文学选读》试卷(A) 层次 本科 考试方式 闭卷 年级 2010 专业 英语 I、 Identify each of the authors in Column A with his or her work in Column B by putting the appropriate letter in the brackets、 (10%) A B 1、William Faulkner A、 To Helen 2、 Robert Frost B、 The Sound and the Fury 3、 Benjamin Franklin C、 Autobiography 4、 Theodore Dreiser D、 The Triumph of the Egg 5、Edgar Allan Poe E、 Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening 6、 Henry David Thoreau F、 Success is Counted Sweetest 7、Sherwood Anderson G、 A Psalm of Life 8、 Emily Dickinson H、 Sister Carrie 9、 Henry James I、 Daisy Miller 10、 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow J、 Walden II、 Fill in the blanks in the following summary statements according to what you have learnt of American history and literature、 (20%) 1. The first permanent English settlement in North America was established at Jamestown, Virginia in 、 2. The publication of ______ established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New England Transcendentalism、 3. Walt Whitman’s_______, acclaimed America’s first genuine personal epic poem, ran nine editions with more than 400 poems all written in free verse form,、 4. The three dominant figures of the American Realistic period are William Dean Howells, _________ and Mark Twain、 5. As a genre, naturalism emphasized heredity and ______ as important deterministic forces shaping individualized characters that were presented in special and detailed circumstances、 6. The publication of T、 S、 Eliot’s ________ in 1922, the most significant American poem
of the 20th century, helped to establish a modern tradition of literature rich with learning and allusive thought、 7. “The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough”、 This is the shortest poem written by 、 8. In 1925, F、 Scott Fitzgerald completed his best novel ______、 It is the story of an idealist who was destroyed by the influence of the wealthy, pleasure-seeking people around him、 9. With the publication of The Sun Also Rises, Earnest Hemingway became the spokesman for what Gertrude Stein had called a “__________”、 10. The Leading playwright of the modern period in American literature is ________、 Ⅲ、 Select from the four choices of each item the one that best answers the question or completes the statement、 (20%) 1、 American Romanticism stretches from the end of the ________ century through the outbreak of ______、 A、18th, the Civil War B、 18th, the War of Independence C、 19th, WWI D、 19th, WWII 2、 As a philosophical and literary movement, the main issues involved in the debate of Transcendentalism are generally concerning ____________________、 A、 nature, man and the universe B、 the relationship between man and woman C、 the development of Romanticism in American literature D、 the cold, rigid rationalism of Unitarianism 3、 Which of the following is Not one of the main ideas advocated by Ralph Emerson? A、 Importance of the Individual B、 Faith in Christianity C、 The Over-Soul D、 Self-Reliance 4、 Henry David Thoreau’s work, ________, has always been regarded as a masterpiece of the New England Transcendental Movement、 A、 Walden B、 The Pioneers C、 Nature D、 "Song of Myself" 5、 The American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne is known for his “black vision”、 The term “black vision” refers to______________、
试卷编号:WY12132014A 美国文学试题A 第3页,共6页 第4页,共6页 A、 Hawthorne’s observation that every man faces a black Wall、 B、 Hawthorne’s belief that all men are by nature evil、 C、 that Hawthorne employed a dream vision to tell his story、 D、 that Puritans of Hawthorne’s time usually wore black clothes、 6、 _________ believes that the chief aim of literary creation is beauty, and “the death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world、” A、 Walt Whitman B、 Edgar Allen Poe C、 Anne Bradstreet D、 Ralph Waldo Emerson 7、 Emily Dickinson wrote many short poems on various aspects of life、 Which of the following is not a usual subject of her poetic expression? A、 Religion、 B、 Life and death、 C、 Love and marriage、 D、 War and peace、 8、 After the Civil War America was transformed from ______ to _________、 A、 an agrarian community … an industrialized and commercialized society B、 an agrarian community … a society of freedom and equality C、 a poor and backward society … an industrialized and commercialized society D、 an industrialized and commercialized society … a highly developed society 9、 After “The Adventure of Tom Sawyer”, Twain gives a literary independence to Tom’s buddy Huck in a book called_________, and the book from which “all modern American literature comes”、 A、 Life on the Mississippi River B、 The Gilded Age C、 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn D、 The Sun Also Rises 10、 In American literature, escaping from the society and returning to nature is a common subject、 The following titles are all related, in one way or another, to the subject except _________、 A、 Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn B、 Dreiser’s Sister Carrie C、 Copper’s Leather-Stocking Tales D、 Thoreau’s Walden 11、 _______ is famous for psychological realism、 A、 Mark Twain B、 William Dean Howells C、 Henry James D、 Walt Whitman 12、 In the first part of the 20th century,apart from Darwinism, there were two thinkers -______, whose ideas had the greatest impact on the period、 A、 the German Karl Marx and the Austrian Sigmund Freud B、 the German Karl Marx and the American Sigmund Freud C、 the Swiss Carl Jung and the American William James D、 the Austrian Karl Marx and the German Sigmund Freud 13、 Which of the following is not written by Ernest Hemingway, one of the best-known American authors of the 20th century? A、 The Sun Also Rises、 B、 The Old Man and the Sea、 C、 Mosses From the Old Manse、 D、 The Green Hills of Africa、 14、 Which of the following is depicted as the mythical county in William Faulkner’s novels? A、 Cambridge、 B、 Oxford、 C、 Mississippi、 D、 Yoknapatawpha、 15、 Almost all Faulkner’s heroes turned out to be tragic because_____________、 A、 all enjoyed living in the declining American South B、 none of them was conditioned by the civilization and Social institutions C、 most of them were prisoners of the past D、 none were successful in their attempt to explain the inexplicable 16、 F、 S、 Fitzgerald is NOT the author of ______ 、 A、 The Great Gatsby B、 Tender is the Night C、 A Farewell to the Arms D、 This Side of Paradise 17、 Robert Frost combined traditional verse forms -the sonnet, rhyming couplets, blank verse -with a clear