《美国文学II》试题库带答案.pdf

Part V. Twentieth Century Literature (I) Before WWIIPart V. Twentieth Century Literature (I) Before WWIIPart V. Twentieth Century Literature (I) Before WWIIPart V. Twentieth Century Literature (I) Before WWII I. Fill in the blanks. 1. _ stands as a great dividing line between the nineteenth century and the contemporary American literature. 2. American writers of the first postwar era self-consciously acknowledged that they were a _ , devoid of faith and alienated from a civilization. 3. The most significant American poem of the twentieth century was_ . 4. The publication of The Waste Land, written by_ , helped to establish a modern tradition of literature rich with learning and allusive thought. 5. In 1920, Sinclair Lewis published his memorable denunciation of American small-town provincialism in_ . 6. F. Scott Fitzgerald summarized the experiences and attitudes of the 1920s decade in his masterpiece novel_ . 7. The_ of the 1930s greatly weakened the American nations self-confidence. 8. An American woman writer named _ who had lived in Paris since 1903, welcomed the young expatriates to her literary salon, and gave them a name the Lost Generation. 9. _ 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. 10.Ezra Pound was the leader of a new movement in poetry which he called the _ movement. 11.Ezra Pounds major work of poetry is the long poem called_ . 12.After Apple-Picking is a well-known poem written by _ . 13._ was successful in two fields of activity which did not seem compatible with one another; he was a very successful businessman and a very remarkable contemporary poet at the same time. 14.In 1915, _ published his Prufrock and Other Observations. 15.In 1920, Thomas Stearns Eliot began to write his masterpiece_ , one of the major works of modern literature. 16.As Thomas Stearns Eliot declared, he followed strictly the advice of his close friend_ in cutting and concentrating The Waste Land. 17.In his work_ , Thomas Stearns Eliot satirized the straw men, the Guy Fawkles men, whose world would end not with a bang, but a whimper. 18.Few men of letters have been more fully honored in their own day than_ , and even those who strongly disagree with him seemed content with his selection for the Nobel Prize in 1948. 19.Thomas Stearns Eliots last important work was_ , a profound meditation on time and timelessness, written in four parts. 20.F. Scott Fitzgerald s first novel_ , with its portrayal of casual dissipations of flaming youth , was an immediate commercial success. 21.In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote his best novel_ . It is the story of an idealist who was destroyed by the influence of the wealthy, pleasure-seeking people around him. 22.F. Scott Fitzgerald s second novel_ describes a handsome young man and his beautiful wife, undoubtedly modelled after himself and Zelda. 23.The hero in F. Scott Fitzgeralds novel_ is a psychiatrist who marries a rich patient. The author condemns the wasted energy of misguided youth. 24.With the publication of The Sun Also Rises, _ became the spokes man for what Gertrude Stein had called a Lost Generation. 25.Emest Hemingway s stature as a writer was confirmed with the publication of his novel_ in 1929. The novel portrayed a farewell both to war and to love. 26.Set in Spain during the Civil War, the novel_ stated again Hemingway s view of love found and lost, and described the indomitable spirit of the common people. 27.In the story The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway portrayed an old fisherman named_ , who shows triumphant even in defeat. 28.In 1954, Ernest Hemingway was awarded a_ for his mastery of the art of modem narration. 29.In 1952, Ernest Hemingway published a successful novel entitled_ , which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1953 and occasioned the award of the Nobel Prize in 1954. 30.In the same way that F. Scott Fitzgerald s Tales of the Jazz Age became the symbol for an age, Ernest Hemingway s novel _ painted the image of a whole generation, the Lost Generation. 31._ was the foremost novelist of the American Depression of the 1930s. 32.In the short novel_ , John Steinbeck portrayed the tragic friendship between two migrant workers. 33._ is generally regarded as John Steinbeck s masterpiece. 34.Quentin is a character in William Faulkners novel_ . 35.The works written by_ may be viewed as a culmination of the development of twentieth-century southern fiction. II. Make multiple choices. 1. The best-selling American books in the first decades of the twentieth century were_ . A. traveling books B. commercial books C. historical romances D. news reports 2. Early in the 20th century, _ published works that would change the nature of American poetry. A. Ezra Pound B. T. S. Eliot C. Robert Frost D. Both A and B 3. The American social upheavals and the literary concerns of the Great Depression years ended with the prosperity and turmoil brought by the _ . A. First World War B. Second World War C. Civil War D. War of Independence 4. The American Thirties, lasted from the Crash, through the ensuing Great Depression, until the outbreak of the Second World War 1939. This was a period of_ . A. poverty B. bleakness C. important social movements D. a new social consciousness E. all of the above 5. In the pre-war period, such writers as_ , pointed out the contradictions between what American preached and they practiced. A. Mark Twain B. Jack London C. Stephen Crane D. Theodore Dreiser E. all of the above 6. In the Thirties, poets like Archibald Macleish and_ wrote compassionately about common people, workers and farmers. A. Emily Dickinson B. Ezra Pound C. Robert Frost D. Langston Hughes 7. The Imagist writers followed three principles, they respectively are _ . A. direct treatment B. economy of expression C. clear rhythm D. blank verse 8. The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough. This is the shortest poem written by_ . A. Thomas Stearns Eliot B. Robert Frost C. Ezra Pound D. E. E. Cummings 9. _ showed great interest in Chinese literature and translated the poetry of Li Po (Li Bai) into English, and was influenced by Confucian ideas. A. Ezra Pound B. Robert Frost C. T. S. Eliot D. E. E. Cummings 10. Ezra Pound s long poem_ contained more than one hundred poems loosely connected. A. The Waste Land B. The Cantos C. Don Juan D. Queen Mab 11. Richard Cory and Miniver Cheevy are good examples of Edwin Arlington Robinson s _ attitude. A. romantic B. fantastic C. realistic D. materialistic 12. Ben Jonson Entertains a Man from Stratford, this poem was written by Edwin Arlington Robinson. It is a brilliant commentary on _s character. A. Ben Jonson B. William Shakespeare C. John Milton D. Samuel Johnson 13. In his long works Merlin, Lancelot, and Tristram, Edwin Arlington Robinson wrote the most extensive poems based on_ since Tennyson. A. the Arthurian Legends B. the Biblical Stories C. the Greek Mythologies D. Indian Legends 14. When Robert Frost was eighty-seven, he read his poetry at the inauguration of President_ . A. Thomas Jefferson B. Theodore Roosevelt C. Abraham Lincoln D. John F. Kennedy 15. Choose the books written by Robert Frost. A. Mountain Interval B. New Hampshire C. West-Running Book D. A Further Range 16. Which of the following was not written by Robert Frost? A. Tilbury Town B. A Witness Tree C. Steeple Bush D. In the Clearing 17. Robert Frost is famous for his lyric poems. Which of the following lyric poems was not written by Robert Frost? A. Birches B. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening C. After Apple-Picking D. The Road Not Taken E. Richard Cory 18. The poems that made Carl Sandburg famous appeared in four volumes. Choose them from the following. A. Chicago Poems B. Comhuskers C. Smoke and Steel D. Slabs of the Sunburn West E. Design 19. As a poet, Carl Sandburg was associated with the, Imagists and wrote well-known Imagist poems such as A. Fog B. Lost C. Monotone D. The Harbor E. all of the above 20. Carl Sandburg had also taken interest in folk songs which he tried to collect and sing during his travels. These folk songs appeared eventually in print in his well-known_ . A. Good Morning, America B. The People, Yes C. In Reckless Ecstasy D. The American Songbag 21. Thomas Sutpen is a character in William Faulkners novel _ . A. Absalom, Absalom! B. Light in August C. Go Down, Moses D. The Sound and the Fury 22. Wallace Stevens s poetry is primarily motivated by the belief that true ideas correspond with an innate order in nature. Many of his good poems derive their emotional power from reasoned revelation. This philosophical intention is supported by the titles Wallace Stevens gave to his volumes such as_ . A. Harmonium B. Ideas of Order C. Parts of a World D. all of the above 23. The two areas on which the modem American writers concentrated their criticism were_ . A. the failure of communication among Americans B. the failures of American society C. the extreme prosperity of America D. the paradise of New Land 24. Choose the poems written by Wallace Stevens. A. Anecdote of the Jar B. The Emperor of Ice-Cream C. Peter Quince at the Clavier D. Departmental 25. _ , one of the essays in The Sacred Wood, is the earliest statement of Thomas Stearns Eliot s aesthetics, which provided a useful instrument for modern criticism. A. Sweeny Agonistes B. Tradition and the Individual Talent C. A Primer of Modern Heresy D. Gerontion 26. Thomas Stearns Eliot used a form, that is, the orchestration of related themes in successive movements, in such works as _ . A. The Waste Land B. 77k? Hollow Men C. Ash-Wednesday D. Four Quartets 27. Thomas Stearns Eliot s second volume of criticism_ (1914) was much admired for its critical method. A. The Function of Criticism B. The Metaphysical Poets C. Homage to John Dryden D. The Sacred Wood 28. _ , a poetic tragedy on the betrayal of Thomas a Becket, is a drama of impressive spiritual power. A. The Confidential Clerk B. The Cocktail Party C. The Family Reunion D. Murder in the Cathedral 29. The first American to win the Nobel Prize for Literature was a sharp social critic, whose name was_ . A. Sinclair Lewis B. Thomas Stearns Eliot C. Ernest Hemingway D. William Faulkner 30. Thomas Stearns Eliot was a _. A. poet B. playwright C. literary critic D. novelist 31. Thomas Stearns Eliots first major poem_ (1917), has been called the first masterpiece of modernism in English. A. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock B. The Waste Land C. Four Quartets D. Preludes 32. The Fitzgeralds lived so extravagantly that they frequently spent more money than F. Scoot 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 Twenties B. The Jazz Age C. The Dollar Decade D. all of the above 33. Choose the collections of short stories written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A. Flappers and Philosophers B. Tales of the Jazz Age C. All the Sad Young Men D. Taps at Reveille 34. Choose the novels written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A. The Great Gatsby B. Tender Is the Night C. This Side of Paradise D. The Beautiful and the Damned 35. Point out the three poets who opened the way to Modern poetry. A. Ezra Pound B. Thomas Stearns Eliot C. E. E. Cummings D. Robert Frost 36. In Paris, Ernest Hemingway, along with _, accomplished a revolution in literary style and language. A. Gertrude Stein B. Ezra Pound C. Thomas Stearns Eliot D. James Joyce E. all of the above 37. In 1954,_ was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for his mastery of the art of modern narration. A. Thomas Stearns Eliot B. Ernest Hemingway C. John Steinbeck D. William Faulkner 38. 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 Sea B. For Whom the Bell Tolls C. The Sun Also Rises D. A Farewell to Arms 39. During the Depression, Ernest Hemingway first went to Spain and then , to the American West and to Africa on hunting expeditions. In the novels written in this period such as_ , he wrote about bullfighting, hunting and his personal anecdote. A. Death in the Afternoon B. The Green Hills of Africa C. Men without Women D. The Old Man and the Sea 40. Which authors committed suicide? A. Ernest Hemingway B. Jack London C. Robert Frost D. Mrs. Stowe 41. _ tells the Joad family s life from the time they were evicted from their farm in Oklahoma until their first winter in California. A. Of Mice and Men B. The Grapes of Wrath C. The Great Gatsby D. For Whom the Bell Tolls 42. wrote about the society in the South by inventing families which re presented different social forces; the old decaying upper class; the rising, ambitious, unscrupulous class of the poor Whites; and the Negroes who la bored for both of them. A. William Faulkner B. F. Scott Fitzgerald C. Ernest Hemingway D. John Steinbeck 43. In William Faulkners 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 consciousness B. imagism C. symbolism D. naturalism 44. William Faulkners novel_ describes the decay and downfall of an old southern aristocratic family, symbolizing the old social order, toid from four different points of view. A. The Sound and the Fury B. Startoris C. The Unvanquished D. The Town 45. William Faulkners novel_ is about a poor white family s journey through fire and flood to bury the mother in her hometown, Yoknapatawpha. A. Intruder in the Dust B. As I Lay Dying C. Absalom, Absalom! D. Light in August 46. Which three novels form a trilogy which tells the saga of the unscrupuloussnopes family? A. The Hamlet B. The Town C. The Mansion D. The Unvanquished 47. William Faulkner wrote altogether 18 novels and three volumes of short stories. Of these three novels, _ , _ and _ are master pieces by any literary standards. A. The Sound and the Fury B. Absalom, Absalom C. Go Down, Moses D. The Wrath of the Grapes 48. William Faulkner wrote about the histories of a number of Southern aristocratic families such as the_ , the_ , the _ and the McCaslins, and traces them back to the very beginning when Chickasaw Indians were still lawful owners of the land. A. Compsons B. Sartorises C. Sutpens D. Joads 49. Most of the important twentieth-century American poets were related with Imagist movement, including_ . A. Ezra Pound B. Wallace Stevens C. E. E. Cummings D. Carl Sandburg E. Thomas Stearns Eliot Keys to Part V. Keys to Part V. Keys to Part V. Keys to Part V. I. Fill in the following blanks? 1. The First World War 2. Lost Generation 3. The Waste Land 4. Thomas Stearns Eliot 5. Main Street 6. The Great Gatsby 7. Great Depression 8. Gertrude Stein 9. William Faulkner 10.Imagist 11.The Cantos 12.Robert Frost 13.Wallace Stevens 14.Thomas Stearns Eliot 15.The Waste Land 16.Ezra Pound 17.The Hollow Men 18.Thomas Stearns Eliot 19.Four Quartets 20.This Side of Paradise 21.The Great Gatsby 22.The Beautiful and the Damned 23.Tender is the Night 24.Ernest Hemingway 25.A Farewell to Arms 26.For Whom the Bell Tolls 27.Santiago 28.Nobel Prize 29.The Old Man