大学外语英美文学答案(1).doc

1.Herman Melvilles _ is an encyclopedia of everything, history, philosophy, religion, etc, in addition to a detailed account of the operations of the whaling industry.A. Billy Budd B. The Old Man and the Sea C. White Jacket D. Moby Dick In addition to his novels, _ wrote about 120 short stories and sketches. Among them are Young Goodman Brown and The Ministers Black Veil.A. Henry David Thoreau B. Nathaniel HawthorneC. Ralph Waldo Emerson D. Herman Melville _ is an appalling fictional version of Nathaniel Hawthornes belief that “the wrong doing of one generation lives into the successive ones” and that evil will come out of evil though it may take generations to happen.A. The Marble Faun B. The Blithedale Romance C. Young Goodman BrownD. The House of Seven Gables Which is regarded as the “Declaration of Intellectual Independence”?A. The Conduct of Life B. Representative Men C. English TraitsD. The American Scholar Which is generally as the Bible of New England Transcendentalism?A. Nature B. WaldenC. On Beauty D. Self-Reliance There is a good reason to state that New England Transcendentalism was actually on the Puritan soil.A. Unitarianism B. Mysticism C. Romanticism D. Puritanism “The universe is composed of Nature and the soul Spirit is present everywhere”. This is the voice of the book Nature written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, which pushed American romanticism into a new Phase, the phase of New England _.A. Romanticism B. TranscendentalismC. Symbolism D. Naturalism Washington Irvings works are numerous, but his most successful work is The Sketch Book, of which the most famous and anthologized are _ and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.A. A History of New York B. The Pioneers C. Rip Van Winkle D. Leatherstocking Tales Washington Irvings first book appeared in 1809, titled _.A. The History of New York B. The Marble FaunC. The American Scholar D. The Cop and the Anthem In the early 19th 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. Rationalism B. RomanticismC. Sentimentalism D. Puritanism Which is the character who appears in the novel Moby Dick?A. Hester Prynne B. Pearl C. Mr. HooperD. Ahab Herman Melville called his friend Nathaniel Hawthorne _ in American literature.A. The transcendentalistB. The largest brain with the largest heartC. The American scholar D. Father of American poetry Nathaniel Hawthorne is a master of psychological insight and central subject of his major works is the human soul. Choose his short story from the following ones.A. OmooB. Uncle Toms Cabin C. Young Goodman Brown D. The Pearl The finest example of Nathaniel Hawthornes symbolism is the recreation of Puritan in _.A. The Marble Faun B. The Ambitious Guest C. The Scarlet Letter D. Young Goodman Brown From Henry David Thoreaus jail experience came his famous essay, _ which states Thoreaus belief that no man should violate his conscience at the command of a government.A. Common Sense B. Civil Disobedience C. Walden D. Nature Which essay is not written by Ralph Waldo Emerson?A. Self-RelianceB. The American Scholar C. The Divinity School Address D. Of Studies Which book is not written by Ralph Waldo Emerson? A. Nature D. The Rhodora B. English TraitsC. Nature D. The Rhodora C. The Rhodora D. Representative Men B. English TraitsC. Nature D. The Rhodora Form the following, choose the characteristics of Ralph Waldo Emersons poetry.A. Being highly individual B. Harsh rhythmsC. Lack of form and polish D. All of the above Ralph Waldo Emersons first book _ is the fundamental document of his philosophy, and expresses his constant, deeply felt love for he natural scenes.A. Leatherstocking Tales B. Walden C. NatureD. Daisy Miller Choose William Cullen Bryants poem from the following ones.A. Voices of the Night B. Ligeia C. Song of Myself D. Thanatopsis In 1817, the stately poem called Thanatopsis introduced he best poet _ to appear in America up to that time.A. Edward Taylor B. William Cullen Bryant C. Edgar Allan Poe D. Philip Freneau Choose Washington Irvings works from the following items.A. Walden B. A History of New York C. Self-Reliance D. Sister Carrie In the 19th century America, Romanticism had certain general characteristics. Choose such characteristics from the following items.A. Moral enthusiasmB. Faith in the value of individualism and intuitive perceptionC. Presumption about the corrosive effect of human society D. All of the above Herman Melvilles _ is not only an adventure story, but also a significant philosophical work on spiritual exploration. A. The EggB. The Over-Soul C. Nature D. Moby Dick A new _ had appeared in England in the last years of the 18th century. It spread to continental Europe and then came to America early in the 19th century.A. Realism B. Romanticism C. Naturalism D. . Critical realism Transcendentalism appealed to those who disdained the hash God of the Puritan ancestors, and it appealed to those who scorned the pale deity of New England _.A. NaturalismB. Transcendentalism C. Humanism D. Unitarianism Led by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson and _, there arose a kind of teaching of transcendentalism in the early 19th century.A. Mark Twain B. Theodore Dreiser C. Henry David ThoreauD. Herman Melville Transcendentalists recognized _ as the “highest power of the soul”. A. intuition B. thinking C. logic D. date of the senses _ was the most leading spirit of the Transcendental Club.A. Hawthorne B. Thoreau C. W