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Test Paper ElevenI. Choose among the four choices the one that would best complete the statement. (30 pts, 2 for each)1. The Romantic Period in American literature started from the publication of Washington Irvings _ and ended with Whitmans Leaves of Grass.A. The Sketch BookB. Adventures of Captain BonnevilleC. A History of New YorkD. The Scarlet Letter2. In the middle of 19th century, America witnessed a cultural flowering which is called “_”.A. the English Renaissance B. the Second RenaissanceC. the American RenaissanceD. the Harlem Renaissance3. As a philosophical and literary movement, the main issues involved in the debate of Transcendentalism are generally concerning _.A. nature, man and the universeB. the relationship between man and womanC. the development of Romanticism in American literatureD. the cold, rigid rationalism of Unitarianism4. In the history of American literature, _ is usually agreed to be the summit of the American Romanticism.A. the Harlem RenaissanceB. England TranscendentalismC. New England TranscendentalismD. New Transcendentalism5. About the novel The Scarlet Letter, which of the following statements is not right?A. Its very hard to say that it is a love story or a story of sin.B. Its a highly symbolic story and the author is a master of symbolism.C. Its mainly about the moral, emotional and psychological effects of sin upon the main characters and the people in general.D. In it the letter A takes the same symbolic meaning throughout the novel.6. The great sea adventure story Moby-Dick is usually considered_.A. a symbolic voyage of the mind in quest of truth and knowledge of the universeB. an adventurous exploration into mans relationship with natureC. a simple whaling tale or sea adventureD. a symbolic voyage of the mind in quest of the artistic truth and beauty7. As a great innovator in American literature, Walt Whitman wrote his poetry in an unconventional style which is now called “_,” which is _.A. blank verse poetry with chanting refrainsB. free verse poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme schemeC. blank verse poetry without rhymes at the end of the lines but with a fixed beatD. free verse poetry in an irregular metric form and expressing noble feelings8. After the Civil War America was transformed from _ to _.A. an agrarian community an industrialized and commercialized societyB. an agrarian community a society of freedom and equalityC. a poor and backward society an industrialized and commercialized societyD. an industrialized and commercialized society a highly developed society9. 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 stories.B. Their characteristic setting is usually an isolated town.C. Humans should be united because they had to adapt themselves to changing harsh environment.D. Their characters were conceived more or less complex combinations of inherited attributes, their habits conditioned by social and economic forces.10. Which of the following is not right about Mark Twains style of language?A. His sentence structures are long, ungrammatical and difficult to read.B. His words are colloquial, concrete and direct in effect.C.His humor is remarkable and characterized by puns, straight-faced exaggeration, repetition and anti-climax.D. His style of language had exerted rather deep influence on the contemporary writers.11. The impact of Darwins 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 _.A. RomanticismB. TranscendentalismC. RealismD. Naturalism12. Which of the following is not written by Henry James?A. The Portrait of a Lady and The American, Daisy MillerB. The Wings of the Dove and The AmbassadorsC. What Maisie Knew and The Golden BowlD. The Rise of Silas Lapham and The Gilded Age13. Which of the following about Emily Dickinson is not right?A. Dickinson thinks that nature is both benevolent and cruel.B. Dickinson emphasizes free-will and human responsibilityC. Dickinson believes in science as a final and saving power.D. Dickinson is original in her poetry.14. Which of the following is right about Emily Dickinsons poems about nature?A. In them, she expressed her general affirmation about the relationship between man and nature.B. Some of them showed her disbelief that there existed a mythical bond between man and nature.C. Her poems reflected her feeling that nature is restorative to human beings.D. Many of them showed her feeling of natures inscrutability and indifference to the life and interests of human beings.15. By the end of the 19th century, the American realists sought to _and therefore rejected the portrayal of idealized characters and events in their writings.A. describe the wide range of American experienceB. show animal nature of human beingsC. present the subtleties of human personalityD. both A and CII. Fill in the following blanks. (20 pts, 2 for each)1._is considered the first major American novelist.2. “Rip Van Winkle” is one of _s masterpieces. 3. Although Cooper produced over thirty novels, he is best remembered for his _. 4._ is a typical piece of Hawthornes romance. 5. In _, Thoreau advocates a simple, self-sufficient way of life in order to free the individual from the self imposed social and financial obligations.6. _, Melvilles masterpiece, is a complex metaphysical novel of the quest for the white whale. 7. _s “Leaves of Grass ” established him as the most popular American poet of the 19th century.8. Transcendentalists doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in _ and Thoreau. 9. The realistic period is referred to as “the Gilded Age “ by _. 10. “The Red Wheelbarrow” by _is a good illustration of his Imagist credo.III. Choose five of the following terms to explain: (20pts)1. New England Transcendentalism2. American Naturalism3. Walden4. Local Colorism 5. Imagism 6. American Romanticism 7. Poor Richards Almanac 8. RealismIV. Choose three of the following items to comment on. (30pts, 10pts for each) 1. Comment on Hawthornes symbolism in his literary writings.2. Comment o