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美国文学选择题1. The theme of Emily Dickinsons I Died for Beauty was that _.A. death and beauty are the same B. beauty and love are the same C. love and death are the same D. beauty and truth are the same 2. _s writing centers around New England and many feature moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration. His fiction works are considered part of the Romantic movement, and more specifically, dark romanticism. A. Hermen Melville B. Nathaniel Hawthorne C. Walt Whitman D. Edgar Allan Poe3. In _, Emerson calls for a distinctive American style, dealing with American subjects. This work was regarded as “Americas Declaration of Intellectual Independence” .A. The American Scholar B. Nature C. Self-Reliance D. Oversoul4. American Puritanism is a two-faceted tradition of religious idealism and level-headed common sense, Jonathan Edwards represents the former aspect and _ the latter. The one was as a good Puritan as the other.A. William Bradford B. John Winthrop C. Benjamin Franklin D. Anne Bradstreet5. The theme of Poes short poem To Helen is about the _ of a woman with whom Poe became acquainted when he was 14. A. death B. beauty C. love D. ship 6. Modern American literature began with the poetry. In 1920s, there were three groups of poets. Which of the following does not belong to this age?A. Chicago school B. overseas poets C. New England Poets D. fire-side poets7. Standing on the bare ground, my head bathed by the blithe air and uplifted into infinite space, all mean egotism vanishes. I become a transparent eyeball; I am nothing; I see all; the currents of the universal being circulate through me; I am part or particle of God. This famous passage was written by _ in his _.A. Ralph Waldo Emerson The American Scholar B. Henry David Thoreau WaldenC. Ralph Waldo Emerson Nature D. Ralph Waldo Emerson Self-Reliance 8. Walt Whitman is among the most influential poets in the American canon, often called “father of _”.A. free verse B. blank verse C. modern poetry D. democratic poetry9. He served as Hemingways stylistic guide for some time, and was eulogized by William Faulkner as“the father of my generation of American writers ” Who was he?A.Ezra Pound B.William Dean Howells C.Mark Twain D.Sherwood Anderson10. Ernest Hemingway believed that Mark Twains novel _ fathered modern American literature.A. The Adventures of Tom SawyerB. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn C. Life on the Mississppi D. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County11. “A man is not made for defeat A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” From which novel is this passage taken?A. In Our Time B. A Farewell to Arms C. The Old Man and the Sea D. For Whom the Bell Tolls12. The American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne is known for his “black vision”. The term “black vision” refers to_.A. Hawthornes observation that every man faces a black wallB. Hawthornes belief that all men are by nature evilC. that Hawthorne employed a dream vision to tell his storyD. that Puritans of Hawthornes time usually wore black clothes13. The historical background in which American Romanticism took place was _A. a rising America with its ideals of democracy and equalityB. its industrialization, its westward expansionC. some foreign influences such as Sir Walter Scott, etc.D. all above14. _ was categorized into the group of dark romanticism. He believed that there was evil in every human heart, which might remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but circumstance might rouse it to activity. His short story Young Goodman Brown was an obvious evidence of this claim. A. Ralph Waldo Emerson B. Hermen MelvilleC. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. Edgar Allan Poe 15. Sherwood Andersons most famous book was _, which was published in 1919. It described the inner desire of the small-town people of Winesbury, Ohio.A. The Triumph of the Egg B. Winesburg, OhioC. Poor White D. Beyond Desires16. _s _, which protests against the absurdity of modern America as embodied by the military power structure it describes, was generally believed to be the first book to treat the absurdist theme with absurdist techniques.A. Joseph Heller Catch-22B. Sherwood Anderson Winesburg, OhioC. Saul Bellow Looking for Mr. GreenD. Earnest Hemingway A Clean, Well-Lighted Place17. Who drafted The Declaration of Independence and later became a U.S. President? A. Thomas Paine B. George WashingtonC. Thomas Jefferson D. John Adams18. It is usually believed that there are some turns in the writing techniques in modern literature, that is:_A. turn from the external world to the inner worldB. turn from objective to subjective. C. turn from omniscient perspective to limited perspective D. all A, B and C19. Poes principles for the short story are _.A. Brevity, Compression and Finality B. Brevity, elegance and FinalityC. Compression, Finality and Horror D. Finality, Brevity and Grotesque20. 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 Unitarianism21. Mark Twain, one of the greatest 19th century American writers, is well known for his _.A. international theme B. local color C. waste-land imagery D. symbolism22. Which of the following is NOT the virtue that Franklin enumerated in his Autobiography? A. Temperance B. HumilityC. Frugality D. Immoderation23. Which of the following was not written by Robert Frost_.A. The Road Not Taken B. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningC. Fire and Ice D. The Red Wheelbarrow 24. Idealized figures mostly appear in _.A. romantic poetry B. realistic novels C. Enlightenment literature D. modern poetry25. Generally speaking, which literary school was Ernest Hemingway grouped into?A. romanticism B. modernism C. naturalism D. realism26. “The Sound and Fury” was written by _.A. William Faulkner B. T. S. Eliot C. Sherwood Anderson D. Mark Twain 27. Who was the advocator of American realism?A. Mark Twain B. Henry James C. Stephen Crane D. William Dean Howells 28. Generally speaking, which literary school was Mark Twain grouped into?A. romanticism B. naturalism C. realism D. post-modernism 29. When did the American literary naturalism start?A. In the last decade of 19th centuryB. At the beginning of 19th centuryC. In the last decade of 18th centuryD. At the beginning of 18th century30. Which is not Nathaniel Hawthornes work?A. The House of Seven Gables B. The Scarlet LetterC. Self-reliance D. The Marble Faun31. The Waste Land was written by _.A. T. S. Eliot B. F. S. Fitzgerald C. Ezra Pound D. Sherwood Anderson11. Henry David Thoreau is generally believed to be a _.A. romanticist B. transcendentalist C. modernist D. both A and B32. 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.33. The publication of “_” established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New England Transcendentalism.A. Nature B. Self-RelianceC. The American Schola