英美文学期末考试复习提纲.doc

Exercise:Multiple choices:1. America as a nation was founded in the year_.A. 1776 B. 1783 C. 1778 D. 1780 2. _ was regarded as a poet of the American Revolution.A. Philip Freneau B. Walt Whitman C. Edgar Allan Poe D. Thomas Jefferson3. 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. Sunflower B. Armada C. Mayflower D. Titanic4. Among the following writers, who is not in American romanticism? A. Poe B. Emerson C. Hawthorne D. Anne Bradstreet5. Washington Irving got his idea for his most famous story, Rip Van Winkle, from a _ A. Greek legend B. German legend C. French legend D. English legend6. Rip Van Winkle is found in Irvings longer work, _ A. The Sketch Book B. History of New YorkC. Tales of a Traveler D. The Precaution7. Which of the following is not true of Benjamin Franklin?A. printer and author B. inventor and scientistC. professor and journalist D. diplomat and philosopher8. American_ as a cultural heritage exerted great influences over American moral values and literary traditions and works. A. Atheism B. Puritanism C. Deism D. Cynicism9. Which of the following is not true of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin?A. It was the first and only work written about American Civil War. B. It is considered the first popular self-help book ever published. C. It was the first major secular American autobiography. D. It is the first real account of the American Dream in action as told from a man who experienced it firsthand.10. Which of the following is not true about American Puritanism?A. All men have original sin. B. The atonement is limited.C. Women should be controlled by men for women have evil nature.D. God decided every thing before things occurred.11. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is considered a record of all the following except _.A. self-persecution B. self-improvementC. self-cultivation D. self-examination12. Washington Irvings contribution to American literature is unique in more ways than one. He did all of the following except _.A. the reverence for natureB. the worship of the headless horsemanC. the exhibition of the supernaturalD. the longing for the good old days13. Which of the following may not be the ideas of Ralph Waldo Emerson?A.“Trust thyself” B. “Make thyself”C. “Avoid extremes” D. “Build your own world”14. Among the following facts, which is true about Allan Poe?A. He liked to write on beautiful but dead women. B. He impressed his readers by his peaceful, light hearted and funny scenes. C. He lived an uneventful and comfortable life. D. He thought writing should teach readers moral lessons.15. The meanings of the letter “A” in Nathaniel Hawthornes famous novel The Scarlet Letter may include all of the following except _.A. absence B. ambiguity C. able D. angel 16. Walt Whitman is a poet with a strong sense of mission, having devoted all his life to the creation of the “single” poem, _.AThe Love Song of JAlfred Prufrock BThe Waste LandCMurder in the Cathedral DLeaves of Grass17. Which of the following statements is NOT true of American Transcendentalism?AIt can be clearly defined as a part of American Romantic literary movement.BIt can be defined philosophically as “the recognition in man of the capacity of knowing truth intuitively”.CRalph Waldo Emerson was the chief advocate of this spiritual movement.DIt sprang from South America in the late 19th century.18. The unofficial manifesto for the Transcendental Club was _, Emersons first little book, which established him ever since as the most eloquent spokesman of New England Transcendentalism.AThe American ScholarBSelf relianceCNature DThe OverSoul19. Which of the following statements might be true of the theme of Song of Myself by Whitman? AThis poem describes the growth of a child who learned about the world around him and improved himself accordingly.BThis poem shows the authors cynical sentiments against the American Civil War.CThis poem reflects the authors belief in Unitarianism or Deism.DThis poem reflects the authors belief in the singularity and equality of all beings in value.21. In American literature the first important writer who earned an international fame on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean is_.A. Washington Irving B. Ralph Waldo EmersonC. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. Walt Whitman22. Though Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson were romantic poets in theme and technique, they differ from each other in a variety of ways. For one thing, whereas Whitman likes to keep his eye on human society at large, Dickinson often addresses such issues as_, immortality, religion, love and nature.A. progressB. freedomC. beautyD. death23. The Romantic Writers would focus on all the following issues EXCEPT the _ in the American literary history.A. individual feelingB. survival of the fittestC. strong imaginationD. return to nature24. In _, Washington Irving agrees with the protagonist on his preference of the past to the present, and of a dream-like world to the real world.A. “Young Goodman Brown”B. “Rip Van Winkle”C. “Rappaccinis Daughter”D. “Bartleby, the Scrivener”25. Like Nathaniel Hawthorne, _ also manages to achieve the effect of ambiguity through symbolism and allegory in his narratives.A. Mark TwainB. Henry JamesC. R. W. EmersonD. Herman Melville26. The Romantic Period, one of the most important periods in the history of American literature, stretches from the end of _ to the outbreak of _.A. the 17th centurythe American War of IndependenceB. the 18th centurythe American Civil WarC. the 17th centurythe American Civil WarD. the 18th centurythe U.S.-Mexican War27. The theme of Washington Irvings Rip Van Winkle is _.A. the conflict of human psycheB. the fight against racial discriminationC. the familialconflictD. the nostalgia for the unrecoverable past28. Nathaniel Hawthorne held an unceasing interest in the interior of the heart of mans being. So in almost every book he wrote, Hawthorne discussed _.A. love and hatred B. sin and evilC. frustration and self-denial D. balance and self-discipline29. In Moby-Dick, the white whale symbolizes _for Melville, for it is complex, unfathomable, malignant, and beautiful as well.A. nature B. human societyC. whaling industry D. truth30. Henry David Thoreaus work_, has always been regarded as a masterpiece of New England Transcendentalism. A. Walden B. The pioneers C. Nature D. Song of Myself31. Walt Whitman was a pioneering figure of American poetry. His innovation first of all lies in his use of _, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme. A. blank verse B. heroic couplet C. free verse D. iambic pentameter32. .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 and immortality. B. Life and death. C. Love and marriage. D. War and peace.33. Herman Melville wrote his semi-autobiographical novel _ concerning the sufferings of a genteel youth among brutal sailors.ATypeeBRedburn CMoby-Dick DMardi34. Hawthorne intended to _ in The Scarlet Letter.Atell a story of parental loveBtell a story of sin and bloody violenceCcall the readers back to the plantation way of livingDreveal the human psyche after they sinned35. Altogether, Emily Dickinson wrote 1775 poems, of which only _ had appeared during her lifetime.Athree BfiveCseven DnineDefinition of terms36. Puritanism37. American Dream38. Transcendentalism39. Emersons Self-RelianceAppreciation Part AWe hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness40. Who is the writer of the words? And what is the name of the document from which the above words are selected? 41. What are the significances of the document? 42. What are the writing features of the document? 43. Make a brief comment on this document. Part BFrom morning suns and evening dews At first thy little being came: If nothing once, you nothing lose, For when you die you are the same; The space between, is but an hour, The frail duration of a flower.47. Who is the poet of the poem and what is the title of the poem? 48. Tell the metrical structure and rhyme scheme of the poem.49. What does the “little being” refer to? What meaning is suggested by the phrase “but an hour”? 50. Make a brief comment on this poem.Part CThe opinions of this junto were completely controlled by Nicholas Vedder, a patriarch of the village, and landlord of the inn, at the door of which he took his seat from morning till night, just moving sufficiently to avoid the sun and keep in the shade of a large tree; so that the neighbors could tell the hour by his movements as accurately as by a sundial. It is true he was rarely heard to speak, but smoked his pipe incessantly. His adherents, however (for every great man has his adherents), perfectly understood him, and knew how to gather his opinions. When anything that was read or related displeased him, he was observed to smoke his pipe vehemently, and to send forth short, frequent and angry puffs; but when pleased, he would inhale the smoke slowly and tranquilly, and emit it in light and placid clouds; and sometimes, taking the pipe from his mouth, and letting the fragrant vapor curl about his nose, would gravely nod his head in token of perfect approbation. From even this stronghold the unlucky Rip was at length routed by his termagant wife, who would suddenly break in upon the tranquility of the assemblage and