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American Literature (2)二American RomanticismI. Blank Filling1. In the early nineteenth century, Washington Irving wrote _ which became the first work by an American writer to win financial success on both sides of the Atlantic.2. The Romantic period in the American literary history covers the time between the end of the century to the outbreak of the _. It started with the publication of Irvings _ and ended with Walt Whitmans _. This period is also called .3. Irvings The Sketch Book is a collection of essays, sketches and tales. Of which the most famous and frequently anthologized are _ and .4. The Transcendental Club often met at s Concord home.5. Emersonian Transcendentalism is actually a philosophical school which absorbed some ideological concerns of American and European Romanticism.6. was regarded as Father of the American short stories.7. Irving also wrote two biographies, one is The Life of Oliver Goldsmith, and the other is .8. A superb book came out of Thoreaus two-year experiment at Walden Pond. 9. From Thoreaus Concord jail experience, came his famous essay _.10. Hester Prynne is the heroine in Hawthornes novel_.11. Melvilles novel is a tremendous chronicle of a whaling voyage in pursuit of a seemingly supernatural white whale.12. Transcendentalism was put forward by the people from .13. has been regarded as “Americas Declaration of Intellectual Independence.”14. The way in which wrote The Scarlet Letter suggests that American Romanticism adapted itself to American puritan moralism.15. can somewhat be called “the Father of the American detective story”.II. Multiple Choices1. Statement is wrong in describing Nathaniel Hawthorne.A. One source of evil that Hawthorne is concerned most is over-reaching intellect.B. Hawthorne is a realistic writer.C. Hawthorne is also a great allegorist.D. Hawthorne is a master of symbolism2. In Moby-Dick, the voyage symbolizes A. the microcosm of human society B. a search for truthC. the unknown world D. nature3. Thoreau was often alone in the woods or by the pond, lost in spiritual communication with A. nature B. transcendentalist ideas C. human beings D. celestial beings4. The Transcendentalist group includes two of the most significant writers America has produced so far, Emerson and _ _.A. Henry David Thoreau B. Washington IrvingC. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. Walt Whitman5. tells a simple but very moving story in which four people living in a puritan community are involved and affected by the sin of adultery in different ways.A. Twice-Told Tales B. The Scarlet LetterC. The House of the Seven Gables D. The Marble Faun6. The Romantic Period of American literature started with the publication of Washington Irvings and ended with Whitmans Leaves of Grass.A. The Sketch Book B. Tales of a TravelerC. The Alhambra D. A History of New York7. Washington Irvings social conservation and literary for the past is revealed, to some extent, in his famous story .A. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” B. “Rip Van Winkle”C. “The Custom-House” D. “The Birthmark”8. The giant Moby Dick may symbolize all EXCEPT .A. mystery of the universe B. sin of the whaleC. power of the Great Nature D. evil of the world9. The convention of the desire for an escape from society and a return to nature in American literature is particularly evident in .A. Coopers Leatherstocking Tales B. Hawthornes The Scarlet LetterC. Whitmans Leaves of Grass D. Irvings Rip Van Winkle10. As a philosophical and literary movement, flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A. modernism B. rationalism C. sentimentalism D. transcendentalism11. In Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter, “A” may stand for .A. Adultery B. Angel C. Amiable D. All the above12. is not the member of Transcendental Club.A. Emerson B. Thoreau C. Whitman D. Fuller13. Poes first collection of short stories is .A. Tales of a Traveler B. Leatherstocking TalesC. Canterbury Tales D. Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque14. Choose the characters which appear in the novel The Scarlet Letter?A. Hester Prynne. B. Arthur Dimmesdale. C. Roger Chillingworth. D. Pearl.15. The period before the American Civil War is generally referred to as .A. The Naturalist Period B. The Modern PeriodC. The Romantic Period D. The Realistic Period16. All of the following are works by Nathaniel Hawthorne except .A. The House of the Seven Gables B. White JacketC. The Marble Faun D. The Blithedale Romance17. In the following works, which signs the beginning of the American literature?A. The Sketch Book B. Leaves of GrassC. Leatherstocking Tales D. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn18. The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following except .A. religion B. love and marriage C. life and death D. war and peace19. Emily Dickinsons poetic idiom is noted for the following except .A. brevity B. directness C. plainest words D. obscure20. “There is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent. Perhaps, through the whole life; but circumstances may rouse it to activity.” Which of the following writings is the thought reflected in?A. Nathaniel Hawthorne s Young Goodman Brown.B. Mark Twains The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.C. Walt Whitmans Leaves of Grass.D. Herman Melvilles Moby Dick.21. It is on his that Washington Irvings fame mainly rested.A. tales about America B. early poetryC. childhood recollections D. sketches about his European tours22. is the most ambivalent writer in the American literary history.A. N. Hawthorne B. Walt Whitman C. R.W. Emerson D. Mark Twain23. In Hawthornes novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear as.A. saviors B. villains C. commentators D. observers24. Washington Irvings Rip Van Winkle is famous for .A. Rips escape into a mysterious placeB. The storys German legendary source materialC. Rips seeking for happinessD. Rips 20-year sleep25. The publication of established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New England Transcendentalism.A. Nature B. Self-Reliance C. The American Scholar D. The Over-Soul26. Which of the following is not a work of Emily Dickinsons?A. This Is my Letter to the World B. I Heard a Fly Buzz When I DiedC. The Road Not Taken D. I Like to See It Lap the Miles27. In the history of literature, Romanticism is regarded as .A. the thought that designates all literary and philosophical theory which tend to see the individual as the very center of all life and all experienceB. the thought that designates man as a social animalC. the orientation that emphasizes those features which men have in common D. the modes of thinking28. Most of the poems in Whitmans Leaves of Grass sing of the “en-mass” and the as well.A. nature B. life C. self D. self-reliance29. Which of the following features cannot characterize poems by Walt Whitman?A. lyrical and well-structured B. free-flowingC. simple and rather crude D. conversational and casual 30. Which of the following writings is not finished by Ralph Waldo Emerson?A. Nature B. Essays C. The Over-Soul D. Of Studies31. Which book is not written by Emerson?A. Representative Men B. English Traits C. Nature D. The RhodoraIII. Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English1. “It was with some difficulty he found the way to his own house, which he approached with silent awe, expecting every moment to hear the shrill voice of Dame Van Winkle. He found the house gone to decay- the roof fallen in, the windows shattered, and the doors off the hinges. A half starved dog, that looked like Wolf, was skulking about it. Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, showed his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut indeed- My very dog, signed poor Rip, has forgotten me!QuestionsA. Identify the author and the work.B. Whom does Dame Van Winkle refer to?C. Why was it difficult for him to find his house?2. Hester Prynnes term of confinement was now at an end. Her prison-door was thrown open, and she came forth into the sunshine which, falling on all alike, seemed, to her sick and morbid heart, as if meant for no other purpose than to reveal the scarlet letter on her breast. Perhaps there was a more real torture in her first unattended footsteps from the threshold of the prison, than even in the procession and spectacle that have been described, where she was made the common infamy, at which all mankind was summoned to point its finger. Then, she was supposed by an unnatural tension of the nerves, and by all the combative energy of her character, which enabled her to convert the scene into a kind of lurid triumph.QuestionsA. Which novel is this selection taken from?B. What is the name of the novelist?C. What do you think is the symbolic meanings of the scarlet letter on Hesters breast?3. I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. I did not wish to live what was not life, living is so dear; nor did I wish to practice resignation, unless it was quite necessary. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to live so sturdily and Spartan-like as to put t