英美文学选择题

1. Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan poet. When her poems were published in England, she became know as the “_” who appeared in America. A Ninth Muse B Tenth Muse C Best Muse D First Muse 1. 2. _ is the sometimes exaggerated use of local language, characters and customs in regional literature. A Purple prose B Paste-land imagery C Local color D Symbolism 2. 3. The first great flourishing of African American literature that appealed to a relatively large literate Black readership was known as_. A the Holocaust B the Harlem Renaissance C abolitionism D the Civil Rights Movement 3. 4. _ was a leading 19th century feminist and one of the core members of the Transcendentalist movement. A Margaret Fuller B Sylvia Plath C Hilda Doolittle D Gloria Stein 4. 5. Which of the following is not typical of modern poetry? A gushing sentimentalism and comfortable images B abandonment of earlier verse forms C use of free verse D an effort to find and/or explore a new role for the poet in a changing world 5. 6. Who was perhaps the most popular of all 20th century American poets? A Ezra Pound B Walt Whitman C Robert Frost D Allen Ginsburg 6. 7. The Fitzgeralds lived so extravagantly that they frequently spent more money than F. Scoot Fitzgerald earned for parties, liquor, entertaining their friends and traveling. It was this living style that nicknamed the decade of the 1920s as _. A The Jazz Age B The Gilded Age C The Roaring Age D The Beat Age 7. 8. Which is true of the “Fireside Poets”? A They were generally strongly in favor of abolishing slavery. B They were deeply involved in the Transcendentalist movement. C They were a group of 19th century New England poets who were tremendously popular and respected at the time they wrote. D They opposed to tradition and were in favor of radical change. 8. 9. Ernest Hemingway was badly wounded in Italy and sent to a hospital where he fell in love with a nurse. These two persons later became the characters of his novel _. A The Old Man and the Sea B For Whom the Bell Tolls C The Sun Also Rises D A Farewell to Arms 9. 10. The Brahmists or Boston Brahmi, in American literature, refers to _. A The highest ranking of the Hindu castes. B A movement that emerged from rebellion against Puritan religious ideas and systems. C A group of New England writers known for their scholarship and/or conservative philosophy. D A school of imaginative writing. 10. 11. Which of the following is one of Ben Franklins famous proverbs? A “A stitch in time saves nine” B “God helps those who help themselves” C “A Friend in need is a friend indeed” D “Ask not who the bell tolls, the bell tolls for thee” 11. 12. _ was a reaction to the ideas of the Age of Reason and the Enlightenment. A Romanticism B Realism C Naturalism D Modernism 12. 13. Although few of her poems were published in her lifetime and a complete collection of them didnt appear until the 1950s, _ had a major impact on 20th century poetry. A Anne Bradstreet B Gertrude Stein C Emily Dickinson D Amy Lowell 13. 14. Which of the following writers died a natural death in his old age? A Jack London B Ernest Hemingway C Stephen Crane D Mark Twain 14. 15. Who of the following is NOT a 20th century American poet? A Henry Wordsworth Longfellow B Amy Lowell C Ezra Pound D Robert Frost 15. 16. English literature in the America is only about more than _ years old. A. 500 B. 400 C. 200 D. 100 16. 17. The establisher of Jamestown was the famous explorer and colonist _ . A. John Winthrop B. John Smith C. William Bradford D. John Goodwin 17. 18. The early history of_ Colony was the history of Bradfords leadership. A. Plymouth B. Jamestown C. New England D. Mayflower 18. 19. _ usually was regarded as the first American writer. A. William Bradford B. Anne Bradstreet C. Emily Dickinson D. Captain John Smith 19. 20. Which statement about Cotton Mather is not true?A. He was a great Puritan historian.B. He was an inexhaustible writer.C. He was a skillful preacher and an eminent theologian.D. He was a graduate of Oxford College. 20. 21. Jonathan Edwards best and most representative sermon was _ .A. A True Sight of SinB. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry GodC. A Model of Christian CharityD. Gods Determinations 21. 22. Which writer is not a poet?A. Michael Wigglesworth B. Anne BradstreetC. Edward Taylor D. Thomas Hooker 22. 23. The common thread throughout American literature has been the emphasis on the_ .A. Revolutionism B. ReasonC. Individualism D. Rationalism 23. 24. In American literature, the eighteenth century was the age of the Enlightenment. _ was the dominant spirit.A. Humanism B. Rationalism C. Revolution D. Evolution 24. 25. The English colonies in North America rose in arms against their parent country and the Continental Congress adopted_ in 1776.A. the Declaration of IndependenceB. the Sugar ActC. the Stamp ActD. the Mayflower Compact 25. 26. Which statement about Benjamin Franklin is not true?A. He instructed his countrymen as a printer.B. He was a scientist.C. He was a master of diplomacy.D. He was a Puritan. 26. 27. The secular ideals of the American Enlightenment were exemplified in the life and career of_.A. Thomas Hood B. Benjamin FranklinC. Thomas Jefferson D. George Washington 27. 28. Benjamin Franklin was the epitome of the_ .A. American Enlightenment B. Sugar ActC. Chartist movement D. Romanticist 28. 29. From 1732 to 1758, Benjamin Franklin wrote and published his famous _, an annual collection of proverbs.A. The Autobiography B. Poor Richards AlmanacC. Common Sense D. The General Magazine 29. 30. Which is not connected with Thomas Paine?A. Common Sense B. The American CrisisC. Pennsylvania Magazine D. The Autobiography 30. 31. In 1837, the first college-level institution for women, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, was established in_ to serve the muslin sex.A. New England B. Virginia C. Massachusetts D. New York 31. 32. As a philosophical and literary movement, _ flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A. modernism B. rationalismC. sentimentalism D. transcendentalism 32. 33. Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in_ and Henry David Thoreau.A. Thomas Jefferson B. Ralph Waldo EmersonC. Philip Freneau D. Oversoul 33. 34. _ was the most leading spirit of the Transcendental Club.A. Henry David Thoreau B. Ralph Waldo EmersonC. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. Walt Whitman 34. 35. Transcendentalists recognized_ as the highest power of the soul.A. intuition B. logicC. data of the senses D. thinking 35. 36. Led by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson and _ , there arose a kind of teachings of transcendentalism in the early nineteenth century.A. Herman Melville B. Henry David ThoreauC. Mark Twain D. Theodore Dreiser 36. 37. Transcendentalism appealed to those who disdained the harsh God of the Puritan ancestors, and it appealed to those who scorned the pale deity of New EnglandA. Transcendentalism B. HumanismC. Naturalism D. Unitarianism 37. 38. Mark Twain created, in_, a masterpiece of American realism that is also one of the great books of world literature.A. Huckleberry FinnB. Tom SawyerC. The Man That Corrupted HadleyburgD. The Gilded Age 38. 39. American literature produced only one female poet during the nineteenth century. This was _.A. Anne Bradstreet B. Jane AustenC. Emily Dickinson D. Harriet Beecher 39. 40. The publication of the novel_ stirred a great nation to its depths and hurried on a great war.A. My Bondage and My Freedom B. Stanzas on FreedomC. Voices of Freedom D. Uncle Tom s Cabin 40. 41. In American literature, the eighteenth century was the age of the Enlightenment, _ was the dominant spirit. A. Humanism B. Rationalism C. Revolution D. Evolution 41. 42. Who was considered as the “Poet of American Revolution”? A. Michael Wigglesworth B. Edward Taylor C. Anne Bradstreet D. Philip Freneau 42. 43. The finest example of Hawthornes symbolism is the recreation of Puritan Boston in _.A. The Scarlet Letter B. Young Goodman BrownC. The Marble Faun D. The Ambitious Guest 43. 44. _ was the most leading spirit of the Transcendental Club.A. ThoreauB. EmersonC. HawthorneD. Whitman 44. 45. Choose the work NOT written by Mark Twain.A. The Adventures of Tom SawyerB. Innocents AbroadC. Life on the MississippiD. The Rise of Silas Lapham 45. 46. Which is regarded as the “Declaration of Intellectual Independence”?A. The American ScholarB. English TraitsC. The Conduct of LifeD. Representative Men 46. 47. Melvilles _ is an encyclopedia of everything, history, philosophy, religion, etc, in addition to a detailed account of the operations of the whaling industry. A. The Old Man and the Sea B. Moby Dick C. White Jacket D. Billy Budd 47. 48. American literature produced only one female poet during the nineteenth century. This was _.A. Anne BradstreetB. Jane AustenC. Emily DickinsonD. Harriet Beecher 48. 49. The main theme of _ The Art of Fiction reveals his literary credo that representation of life should be the main object of the novel.A. Henry JamesB. William Dean HowellsC. Mark TwainsD. O. Henrys 49. 50. _ showed great interest in Chinese literature and translated the poetry of Li Po into English, and was influenced by Confucian ideas.A. Ezra PoundB. Robert FrostC. T. S. EliotD. E. E. Cummings 50. 51. With William Dean Howells, Henry James, and Mark Twain active on the scene, _ became the major trend in the seventies and eighties of the nineteenth century.A. sentimentalism B. romanticismC. realism D. naturalism 51. 52. Ezra Pounds long poem_ contained more than one hundred poems loosely connected.A. The WasteLand B. The CantosC. Don Juan D. Queen Mab 52. 53. In Paris, Ernest Hemingway, along with _, accomplished a revolution in literary style and language.A. Gertrude Stein B. Ezra Pound C. James JoyceD. all of the above 53. 54. _ tells the Joad family s life from the time they were evicted from their farm in Oklahoma until their first winter in California.A. Of Mice and Men B. The Grapes of WrathC. The Great Gatsby D. For Whom the Bell Tolls 54. 55. The two areas on which the modem American writers concentrated their criticism were the failures of American society and _ .A. the failure of communication among AmericansB. the economic depressionC. the extreme prosperity of AmericaD. the paradise of NewLand 55. 56. Mark Twain created, in_, a masterpiece of American realism that is also one of the great books of world literature A. Huckleberry Finn B. Tom Sawyer C. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg D. The Gilded Age 56. 57. Choose the work NOT written by Mark Twain. A. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer B. Innocents Abroad C. Life on the Mississippi D. The Rise of Silas Lapham 57. 58. With William Dean Howells, James, and Mark Twain active on the scene, _ became the major trend in the seventies and eighties of the nineteenth century. A. sentimentalism B. romanticism C. realism D. naturalism 58. 59. The American social upheavals and the literary concerns of the Great Depression years ended with the prosperity and turmoil brought by the _. A. First World War B. Second World War C. Civil War D. War of Independence 59. 60. Ezra Pound s long poem_ contained more than one hundred poems loosely connected. A. The Waste Land B. The Cantos C. Don Juan D. Queen Mab 60. 61. _, a poetic tragedy