美国文学期末考试试卷模拟试题二.doc

美国文学期末考试试卷模拟试题五I. Complete each of the following statements with proper words or phrases and put your answers on the Answer Sheet. (20%, 1 point for each)1. The first permanent English settlement in North America was established at Jamestown, Virginia in1607 . 2. John Smithbecame the first American writer. 3. Hard work, thrift, piety and sobriety were thePuritan values that dominated muchof the early American writing. 4. In American literature, the 18th century was an age ofReason and Revolution. 5. Franklins best writing is found in his masterpieceThe Autobiography . 6. On January 10, 1776, Thomas Paines famous pamphletCommon Sense appeared. 7. The signing ofThe Declaration of Independence symbolized the birth of an independent American nation.8. The most outstanding poet in America of the 18th century wasPhilip Freneau .9. Washington IrvingsSketch Book became the first work by an American writer to win international fame. 10. Transcendentalismis the summit of American Romanticism. 11. With the publication of EmersonsNature in 1836, American Romanticism reached its summit.12. Hester Prynne is the heroine in Hawthornes novelthe Scarlet Letter .13. Henry James major fictional theme isinternational theme .14. The Civil Warbrought the Romantic period to an end. So the age of Realism came into existence. 15. The Poetic style invented by Whitman is now called free verse .16. “Because I could not stop for Death-” is written byEmily Dickinson . 17. The term The Gilded Age is given byMark Twain to describe the post-civil war years. 18. Theodore Dreisers first novel is Sister Carrie. 19. The leader of the literary movement Imagism isPound .20. Ernest Hemingwayis the spokesman for Lost Generation. II. Each of the following statements below is followed by four alternative answers or completions. Choose the one that is the best in each case and put your answers on the Answer Sheet. (30%, 1 point for each)1. The first American writer of local color to achieve wide popularity was . A. Bret Harte B. Mark Twain C. Henry James D. William Dean Howells2. Which of the following is the masterpiece of Mark Twain? A. The Gilded Age B. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer C. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn D. Jumping Frog3. Which writer has no naturalist tendency? A. Mark Twain B. Jack London C. Theodore Dreiser D. Frank Norris4. Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in and Thoreau.A. Jefferson B. Emerson C. Freneau D. Oversoul5. Which of the following doesnt belong to Dreisers “Trilogy of Desire”?A. The Financier B. The TitanC. The Stoic D. An American Tragedy 6. Which is the character who appears in the novel Moby Dick? A. Hester Prynne B. Mr. Hooper C. Ahab D. Pearl7. written by Henry James brought him first international fame. A. The Golden Bowl B. The American C. The Tragic Muse D. Daisy Miller 8. “ ”was a term created by the French novelist, Emile Zola. A. realism B. naturalism C. transcendentalism D. veritism 9. Jack London was at his height of his powers when he wrote , which is deeply influenced by Darwinism. A. The Sea Wolf B. To Build a Fire C. The Call of the Wild D. Martin Eden10. The Cop and the Anthem is written by . A. O. Henry B. Henry James C. Jack London D. Mark Twain11. “Two small people, without dislike or suspicion.” is a line in the poem The River-Merchants Wife: A Letter written by . A. T. S. Eliot B. Robert Frost C. Ezra Pound D. Carl Sandburg12. The imagist poets followed three principles, they are , direct treatment and economy of expression. A. blank verse B. rhythm C. free verse D. common speech 13. Of the following American writers, who has NOT been an expatriate in Paris? A. Ernest Hemingway B. Ezra PoundC. F. S. Fitzgerald D. Emily Dickinson14. Who was the foremost novelist of the American Depression of the 1930s? A. Ernest Hemingway B. Ezra PoundC. John Steinbeck D. F. S. Fitzgerald 15. The first writings that we call American were the narratives and of the early settlements. A. journals B. poetry C. drama D. folklores16. An American Dictionary of the English Language was published in 1828 by . A. Samuel Johnson B. Noah Webster C. Daniel Webster D. Daniel Defoe17. Walden is written by . A. Emerson B. Thoreau C. Poe D. Hawthorne18. is famous for psychological realism. A. Mark Twain B. William Dean Howells C. Henry James D. Walt Whitman19. Which is generally regarded as the Bible of New England Transcendentalism? A. Nature B. WaldenC. On Beauty D. Self-Reliance20. Which is regarded as the “Declaration of Intellectual Independence”? A. The American Scholar B. English Traits C. The Conduct of Life D. Nature21. Santiago is the character in Hemingways novel . A. In Our Time B. The Old Man and the Sea C. For Whom the Bell Tolls D. The Sun Also Rises22. Which of the following is a much harsher realism? A. local colorism B. naturalism C. romanticism D. imagism23. Who is the arbiter of 19th century literary realism in America? A. Mark Twain B. Bret Harte C. William Dean Howells D. Henry James 24. F. S. Fitzgerald is NOT the author of . A. The Great Gatsby B. Tender is the Night C. A Farewell to the Arms D. This Side of Paradise25. The pessimism and deterministic ideas of naturalism pervaded the works of such American writers as . A. Mark Twain B. F. S. Fitzgerald C. Walt Whitman D. Stephen Crane 26. Charles Drouet is a character in the novel of _. A. The American B. The Portrait of a Lady C. Sister Carrie D. The Gift of the Magi27. American literature produced only one female poet during the 19th century. She was . A. Anne Bradstreet B. Jane AustenC. Emily Dickinson D. Harriet Beecher28. read his poetry at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy. A. Robert Frost B. T. S. Eliot C. Carl Sandburg D. Ezra Pound 29. With Howells, James and Mark Twain active on the scene, became the major trend in the 70s and 80s of the 19th century. A. sentimentalism B. romanticismC. realism D. naturalism30. “The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough”. This is the shortest poem written by . A. T. S. Eliot B. Robert Frost C. Ezra Pound D. Wallace StevensIII. Give brief answers to the following and write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (30%, 15 points for each)1. Being a period of the great flowering of American literature, the Romantic Period is called “the American Renaissance”. Briefly discuss what the features of American literature in this period are. 1.(1) The whole nation had a strong sense of optimism and the mood of “feeling good”, giving birth to the spectacular outburst of romantic feeling. (2) The English counterpart exerted a stimulating impact on the writers of the young nation. (3) Taking foreign influence in consideration, the great works of American writers still carried typically American romantic color.(4) The young nation had brought forth its own philosophy. Transcendentalism stresses mans capacity of knowing truth intuitively, and of attaining knowledge transcending the reach of the senses. 2. How does Sister Carrie embody Dreiser 2. (1) In this novel, Dreiser expressed his naturalistic pursuit by expounding the purposelessness of life and attacking the conventional moral standards. (2) The novel best embodies his naturalisti