美国文学史及选读第一册___练习题

美国文学史及选读第一册 练习题I. Multiple Choice1. Who is different from others according to the division of writing period? A. Washington Irving B. William Cullen Bryant C. Captain John Smith D. James Fennimore Cooper2. The American Romantic Period lasted roughly from _ to _. A. 1798-1832 B. 1810-1860 C. 1860-1864 D. 1776-17833. Who has been called the “Father of American Literature”? A. Walt Scott B. Geoffrey Chaucer C. Washington Irving D. Philip Freneau4. Who is the first American prose stylist that acquired international fame? A. Captain John Smith B. Washington IrvingC. Benjamin Franklin D. E. A. Poe5. Thomas Paine is a _? A. novelist B. dramatist C. poet D. pamphleteer6. Edgar Allan Poe mainly writes _ A. short stories B. literary critic theories C. poems D. dramas7.Which of the following is Not one of the main ideas advocated by Ralph Emerson?A. Importance of the IndividualB. Faith in ChristianityC. The Over-SoulD. Self-Reliance8.Which of the following is Not optimistic about human nature?.A. Ralph EmersonB. Walt WhitmanC. Nathaniel HawthorneD. Henry Thoreau9.In 1837, Ralph Emerson made a speech entitled _ at Harvard, which was hailed by Oliver Wendell Holmes as “Our Intellectual Declaration of Independence.”A.Declaration ofIndependenceB.Self-RelianceC.DivinitySchoolAddressD.The American Scholar10.Which of the following statements aboutThe Scarlet Letteris Not true? _.A.It explores mans never-ending search for the satisfaction of materialistic desires.B.It relates the conflicts between the society and the individual.C.It presents a psychological analysis of the inward tensions of the characters.D.It is about the effect of sin on the people involved and the society as a whole.11.According toHawthorne, the scarlet Letter “A” which originally stands for “_”, finally obtains the meaning of “able” or “angel” through Hesters efforts.A. arroganceB. adulteryC. agonyD. accomplishment12._ is NOT a fictional character inThe Scarlet Letter.A. PearlB. Arthur DimmesdaleC. Roger ChillingworthD.Santiago13._ usually was regarded as the first American writer.A. Emily BradfordB. Ann BradstreetC. Emily DickinsonD. John Smith14.Benjamin Franklin was the epitome of the _.A. American EnlightenmentB. Sugar ActC. Chartist movementD. Romanticist15.As a literary and philosophical movement, _ flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A. modernismB. rationalismC. sentimentalismD. transcendentalism16.“The Custom-House” is an introductory note to _.A.Moby-DickB.The Scarlet LetterC.The Marble FaunD.The Blithedale Romance17.The setting of the novelThe Scarlet Letteris in _.A. England during World War IB. Paris during the French RevolutionC. PuritanAmericaD.Americaafter the Revolutionary WarII.Identify the author of the following works1. Moby Dick2. On Self-reliance3. The Last of Mohican