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Part I. The Literature of Colonial AmericaI. Fill in the following Blanks.1. The most enduring shaping influence in American thought and American literature was _.2. Among the members of the small band of Jamestown settlers was _, an English soldier of fortune, whose reports fo exploratin, publiseed in the early 1600s, have been described as the first distinct American literaature written in English.3. Almost a hundred years earlier the Caribbean Islands, Mexicl, and other parts of Central and South America were occupied by the _.4. The term Puritan was applied to those settlers who originally were devout members of the Church of _.5. _ College was established in 1636, with a printing press set up nearly in 1639.6. Among all the settlers in the New Continent, _ settlers were the most influential.7. The first permanent English settlement in North America was established at _, Virginia.8. _ was a famous explorer and colonist. He established Jamestown.9. In the book _ John Smith wrote that here nature and liberty afford us that freely which in England we want, or it costs us dearly.10. Genearl History of Virginia contains Smiths most famous tale of how the Indian princess named _ saved him from the wrath of her father.11. Hard work, thrift, piety and sobriety, these were the _ values that dominated much of the early American writing.12. The American poets who emerged in the seventeenth century adapted the style of established European poets to the subject matter comfronled in a slrang, new environment. _ Bradstreet was one such poet.13. William Bradford himself used a word _ to describe the community of believers who sailed from Southampton, England, on the Mayflower and settled in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. 14. In 1620,_ was elected Governor of Plymouth, Massachusetts. 15. From 1621 until his death, _ probably possessed more power than any other colonial governor.16. William Bradfords work_ consists of two books. The first bookdeals with the persecutionsof the SeptuaEiate m Scrooby, England, and ihesecond book dcscribes the signing of the Compact. 17. The History- of New England is a priceless gift left us by_.18. _ wrote his most impressive wort The Magnalia Ckristi America.19. The writer who best expressed the Puritan faith in the colonial period was_ 20. The Puritan philosophy known as _ was important in New England during colonial time, and had a profound influence on the early American mind for several generations.21. Many Puritans wrote verse, but the work of two writers, Anne BradsLitel and_ , rose lo Jhe level of real poetry.22. A representative sermon A True Stgki of Sin is_ s main work.23. Before his death, _ had gained a position as America;s first systematic philosopher.24. Jonathan Edwards s masterpiece is _ .25. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America is a collection of poems composed by_ .26. _ s best verse is to be found in a juries called Preparatory Meditations .27. The Day of Doom, a long-standing best-seller both in Ameriea and in England,written by _ .28. Charles Biuckden Browns first novel_ , or _ has been regarded as the first American novel.29. With his elaborate metaphors, _ was reminiscent of Richaid Crashaw and George Herbert in England.III. Make multiple choices.1. English literature in the America is only about more than _ years old.A. 500 B. 400C. 200D. 1002. The establisher of Jamestown was the famous explorer and colonist _ .A. John WinthropB. John SmithC. William Bradford D. John Goodwin3. The Puritan dominating values were_ .A. hard work B. thriftC. pietyD. sobriety4. The early history of_ Colony was the history of Bradford s leader ship.A. PlymouthB. JamestownC. New England D. Mayflower5. Choose those names that were named after English monarch or land.A. GeorgiaB. New YorkC. Carolina D. New Hampshire6. _ usually was regarded as the first American writer.A. William Bradford B. Anne BradstreetC. Emily Dickinson D. Captain John Smith7. 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.8. 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 Determinations9. Which writer is not a poet?A. Michael WigglesworthB. Anne BradstreetC. Edward TaylorD. Thomas Hooker10. The common thread throughout American literature has been the emphasis on the_ .A. Revolutionism B. ReasonC. Individualism D. Rationalism11. Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan poet. Her poems made such a stir in England that she became known as the _ who appeared in America.A. Ninth Muse B. Tenth MuseC. Best Muse D. First Muse12. 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. ArmadaC. Mayflower D. PequodKeys to Part I. I.Fill inthe blanks:1. American Puritanism 2. Captain John Smith 3. Spanish 4. England 5. Harvard 6. English 7. Jamestown 8. Captain John Smith 9. A Description of New England 10. Pocahontas 11. Puritan 12. Anne 13. Pilgrims 14. William Bradford 15. William Bradford 16. Mayflower 17. John Winthrop 18. Cotton Mather 19. John Winthrop 20. Puritanism 21. Edward Taylor 22. Thomas Hooker 23. Jonathan Edwards 24. Freedom of the Will 25. Anne Bradstreet 26. Edward Taylor 27. Michael Wiggleworth 28. Wieland, The Transformation; An American Tale 29. Edward TaylorIII. Make multiple choices：1. C2. B 3. ABCD 4. A 5. ABCD 6. D 7. D 8. B 9. D10. C 11. B 12. CPart II. The Literature of Reason and RevolutionI. Fill in the blanks.1. The War of Independence lasted eight years till_. 2. The United States of America was founded in _. 3. Benjamin Franklin also edited the first colonial magazine, which he called _. 4. Benjamin Franklin s best writing is found in his masterpiece _ . 5. Thomas Paine, with his natural gift for pamphleteering and rebellion, was appropriately born into an age of_ . 6. On January 10, 1776, Thomas Paines famous pamphlet _ appeared. 7. A series of sixteen pamphlets by Thomas Paine was entitled _ . 8. Thomas Paines second most important work_ was an impassioned plea against hereditary monarchy. 9. The most outstanding poet in America of the 18th century was _ . 10. Philip Freneau s famous poem_ was written about his imprisoned experience. 11. _ was considered as the poet of the American Revolution. 12. _ has been called the Father of American Poetry. 13. In 1791, probably with Thomas Jeffersons support, _ established in Philadelphia the National Gazette. 14. In American literature, the eighteenth century was an Age of _ and Revolution. 15. The Calvinist beliefs brought about the Great Awakening during the 1730s and 1740s. _ was the most influential among the believers. 16. Jonathan Edwards work Images or Shadows of Divine Things anticipated the nature symbolism of_ in the 19th century. we say Jonathan Edwards represents the upper levels of the American mind, _ represents the lower levels.III. Make multiple choices.1. In American literature, the eighteenth century was the age of the Enlightenment. _ was the dominant spirit.A. Humanism B. RationalismC. Revolution D. Evolution2. In American literature, the Enlighteners were opposed to _ .A. the colonial order B. religious obscurantismC. the Puritan tradition D. the secular literature3. 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 Compact4. 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.5. 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 Washington6. Which of the following stirred the world and helped form the American republic?A. The American CrisisB. The FederalistC. Declaration of IndependenceD. The Waste Land7. Benjamin Franklin was the epitome of the_ .A. American Enlightenment B. Sugar ActC. Chartist movement D. Romanticist8. From 1732 to 1758, Benjamin Franklin wrote and published his famous _, an annal collection of proverbs.A. The Autobiography B. Poor Richards AlmanacC. Common Sense D. The General Magazine9. Which is not connected with Thomas Paine?A. Common Sense B. The American CrisisC. Pennsylvania Magazine D. The Autobiography10. Choose the works written by Thomas Paine.A. Rights of Man B. The Age of ReasonC. Agrarian Justice D. Common SenseE. The American Crisis 1l. The first pamphlet published in America to urge immediate independence from Britain is_ .A. The Rights of Man B. Common SenseC. The American Crisis D. Declaration of Independence12. These are the times that try men s souls, these words were once read to George Washington s troops and did much to shore up the spirits of the revolutionary soldiers. Who is the author of these words?A. Benjamin Franklin B. Thomas JeffersonC. Thomas Paine D. George Washington13. Which statement about Philip Freneau is true?A. He was a satirist. B. He was a pamphleteer.C. He was a poet. D. He was a bitter polemicist.14.Which poem is not written by Philip Freneau?A. The British Prison Ship B. The Wild Honey SuckleC. The Indian Burying Ground D.The Day of Doom15.Who was considered as the Poet of American Revolution?A. Michael Wigglesworth B. Edward TaylorC. Anne Bradstreet D. Philip Freneau16.It was not until January 1776 that a widely heard public voice demanded complete separation from England. The voice was that of_ , whose pamphlet Common Sense, with its heated language, increased the growing demand for separation.A. Thomas Paine B. Thomas JeffersonC. George Washington D. Patrick Henry17.During the Reason and Revolution Period, Americans were influenced by the European movement called the_ .A. Chartist Movement B. Romanticist MovementC. Enlightenment Movement D. Modernist Movement18.Thomas Jefferson s attitude, that is, a firm belief in progress, and the pursuit of happiness, is typical of the period we now call _ .A. Age of Evolution B. Age of ReasonC. Age of Romanticism D. Age of Regionalism19. _ carries the voice not of an individual but of a whole people. It is more than writing of the Revolutionary period, it defined the meaning of the American Revolution.A. Common Sense B. The American CrisisC. Declaration of Independence D. Defence of the English People20.Benjamin Franklin shaped his writing after the_ of the English essayists Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.A. Spectator Papers B.WaldenC. Nature D. The Sacred WoodKeys to Part II.I. Fill in the blanks1. 1783 2. 1783 3. the General Magazine 4. Autobiography 5. revolution 6. Common Sense 7. The American crisis 8. The Rights of Man 9. Philip Freneau 10. The British Prison Ship 11. Philip Freneau 12. Philip Freneau 13. Philip Freneau 14. Reason 15. Jonathan Edwards 16. Transcendentalism 17. Benjamin FranklinIII. Make multiple choices.1. B 2. ABC 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. ABC 7. A 8. B 9. D 10. ABCDE 11. B 12. C 13. ABCD 14. D 15. D 16. A 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. APart III. The Literature of RomanticismI. Fill in the blanks?1. In the early nineteenth century, Washington Irving wrote _ which be came the first work by an American writer to win financial success on both sides of the Atlantic.2. In 1828, _ published his An American Dictionary of the English Language.3. In 1755, _ published his remarkable dictionary named Dictionary of the English Language.4. The Civil War of 18611865 ended in the defeat of the Southerners and the abolition of_ .5. The American Transcendentalists formed a club called _ .6. The Transcendental Club often met at_ s Concord home.7. _ was regarded as the first great prose stylist of American romanticism.8. At nineteen_ published in his brother s newspaper, his Jonathan Oldstyle satires of New York life.9. In Washington Irving s work_ appeared the first modern short stories and the first great American juvenile literature.10. In Paris, Washington Irving met John Howard Payne, the American dramatist and actor, with whom Irving wrote his brilliant social comedy_ , or The Merry Monarch.11. The short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is taken from Washington Irving s work named_.12. _ was the first American to achieve an international literary reputation after the Revolutionary War.13. Washington Irving s first book appeared in 1809. It was entitled _ .14. Washington Irving also wrote two biographies, one is The Life of Oliver Gold smith, and the other is_ .15. The first important American novelist was_ .16. James Fenimore Cooper s novel _ was a rousing tale about espionage against the British during the Revolutionary War.17. The best of James Fenimore Coopers sea romances was_ . The hero of the novel represents John Paul Jones, the great naval fighter of the Revolutionary War.18. The central figure in the Leatherstocking Tales is_ , who goes by the various names of Leatherstocking, Deerslayer, Pathfinder and Hawkeye.19. To a Waterfowl is perhaps the peak of_ s work, it has been called by an eminent English critic the most perfect brief poem in the language. 20. _ was the first American to gain the stature of a major poet in the world literature.21. Among William Cullen Bryants most important later works are his translations of the Iliad and the_ into English blank verse.22. Edgar Allan Poe s poem_ is perhaps the best example of onomatopoeia in the English language.23. Edgar Allan Poes poem_ was published in 1845 as the title poem of a collection.24. Ralph_ Emerson was responsible for bringing transcendentalism to New England.25. Ralph Waldo Emersons truest disciple, the man who put into practice many of Emersons theories, was_ .26. In 1845, Henry David Thoreau began a two-year residence at _ Pond.27. A superb book entitled_ came out of Henry David Thoreau s two-year experiment at Walden Pond.28. From Henry David Thoreau s Concord jail experience, came his famous essay _.29. Hester Prynne is the heroine in Nathaniel Hawthornes novel _ .30. Herman Melville s novel_ is a tremendous chronicle of a whaling voyage in pursuit of a seemingly supernatural white whale.31. Henry Wadsworth Longfellows first collection of poems entitled _ appeared in 1838.32. The most scholarly of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow s writings is his translation of Dante s _.33. Besides lyrics and