美国文学史及选读练习题

1、IIA. The Scarlet LetterB. The Sketch BookC. TypeeD. Leaves of GrassE. The Gift of the MagiIIA. The Portrait of A LadyB. Uncle Tom 's CabinC. Moby DickD. Sister CarrieE. The Scarlet Letter美 国 文 学 史 及 选 读I. Choose the relevant match from Column II for each item in Column I.Section A I( )1.Walt Whi

2、tman( )2.Herman Melville( )3.Washington Irving( )4.O Henry( )5.Nathaniel HawthorneSection B I( )1.Hester Prynne( )2.George Hurstwood( )3.Isabel Archer( )4.Ahab()5.Eva ClareSection C I()1. Benjamin Franklin()2.Thomas Paine()3.James Fenimore Cooper()4.Mark Twain()5.Jack LondonIIA. Martin EdenB. Leathe

3、r-Stocking TalesC. Rights of ManD. Poor Richars 's AlmanacE. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn11 . Complete each of the following statements with a proper word or a phrase according to the textbook. (10%)12 In Washington Irving 's work appeared the first modern Short stories and the first g

4、reat American juvenile literature.13 The first important American novelist was .14 To a Waterfowl is perhaps the peak of s work, it regarded as the most perfect brief poem inthe language ".15 A superb book entitled came out of Henry David Thoreau 's two-year life experience near asmall lake

5、.16 William Sidney Porter , whose pen name was , was the author of The Cop and the Anthem.17 Hard work, thrift, piety and sobriety were the values that dominated much of the earlyAmerican writing.18 American Romanticism ended with the Walt Whiteman's .19 was called the father of the American det

6、ective stories ".20 was responsible for bring Transcendentalism to New England.21 Theodore Dreiser ' s first novel js.22 The ship carried about one hundred Pilgrims and took 66 days to beat its way across theAtlantic. In December of 1620, it put the Pilgrims ashore at Plymouth, Massachusett

7、s.23 was the first American to achieve an international literary reputation after the Revolutionary War .24 American Romanticism started with the publication of Washington Irving's.25 The ship carried about one hundred Pilgrims and took 66 days to beat its way across theAtlantic. In December of

8、1620, it put the Pilgrims ashore at Plymouth, Massachusetts.26 Benjamin Franklin 's best writing is found in his masterpiece 27 On January 10,1776, Thomas Paine 's famous pamphlet appeared.28 Hard work, thrift, piety and sobriety were the values that dominated much of the early American writ

9、ing.29 The most outstanding poet in America of 18 th century was .30 was the first American lyric poet.31 was responsible for bring Transcendentalism to New England.III: Each of the following statements below is followed by four alternative answers. Choose the ONE that would best complete the statem

10、ent.1. American literature produced only one female poet during the 19th century. This was.A. Anne Bradstreet B. Jane Austen C. Emily Dickinson D. Harriet Beecher2. Who was considered as the " Poet of American Revolution ”A. Michael Wigglesworth B. Edward Taylor C. Anne Bradstreet D. Philip Fre

11、neau3. was the only good American author before the Revolutionary War. One of his fellow Americans said, “ His shadow lies heavier than any other man' s on this young nation. ”A. John Smith B. Benjamin Franklin C. Thomas Jefferson Paine4. Romantics put emphasis on the following EXCEPT.A. common

12、sense B. imagination C. intuition D. individualism5. Melville ' s novel is a tremendous chronicle of a whaling voyage in pursuit of a seeminglysupernatural white whale.A. Typee B. Omoo C. White Jacket D. Moby Dick6. As a philosophical and literary movement,flourished in New England from the 1830

13、s to the Civil War.A. Modernism B. Rationalism C. Sentimentalism D. Transcendentalism7. The theme of original sin is fully reflected in.A. The Scarlet Letter B. Sister Carrie C. The Great Gatsby D. The Old Man and Sea8. Realism was a reaction against or a move away from the bias towards romance and

14、self-creating fictions, and paved the way to Modernism.A. Rationalism B. Romanticism C. NeoclassicismD. Enlightenment9. was the most leading spirit of the Transcendental Club.A. Thoreau B. Emerson C. Hawthorne D. Whitman10. Choose the work NOT written by Mark Twain.A.The Adventures of Tom SawyerB. I

15、nnocents AbroadC. Life on the MississippiD. The Rise of Silas Lapham11. Which is regarded as the“ Declaration of Intellectual IndependenceA. The American ScholarC. The Conduct of LifeB. English TraitsD. Representative Men12. Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in and

16、Thoreau.A. Jefferson B. Emerson C. Freneau D. Oversoul13. Which of the following doesn' t belong to Dreiser ' s "Trilogy of DesireA. The FinancierB. The Titan C. The Stoic D. An American TragedyD. Daisy Miller14. written by Henry James brought him first international fame.A. The Golden

17、Bowl B. The American C. The Tragic MuseD. Hawthorne15. Walden is written by .A. Emerson B. Thoreau C. Poe16. The Cop and the Anthem is written byA. O. HenryB. Henry JamesC. Jack LondonD. Mark Twain17. is famous for psychological realism.A. Mark Twain B. W川iam Dean Howells C. Henry James D. Walt Whit

18、man18. Which is generally regarded as the Bible of New England TranscendentalismA. Nature B. Walden C. On Beauty D. Self-Reliance19. Who was the ONLY good American author before the Revolutionary War.A. John Smith B. Benjamin Franklin C. Thomas Paine D. Thomas Jefferson20. As a literary and philosop

19、hical movement, flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A. modernism B. rationalism C. sentimentalism D. transcendentalism21. is NOT written by Ralph Waldo Emerson.A. The American ScholarB. Self-RelianceC. The Divinity School AddressD. Civil Disobedience22. Emily Dickinson wrote ma

20、ny of her poems on various aspects of life. Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of her poetic expressionA. Religion B. Life and death C. Love and marriage D. War and peace23. In 1862, President Lincoln exclaimed:" So you are the little woman who wrote the book that started thisgreat w

21、ar! ” The book refers to.A. The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnB. BelovedB. Pride and PrejudiceD. Uncle Tom' s Cabin24. In Leaves of Grass ,is all that concerned Whitman.A. individualism B. freedom C. democracy D. all the above25. During the period after the Civil War, the American society entere

22、d in what Mark Twain referred to as.A. the Golden Age B. the Modern Age C. the Gilded Age D. the Puritan Age26. American literature produced only one female poet during the 19th century. This was.A. Anne Bradstreet B. Jane Austen C. Emily Dickinson D. Harriet Beecher27. Who was considered as the &qu

23、ot; Poet of American Revolution ”A. Michael Wigglesworth B. Edward Taylor C. Anne Bradstreet D. Philip Freneau28. was the only good American author before the Revolutionary War. One of his fellowAmericans said, “ His shadow lies heavier than any other man' s on this young nation. ”A. John Smith

24、B. Benjamin Franklin C. Thomas Jefferson Paine29. Romantics put emphasis on the following EXCEPT.A. common sense B. imagination C. intuition D. individualism30. Melville ' s novel is a tremendous chronicle of a whaling voyage in pursuit of a seeminglysupernatural white whale.A. Typee B. Omoo C.

25、White Jacket D. Moby Dick31. As a philosophical and literary movement,flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A. Modernism B. Rationalism C. Sentimentalism D. Transcendentalism32. The theme of original sin is fully reflected in.A. The Scarlet Letter B. Sister Carrie C. The Great Ga

26、tsby D. The Old Man and Sea33. Realism was a reaction against or a move away from the bias towards romance andself-creating fictions, and paved the way to Modernism.A. Rationalism B. Romanticism C. NeoclassicismD. Enlightenment34. was the most leading spirit of the Transcendental Club.A. Thoreau B.

27、Emerson C. Hawthorne D. Whitman35. Choose the work NOT written by Mark Twain.A. The Adventures of Tom SawyerC. Life on the Mississippi36. Which is regarded as theA. The American ScholarC. The Conduct of LifeB. Innocents AbroadD. The Rise of Silas LaphamDeclaration of Intellectual IndependenceB. Engl

28、ish TraitsD. Representative Men37. Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates inand Thoreau.A. JeffersonB. EmersonC. FreneauD. Oversoul38. Which of the following doesn' t belong to Dreiser ' s "Trilogy of DesireA. The FinancierB. The Titan C. The Stoic D. An Ame

29、rican Tragedy39. written by Henry James brought him first international fame.D. Daisy MillerD. Mark TwainA. The Golden Bowl B. The American C. The Tragic Muse 40. Walden is written by .A. Emerson B. Thoreau C. Poe D. Hawthorne41. The Cop and the Anthem is written by .A. O. HenryB. Henry James C. Jac

30、k London42. is famous for psychological realism.A. Mark Twain B. W川iam Dean Howells C. Henry James D. Walt Whitman43. Which is generally regarded as the Bible of New England TranscendentalismA. Nature B. Walden C. On Beauty D. Self-Reliance44. Who was the ONLY good American author before the Revolut

31、ionary War.A. John Smith B. Benjamin Franklin C. Thomas Paine D. Thomas Jefferson45. As a literary and philosophical movement, flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A. modernism B. rationalism C. sentimentalism D. transcendentalism46. is NOT written by Ralph Waldo Emerson.A. The

32、American ScholarB. Self-RelianceC. The Divinity School AddressD. Civil Disobedience47. Emily Dickinson wrote many of her poems on various aspects of life. Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of her poetic expressionA. Religion B. Life and death C. Love and marriage D. War and peace48. In 1

33、862, President Lincoln exclaimed:" So you are the little woman who wrote the book that started thisgreat war! ” The book refersot.A. The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnB. BelovedB. Pride and PrejudiceD. Uncle Tom ' s Cabin49. In Leaves of Grass ,is all that concerned Whitman.A. individualism B. freedom C. democracy D. all the above50. During the period after the Civil War, the American society entered in what Mark Twain referred to asA. the Golden Age B. the Modern Age C. the Gilded Age D. the Puritan AgeIV: Define the literary terms listed below.1 Transcendentalism2 Free Verse3 Local