美国文学史选读练习题

美国文学习题

InAmericanliterature,theeighteencenturywastheageofEnlightenment._____________wasthedominantspirit.

HumanismB.RationalismC.RevolutionD.Evolution

2.“Godhelpsthemthathelpthemselves.”isfoundin____________work.

A.Paine’sB.Franklin’sC.Freneau’sD.Jefferson’s

3.WhichstatementaboutFranklinisnottrue?

A.Heinstructedhiscountrymenasaprinter.

B.Hewasascientist.

C.Hewasamasterofdiplomacy.

D.HewasaPuritan.

4.WhichofthefollowingstirredtheworldandhelpedformtheAmericanrepublic?

A.TheAmericanCrisis.B.TheFederalist.

C.DeclarationofIndependence.D.TheAgeofReason.

5.WhichisconnectedwithThomasPaine?

A.CommonSenseB.AmericanCrisis.C.TheRightofManD.TheAutobiography.

6.“Thesearethetimesthattrymen’ssouls”,thesewordswereoncereadtoWashington’stroopsanddidmuchtospurexcitementtofurtheractionwithhopeandconfidence.Whoistheauthorofthesewords?

A.BenjaminFranklinB.ThomasPaineC.ThomasJeffersonD.GeorgeWashington

7.WhichstatementaboutFreneauistrue?

A.HewasascientistB.Hewasapamphleteer

C.HewasapoetD.Hewasabitterpolemicist

8.WhichworkiswrittenbyFreneau?

A.TheRightofManB.TheWildhoneySuckle

C.PoorRichard’sAlmanacD.TheDayofDoom

9.Whowasconsideredasthe“PoetofAmericanRevolution”?

A.AnneBradstreetB.EdwardTaylorC.MichaelWiggleworthD.PhilipFreneau

10.AttheReasonandRevolutionPeriod,AmericanwereinfluencedbytheEuropeanmovementcalled_____________.

A.ChartistMovementB.RomanticistMovement

C.EnlightenmentMovementD.ModernistMovement

11.Stetement____________iswrongindescribingNathanielHawthorne.

A.Hawthorneisarealistwriter.

B.Hawthorneisalsoagreatallegorist.

C.Hawthorneisamasterofsymbolism.

D.OnesourceofevilthatHawthorneisconcernedmostisover-reachingintellect.

12.InWaltWhitman’s“TherewasaChildWentForth”,thechildrefersto___________.

A.thepoethimselfasachildB.anyAmericanchild

C.theyoungAmericaD.oneofthepoet’sneighbor

13.InMobyDick,thevoyagesymbolizes___________.

A.themicrocosmofhumansocietyB.thesearchfortruth

C.theunknownworldD.nature

14.Thoreauwasoftenaloneinthewoodsorbythepond,lostinspiritualcommunicationwith_________________.

A.natureB.transcendentalistideasC.humanbeingsD.celestialbeings

15.TheTranscendentalistgroupincludestwoofthemostsignificantwritersAmericahasproducedsofar,Emersonand____________-.

A.HenryDavidThoreauB.WashingtonIrvingC.NathanelHawthorneD.WaltWhitman

16._____________tellsasimplebutverymovingstoryinwhichfourpeoplelivinginapuritancommunityareinvolvedinandaffectedbythesinofadulteryindifferentways.

A.Twice-ToldTalesB.TheScarletLetterC.TheHouseoftheSevenGablesD.TheMarbleFaun

17.___________isregardedasthefirstAmericanproseepic.

A.NatureB.TheScarletletterC.WaldenD.MobyDick

18.TheRomanticPeriodofAmericanliteraturestartedwiththepublicationofWashingtonIrving’s___________andendedwithWhitman’sLeavesofGrass.

A.TheSketchBookB.TalesofaTravelerC.TheAlhambraD.AHistoryofNewYork

19.WashingtonIrving’ssocialconservationandliteraryforthepastisrevealedtosomeextent,inhisfamousstory_____________.

A.“TheLegendofSleepyHollow”B.RipVanWinckle

C.TheCustom-HouseD.TheBirthmark

20.WhichofthefollowingcommentsonthewritingsbyHermanMervilleisnottrue?

A.Bartleby,theScrivenerisashortstory.

B.BenitoCerenoisanovella.

C.TheConfidence-Manhassomethingtodowiththeseaandsailors.

D.MobyDickisregardedasthefirstAmericanProseepic.

21.ThegiantMobyDickmaysymbolizeallexcept______________.

A.mysteryoftheuniverseB.sinofthewhale

C.poweroftheGreatNatureD.eviloftheworld

22.TheconventionofthedesireforanescapefromsocietyandareturntonatureinAmericanliteratureisparticularlyevidentin___________________.

A.Cooper’sLeatherstockingTales

B.Hawthorne’sTheScarletLetter.

C.Whitman’sLeavesofGrass.

D.Irving’sRipVanWinkle.

23.Asaphilosophicalandliterarymovement,_________flourishedinNewEnglandfromthe1830stotheCivilWar.

A.modernismB.rationalismC.sentimentalismD.transcendentalism

24.InHawthorne’sTheScarletLetter,“A”maystandsfor______________.

A.AdulteryB.AngelC.AmiableD.Alltheabove

25.______isnotthememberofTranscendentalClub.

A.EmersonB.ThoreauC.WhitmanD.Fuller

26.Poe’sfirstcollectionofshortstoriesis_______________.

A.TalesofaTravellerB.LeatherstockingTales

C.CanterburyTalesD.TalesoftheGrotesqueandArabesque

27.ForMelville,aswellasforthereaderand____________,thenarrator,MobyDickisstillamystery,anultimatemysteryoftheuniverse.

A.StarbuckB.StubbC.IshmaelD.Arab

28.ChoosethecharacterswhichappearinthenovelTheScarletLetter?

A.HesterPrynneB.ArthurDimmesdaleC.RogerChillingworthD.Pearl

29.__________wasaromanticizedaccountofMelville’sstayamongthePolynesians.ThesuccessofthebooksoonmadeMelvillebecomeknownasthe“manwholivedamongcannibals”.

A.MobyDickB.TypeeC.OmooD.BillyBudd

30.TheperiodbeforetheAmericanCivilWarisgenerallyreferredtoas_________.

A.ThenaturalistPeriodB.TheModernPeriod

C.TheRomanticPeriodD.theRealisticperiod

31.AllofthefollowingareworksbyNathanielHawthorneexcept_____________.

A.TheHouseofSevenGablesB.WhiteJacket

C.TheMarbleFaunD.TheBlithdaleRomance

32.Inthefollowingworks,whichsignsthebeginningoftheAmericanliterature?

A.TheSketchBookB.LeavesofGrass

C.LeatherstockingTAles..D.AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

33.ThemainthemeofEmilyDickinsonisthefollowingexcept_______________.

A.religionB.loveandmarriageC.lifeanddeathD.warandpeace

34.EmilyDickinson’spoeticidiomisnotedforthefollowingexcept_____________.

A.brevityB.directnessC.plainestD.obscure

35.“Thereisevilineveryhumanheart,whichmayremainlatent,perhaps,troughthewholelife,butcircumstancesmayrouseittoactivity.”Whichofthefollowingwritingsisthethoughtreflectedin?

A.NathanielHawthorne’sYoungGoodmanBrown.

B.MarkTwain’sTheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.

C.WaltWhitman’sLeavesofGrass.

D.HermanMelville’sMobyDick.

36.Itishis_________thatWashingtonIrving’sfamemainlyrested.

A.talesaboutAmericaB.earlypoetryC.childhoodrecollectionsD.sketchesabouthisEuropeantours

37.________isthemostambivalentwriterintheAmericanliteraryhistory.

A.NathanielHawthorneB.WaltWhitmanC.RalphWaldoEmersonD.MarkTwain

38.InHawthorne’snovelsandshortstories,intellectualsusuallyappearas__________________.

A.saviorsB.villainsC.commentatorsD.observers

39.WashingtonIrving’sRipVanWinckleisfamousfor__________________.

A.Rip’sescapeintoamysteriousplace

B.Thestory’sGermanlegendarysourcematerial

C.Rip’sseekingforhappiness

D.Rip’s20-yearsleep

40.Thepublicationof____________establishedEmersonasthemosteloquentspokesmanofNewEnglandTranscendentalism.

A.NatureB.Self-RelianceC.TheAmericanScholarD.TheOverSoul

41.WhichofthefollowingisnotaworkofEmilyDickinson’s?

A.ThisismylettertotheworldB.IheardaFlybuzz-whenIdied

C.TheRoadNotTakenD.IliketoseeitlaptheMiles

42.Inthehistoryofliterature,Romanticismisregardedas_________.

A.thethoughtthatdesignatesaliteraryandphilosophicaltheorywhichtendstoseetheindividualastheverycenterofalllifeandallexperience

B.theorientationthatemphasizesthosefeatureswhichmenhaveincommon

C.themodesofthinking

D.thethoughtthatdesignatesmanasasocialanimal

43.WhichthreenovelsdrewfromMelville’sadventuresamongthepeopleoftheSouthPacificisland?

A.TypeeB.OmooC.MardiD.Redburn

44.Inthepoem“SongofMyself”,Whitmansetsforththeprinciplebeliefsof______________.

A.thetheoryofuniversalityB.singularityandequalityofallbeingsinvalue

C.bothAandBD.noneabove

45.MostofthepoemsinWhitman’sleavesofGrasssingofthe“en-mass”andthe___________aswell.

A.natureB.lifeC.selfD.self-reliance

46.EmilyDickinson’spoems(441)“ThisismylettertotheWorld”expressesthepoet’s_____________abouthercommunicationwiththeoutsideworld.

A.indignationB.joyC.anxietyD.indifference

47.WhichofthefollowingfeaturescannotcharacterizepoemsbyWaltWhitman?

A.lyricalandwell-structured.B.free-flowing.

C.simpleandrathercrudeD.conversationalandcasual

48.WhichofthefollowingwritingsisnotfinishedbyRalphWaldoEmerson?

A.NatureB.EssaysC.TheOver-SoulD.OfStudies

49.In“IheardaFlybuzz-whenIdied”,EmilyDickinsondescribesthemomentofdeath______________.

A.passionatelyB.pessimisticallyC.indespairD.peacefully

50.WhichbookisnotwrittenbyEmerson?

A.RepresentativeMenB.EnglishTraits.C.NatureD.ThePhodora.

51.TheAgeofRealismintheliteraryhistoryoftheAmericareferstotheperiodfrom____to___________.

A.1861-1914B.1863-1918C.1865-1914D.1865-1918

52.___________isnottherepresentativewriterintheAgeofRealismintheliteraryhistoryoftheUnitedStates.

A.HenryJamesB.EmilyDickinsonC.WilliamDeanHowellsD.MarkTwain

53.___________exploresthescrupulousindividualisminaworldoffantasticspeculationandunstablevalues,andgivesitsnametotheget-rich-quickyearsofthepostCivilWarera.

A.InnocentsAbroadB.TheGildedAgeC.RoughingItD.TheMiddleYears

54._________isconsideredtobeTheodoreDreiser’sgreatestwork.

A.AnAmericanTragedyB.SisterCarrieC.TheFinancierD.TheTitan

55.___________isanovellaaboutayoungAmericangirlwhogets“killed”bythewriterinRome,anditbroughtHenryJamesinternationalfameforthefirsttime.

A.TheAmericanB.TheEuropeansC.DaisyMillerD.ThePortraitofaLady

56.Stylistically,HenryJames’sfictionischaracterizedby___________--.

A.highlyrefinedlanguageB.ordinaryAmericanspeech

C.short,clearsentencesD.abundanceoflocalimages

57._________-isdescribedbyMarkTwainasaboywith“asoundheartandadeformedconscience.”

A.TomSawyerB.HuckleberryFinnC.JimD.Tony

58.___________--isnotanovelbyHenryJamesdealingwiththeinternationaltheme.

A.WhatMaisieKnowsB.TheWingsoftheDove

C.TheAmbassadorsD.TheGoldenBowl

59.Thesettingof__________isAmerica,wheresomeEuropeans,whoareactuallyexpatriatedAmericans,learnwithdifficultytoadaptthemselvestotheAmericanlife.

A.MiddlemarchB.TheEuropeansC.DaisyMillerD.ThePortraitofaLady

60.MarkTwain’s___________showsthedisastrouseffectsofslaveryonthevictimizerandthevictimalike.

A.TheMysteriousStrangerB.TragedyofPuff’nheadWilson

C.TheGildedAgeD.RoughingIt

61.Whoexertsthesinglemostimportantinfluenceonliterarynaturalism,ofwhichTheodoreDreiserandJackLondonareamongthebestrepresentativewriters?

A.FreudB.DarwinC.W.D.HowellsD.Emerson

62.MarkTwain,oneofthegreatest19thcenturyAmericanwriters,iswellknownforhis_________________.

A.internationalthemeB.wastelandimageryC.localcolorD.symbolism

63.InHenryJames’sDaisyMiller,theauthortriestoportraytheyoungwomanasanambodimentof__________.

A.theforceofconventionB.thefreespiritoftheNewWorld

C.thedeclineofaristocracyD.thecorruptionofthenewlyrich

64.TheliterarycharactersoftheAmericantypeintheearly19thcenturyaregenerallycharacterizedbyallthefollowingfeaturesexceptthatthey__________--.

A.speaklocaldialectsB.arepoliteandelegantgentlemen

C.aresimpleandcrudefarmersD.arenoblesavages(redandwhite)untaintedbysociety

65.WithHowells,JamesandMarkTwainactiveontheliteraryscene,_________becamethemajortrendinAmericanliteratureintheseventiesandeightiesof19thcentury.

A.sentimentalismB.romanticismC.realismD.naturalism

66.Generallyspeaking,allthosewriterswithanaturalisticapproachtohumanrealitytendtobe_________________.

A.transcendentalistsB.idealistsC.pessimistsD.impressionists

67.MarkTwainwrotemostofhisliteraryworkswitha___________language.

A.grandB.pompousC.simpleD.vernacular

68.HenryJamesexperimentedwithmanydifferentthemesinhisliterarycareer,themostinfluentialonebeing___________.

A.nothingnessB.disillusionmentC.internationalthemeD.relationshipbetweenmenandwomen

69.TheodoreDreiserisgenerallyregardedasoneofAmerica’s_____________.

A.naturalistsB.realistsC.modernistsD.romanticists

70.Dreiser’sTrilogyof/Desireincludesthreenovels.TheyareTheFinancier,TheTitanand__________________.

A.TheStoicB.TheGiantC.TheTycoonD.TheGenius

71.Thebookfromwhich“allmodernAmericanliteraturecomes”refersto__________.

A.TheGreatGatsbyB.TheSunAlsoRises

C.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnD.MobyDick

72.TheimpactofDarwin’sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthoughtandtheinfluenceofthe19thcenturyFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoyetanotherschoolofrealism:American___________-.

A.modernismB.naturalismC.vernacularismD.localcolorism

73.WhichofthefollowingwritingsisbyHemingwaydescribedthenoveltheonebookfromwhich“allmodernAmericanliteraturecomes”?

A.TomSawyerB.HuckleberryFinnC.TheGildedAgeD.LifeontheMississippi

74.MarkTwainhadledanactivelifeintheverycenteroftheAmericanexperience.Hehadbeena____________.

A.printer,pilot,soldierB.silver-minor,goldwasher

C.lecturer,traveler,businessmanD.novelist,autobiographer

75.WhileembracingthesocialismofMarx,Londonalsobelievedinthetriumphofthestrongestindividuals.Thiscontradictionismostvividlyprojectedinthepatentlyautobiographicalnovel________________.

A.TheCalloftheWildB.TheSeaWolfC.MartinEdenD.TheIronHeel

76.In1900,Londonpublishedhisfirstcollectionofshortstories,named____________-.

A.TheSonoftheWolfB.TheSeaWolfC.TheLawoflifeD.WhiteFang

77.Themainthemeof___________TheArtofFictionrevealshisliterarycredothatrepresentationoflifeshouldbethemainobjectofthenovel.

A.HenryJames’B.WilliamDeanHowells’C.MarkTwain’sD.JackLondon’s

78.StephenCrane’sbeststoriesinclude__________,_________and_______________________,allreinforcingthebasicCranemotifenvironmentandheredityover-whelmingman.

A.OpenBoatB.AnExperimentC.TheBlueHotelD.TheRedBadgeofCourage

79.MarkTwainstoodonthesideofChinainitsstruggleagainstforeigninvasions.His_______and________-aretwonotableexamplesofhisvigorousattacksontheimperialistbehaviouroftheUnitedStatesandotherforeigncountriesinChina.

A.TheTreatywithChinaB.TothePersonSittinginDarkness

C.DisgracefullPersecutionofaBoyD.Golddsmith’sFriendAbroadAgain

80.Dreiserwasleft-orientedinhisviews.HevisitedRussiaandwrote_______-and_____________toexpresshisnewfaith,andshortlybeforehisdeath,hejoinedtheCommunistParty.

A.DreiserLookatRussiaB.TragicAmerica

C.AnAmericanTragedyD.TheTitan

81.Inwhichofthefollowingworks,Hemingwaypresentshisphilosophyaboutlifeanddeaththroughthedepictionofthebull-fightasakindofmicrocosmictragedy?

A.TheGreenHillsofAfricaB.TheSnowsofKilimanjaro

C.ToHaveandHaveNotD.DeathintheAfternoon

82.___________-isoftenacclaimedliteraryspokesmanoftheJazzAge.

A.ErnestHemingwayB.F.ScottFitzgeraldC.William/FaulknerD.EzraPound

83._________isHemingway’sfirsttruenovelinwhichhedepictsavividportraitof“TheLostGeneration”.

A.TheSunAlsoRisesB.AFarewelltoArmsC.InOurTimeD.ForWhomtheBellTolls

84.Fitzgerald’sfictionalworldisthebestembodimentofthespiritof__________________.

A.theJazzAgeB.theRomanticperiod

C.TheRenaissancePeriodD.theNeoclassicalPeriod

85.Whichofthefollowingfiguresdoesnotbelongto“TheLostGeneration”?

A.EzraPoundB.WilliamCarlosWilliamsC.RobertFrostD.TheodoreDreiser

86.Inatragicsense,_________isarepresentationoflifeasastruggleagainstunconquerableforcesinwhichonlyapartialvictoryispossible.

A.ForWhomtheBellTollsB.InOurTime

C.TheFarewelltoArmsD.TheOldManandtheSea

87.Faulkneroncesaidthat__________isastoryof“lostinnocence,”whichprovesitselftobeanintensificationofthethemeofimprisonmentinthepast.

A.TheSoundandtheFuryB.LightinAugust

C.GoDown,MosesD.Absalom,Absalom

88.RobertFrostcombinedtraditionalverseform---thesonnet,rhymingcouplets,blankverse---withaclearAmericanlocalspeechrhyme,thespeechof____________farmerswithitsidiosyncraticdictionandsyntax.

A.southernB.westernC.NewHampshireD.NewEngland

89.InwhichofthefollowingpoembyEzrapounddidyoufindtheallusiontoVishang?

A.InaStationoftheMetro.B.TheRiver-merchant’sWife:ALetter

C.APactD.HughSelwynMauberley

90.Who,oneofthemostimportantpoetsinhistime,isaleadingspokesmanofthe“ImagistMovement”?

A.J.D.SalingerB.EzraPoundC.RighardWrightD.RalphEllison

91.SinclairLewis’Babbitpresentsadocumentarypictureofthenarrowandlimited___________-.

A.up-classmindB.middle-classmindC.proletarianD.ordinarypeople

92.Yank’ssenseofbelongingnowhere,hencehomelessandrootless.TheHairyApeisthusaplaythatconcernstheproblemofmodernman’s___________.

A.loveB.homeyrelationsC.identityD.development

93.InARoseForEmily,Faulknermakesbestuseof___________devicesinnarration.

A.romanticB.realisticC.gothicD.modernist

94.Americandictioninthe1960sand1970sprovestobedifferentfroitspredecessors.Itisalwaysreferredtoas“_____________”.

A.ImagismB.blackhumourC.newfictionD.thebeatGeneration

95.Asanautobiographicalplay,O’Neill’s______________(1915)hasgaineditsstatusasaworldclassicandsimultaneouslymarkstheclimaxofhisliterarycareerandthecomingofageofAmericandrama.

A.LongDay’sJourneyIntoNightB.TheHairyApe

C.DesireUndertheElmsD.TheIcemanCometh

96.TenderistheNightisa_____________byFitzgerald.

A.shortstoryB.novellaC.poemD.novel

97.TheleadingplaywrightofthemodernperiodinAmericanliterature,ifnotthemostsuccessfulinallhisexperiments,is_____________.

A.ArthurMillerB.TennesseeWilliamC.RobertFrostD.EugeneO’Neill

98.FromEugeneO’Neill’sworks,wecanseeheis_____________.

A.amanofoptimismB.amanofpessimism

C.amanofapathyD.amanofinactivity

99.____________-isHemingway’sfirsttruenovel,whichportrays“TheLostGeneration”.

A.ForWhomtheBellTollsB.TheOldManandtheSea

C.TheSunAlso/RisesD.AFarewelltoArms

100._______________isadramatistwhoholdsthecentralpositioninAmericandramathemodernisticperiod.

A.SinclairLewisB.EugeneO’NeilleC.ArthurMillerD.TennesseeWilliams

101.___________issaidtobea“historicalnovel”byFaulkner.

A.GoDown,MosesB.LightinAugust

C.TheSoundandtheFuryDAbsalom,Absalom

102._____________stemsfromtheambiguityofthespeaker’schoicebetweensafetyandtheunknown.

A.MendingtheWallB.Home‘BurialC.TheRoadNotTakenD.StoppingbyWoodsonaSnowyEvening

103.Hemingway’swritingstyle,togetherwithhisthemeandthehero,isgreatlyandpermanentlyinfluencedbyhisexperiences_________________-.

A.inhischildhoodB.inthewarC.inAmericaD.inAfrica

104.ThefollowingwriterswereawardedNobelPrizeforliteratureexcept________________.

A.WilliamFaulknerB.F.ScottFitzgeraldC.JohnSteinbeckD.ErnestHemingway

105.__________fusessymbolism,poetry,andtheaffirmationofapaganidealismtoshowhowmaterialisticcivilizationdeniesthelife---givingimpulsesanddestroysthegenuineartist.

A.DesireUndertheElmsB.theEmperorJones

C.LazarusLaughedD.TheGreatGodBrown

106.MostofEugnenO’Neille’splaysaretragedies,dealingwith______________-.

A.classconflictsB.humanexistenceandpredicament

C.racialdiscriminationD.domesticaffairs

107.__________isnotconsideredtobeoneofthemastersinthefieldofAmericanfictioninthemodernisticperiod.

A.F.ScottFitzgeraldB.ErnestHemingwayC.ArthurMillerD.WilliamFaulkner

108.“TworoadsdivergedinayellowwoodandsorryIcouldnottravelboth…”IntheabovetwolinesofRobertFrost’sTheRoadNotTaken,thepoet,byimplication,wasreferringto______________.

A.atravelexperienceB.amarriagedecisionC.amiddle-agecrisisD.one’scourseoflife

109.TheAmerican“Thirties”,lastedfromtheCrash,throughtheensuingGreatDepression,untiltheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWar1939.Thiswasaperiod_____________-.

A.povertyB.bleaknessC.importantsocialmovementsD.anewsocialconsciousness

110.____________showedgreatinterestinChineseliteratureandtranslatedthepoetryofLiPointoEnglish,andwasinfluencedbyConfucianideas.

A.EzraPoundB.RobertFrostC.T.S.Eliot