美国文学史选读第一册___练习题

美国文学史及选读第一册练习题

I. Multiple Choice

1. 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

Cooper

2. The American Romantic Period lasted roughly from ____ to ____.

A. 1798-1832

B. 1810-1860

C. 1860-1864

D. 1776-1783

3. Who has been called the “Father of American Literature”?

A. Walt Scott

B. Geoffrey Chaucer

C. Washington Irving

D. Philip Freneau

4. Who is the first American prose stylist that acquired international fame?

A. Captain John Smith

B. Washington Irving

C. Benjamin Franklin

D.

E. A. Poe

5. Thomas Paine is a ____?

A. novelist

B. dramatist

C. poet

D.

pamphleteer

6. Edgar Allan Poe mainly writes ____

A. short stories

B. literary critic theories

C. poems

D. dramas

7. Which of the following is Not one of the main

ideas advocated by Ralph Emerson?

A. Importance of the

Individual B. Faith in Christianity

C. The

Over-Soul D.

Self-Reliance

8. Which of the following is Not optimistic about

human nature? .

A. Ralph

Emerson

B. Walt Whitman

C. Nathaniel

Hawthorne D.

Henry Thoreau

9. 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

of Independence B. Self-Relianc e

C. Divinity School Address

D. The American Scholar

10. Which of the following statements about The

Scarlet Letter is Not true? _____.

A. It explores man’s 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 to Hawthorne, the scarlet

Letter “A” which originally stands for “_____”, finally obtains the meaning of “able” or “angel”

through Hester’s efforts.

A.

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I. Multiple choice. Please choose the best answer among the four items. (10 x 1’= 10’) 1. In American literature, the 18th century was the age of Enlightenment. ____ was the dominant. 2. The short story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is taken from Irving’s work named ____. 3. Which of the following is not the characteristic of American Romanticism? 4. The short story “Rip Van Winkle” reveals the __ attitude of its author.

5.Stylistically, Henry James’ fiction is characterized by ___. 6.Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in ___ and Thoreau. 7.Which is regarded as the “Declaration of Intellectual Independence”? 8.____ is considered Mark Twain’s greatest achievement.

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1.Captain John Smith became the first American writer. 2.The puritans looked upon themselves as a chosen people. is an annual collection of proverbs written by Benjamin Franklin. 4.Thomas Paine’s famous pamphlet Common Sense boldly advocated a “Declaration for Independence”. 5.Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence with John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston.

has been called the “Father of American Poetry”. 7.In Washington I rving’s appeared the first modern short stories and the first great American juvenile literature. 8.Cooper’s enduring fame rests on his William Cullen Bryant’s wok. is considered “father of American detective stories and American gothic stories”. 10.Emerson believed above all in

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Captain John Smith (first American writer). Anne Bradstreet；The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America （colonists living） Edward Taylor(the best puritan poet) John Cotton ”the Patriarch of New England” teacher spiritual leader Benjamin Franklin The Autobiography Poor Richard’s Almanack Thomas Jefferson： Political Career Thoughts The Declaration of Independence we hold truth to be self-evidence Philip Freneau“Father of American Poetry” The Wild Honey Suckle American Romanticism optimism and hope Nationalism Washington Irving“Father of American Literature short story”The first “Pure Writer” A History of New York The Sketch Book marked the beginning of American Romanticism! “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”Rip Van Winkle James Fenimore Cooper Father of American sea and frontier novels Leather stocking Tales The Last of the Mohicans The Pioneers The Prairie The Pathfinder The Deerslayer Edgar Allan Poe father of detective story and horror fiction Tales of the Grotesque and the Arabesque “MS. Found in a Bottle” “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” “The Fall of the House of Usher”“The Masque of the Red Death”“The

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2017年英语双学位《美国文学史及选读》期末考试题型及复习要点 期末考试题型及分值： 1．作家、作品配对题（10*1分= 10分） 2．作品选读题（填空题、简答题5*5分= 25分） 3. 文学术语、文学人物解释题（4*5分= 20分） 4. 论述题（3*15分= 45分） ●认真阅读教材的中文版的《序言》 ●熟悉教材中以下复习要点中各位作家的选文 Benjamin Franklin: ?Remember Benjamin Franklin as inventor, statesman and writer. ?Remember him as ‘father of the United States’. ?Writing features The Autobiography: It is the pattern of Puritan simplicity, directness, and concision. The narrative is lucid, the structure is simple, the imagery is homely. ?本杰明·富兰克林： ?本杰明·富兰克林是发明家、政治家和作家。 ?他是“美国之父”。 ?写作特点自传：这是清教徒的简单、直接和简洁的方式。叙事清晰，结构简单，意象朴实。 Edgar Allan Poe ●Remember Poe as father of modern short story and father of detective story. ●Remember his important works. ●Remember his critical works: The Poetic Principle and The Philosophy of Composition. ●Be able to list some of his famous short stories and some of his famous poems such as The Raven, Annabel Lee, To Helen. ?Tell the story The Cask of Amontillado in your own words. What is the theme of this short story? Be familiar with his poem To Helen. 埃德加爱伦坡 Poe是现代短篇小说之父和侦探小说之父。 他的重要著作。 他的批评作品：诗歌原则和写作哲学。 能够列出一些他著名的短篇小说和一些著名的诗歌，如《乌鸦》、《Annabel Lee》、《海伦》等。 ?讲述一桶白葡萄酒用你自己的话。 这个短篇小说的主题是什么？ 对海伦熟悉他的诗。 Ralph Waldo Emerson Know something about transcendentalism. Remember Emerson as the leader of this philosophy: Transcendentalism refers to a kind of attitude that believes in the recognition in man of the capacity of knowing truth intuitively, or of attaining knowledge transcending the reach of the senses.Major concepts

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1.C aptain John Smith became the first American writer. 2.T he puritans looked upon themselves as a chosen people. collection of proverbs written by Benjamin Franklin. 4.T homas Paine’s famous pamphlet Common Sense boldly advocated a “Declaration for Independence”.

5.T homas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence with John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston. has been called the “Father of American Poetry”. 7.I n Washington Irving’s appeared the first modern short stories and the first great American juvenile literature.

8.C ooper’s enduring fame rests on his frontier stories, especially the five novels that comprise the is perhaps the peak of William Cullen Bryant’s wok. “father of American detective stories and American gothic stories”.

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