美国文学史及选读
练习题
I. Choose the releva nt match from Colum n II for each item in Colum n I.
Sectio n A I II ( )1. Walt Whitman A. The Scarlet Letter ( )2. Herman Melville B. The Sketch Book ( )3. Wash ington Irving C. Typee ( )4. O He nry D. Leaves of Grass ( )5. Natha niel Hawthor ne E. The Gift of the Magi
Sectio n B I II ( )1. Hester Prynne A. The Portrait of A Lady
( ( ( (
)2. George Hurstwood B. Uncle Tom ' Cabin
)3. Isabel Archer )4. Ahab )5. Eva Clare
C. Moby Dick D. Sister Carrie E. The Scarlet Letter
Sectio n C I
( ( ( ( (
)1. Benjamin Fran kli n
)2. Thomas Pai ne
)3. James Fenimore Cooper )4. Mark Twai n )5. Jack London
A. B. C. D.
II
Marti n Ede n
Leather-Stock ing Tales Rights of Man
Poor Richars 's Alma nac
E. The Adve ntures of Huckleberry Finn
II. Complete each of the following statements with a proper word or a phrase accord ing to the textbook. (10%)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
In Washington Irving ' work ______________ appeared the first modern Short stories and the first great American juvenile literature.
The first important American novelist was __________ .
To a Waterfowl is perhaps the peak of __________ swork, it regarded as brief poem in the Ianguage ” .
A superb book entitled _________ came out of Henry David Thoreau ' two-year life experie nee n ear a small lake.
William Sidney Porter , whose pen name was _______ , was the author of The Cop and the An them .
Hard work, thrift, piety and sobriety were the the early American writing.
American Romanticism ended with the Walt Whiteman
' ______ .
_________ was called the father of the America n detective stories ”. _________ was resp on sible for bring Transcenden talism to New En gla nd.
______ values that domin ated much of
fhe most perfect
10 Theodore Dreiser ' s first novel ________________
11 The ship _____ carried about one hun dred Pilgrims and took 66 days to beat its way
across the Atlantic. In December of 1620, it put the Pilgrims ashore at Plymouth,
Massachusetts.
12 _____ was the first American to achieve an international literary reputation after the
Revolutio nary War
13 American Romanticism started with the publication of Washington Irving
' ______ .
14 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. 15 Benjamin Franklin 'best writing is found in his masterpiece ___________________ . 16 On January 10,1776, Thomas Paine ' famous pamphlet ____________________ appeared. 17 Hard work, thrift, piety and sobriety were the
the early American writing.
18 The most outstanding poet in America of 18 th century was _________ . 19 _________ was the first American lyric poet.
20 _________ was resp on sible for bring Transcenden talism to New En gla nd.
______ values that dominated much of
III: Each of the followi ng stateme nts below is followed by four alter native an swers. Choose the ONE that would best complete the stateme nt.
1. American literature produced only one female poet during the 19th century. This was A. Anne Bradstreet B. Jane Austen C. Emily Dickinson Beecher
2. Who was considered as the
“ Poet of American Revolution
” ？
D. Harriet
A. Michael Wigglesworth B. Edward Taylor C. Anne Bradstreet D. Philip Fren eau 3. _____ was the only good American author before the Revolutionary War. One of his fellow America ns said, on.
A. Joh n Smith
“ His shadow lies heavier tha n any other man
' s on this young n ati
B. Benjamin Franklin C. Thomas Jeffers on
C. in tuiti on
D. in dividualism
D.Thomas Pai ne
4. Roma ntics put emphasis on the followi ng EXCEPT ___ . A. com mon sense B. imag in ati on 5. Melville
seem in gly super natural white whale.
A. Typee B. Omoo C. White Jacket D. Moby Dick
6. As a philosophical and literary movement, __________ flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War. A. Modernism
B. Ratio nalism
C. Sen time ntalism
D. Transcenden talism
7. The theme of origi nal sin is fully reflected in _______ .
A. The Scarlet Letter B. Sister Carrie C. The Great Gatsby D. The Old Man and Sea 8. Realism was a react ion against ____ or a move away from the bias towards roma nee and self-creat ing fictions, and paved the way to Moder ni sm. A. Ratio nalism B. Roma nticism C. Neoclassicism A. Thoreau B. Emers on
A. The Adve ntures of Tom Sawyer
C. Hawthor ne
D. En lighte nment
D. Whitma n
9. ___________ was the most leadi ng spirit of the Tran sce nden tal Club. 10. Choose the work NOT written by Mark Twain.
B. Innocents Abroad
'novel ______ is a tremendous chronicle of a whaling voyage in pursuit of a
C. Life on the Mississippi D. The Rise of Silas Lapham
11. Which is regarded as the “ Declaration of Intellectual Independence ”
？ A. The America n Scholar B. En glish Traits
D. Represe ntative Men C. The Con duct of Life
and 12. Transcenden talist doctri nes found their greatest literary advocates
in Thoreau.
A. Jeffers on B. Emers on C. Fren eau D. Oversoul
\13. Which of the following doesn ' t belong to Dreiser
D. An America n Tragedy writte n by Henry James brought him first intern ati onal A. The Finan cier B. The Tita n C. The Stoic 14. fame.
A. The Golden Bowl B. The America n C. The Tragic Muse D. Daisy Miller 15. Walden is written by _
A. Emers on B. Thoreau D. Hawthor C. Poe
16. The Cop and the An them is writte n by
C. Jack London D. Mark Twain A. O. Henry B. He nry James
17. _________ is famous for psychological realism. A. Mark Twain B. William Dea n Howells C. Henry James D. Walt Whitman
18. Which is gen erally regarded as the Bible of New En gla nd Tran sce nden talism? A. Nature B. Walde n C. On Beauty D. Self-Relia nee
19. Who was the ONLY good America n author before the Revoluti onary War.
A. Joh n Smith B. Benjamin Fran kli n C. Thomas Pai ne D. Thomas Jeffers on 20. As a literary and philosophical moveme nt, __________ flourished in New En gla nd from the
1830s to the Civil War.
A. modernism B. rati on alism C. sen time D. transcenden ntalism talism
21. ___ is NOT writte n by Ralph Waldo Emerso n.
”？
ne
B. Self-Relia nee A. The America n Scholar C. The Divi nity School Address D. Civil Disobedie nee
22. Emily Dickinson wrote many of her poems on various aspects of life. Which of the follow ing is NOT a usual subject of her poetic expressi on?
A. Religio n B. Life and death C. Love and marriage D. War and peace 23. In 1862, Preside nt Lincoln exclaimed: “ So you are the little woma n who wrote the book
that started this great war! ” The book refers to ___ .
A. The Adve ntures of Huckleberry Finn B. Beloved
B. Pride and Prejudice D. Uncle Tom ' s Cabin 24. In Leaves of Grass, _____ is all that concerned Whitma n.
A. i ndividualism B. freedom C. democracy D. all the above 25. During the period after the Civil War, the American society entered in what Mark
Twai n referred to as ___ .
A. the Golde n Age B. the Modern Age C. the Gilded Age D. the Purita n Age 26. America n literature produced only one female poet duri ng the 19th cen tury. This was A. Anne Bradstreet B. Jane Austen C. Emily Dickinson D. Harriet
Beecher
27. Who was considered as the “ Poet of American Revolution
” ？
A. Michael Wigglesworth B. Edward Taylor C. Anne Bradstreet D. Philip Fren eau
28. _____ was the only good America n author before the Revoluti onary War. One of his fellow America ns said, on.
“ His shadow lies heavier tha n any other man
' s on this young n ati
A. Joh n Smith B. Benjamin Franklin C. Thomas Jeffers on 29. Roma ntics put emphasis on the followi ng EXCEPT ____ . A. com mon sense B. imag in ati on seem in gly super natural white whale.
A. Typee B. Omoo C. White Jacket D. Moby Dick
C. in tuiti on
D. in dividualism
D.Thomas Pai ne
30. Melville ' s novel ________ is a tremendous chronicle of a whaling voyage in pursuit of a
31. As a philosophical and literary movement, _____ flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War. A. Modernism
B. Ratio nalism
C. Sen time ntalism
D. Transcenden talism
32. 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 Sea
33. Realism was a reacti on against ____ or a move away from the bias towards roma nee and self-creat ing fictions, and paved the way to Moder ni sm. A. Ratio nalism B. Roma nticism C. Neoclassicism 34. A. A.
Thoreau
B. Emers on
C. Hawthor ne
D. En lighte nment
_ was the most lead ing spirit of the Transcenden tal Club.
D. Whitma n
35. Choose the work NOT written by Mark Twain.
The Adve ntures of Tom Sawyer
B. Innocents Abroad
D. The Rise of Silas Lapham “ Declaration of Intellectual Independence
B. En glish Traits greatest literary advocates in
Thoreau. A. Jeffers on
B. Emers on
C. Freneau
D. Oversoul
\
”？
”？
C. Life on the Mississippi 36. Which is regarded as the A. The America n Scholar
C. The Con duct of Life D. Represe ntative Men 37. Transcenden talist doctri nes found their
and
38. Which of the following doesn 39.
fame.
' t belong to Dreiser
A. The Finan cier B. The Tita n C. The Stoic D. An America n Tragedy writte n by Henry James brought him first intern ati onal A. The Golde n Bowl
B. The America n
C. Poe
C. The Tragic Muse D. Hawthor ne C. Jack London
D. Mark Twain
D. Daisy Miller
40. Walden is written by A. Emers on B. Thoreau A. O. Henry 42.
41. The Cop and the An them is writte n by
B. He nry James
_________ is famous for psychological realism.
A. Mark Twai n B. William Dea n Howells C. Henry James D. Walt Whitman 43. Which is gen erally regarded as the Bible of New En gla nd Tran sce nden talism? A. Nature B. Walde n before the Revoluti onary War.
A. Joh n Smith
C. On Beauty D. Self-Relia nee 44. Who was the ONLY good America n author
C. Thomas Pai ne D. Thomas Jeffers on
flourished in New En gla nd from the
B. Benjamin Fran kli n
45. As a literary and philosophical movement, 1830s to the Civil War.
46.
A. modernism B. rationalism C. sentimentalism __ is NOT written by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
B. Self-Reliance D. Civil Disobedience
D. transcendentalism
A. The American Scholar C. The Divinity School Address subject of her poetic expression? A. Religion
B. Life and death
47. Emily Dickinson wrote many of her poems on various aspects of life. Which of the following is NOT a usual
C. Love and marriage
D. War and peace
48. In 1862, President Lincoln exclaimed: that started thi s great war! B. Pride and Prejudice A. individualism
B. freedom C. democracy
“ So you are the little woman who wrote the book
” The book refers to __ .
A. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn B. Beloved
D. Uncle Tom ' s Cabin
D. all the above
49. In Leaves of Grass , ____ is all that concerned Whitman.
50. During the period after the Civil War, the American society entered in what Mark Twain referred to as .
A. the Golden Age B. the Modern Age C. the Gilded Age D. the Puritan Age
IV: Define the literary terms listed below.
1 2 3
Transcendentalism Free Verse Local Color
V: Answer the following questions briefly based on your understanding of the texts studied.
To go into solitude, a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society. I am not solitary whilst I read and write, though nobody is with me. But if a man would be alone, let him look at the stars. The rays that come from those heavenly worlds, will separate between him and what he touches. One might think the atmosphere was made transparent with this design, to give man, in the heavenly bodies, the perpetual presence of the sublime.
Seen in the streets of cities, how great they are! If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which had been shown! But every night come out these envoys of beauty, and light the universe with their admonishing smile. Questions:
a. This paragraph is taken from a famous essay. What is the name of the essay? b. Who is the author?
c. What does the author say would happen if the stars appeared one night in a thousand years? d. Give a specific term to cover the author 's belief?
美国文学史及选读练习题
