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10.WhatdoesIrving’s“RipVanWinkle”reveal?
11.ReadPoe’sworks,andtellwhatPoe’stheoriesfortheshortstoryandpoetryare?
12.Read“Raven”,anduseitasanexampletoillustratePoe’spoetictheories.
13.WhatTranscendentalistviewsdidEmersonstateinhisNature?
14.Inyouropinion,howshouldwereadWalden?
15.FromWalden,wecanknowwhatThoreau’sbeliefis?
16.WhatisthethemeofMobyDick?
17.Whatisthesignificanceofthecharacter,Ahab,inthehistoryofAmericanliterature?
18.SaysomethingaboutthesymbolisminMobyDick.
19.GiveabriefanalysisofHesterPrynneandDimmesdaleinTheScarletLetter.
20.CanyousaysomethingaboutthestyleofWalden?
21.WhatisHawthorne’sstyle?
22.WhatisTranscendentalism?
II.Definethefollowingterms.
1.Realism
2.Naturalism
3.Darwinism
4.“TheGildedAge”
III.DecideWhethertheStatementsaretrueorfalse.
1.Inthelatterhalfofthenineteenthcentury,womensomewhatbecamethenation’sdominantcultureforce.
2.Theperiodrangingfrom1865to1914hasbeenreferredtoastheAgeofRealismintheliteraryhistoryoftheUnitedStates,whichisactuallyamovementortendencythatdominatedthespiritofAmericanliterature,especiallyAmericanfiction,fromthe1860sonwards.
3.Inthelatenineteenthcentury,century,althoughAmericanscontinuedtoreadtheworksofIrving,Cooper,Hawthorne,andPoe,thegreatageofAmericanhadended.
4.Theliteraryinterestintheso–called“reality”oflifestartedanewperiodintheAmericanliterarywritingsknownastheAgeofNaturalism.
5.Earlierinthenineteenthcentury,Cooperhadinsistedontheauthor’srighttopresentanidealizedandpoeticportraitoflife,toavoidrepresentationsof“squalidmisery”.
6.Bythelastofthenineteenthcentury,therealistsrejectedtheportrayalofidealizedcharactersandevents.
7.TheAmericanrealistssoughttodescribethewiderangeofAmericanexperienceandtopresentthesubtletiesofhumanpersonality.
8.CriticismandFictionwaswrittenbyWilliamDeanHowells.
9.BecauseWilliamDeanHowells,MarkTwainandHenryJameswrotemoreorlessatthesametime,theagreedeyetoeyeintheirunderstandingofthe“truth.”
10.AftertheCivilWartheFrontierwasclosing.Disillusionmentandfrustrationwerewidelyfelt.Whathadbeenexpectedtobea“GoldenAge”turnedtobea“Gilded”one.
11.Bythe1870sNewEnglandRenaissancehadwaned.TheageofRomanticismandTranscendentalismwasbyandlargeover.Theageofrealismhadarrived.
12.Asaliterarymovement,realismcameinthelatterhalfofthenineteenthcentury,asareactionagainstthe“lie”ofromanticism.
IV.Choosetheoneormoreforthefollowingstatements.
1.Inthelate19thcentury,ahostofnewwritersappeared,amongthemwere____.
A.BretHarteB.WilliamDeanHowells
C.HamlinGarlandD.MarkTwain
2.Theperiodrangingfrom1865to1914hasbeenreferredtoasthe____intheliteraryhistoryoftheUnitedStates.
A.theageofRealism
B.theageofRomanticism
C.theageofNaturalism
D.theageofLocalColorism
3.Therealisticwriters’emphasisonthefidelisticreflectionofhumanrealityismostclearlyexpressedby_____whenhesaidinCriticismandFiction(1891)that“IconfessIdonotcaretojudgeanyworkoftheimaginationwithoutfirstapplyingthistesttoit.Wemustaskourselvesbeforeanythingelse,isittrue?
____truetothemotives,theimpulses,theprinciplesthatshapethelifeofactualmenandwomen?
”
A.MarkTwain
B.HenryJames
C.WilliamDeanHowells
D.TheodoreDreiser
4.InfluencedbysuchEuropeansan____,America’smostnoteworthynewauthorsestablishedaliteratureofrealism.
A.ZolaB.Flaubert
C.BalzacD.Tolstoy
5.Howellsdefinedrealismas“nothingmoreandnothinglessthanthetruthfultreatmentofmaterial”,andhebestexemplifiedhistheoriesinthreenovels.Choosethemfromthefollowing.
A.TheModernInstance
B.TheRiseofSilasLaphan
C.AHazardofNewFortunes
D.ThePrinceandthePauper
6.MarkTWAINCreated,in____,amasterpieceofAmericanrealismthatisalsooneofthegreatbooksofworldliterature.
A.HuckleberryFinn
B.TomSawyer
C.TheManThatCorruptedHadleyburg
D.TheGildedAge
7.ThethreedominantfiguresoftherealisticperiodinAmericanliteratureare____.
A.TheodoreDreiser,EmilyDickinsonandWilliamDeanHowells
B.MarkTwain,HenryJamesandWilliamDeanHowells
C.MarkTwain,TheodoreDreiserandWilliamDeanHowells
D.MarkTwain,EmilyDickinsonandWilliamDeanHowells
8.Amongthefollowing,whoisNotconsideredasalocalcolorist?
A)BretHarteB)KateChopin
C)HamlinGarlandD)HenryJames
9.ThepessimismanddeterministicideasofnaturalismpervadedtheworksofsuchAmericanwritersas____.
A)StephenCraneB)FrankNorris
C)JackLondonD)HenryJames
E)TheodoreDreiser
10.Althoughrealismandnaturalismwereproductsofthenineteenthcentury,theirfinaltriumphcameinthetwentiethcentury,withthepopularandcriticalsuccessesofsuchwritersas____.
A)EdwinArlingtonRobinsonB)WillaCather
C)SherwoodAndersonD)RobertFrost
E)WilliamFaulkner
11.TheimpactofDarwin’sevolutionarytheoryontheAmericanthroughandtheinfluenceofthe19thcenturyFrenchliteratureontheAmericanmenoflettersgaverisetoyetanotherschoolofrealism____.
A)criticrealismB)romanticism
C)AmericannaturalismD)modernism
V.Answerthefollowingquestions.
1.ComparethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenHowells,MarkTwainandHenryJames,intermsoftheirliteraryorientation.
2.Whatistherealists’emphasisorprinciple?
3.WhatisthecharacteristicofAmericanrealism?
单元测试
SamplePAPER1(ForpartsI&
II)
I.MultipleChoice
1.TheAmericanPuritanismasaculturalheritagebenefitedtheAmericansin____.
A.strengtheningtheirmoralvalues
B.weakeningtheirreligirousfaith
C.knowingtruthintuitively
D.developingtheirscienceandtechnology
2.Strangenameswereoverthedoors-strangefacesatthewindows-everythingwasstrange.Hismindnowbegantomisgivehim,thatbothheandtheworldaroundhimwerebewitched.Surelythiswashisnativevillage,whichhehadleftbutthedaybefore.”Theabovepassageistakenfrom____.
A.Irving’s“RipVanWinkle”
B.Hawthorne’s“YoungGoodmanBrown”
C.James’“DaisyMiller”
D.Hemingway’s“IndianCamp”
3.ThePuritandominatingvalueswere____.
A.hareworkB.thrift
C.pietyD.sobriety
4.Theearlyhistoryof____ColonywasthehistoryofBradford’sleadership.
A.PlymouthB.Jamestown
C.NewEnglandD.Mayflower
5.ChoosethosenamesthatwerenamedafterEnglishmonarchorland.
A.GeorgiaB.NewYork
C.CarolinaD.NewHampshire
6.____usuallywasregardedasthefirstAmericanwriter.,
A.WilliamBradfordB.AnneBradstreet
C.EmilyDickinsonD.CaptainJohnSmith
7.WhichstatementaboutCottonMatherisnottrue?
A.HewasagreatPuritanhistorian.
B.Hewasaninexhaustiblewriter.
C.Hewasaskillfulpreacherandaneminenttheologian.
D.HewasagraduateofOxfordCollege.
8.JonathanEdwards’bestandmostrepresentativesermonwas.
A.ATrueSightofSin.
B.SinnersintheHandsofanAngryGod
C.AModelofChristianCharity
D.God’sDeterminations
9.Whichwriterisnotapoet?
A.WilliamCullenBryant
B.AnneBradstreet
C.EdwardTaylor
D.ThomasHooker
10.ThecommonthreadthroughoutAmericanliteraturehasbeentheemphasisonthe____
A.RevolutionismB.Reason
C.IndividualismD.Rationalism
11.AnneBradstreetwasaPuritanpoet.HerpoemsmadesuchastirinEnglandthatshebecameknownasthe“____”whoappearedinAmerica.
A.9thMuseB.10thMuse
C.BestMuseD.1stMuse
12.Theship“____”carriedabout100Pilgrimsandtook66daystobeatitswayacrosstheAtlantic.InDecemberof1620,itputthePilgrimsashoreatPlymouth,Massachusetts.
A.SunflowerB.Armada
C.MayflowerD.Pequod
13.InAmericanliterature,the18thcenturywastheageoftheEnlightenment____wasthedominantspirit.
A.HumanismB.Rationalism
C.RevolutionD.Evolution
14.InAmericanliterature,theEnlightenerswereopposedto____.
A.thecolonialorderB.religiousobscurantism
C.thePuritantraditionD.thesecularliterature
15.TheEnglishcoloniesinNorthAmericaroseinarmsagainsttheirparentcountryandtheContinentalCongressadoptedin1776.
A.theDeclarationofIndependence
B.theSugarAct
C.theStampAct
D.theMayfolwerCompact
16.WhichstatementaboutBenjaminFranklinisnottrue?
A.Heinstructedhiscountrymenasaprinter.
B.Hewasascientist.
C.Hewasamasterofdiplomacy.
D.HewasaPuritan
17.ThesecularidealsoftheAmericanEnlightenmentwereexemplifiedinthelifeandcareerof____.
A.ThomasHoodB.BenjaminFranklin
C.ThomasJeffersonD.GeorgeWashington
18.WhichofthefollowingstirredtheworldandhelpedformtheAmericanrepublic.
A.TheAmericanCrisis
B.TheFederalist
C.TheDeclarationofIndependence
D.TheWasteLand
19.WhichisnotconnectedwithThomasPaine?
A.TheAmer