美国文学分章练习题题及答案.docx

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美国文学分章练习题题及答案

PartI.TheLiteratureofColonialAmerica

I.FillinthefollowingBlanks.

1.ThemostenduringshapinginfluenceinAmericanthoughtandAmericanliteraturewas______.

2.AmongthemembersofthesmallbandofJamestownsettlerswas_____,anEnglishsoldieroffortune,whosereportsfoexploratin,publiseedintheearly1600s,havebeendescribedasthefirstdistinctAmericanliteraaturewritteninEnglish.

3.AlmostahundredyearsearliertheCaribbeanIslands,Mexicl,andotherpartsofCentralandSouthAmericawereoccupiedbythe_____.

4.Theterm"Puritan"wasappliedtothosesettlerswhooriginallyweredevoutmembersoftheChurchof_____.

5._____Collegewasestablishedin1636,withaprintingpresssetupnearlyin1639.

6.AmongallthesettlersintheNewContinent,_____settlerswerethemostinfluential.

7.ThefirstpermanentEnglishsettlementinNorthAmericawasestablishedat_____,Virginia.

8._____wasafamousexplorerandcolonist.HeestablishedJamestown.

9.Inthebook_____JohnSmithwrotethat"herenatureandlibertyaffordusthatfreelywhichinEnglandwewant,oritcostsusdearly."

10.GenearlHistoryofVirginiacontainsSmith'smostfamoustaleofhowtheIndianprincessnamed_____savedhimfromthewrathofherfather.

11.Hardwork,thrift,pietyandsobriety,thesewerethe_____valuesthatdominatedmuchoftheearlyAmericanwriting.

12.TheAmericanpoetswhoemergedintheseventeenthcenturyadaptedthestyleofestablishedEuropeanpoetstothesubjectmattercomfronledinaslrang,newenvironment. __________Bradstreetwasonesuchpoet.

13.WilliamBradfordhimselfusedaword"     ________" todescribethecommunityofbelieverswhosailedfromSouthampton,England,ontheMayflowerandsettledinPlymouth,Massachusettsin1620.

14.In1620,____________waselectedGovernorofPlymouth,Massachusetts.

15.From1621untilhisdeath,  ___________probablypossessedmorepowerthananyothercolonialgovernor.

16.WilliamBradford'swork ___________consistsoftwobooks. Thefirstbook

dealswiththepersecutions oftheSeptuaEiatemScrooby,England,andihe

secondbookdcscribesthesigningofthe"Compact".

17.TheHistory-ofNewEnglandisapricelessgiftleftusby_______.

18.__________wrotehismostimpressivewortTheMagnaliaCkristiAmerica.

19.ThewriterwhobestexpressedthePuritanfaithinthecolonialperiodwas_______

20.ThePuritanphilosophyknownas   ________ wasimportantinNewEnglandduringcolonialtime,andhadaprofoundinfluenceontheearlyAmericanmindforseveralgenerations.

21.ManyPuritanswroteverse,buttheworkoftwowriters,AnneBradsLiteland_________,roseloJhelevelofrealpoetry.

22.ArepresentativesermonATrueStgkiofSinis____________'smainwork.

23.Beforehisdeath,  _________ had gainedaposition asAmerica;sfirstsystematicphilosopher.

24.JonathanEdwards'smasterpieceis____________.

25.TheTenthMuseLatelySprungUpinAmericaisacollectionofpoemscomposedby__________.

26._________'sbestverseistobefoundinajuriescalled"PreparatoryMeditations".

27.TheDayofDoom,along-standingbest-sellerbothinAmerieaandinEngland,  writtenby________.

28.CharlesBiuckdenBrown'sfirstnovel______________,or___________hasbeenregardedasthefirstAmericannovel.

29.Withhiselaboratemetaphors, __________ wasreminiscentofRichaidCrashawandGeorgeHerbertinEngland.

III.Makemultiplechoices.

1.  EnglishliteratureintheAmericaisonlyaboutmorethan________yearsold.

A.500            

B.400               

C.200              

D.100

2.  TheestablisherofJamestownwasthefamousexplorerandcolonist____________.

A.JohnWinthrop                     

B.JohnSmith

C.WilliamBradford                 

D.JohnGoodwin

3.  ThePuritandominatingvalueswere___________.

A.hardwork       

B.thrift          

C.piety                

D.sobriety

4.  Theearlyhistoryof___________ColonywasthehistoryofBradford'sleadership.

A.Plymouth                                                  

B.Jamestown

C.NewEngland                                            

D.Mayflower

5.  ChoosethosenamesthatwerenamedafterEnglishmonarchorland.

A.Georgia                                                     

B.NewYork

C.Carolina                                                   

D.NewHampshire

6.__________usuallywasregardedasthefirstAmericanwriter.

A.WilliamBradford   

B.AnneBradstreet

C.EmilyDickinson

D.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.MichaelWigglesworth 

B.AnneBradstreet

C.EdwardTaylor  

D.ThomasHooker

10.ThecommonthreadthroughoutAmericanliteraturehasbeentheemphasisonthe__________.

A.Revolutionism                                       

B.Reason

C.Individualism                                         

D.Rationalism

11.AnneBradstreetwasaPuritanpoet. HerpoemsmadesuchastirinEnglandthatshebecameknownasthe"________"whoappearedinAmerica.

A.NinthMuse                                            

B.TenthMuse

C.BestMuse                                              

D.FirstMuse

12.Theship"__________"carriedaboutonehundredPilgrimsandtook66daystobeatitswayacrosstheAtlantic. InDecemberof1620,itputthePilgrimsashoreatPlymouth,Massachusetts.

A.Sunflower                                              

B.Armada

C.Mayflower                                              

D.Pequod

KeystoPartI.

I. Fillin theblanks:

1.AmericanPuritanism

2.CaptainJohnSmith

3.Spanish

4.England

5.Harvard

6.English

7.Jamestown

8.CaptainJohnSmith

9.ADescriptionofNewEngland

10.Pocahontas

11.Puritan

12.Anne

13.Pilgrims

14.WilliamBradford

15.WilliamBradford

16.Mayflower

17.JohnWinthrop

18.CottonMather

19.JohnWinthrop

20.Puritanism

21.EdwardTaylor

22.ThomasHooker

23.JonathanEdwards

24.FreedomoftheWill

25.AnneBradstreet

26.EdwardTaylor

27.MichaelWiggleworth

28.Wieland,TheTransformation;AnAmericanTale

29.EdwardTaylor

III.Makemultiplechoices：

1.C

2.B

3.ABCD

4.A

5.ABCD

6.D

7.D

8.B

9.D 

10.C

11.B

12.C

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PartII.TheLiteratureofReasonandRevolution

I.Fillintheblanks.

1.TheWarofIndependencelastedeightyearstill_____.

2.TheUnitedStatesofAmericawasfoundedin_____.

3.BenjaminFranklinalsoeditedthefirstcolonialmagazine,whichhecalled_____.

4.BenjaminFranklin'sbestwritingisfoundinhismasterpiece________.

5.ThomasPaine,withhisnaturalgiftforpamphleteeringandrebellion,wasappropriatelybornintoanageof____________.

6.OnJanuary10,1776,ThomasPaine'sfamouspamphlet________appeared.

7.AseriesofsixteenpamphletsbyThomasPainewasentitled_____________.

8.ThomasPaine'ssecondmostimportantwork_____________wasanimpassionedpleaagainsthereditarymonarchy.

9.ThemostoutstandingpoetinAmericaofthe18thcenturywas_____________.

10.PhilipFreneau'sfamouspoem____________waswrittenabouthisimprisonedexperience.

11.___________wasconsideredasthe"poetoftheAmericanRevolution."

12._________hasbeencalledthe"FatherofAmericanPoetry."

13.In1791,probablywithThomasJefferson'ssupport,___________establishedinPhiladelphiatheNationalGazette.

14.InAmericanliterature,theeighteenthcenturywasanAgeof_________andRevolution.

15.TheCalvinistbeliefsbroughtabouttheGreatAwakeningduringthe1730sand1740s._________wasthemostinfluentialamongthebelievers.

16.JonathanEdwards'workImagesorShadowsofDivineThingsanticipatedthenaturesymbolismof___________inthe19thcentury.wesayJonathanEdwardsrepresentstheupperlevelsoftheAmericanmind,_________representsthelowerlevels.

III.Makemultiplechoices.

1.  InAmericanliterature,theeighteenthcenturywastheageoftheEnlightenment._________wasthedominantspirit.

A.Humanism                                                

B.Rationalism

C.Revolution                                                 

D.Evolution

2.  InAmericanliterature,theEnlightenerswereopposedto________.

A.thecolonialorder                                    

B.religiousobscurantism

C.thePuritantradition                               

D.thesecularliterature

3.  TheEnglishcoloniesinNorthAmericaroseinarmsagainsttheirparentcountryandtheContinentalCongressadopted____________in1776.

A.  theDeclarationofIndependence

B.  theSugarAct

C.  theStampAct

D.  theMayflowerCompact

4.  WhichstatementaboutBenjaminFranklinisnottrue?

A.  Heinstructedhiscountrymenasaprinter.

B.  Hewasascientist.

C.  Hewasamasterofdiplomacy.

D.  HewasaPuritan.

5.  ThesecularidealsoftheAmericanEnlightenmentwereexemplifiedinthelifeandcareerof___________.

A.ThomasHood                                            

B.BenjaminFranklin

C.ThomasJefferson                                    

D.GeorgeWashington

6.  WhichofthefollowingstirredtheworldandhelpedformtheAmericanrepublic?

A.  TheAmericanCrisis

B.  TheFederalist

C.  DeclarationofIndependence

D.  TheWas