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美国文学史习题

I.Multiplechoice.Pleasechoosethebestansweramongthefouritems.（10x1’=10’）

1.InAmericanliterature,the18thcenturywastheageofEnlightenment.____wasthedominant.

A.humanismB.rationalism

C.romanticismD.evolution

2.Theshortstory“TheLegendofSleepyHollow”istakenfromIrving’sworknamed____.

A.TheLeatherstockingTales

B.TheSketchBook

C.TheAutobiography

D.TheHistoryofNewYork

3.WhichofthefollowingisnotthecharacteristicofAmericanRomanticism

A.RationalismB.innerself

C.personalfeelingsD.individualism

4.Theshortstory“RipVanWinkle”revealsthe__attitudeofitsauthor.

A.optimisticB.pessimistic

C.conservativeD.ironic

5.Stylistically,HenryJames’fictionischaracterizedby___.

A.short,clearsentences

B.abundanceoflocalimages

C.ordinaryAmericanspeech

D.highlyrefinedlanguage

6.Transcendentalistdoctrinesfoundtheirgreatestliteraryadvocatesin___andThoreau.

A.JeffersonB.Emerson

C.FreneauD.MarkTwain

7.Whichisregardedasthe“DeclarationofIntellectualIndependence”

A.TheAmericanScholarB.EnglishTraits

C.OversoulD.Self-reliance

8.____isconsideredMarkTwain’sgreatestachievement.

A.TheGildedAge

B.InnocentAbroad

C.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer

D.AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn

9.___isnotamongthosegreatestfiguresin“LostGeneration”.

A.EzraPoundB.RobertFrost

C.WaltWhitmanD.Hemingway

10.Naturalismisevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthor’stoneinwritingbecomeslessseriousandlesssympatheticbutmoreironicandmore___.

A.rationalB.humorous

C.optimisticD.pessimistic

II.Multiplechoice.Pleasechoosethebestansweramongthefouritems.（10x1’=10’）

11.______isthefatherofAmericanLiterature.

A.BenjaminFranklinB.PhilipFreneau

C.PaineD.WashingtonIrving

12._____isafantasytaleaboutamanwhosomehowsteppedoutsidethemainstreamoflife.

A.“RipVanWinkle”

B.“ThePioneers”

C.“TheLegendofSleepyHollow”

D.“TheFalloftheHouseofUsher”

13._____wasthemostleadingspiritoftheTranscendentalClub.

A.ThoreauB.Emerson

C.HawthorneD.Whitman

14.WhichoffollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofMarkTwain’slanguage

A.vernacularB.colloquial

C.elegantD.humorous

15.FromThoreau’sjailexperience,camehisfamousessay,_____whichstateshisbeliefthatnomanshouldviolatehisconscienceatthecommandofagovernment.

A.WaldenB.NatureC.CivilDisobedienceD.CommonSense

16.Whichisregardedasthe“DeclarationofIntellectualIndependence”

A.TheAmericanScholarB.EnglishTraits

C.OversoulD.Self-reliance

17.MostofthepoemsinWhitman’sLeavesofGrasssingofthe“en-mass”andthe____aswell.

A.natureB.self-reliance

C.selfD.life

18.WhatdidFitzgeraldcallthe1920s

A.TheRoaring20sB.TheGay20s

C.TheJazzAgeD.TheLostGeneration

19.Naturalismisevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthor’stoneinwritingbecomeslessseriousandlesssympatheticbutmoreironicandmore____.

A.rationalB.humorous

C.optimisticD.pessimistic

20.ForMelville,aswellasforthereaderand____,thenarrator,MobyDickisstillamystery,anultimatemysteryoftheuniverse.

A.AhabB.Stubb

C.IshmaelD.Starbuck

II.IdentifyWorksasDescribedBelow（1’×15=15’）:

1.Thenovelhasasoleblackprotagonistwhotellshisownstorybutwhosenameinunknowntous.

SonTom’sCabinMand.GoTellItontheMountains

2.Themainconflictoftheplayistheprotagonist’sfalsevalueoffineappearanceandpopularitywithpeopleandthecruelrealityofthesocietyinwhichmoneyiseverything.

StreetCarNamedDesireb.TheHairyApeDay’sJourneyintoNightd.DeathofSalesman

3.ItisanautobiographicalplayandEdmundintheplayisbasedontheplaywrighthimself.

a.LongDay’sJourneyintoNightb.HendersontheRainKing

c.TheHairyAped.TheGlassMenageries

4.Thenoveltellsofhowablackmankillsawhitewomanbyaccidentandhowthesocietyisresponsibleforthemurder.

SonTom’sCabinMand.GoTellItontheMountains

5._________isoneofthebestworksinAmericanliteratureabouttheSecondWorldWar.

FarewelltoArmsCatcherintheRyeRedBadgeofCouraged.TheNakedandtheDead

6.ThenovelbyHemingwayisthebestofitskindaboutWorldWarI.

FarewelltoArmsSunAlsoRises

OldManandtheSead.TheNakedandtheDead

7.ThenovelisabouthowafamilyoffarmerscannotsurviveinOklahomaandtraveltoCaliforniatoseekalivingandhowtheysufferhungerinCalifornia.

a.TheGrapesofWrathb..A.

d.TheAdventuresofAugieMarch

8.ItisatrilogyincludingThe42ndParallel,1919,andTheBigMoney,withsuchtechniquesasbiographies,newsreelsandcameraeye.

9.ItisanovelwhichusesthestreamofconsciousnesstechniqueandwhosetitleistakenfromShakespeare’sMacbeth.

a.Absolom,Absolom!

b.TheSoundandtheFury

FarewelltoArmsd.TheGreatGatsby

10.Itisanaturalisticworkabouthowacountrygirlisseducedandhowshebecomesafamousactressandhowherloverfallsintoabeggarandfinallycommitssuicide.

AmericanTragedyb.SisterCarriec.McTeague,AGirloftheStreets

11.ThenovelissetontheMississippiwiththeprotagonisttellingusthestoryinthelocaldialect.Itisarepresentativeworkoflocalcolorism.

a.SisterCarrieAdventuresofTomSawyer

c.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnPortraitofaLady

novelisapsychologicalstudyofasoldier（HenryFleming）’sreactionsintheCivilWar.

AmericanTragedyb.SisterCarrie

RedBadgeofCouraged.McTeague

13.Thepoemiswritteninfreeversein52cantoswiththethemeoftheuniversalityandequalityinvalueofallpeopleandallthings.

b.TheRavenc.SongofMyself

14.Thenovelisabouthowagroupofpeopleonawhalingshipkillagreatwhalebutthemselvesarekilledbythewhale,withtheconflictbetweenmanandhisfate.

Octopusb.Moby-Dickc.TheRiseofSilasLaphamd.LeavesofGrass

15.Itisaphilosophicalessayin8chaptersplusanintroductionmainlyconcernedwiththefourusesofnature.

a.Waldenb.Naturec.TheScarletLetterd.TheAmericanScholar

I.ChoosetheBestAnswerforEachoftheFollowing（1’×15=15’）:

1.AnEnglishshipbrought102peoplefromPlymouth,EnglandonSeptember16,1620andarrivedinthepresentProvincetownharboronNovember21inthesameyear.Thisshipwasnamed____________.

a.ThePilgrimsb.Mayflowerc.Americad.Titanic

isfatherofAmericandramaandinhisdramaticcareerhewrote49plays.

a.TennesseeWilliamsb.EugeneO’Neillc.ArthurMillerd.ElmerRice

wasthefirstAmericanwritertowriteentirelyAmericanliterature.

a.AnneBradstreetb.WashingtonIrvingc.MarkTwaind.ErnestHemingway

4._______wastheleaderofAmericantranscendentalism.

a.BenjaminFranklinb.WashingtonIrving

c.RalphWaldoEmersond.HenryDavidThoreau

thegreatestwomanpoetinAmericanliteratureandshewroteabout1,700shortlyricpoemsinherlifetime.

a.PearlS.BuckBicherStowec.EmilyDickensond.WalterWhitman

isfatherofthedetectivestoryandofpsychoanalyticcriticism.

a.WashingtonIrvingb.RalphWaldoEmerson

c.WaltWhitmand.EdgarAllanPoe

DeanHowellsisconcernedwiththemiddleclasslife;______writesabouttheupperclasssociety,andMarkTwaindealswiththelowerclassreality.

a.StephenCraneb.FrankNorrisc.TheodoreDreiserd.HenryJames

8.Whichofthefollowingisanaturalisticwriter

a.WilliamDeanHowellsb.MarkTwainc.ErnestHemingwayDreiser

9.Hiswritingsarecharacterizedbysimple,colloquiallanguageanddeepthoughts.Heis______.

a.ErnestHemingwayb.WilliamFaulknerc.F.ScottFitzgeraldd.MarkTwain

10.Hewrote18novelsallsetinJeffersonTown,YoknapatwaphaCountyinthedeepsouth.Heis______.

a.WilliamFaulknerb.JohnSteinbeckc.ErnestHemingwayd.MarkTwain

11.________isJewishinoriginandinmanyofhisnovelstheAmericanJewsaremajorcharacters.

a.SinclairLewisb.SaulBellowc.NormanMailerd.JeromeDavidSalinger

isoftenregardedasthegreatestAmericanwomanpoetandshewroteover1,700shortlyricpoemsinherlifetime.

a.AnneBradstreetb.RobertFrostc..d.EmilyDickinson

isfatherofAmericandramaandwontheNobelPrizeforliteraturein1936.

a.JohnSteinbeckb.WilliamFaulknerc.EugeneO’Neilld.ArthurMiller

14.HewasthefirstblackAmericantowriteabookaboutblacklifewithgreatimpactontheconsciousnessofthenationandhismasterpieceisoneofthethreeclassicsaboutblackAmericans.Whoishe

a.RichardWrightb.HarrietBeecherStowec.LangstonHughesd.RalphEllison

15.HemingwaywroteaboutAmericancompatriotsinEuropewhereas________wroteabouttheJazzage,lifeinAmericansociety.

CarlosWilliamsb.WilliamFaulknerc.JohnSteinbeckd.F.ScottFitzgerald

theBestAnswerforEachoftheFollowing（1×15%）:

2.TheAmericanCivilWarbrokeoutin1861betweentheNorthernstatesandtheSouthstates,whichareknownrespectivelyasthe______andthe______.

a.N,Sb.Revolutionaries,Reactionariesc.Union,Confederacyd.Slavery,Anti-Slavery

praisedbytheBritishasthe“TenthMuseinAmerica”.

a.AnneBradstreetb.EdwardTaylor

c.ThomasPained.PhilipFreneau

Twainwasarepresentativeof________inAmericanliterature.

a.transcendentalismb.naturalismc.localcolorismd.imagism

4._______wastheleaderofAmericantranscendentalism.

a.BenjaminFranklinb.WashingtonIrving

c.RalphWaldoEmersond.HenryDavidThoreau

greatestAmericanpoetandthefirstwriteroffreeverseis