1、C. optimistic D. pessimistic3. Dreisers Trilogy of Desire includes three novels. They are The Financier, The Titan and_ .A. The Genius B. The TycoonC. The Stoic D. The Giant4. The impact of Darwins evolutionary theory on the American thought and the influence of the nineteenth-century French literat
2、ure on the American men of letters gave rise to yet another school of realism: American_ .A. local colorism B. vernacularismC. modernism D. naturalism5. Robert Frost combined traditional verse forms -the sonnet, rhyming couplets, blank verse -with a clear American local speech rhythm, the speech of
3、_farmers with its idiosyncratic diction and syntax.A. Southern B. WesternC. New Hampshire D. New England6. As an autobiographical play, ONeills _(1956) has gained its status as a world classic and simultaneously marks the climax of his literary career and the coming of age of American drama.A. The I
4、ceman Cometh B. Long Days Journey Into NightC. The Hairy Ape D. Desire Under the Elms7. Apart from the dislocation of time and the modern stream-of-consciousness, the other narrative techniques Faulkner used to construct his stories include_, symbolism and mythological and biblical allusions.A. impr
5、essionism B. expressionismC. multiple points of view D. first person point of view8. Stylistically, Henry James fiction is characterized by_.A. short, clear sentences B. abundance of local imagesC. ordinary American speech D. highly refined language9. One of the characteristics that have made Mark T
6、wain a major literary figure in the 19th century America is his use of_ . A. vernacular B. interior monologue C. point of view D. photographic description10. It is on his_ that Washington Irvings fame mainly rested. A. childhood recollections B. sketches about his European toursC. early poetry D. ta
7、les about America11. At the middle of 19th century, America witnessed a cultural flowering which is called “_”.A. the English Renaissance B. the Second RenaissanceC. the American Renaissance D. the Salem Renaissance12. As a philosophical and literary movement, the main issues involved in the debate
8、of Transcendentalism are generally concerning _.A. nature, man and the universeB. the relationship between man and womanC. the development of Romanticism in American literatureD. the cold, rigid rationalism of Unitarianism13. About the novel The Scarlet Letter, which of the following statements is N
9、OT right?A. Its very hard to say that it is a love story or a story of sin.B. Its a highly symbolic story and the author is a master of symbolism.C. Its mainly about the moral, emotional and psychological effects of the sin upon the main characters and the people in general. D. In it the letter A ta
10、kes the same symbolic meaning throughout the novel.14. The great sea adventure story Moby-Dick is usually considered_.A. a symbolic voyage of the mind in quest of the truth and knowledge of the universe.B. an adventurous exploration into mans relationship with natureC. a simple whaling tale or sea a
11、dventureD. a symbolic voyage of the mind in quest of the artistic truth and beauty15. In his poems, Walt Whitman is innovative in the terms of the form of his poetry, which is called “_.”A. free verse B. blank verseC. alliteration D. end rhyming16. After the Civil War America was transformed from _
12、to _.A. an agrarian community an industrialized and commercialized societyB. an agrarian community a society of freedom and equalityC. a poor and backward society an industrialized and commercialized societyD. an industrialized and commercialized society a highly developed society17. Which of the fo
13、llowing is said of the American naturalism?A. They preferred to have their own region and people at the forefront of the stories.B. Their characteristic setting is usually an isolated town.C. Humans should be united because they had to adapt themselves to changing harsh environment.D. Their characte
14、rs were conceived more or less complex combinations of inherited attributes, their habits conditioned by social and economic forces.18. Which of the following is not right about Mark Twains style of language?A. His sentence structures are long, ungrammatical and difficult to read.B. His words are colloquial, concrete and direct in effect.C. His humor is remarkable and characterized by puns, s
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