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1、10. What does Irvings “Rip Van Winkle” reveal?11. Read Poes works, and tell what Poes theories for the short story and poetry are?12. Read “Raven”, and use it as an example to illustrate Poes poetic theories.13. What Transcendentalist views did Emerson state in his Nature?14. In your opinion, how sh

2、ould we read Walden?15. From Walden, we can know what Thoreaus belief is?16. What is the theme of Moby Dick?17. What is the significance of the character, Ahab, in the history of American literature?18. Say something about the symbolism in Moby Dick.19. Give a brief analysis of Hester Prynne and Dim

3、mesdale in The Scarlet Letter.20. Can you say something about the style of Walden?21. What is Hawthornes style?22. What is Transcendentalism? IIDefine the following terms.1. Realism2. Naturalism3. Darwinism4. “The Gilded Age” III. Decide Whether the Statements are true or false.1 In the latter half

4、of the nineteenth century, women somewhat became the nations dominant culture force.2 The period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as the Age of Realism in the literary history of the United States, which is actually a movement or tendency that dominated the spirit of American literatur

5、e, especially American fiction, from the 1860s onwards. 3 In the late nineteenth century, century, although Americans continued to read the works of Irving, Cooper, Hawthorne, and Poe, the great age of American had ended.4 The literary interest in the so called “reality” of life started a new period

6、 in the American literary writings known as the Age of Naturalism.5. Earlier in the nineteenth century, Cooper had insisted on the authors right to present an idealized and poetic portrait of life, to avoid representations of “squalid misery”.6. By the last of the nineteenth century, the realists re

7、jected the portrayal of idealized characters and events.7. The American realists sought to describe the wide range of American experience and to present the subtleties of human personality.8. Criticism and Fiction was written by William Dean Howells.9. Because William Dean Howells, Mark Twain and He

8、nry James wrote more or less at the same time, the agreed eye to eye in their under standing of the “truth.”10. After the Civil War the Frontier was closing. Disillusionment and frustration were widely felt. What had been expected to be a “Golden Age” turned to be a “Gilded” one.11. By the 1870s New

9、 England Renaissance had waned. The age of Romanticism and Transcendentalism was by and large over. The age of realism had arrived.12. As a literary movement, realism came in the latter half of the nineteenth century, as a reaction against the “lie” of romanticism.IV. Choose the one or more for the

10、following statements.1. In the late 19th century, a host of new writers appeared, among them were _.A. Bret Harte B. William Dean Howells C. Hamlin Garland D. Mark Twain2. The period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as the _ in the literary history of the United States.A. the age of Re

11、alismB. the age of RomanticismC. the age of Naturalism D. the age of Local Colorism3. The realistic writers emphasis on the fidelistic reflection of human reality is most clearly expressed by _ when he said in Criticism and Fiction （1891） that “I confess I do not care to judge any work of the imagin

12、ation without first applying this test to it. We must ask ourselves before anything else, is it true? _ true to the motives, the impulses, the principles that shape the life of actual men and women?”A. Mark Twain B. Henry James C. William Dean Howells D. Theodore Dreiser 4. Influenced by such Europe

13、ans an _, Americas most noteworthy new authors established a literature of realism.A. Zola B. FlaubertC. Balzac D. Tolstoy5. Howells defined realism as “nothing more and nothing less than the truthful treatment of material”, and he best exemplified his theories in three novels. Choose them from the

14、following.A. The Modern InstanceB. The Rise of Silas Laphan C. A Hazard of New Fortunes D. The Prince and the Pauper6. Mark TWAIN Created, in _, a masterpiece of American realism that is also one of the great books of world literature.A. Huckleberry FinnB. Tom Sawyer C. The Man That Corrupted Hadley

15、burgD. The Gilded Age 7. The three dominant figures of the realistic period in American literature are _.A. Theodore Dreiser, Emily Dickinson and William Dean HowellsB. Mark Twain, Henry James and William Dean HowellsC. Mark Twain, Theodore Dreiser and William Dean HowellsD. Mark Twain, Emily Dickin

16、son and William Dean Howells8. Among the following, who is Not considered as a local colorist?A） Bret Harte B） Kate ChopinC） Hamlin Garland D） Henry James9. The pessimism and deterministic ideas of naturalism pervaded the works of such American writers as _.A） Stephen Crane B） Frank NorrisC） Jack Lo

17、ndon D） Henry JamesE） Theodore Dreiser10. Although realism and naturalism were products of the nineteenth century, their final triumph came in the twentieth century, with the popular and critical successes of such writers as _.A） Edwin Arlington Robinson B） Willa CatherC） Sherwood Anderson D） Robert

18、 Frost E） William Faulkner11. The impact of Darwins evolutionary theory on the American through and the influence of the 19th century French literature on the American men of letters gave rise to yet another school of realism_.A） critic realism B） romanticismC） American naturalism D） modernismV. Ans

19、wer the following questions.1. Compare the similarities and differences between Howells, Mark Twain and Henry James, in terms of their literary orientation.2. What is the realists emphasis or principle?3What is the characteristic of American realism?单元测试Sample PAPER 1（For parts I &II）I. Multiple Cho

20、ice1. The American Puritanism as a cultural heritage benefited the Americans in _.A .strengthening their moral valuesB. weakening their religirous faithC. knowing truth intuitivelyD. developing their science and technology 2. Strange names were over the doors-strange faces at the windows-every thing

21、 was strange. His mind now began to misgive him, that both he and the world around him were bewitched. Surely this was his native village, which he had left but the day before.” The above passage is taken from _. A. Irvings “Rip Van Winkle” B. Hawthornes “Young Goodman Brown” C. James “Daisy Miller”

22、D. Hemingways “Indian Camp”3. The Puritan dominating values were _. A. hare work B. thrift C. piety D. sobriety4. The early history of _Colony was the history of Bradfords leadership. A. Plymouth B. Jamestown C. New England D. Mayflower5. Choose those names that were named after English monarch or l

23、and.A. Georgia B. New YorkC. Carolina D. New Hampshire6. _ usually was regarded as the first American writer., A. William Bradford B. Anne Bradstreet C. Emily Dickinson D. Captain John Smith7. Which statement about Cotton Mather is not true?A. He was a great Puritan historian.B. He was an inexhausti

24、ble writer.C. He was a skillful preacher and an eminent theologian.D. He was a graduate of Oxford College.8. Jonathan Edwards best and most representative sermon was. A. A True Sight of Sin. B. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God C. A Model of Christian Charity D. Gods Determinations9. Which writer

25、 is not a poet? A. William Cullen Bryant B. Anne Bradstreet C. Edward Taylor D. Thomas Hooker10. The common thread throughout American literature has been the emphasis on the _A. Revolutionism B. ReasonC. Individualism D. Rationalism 11. Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan poet. Her poems made such a stir

26、 in England that she became known as the “_”who appeared in America.A. 9th Muse B.10th Muse C. Best Muse D.1st Muse12. The ship “_” carried about 100 Pilgrims and took 66 days to beat its way across the Atlantic. In December of 1620, it put the Pilgrims ashore at Plymouth, Massachusetts. A. Sunflowe

27、r B. Armada C. Mayflower D. Pequod13. In American literature, the 18th century was the age of the Enlightenment _ was the dominant spirit. A. Humanism B. Rationalism C. Revolution D. Evolution 14. In American literature, the Enlighteners were opposed to _. A. the colonial order B. religious obscuran

28、tism C. the Puritan tradition D. the secular literature15. The English colonies in North America rose in arms against their parent country and the Continental Congress adopted in 1776.A. the Declaration of IndependenceB. the Sugar ActC. the Stamp ActD. the Mayfolwer Compact16. Which statement about

29、Benjamin Franklin is not true?A. He instructed his countrymen as a printer.B. He was a scientist.C. He was a master of diplomacy.D. He was a Puritan17. The secular ideals of the American Enlightenment were exemplified in the life and career of _. A. Thomas Hood B. Benjamin Franklin C. Thomas Jefferson D. George Washington18. Which of the following stirred the world and helped form the American republic. A. The American Crisis B. The FederalistC. The Declaration of IndependenceD. The Waste Land19. Which is not connected with Thomas Paine? A. The Amer