英美文学整理复习.docx

1、英美文学整理复习Quiz on Benjamin Franklin1. “God help them that help themselves” is found in As work. A.Franklin B.Freneau C.Jefferson D.Paine2. Which statement about Franklin is not true? DA. He instructed his countrymen as a printer.B. He was a scientist.C. He was a master of diplomacy.D. He wasa Unitaria

2、n.3. Poor Richards Almanac contained A.A. many proverbs B. Franklins autobiographyC. voyages to the new land D. climate and crops4. In his last years and for a generation after his death, _A_ was more often referred to as “the father of his country” than was George Washington himselfA. Benjamin Fran

3、klin B. Washington IrvingC. Ralph Waldo Emerson D. Nathaniel Hawthorne5._A_ is outstanding as a tradesman, citizen, scientist, statesman and political revolutionary. He aided Jefferson in the writing of the Declaration of the Independence. A. Benjamin Franklin B. Washington IrvingC. Ralph Waldo Emer

4、son D. Nathaniel Hawthorne6. Benjamin Franklins best writing is found in his masterpiece A.A. Autobiography B. Poor Richards AlmanacC. Common Sense D. The Way to Wealth7. Benjamin Franklin also edited the first colonial magazine, which he called C.A. Time B. PeopleC. the General MagazineD. Redbook8.

5、 If we say Jonathan Edwards represents the upper levels of the American mind, represents the lower levels. BA. Thomas Paine B. Benjamin FranklinC. Philip FreneauD. Washington IrvingPhilip Freneau: “The Poet of American Revolution”.9. The ideals of the American Enlightenment were exemplified in the l

6、ife and career ofB .A. Thomas HoodB. Benjamin FranklinC. Thomas Jefferson D. George Washington10. Benjamin Franklin was the epitome(representative) of the A.A. American Enlightenment B. Sugar ActC. Chartist Movement D. Romanticist11. Benjamin Franklin shaped his writing after the Aof the English ess

7、ayists Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.A. Spectator PapersB. WaldenC. NatureD. The Sacred Wood12. Benjamin Franklin was a prose stylist whose writing reflected the neoclassic ideal ofD .A. clarity B. restraint C. simplicity D. all the above13. Franklins claim to a place in literature rests chiefly

8、 on his Aand A.A. Poor Richards Almanac, AutobiographyB. Common Sense, American CrisisC. The Wild Honeysuckle, The Indian Burying GroundD. Rights of Man, The Age of ReasonPhilip Freneau（1752-1832）美国殖民时期著名诗人，美国革命战争后期最杰出的作家。生于纽约一酒商家庭。1768年进入普林斯顿大学，次年发起建立北美第一个革命学生组织。他写于内战时期的诗集内战时期及其他(1864)，歌颂内战时期反蓄奴制斗争

9、中的英雄主义精神，欢庆黑奴解放，以鼓励士气。1781年发表英国囚船一诗，揭露英军虐待战俘的暴行。1786年出版弗瑞诺诗集，被誉为“美国独立革命的诗人”。战后，他支持杰弗逊，为美国政府做出巨大贡献但50岁后，他在贫穷中度过余生。主要作品The Rising Glory of America蒸蒸日上的美洲；The British Prison Ship英国囚船； To the Memory of the Brave Americans纪念美国勇士- The Wild Honeysuckle野生的金银花； The Indian Burying Ground印第安人殡葬地14. Which state

10、ment is not true about Autobiography? DA. It is recognized as a classic of its kind.B. It epitomizes the spirit of Franklin.C. It is pervaded with a pragmatic philosophy and the teaching of ethical principles.D. It describes the whole life of Franklin.Quiz on Ralph Waldo Emerson1. In the early 19th

11、century The Sketch Book had established _Washington Irving_s reputation at home and abroad, and designated the beginning of American Romanticism. 2. Ralph Waldo Emersons first book in 1836 _Nature_ brought American Romanticism into a new phase, the phase of New England Transcendentalism. 3. The Amer

12、ican Transcendeatalists formed a club called _The Transcendental Club_.4. _Ralph Waldo Emerson_ was responsible for bringing Transcendentalism to New England.5. Emersons truest disciple门徒, the man who put into practice many of Emersons theories, was _Henry David Thoreau_6. THe American Scholar_was c

13、alled the Intellectual Declaration of Independence.7. Nature_ is regarded as the Bible of New England Transcendentalism. 1. Transcendentalists took their ideas from _E_.A. the romantic literature in Europe B. neo-PlatonismC. German idealistic philosophy D. The revelation of oriental mysticismE. All

14、of the above2. Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in _B_ and Thoreau.A. Jefferson B. EmersonC. Freneau D. Oversoul3. Philip Freneau_ was considered as the Poet of American Revolution?4. _B_ was the most leading spirit of the Transcendental Club.A. Thoreau B. EmersonC

15、. Hawthorne D. Whitman5. Transcendentalists recognized _A_ as the highest power of the soul.A. intuition B.logicC. data of the sneses D. thinking6. A new _C_ had appeared in England in the last years of the 18th century. It spread to continental Europe and then came to America early in the 19th cent

16、ury. A. Realism B. Critical realismC. Romanticism D. Naturalism7. Which one is not written by Ralph Waldo Emerson? DA. Nature B. Self-RelianceC. The Oversoul D. Walden8. Which essay is not written by Ralph Waldo Emerson? AA. Of Studies B. Slef-RelianceC. The American Scholar D. The Divinity School A

17、ddress9. There is a good reason to state that New England Transcendentalism was actually _A_ on the Puritan soil.A. Romanticism B. PuritanismC. Mysticism D. Unitarianism10. Following the rise of Romanticism, Transcendetalism appeared after 1830 in the works of such man of letters as _ E_, _ and Marg

18、aret Fuller.A. Ralph Waldo Emerson B. Henry ThoreauC. Mark Twain D. Nathaniel HawthorneE. Both A and B F. Both C and DQuiz on Nathaniel Hawthorne1.Which statement expresses a central theme of the story, The Ministers Black Veil? C a.) People are attracted by unsolved mysteries. b.) People with faith

19、 can overcome any hardship. c.) People are often unwilling to face the truth about themselves. d .) People who sin should not be forgiven.2. What message about human nature is most strongly conveyed by Elizabeths nursing of Mr. Hopper on his deathbed? A a.) Love for someone endures despite what the

20、person does. b.) Curiosity leads people to do odd things c.) Loyalty always leads to learning the truth. d.) Hard work is seldom rewarded in this life.3. What can you infer about the authors attitude toward his Puritain ancestors? A a.) He considered them hypocritical. b.) He admired their fortitude

21、. disaprproved of their immorality. c.) He dissaprproved of their immorality. d.) He envied their piety.4. Over what group does the veiled minister seem to have the most power? B a.) his congregation b.) souls in agony for sinning c.) other clergymen in the area. d) his fiancee Elizabeth5. Hawthorne

22、 subtitled his story A Parable to suggest that readers will find in it AA. a moral lesson B. a Gothic mystery C. witty sayings D. vivid imagery6. Hawthorne portrays the veil as C A. a punishment B. a joke C. a symbol D. a whim异想天开7. Hawthorne based The Ministers Black Veil on the life of D A. Jonath

23、an Edwards B.Franklin PierceC.a Salem witch D.a New England clergyman8. The climax of the story occurs when C A. Elizabeth decides not to marry Hooper B.Reverend Clark tries to remove the veil C.Hooper utters his dying words D. Hooper is buried9. Hawthorne presents Hoopers character as C A. happy an

24、d contented B. evil and dangerous C. lonely and tormented D. witty and charming 10. The best meaning for perturbation is DA. wise B. imitation C. strong dislike D. a troubled or agitated condition 11. The best meaning for vagary is A A. an extravagant notion or act B. showiness or pretentiousness to

25、 attract attention C. strong dislike D. imitation T or F questions 1. Mr. Hoopers parishoners are amazed when he appears with a veil over his face. 2. At first, some people assume that the parson is crazy.3. There is a movement to have Hooper dismissed from his post.4. The church sends a delegation

26、to the parson to inquire about the reason for the veil. 5. Hooper confides his guilty secret to Elizabeth.6. The parson is relieved to break his engagement with Elizabeth. 7. Children flee from Hooper in fright.8. The veil enables Hooper to become a more effective minister. 9. As Hooper lies dying,

27、he agrees to remove the veil. 10. Only at the ministers burial is the veil finally removed.1-5 T T F T F6-10 F T T F F 1. Hester Prynne is the heroine in Hawthornes novel _The Scarlet Letter_.2. The House of Seven Gables is a famous mystery-haunted novel written by AA. Nathaniel Hawthorne B. Allan P

28、oeC. Mark Twain D. Ernest Hemingway3. Which is not Nathaniel Hawthornes long novel? DA. The Scarlet Letter B. The Marble FaunC. The Blithedale RomanceD. Young Goodman BrownQuiz on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow1.Henry Wadsworth Longfellows first collection of poems entitled _Voices of the Night_ appeare

29、d in 1838.2. The most scholarly of Henry Wadsworth Longfellows writings is his translation of Dantes _Divine Comedy_3. After his death, _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow_ became the only American to be honored with a bust in the Poets Corner of Westminster Abbey.4. With the appearance of _C_ in 1855, whic

30、h is about American Indians, Longfellows poetical reputation was established. A. Evangeline B. The Courtship of Miles StandishC. Song of HiawathaD. Michael Angelo5. What are the artistic achievements of Henry Wadsworth Longfellows poetry?1) Longfellow was the best known of the Fireside poets, it was with him that American poetry began its emergence from the s