美国文学复习资料.docx

1、美国文学复习资料一、 选择题( ) 1. About Washington Irving, Father of American short stories, which of the following statement is right?A. As a writer, he remained a democratic and always exalted a disappearing past. B. He preferred the Old World to the New.C. Many of his writings are focused on American subjects

2、, landscapes, particularly the legends of the Hudson River region of the fresh young land.D. He is well-known for his international theme across the Atlantic. ( ) 2. Despite strong foreign influences, American romantic writings are typically American which can be revealed in the following _.A. a des

3、ire for an escape from civilized society and a return to the ennobling nature B. the American national experience of “pioneering into the west” C. American type of characters speaking local dialects appeared in the fictionD. all of the above ( ) 3. In the well-known story Rip Van Winkle, Rip is asle

4、ep for 20 years during which _ takes place.A. World War I B. the Civil War C. World War II D. the Revolutionary War ( ) 4. According to Emerson, which of the following is not mentioned as the special terms in his Nature ?A. “unity of Nature” B. “Over-Soul”C. “supernature” D. “a transparent eyeball”(

5、 ) 5. Ralph Waldo Emerson hates _.A. Unitarianism B. PuritanismC. Protestantism D. Transcendentalism( ) 6. Which of the following statements is said about most of the poems in Whitmans Leaves of Grass?A. They identify his ego with the conservative America.B. They sing of the “en-masse” and the self

6、as well.C. They celebrate the self and ignore sexuality.D. They reject the pursuit of love and happiness of individuals.( ) 7. Realism was a reaction against Romanticism and paved the way to _. A. Puritanism B. ModernismC. Postmodernism D. Materialism( ) 8. _ is considered “the true father of Americ

7、an national literature.”A. Mark Twain B. Washington IrvingC. Ralph Emerson D. Walt Whitman( ) 9. Henry James most distinguished literary technique is his _. A. narrative point of viewB. authors participation in narratingC. first person narrative D. technique of stream of consciousness ( ) 10. The su

8、bjects of Emily Dickinsons poems are mainly about the following except_.A. religion B. death and immortality C. man and morality D. love and nature( ) 11. Mark Twain created in _, a masterpiece of American realism that is also one of the great books of world literature.A. The Man That Corrupted Hadl

9、eybury B. Tom SawyerC. Huckleberry Finn D. The Gilded Age( ) 12. Henry James, the great American realist, treated with great care _ in the first period.A. ancient European civilization which is satirized severely in his writingsB. the emotional and moral problems of Americans in Europe, or Europeans

10、 in AmericaC. the clashes between two different cultures, European and American D. both B and C( ) 13. Which of the following statements can be said about the novel Sister Carrie ?A. Its heroine is a Southern aristocratic woman, who refuses to come to terms with the present.B. Its heroine is a count

11、ry girl, who strives to gain her material rise in big cities but soon gets tired of her success.C. The heroine is a young vain girl, who indulges herself in grand parties and luxurious trips but soon becomes penniless.D. It tells about a young sailor, who struggles to reach the upper society but soo

12、n gets disillusioned.( ) 14. The finest example of Nathaniel Hawthornes symbolism is the recreation of Puritan Boston in _.A. The Scarlet Letter B. Young Goodman BrownC. The Marble Faun D. The Ambitious Guest( ) 15. During the first part of the 20th century, with a series of wars the whole world had

13、 undergone a dramatic social change, a transformation _.A. from order to disorder B. from disorder to order C. from disorder to chaos D. from chaos to disorder( ) 16. The American social upheavals and the literary concerns of the Great Depression years ended with the prosperity and turmoil brought b

14、y _.A. World War I B. World War IIC. the Civil War D. the War of Independence( ) 17. As to the American realists, which of the following statements is right?A. They tried to explore the harsh realities of life as well as the illusion of heroism.B. Their attention was directed to the great events of

15、the contemporary time.C. They aimed at the interpretation of the actualities of any aspect of life, free from subjective prejudice, idealism, or romantic color. D. all of the above.( ) 18. In the 1960s and 1970s, there appeared the writers of the “new fiction” in America, who shared almost the same

16、belief that _.A. human beings are living in a prosperous and lively worldB. human beings are trapped in a meaningless worldC. neither God nor man can make sense of the human conditionD. both B and C( ) 19. In the 1920s, ONeill established an international reputation with the plays_.A. The Emperor Jo

17、nes B. Anna ChristleC. The Hairy Ape D. all of the above( ) 20. In 1954, _ was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature for his “mastery of the art of modern narration.”A. T. S. Eliot B. John SteinbeckC. Ernest Hemingway D. William Faulkner( ) 21. Which of following is not right about the thematic con

18、cerns of Robert Frost ?A. His sense of failure and meaninglessness about human life.B. The terror and tragedy in nature, as well as its beauty.C. The loneliness and poverty of the isolated human being.D. His love of life and his belief in a serenity coming from working. ( ) 22. Typical of the “icebe

19、rg” analogy is _ writing style.A. Eugene O Neills B. Ernest HemingwaysC. William Faulkners D. Scott Fitzgeralds( ) 23. The Jazz Age of the 1920s characterized by frivolity and carelessness is brought vividly to life in _ works.A. Eugene O Neills B. Ernest HemingwaysC. William Faulkners D. Scott Fitz

20、geralds( ) 24. The modern stream-of-consciousness technique was frequently and skillfully exploited by _ to emphasize the reactions and inner musings of the narrator. He captured the dialects of the Mississippi characters, including Negroes and the redneck, as well as more refined and educated narra

21、tors like Quentin.A. Faulkner B. Fitzgerald C. Hemingway D. Steinbeck( ) 25. _ won the Pulitzer Prize four times and was the only dramatist ever to win a Nobel Prize. He is widely acclaimed “founder of the American drama,” and recognized even more as a major figure in world literature. A. Miller B.

22、William C. Heller D. ONeill ( ) 1. The period of _ started with the publication of Washington Irvings The Sketch Book and ended with Walt Whitmans Leaves of Grass. A. American Romanticism B. American RealismC. American Transcendentalism D. American Classicism ( ) 2. The desire for an escape from soc

23、iety and a return to nature became a permanent convention of American literature. Such a desire is particularly evidence in _ Leather-Stocking Tales.A. Washington Irvings B. Waldo EmersonsC. James Fennimore Coopers D. Walt Whitmans( ) 3. New England Transcendentalism was started by a group of people

24、 who were members of an informal club, i.e. the Transcendental Club in New England in the _. A. 1850s B. 1840s C. 1830s D. 1860s( ) 4. The American _ as a cultural heritage exerted great influences over American moral values. A. Puritanism B. Unitarianism C. Deism D. Protestantism( ) 5. In his famou

25、s poem Song of Myself, Walt Whitman sets forth two principal beliefs: the belief in the singularity and equality of all beings in value, and the theory of _, which is illustrated by lengthy catalogues of people and things. A. nationality B. universalityC. nature D. community( ) 6. Which of the follo

26、wing is NOT what Emerson put forward in his essays? A. the Over-Soul B. the formal religion of the churches and the Deistic philosophyC. Nature D. the importance of individual ( ) 7. Moby-Dick is a mixture of fantasy and _ based upon the South Pacific whaling industry.A. romanticism B. naturalismC.

27、realism D. surrealism( ) 8. Which of the following statements about Hawthorne is NOT right? A. The ambiguity is one of the salient characteristics of his art. B. He is a master of realism.C. He is a great allegorist.D. He is a master of symbolism.( ) 9.Which of the following is NOT regarded as the c

28、haracteristics of Whitmans poetic style? A. the use of “free verse”B. his strong tendency to use of formal language C. the use of parallelism and phonetic recurrence at the beginning o the lines D. the use of the poetic “I”( ) 10. _ and Emersonian Transcendentalism produced some positive effect on M

29、elvilles writing. A. Washington Irvings conservative B. Hawthornes moral courage C. Thoreaus Romanticism D. Shakespearian tragic vision( ) 11. The period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as _ in the literary history of the United States. A. the Age of Romanticism B. the Age of Enlighte

30、nment C. New England Transcendentalism D. the Age of Realism ( ) 12. The three dominant figures of the period of Realism in American literature are _.A. Mark Twain, Henry James, and Jack LondonB. Mark Twain, Henry James, and Theodore DreiserC. William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, and Jack LondonD. Will

31、iam Dean Howells, Mark Twain, and Henry James ( ) 13. _ once described the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the one book from which “all modern American literature comes.” A. Ernest Hemingway B. Henry James C. Mark Twain D. Theodore Dreiser( ) 14. _ was the first American writer to conceive his career in international themes. A. Washington Irving B. Henry James C. Ralph Waldo Emerson D. Mark Twain( ) 15. Within her little lyrics Dickinson addresses those issues that concern the whole h