美國文學(xué)期末復(fù)習(xí)之選擇題

1、I. 1. Multiple choice. Please choose the best an swer among the four items. (10 x 1 In American literature, the 18th century was the age of Enlightenment. b was the =10 dominant. 2. 3. A. huma nism B. rati on alism C. roma nticism D. evoluti on Is work named A. The Leatherstock ing Tales B. The Sket

2、ch Book C. The Autobiography D. The History of New York Which of the followi ng isnot the characteristic of America n Roma nticism?a The short story “ The Lege nd of Sleepy Hollow ” is take n from Irvi ng A. Rati on alismB. i nner self C. pers onal feeli ngs D. in dividualism 4. The short story Rip

3、Van Win kle ” revealsathifeude of its author. A. optimistic B. pessimistic C. conservative 保守，傳統(tǒng)D. ironic A. short, clear senten ces B. abu ndance of local images C. ord inary America n speech D. highly refined 精煉 language ficti on is dedractej_d. Stylistically, Henry James Tran sce nden talist doct

4、ri nes found their greatest literary advocates in _band Thoreau. 5. 6. A. Jeffers on B. Emers on C. Fre neau D. Mark Twain 7. Which is regarded as the Declarati on of In tellectual In depe ndence ”？ 8. 9. 10. A. The America n Scholar B. En glish Traits C. Oversoul D. Self-relia nee A. The Gilded Age

5、 B. Innocent Abroad C. The Adve ntures of Tom Sawyer D. Adve ntures of Huckleberry Finn s greatest achievement. dis con sidered Mark Twain cis not among those greatest figures in Lost Gen erati on” A. Ezra Pou nd B. Robert Frost C. Walt Whitman D. Hemin gway Naturalism is evolved from realism whe n

6、the author tone in writingsbecomes less serious and less sympathetic but more ironic and more _d. A. rati onal B. humorous C. optimistic D. pessimistic 1-5, BBACD 6-10 BADCD II. Multiple choice. Please choose the best answer among the four items. (10 x 1 = 10 ) 11. dis the father of American Literat

7、ure. A. Benjamin Franklin B. Philip Fren eauC. Pai neD. Wash ington Irvi ng 12. a_ is a fantasy tale about a man who somehow stepped outside the main stream of life. A. “ Rip Van Winkle ” B. “ The Pion eers” C. “ The Lege nd of Sleepy Hollow” D. “ The Fall of the House of Usher 13. b_ was the most l

8、eading spirit of the Transcendental Club. A. Thoreau B. EmersonC. Hawthor neD. Whitman 14. Which of following is NOT a typical feature of Mark Twain uacje?scla ng A. vernacular 方言 B. colloquial 口語的 C. elegant D. humorous 15. From Thoreau s jail experienee, came his famous essay, cwhich states his be

9、lief that no man should violate his con scie nee at the comma nd of a gover nment. A. Walde nB. Nature C. Civil Disobedie neeD. Com mon Sense 16. Which is regarded as the“ Declaration of Intellectual Independence”？ A. The America n Scholar B. En glish TraitsC. Oversoul D. Self-relia nee 17. Most of

10、the poems in Whitman s Leaves of Grass sing of 如ass” and thecen as well. A. n atureB. self-relia neeC. selfD. life 18. What did Fitzgerald call the 1920s? c s tone in writlessbsewuesand A. The Roari ng 20s B. The Gay 20sC. The Jazz Age D. The Lost Ge neration 19. Naturalism is evolved from realism w

11、hen the author less sympathetic but more ironic and more _d_. A. rati onalB. humorousC. optimisticD. pessimistic 20. For Melville, as well as for the reader and _c_, the narrator, Moby Dick is still a mystery, an ultimate mystery of the uni verse. A. AhabB. StubbC. IshmaelD. Starbuck 1-5D A B C C6-1

12、0 A C C D C II. Identify Works as Described Below (1 15 =15 ): 10. It is a naturalistic work about how a country girl is seduced and how she becomes a famous actress and how her lover falls into a beggar and fin ally commits suicide.b a. An America n Tragedy b. Sister Carrie c. McTeague d.Maggie, A

13、Girl of the Streets 11. The novel is set on the Mississippi with the protagonist telling us the story in the local dialect. It is a represe ntative work of local colorism. c a. Sister Carrieb.The Adve ntures of Tom Sawyer c. The Adve ntures of Huckleberry Fi nnd.The Portrait of a Lady 12. The novel

14、is a psychological study of a soldier (Henry Fleming) s reactions in the CivdWar. a.An America n Tragedyb. Sister Carrie c.The Red Badge of Courage d. McTeague 13. The poem is written in free verse in 52 cantos with the theme of the universality and equality in value of all people and all thi ngs. c

15、 a.Ca ntos b. The Rave nc. Song of Myself d.Chicago 14. The no vel is about how a group of people on a whali ng ship kill a great whale but themselves are killed by the whale, with the conflict between man and his fate. b a.The Octopus b. Moby-Dick c. The Rise of Silas Lapham d. Leaves of Grass 15.

16、It is a philosophical essay in 8 chapters plus an in troducti on mainly eon cer ned with the four uses of n ature. b 2 a. Walde n b. Nature c. The Scarlet Letter d. The America n Scholar 1-5.cdaad 6-10.aacbb 11-15.cccbb I. Choose the Best Answer for Each of the Following(1 15=15 ): 1. An English shi

17、p brought 102 people from Plymouth, England on September 16, 1620 and arrived in the present Provincetown harbor on November 21 in the same year. This ship was named b. a. The Pilgrims b. Mayflower c. America d. Tita nic 2. bis father of America n drama and in his dramatic career he wrote 49 plays.

18、a. Tennessee Williams b. Eugene O Neill c. Arthur Miller d. Elner Rice 3. cwas the first America n writer to write en tirely America n literature. a. Anne Bradstreet b. Wash ington Irv ing c. Mark Twain d. Ern est Hemin gway 4. cwas the leader of America n tra nsce nden talism. a. Benjamin Fra nkli

19、nb. Washi ngton Irv ing c. Ralph Waldo Emers ond. Henry David Thoreau 5. cwas the greatest woma n poet in America n literature and she wrote about 1,700 short lyric poems in her life time. a. Pearl S. Buck b.Harriet Bicher Stowe c. Emily Dicke nson d. Walter Whitman 6. dis father of the detective st

20、ory and of psychoa nalytic criticism. a. Washi ngton Irv ingb. Ralph Waldo Emers on c. Walt Whitmand. Edgar Alla n Poe 7. William Dean Howells is concerned with the middle class life; d writes about the upper class society, and Mark Twain deals with the lower class reality. a. Stephe n Crane b. Fran

21、k Norris c. Theodore Dreiser d. Henry James 8. Which of the following is a naturalistic writer? d a. William Dea n Howells b. Mark Twa inc. Ern est Hemi ngway d.Theodore Dreiser 12. d_ is often regarded as the greatest American woman poet and she wrote over 1,700 short lyric poems in her life time.

22、a. Anne Bradstreet b. Robert Frost c. H.D. d. Emily Dick inson 14. He was the first black American to write a book about black life with great impact on the consciousness of the nation and his masterpiece is one of the three classics about black America ns. Who is he? a a. Richard Wright b. Harriet

23、Beecher Stowe c. Lan gst on Hughes d. Ralph Ellis on 15. Hemingway wrote about American compatriots in Europe whereas _dwrote about the Jazz age, life in America n society. a.William Carlos Williams b. William Faulkner c. John Steinbeckd. F. Scott Fitzgerald 1-5 bbccc6-10.dddaa 11-15.bdcad 1. Choose

24、 the Best An swer for Each of the Followi ng(1 X5 %): 2. The American Civil War broke out in 1861 between the Northern states and the South states, which are known respectively as the cand the. a. N, S b. Revoluti on aries, Reacti on ariesc. Union, Con federacyd. Slavery, An ti-Slavery 3. Mark Twai

25、n was a represe ntative ofcin America n literature. a. tra nsce nden talismb. n aturalism c. local colorism d. imagism 5. The greatest America n poet and the first writer of free verse isc. a. Wash ington Irvingb.Ezra Pou ndc. Walt Whitma nd. Emily Dick inson 14. bwas the first black American to wri

26、te a book about black life with great impact on the consciousness of the nation and his masterpiece is one of the three classics about black America ns. b. Richard Wright b. Harriet Beecher Stowe c. Lan gst on Hughes d. Ralph Ellis on 15. _afirst used the“ Jazz age ” as the title of a collection ofe

27、short stori a. F. Scott Fitzgerald b. William Faulk ner c. Joh n Stein beckd. Ern est Hemi ngway 1-5.caccc6-10.dddaa11-15.bdcba 1-5.adcad 6-10.aacbb 11-15.cccba II. Match the followi ng (1 20%) A. Match Works with Their Authors 1. Hugh Selw yn Mauberly 2. Walde n 3. Autobiography 4. The Scarlet Lett

28、er 5. Leaves of Grass 6. The Raven 7. The Rise of Silas Lapham 8. The Adve ntures of Tom Sawyer 9. Long Day s Journey into Night 10. The Old Man and the Sea a.Mark Twai n c. Eugene O Neill e. Edgar Alla n Poe g. Natha niel Hawthor ne i. He nry David Thoreau b . Ern est Hem in gway d. William Dean Ho

29、wells f. Walt Whitman h. Benjamin Fra nklin j. Ezra Pou nd k.Thomas Jeffers on l. T.S. Eliot 1-5.jihgf6-10.edccb B. Match the Characters with the works in which they appear. 1. Hester Prynne 3.Frederick Henry 5.the Joads 2.Mrs. Touchett 4.Be njy Comps on 6.Ge neral Edward Cummi ngs 7.Holden Caulfiel

30、d 7.Bigger Thomas 8.Ya nk 9.Happy a.The Portrait of a Lady c. The Hairy Ape e.The Sou nd and the Fury g. The Naked and the Dead i. Native Son b. The Scarlet Letter d. A Farewell to Arms f. The Grapes of Wrath h. The Catcher in the Rye j. Death of a Salesma n k.I nvisible Man l.Catch-22 1-5.badef6-10

31、.ghicj III. Match the following (1 燉0=20 ) A. Match works with their authors 1. Nature 2. Rip Van Win kle 3. Nature 4. The Scarlet Letter 5. Leaves of Grass 6. The Raven 7. The Rise of Silas Lapham 8. The Adve ntures of Huckleberry Finn 9. Ca ntos 10. The Old Man and the Sea a.Ezra Pou nd b. Ern est

32、 Hem in gway c. Mark Twai n d. William Dean Howells e. Edgar Alla n Poe g. Natha niel Hawthor ne i.Wash ington Irving k.T.S. Eliot f. Walt Whitman h. Ralph Waldo Emers on j. Waldo Emers on l. Robert Frost A. Match Works with Their Authors 1-5.jihgf6-10.edcab B. Match characters with the works in whi

33、ch they appear. 2. Capta in Ahab and Starbuck 3. Frederic Henry and Catherine 5.the Joads 7.Holden Caulfield 9.The Tyrones 2.Isabel Archer 4.Be njy Comps on 6.Ge neral Edward Cummi ngs 8.Bigger Thomas 10.Willy Loman a.The Portrait of a Lady c. Death of a Salesma n e.The Sou nd and the Fury g. The Na

34、ked and the Dead i. Native Son b. Moby-Dick d. A Farewell to Arms f. The Grapes of Wrath h. The Catcher in the Rye j. Long Day s Journey into Night k.Absalom, Absalom l. The Old Man and the Sea B. Match the Characters with the works in which they appear. 1-5.badef 6-10.edcab True or False. (10 x 2 =

35、 20 ) 1. America n literature is the oldest of all n ati on al literature. 2. Thomas Jeffers on was the only America n to sig n the 4 docume nts that created the US. 3. All his literary life, Hawthor ne seemed to be hau nted by his sense of sin and evil. 4. Most of the poems in Leaves of Grass are a

36、bout human psychology. 5. Hurstwood is a character in Dreiser An American Tragedy . 6. Faulkner s region was the Deep North, with its bitter history of slave civil war and destruction. 7. Placed in historical perspective, Howells is found lack ing in qualities and depth. But an yhow he is a literary

37、 figure worthy of no tice. 8. Faulkner s works have been termed the Yoknapatawpha Saga,“ one connected story 9. As a moral philosophy, tra nsce nden talism was n either logical nor systematical. 10. Emily Dick inson expresses her deep love in the poem“ Ann abel Lee ”. 1-5 F F T F F6-10 F F T F F 11.

38、 Decide whether the statements are True or False. (10 x 2 = 20 ) 1. Early in the 17th cen tury, the En glish settleme nts in Virginia and bega n the main stream of what we recog nize as the America n n ati onal history. 2. America n Roma ntic writers avoided writ ing about n ature, medieval lege nds

39、 and with super natural eleme nts. 3. As a moral philosophy, tra nsce nden talism was n either logical nor systematical. 4. “ You ng Goodma n Brow n ” wants to prove every one possesses kindn ess in heart. 5. Henry James was a realist in the same way as one views the realism of Twain or Howells. 6.

40、The American realists sought to describe the wide range of American experienee and to present the subtleties of huma n pers on ality. 7. Frost s con cer n with n ature reflected his deep moral un certa in ties. 8. Faulkner s works have been termedYbenapatawpha Saga, “ one connected story”. 9. Roger

41、Chillingworth is a character in Dreiser An American Tragedy . 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. 1-5 T F T F T6-10 F T T F T III. Please explain the following terms. (5 x 6= 30 ) 1. Purita ni s