美国文学史习题.docx
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美国文学史习题
I.Multiplechoice.Pleasechoosethebestansweramongthefouritems.(10x1’=10’)
1.InAmericanliterature,the18thcenturywastheageofEnlightenment.____wasthedominant.
A.humanismB.rationalism
C.romanticismD.evolution
2.Theshortstory“TheLegendofSleepyHollow”istakenfromIrving’sworknamed____.
A.TheLeatherstockingTales
B.TheSketchBook
C.TheAutobiography
D.TheHistoryofNewYork
3.WhichofthefollowingisnotthecharacteristicofAmericanRomanticism?
A.RationalismB.innerself
C.personalfeelingsD.individualism
4.Theshortstory“RipVanWinkle”revealsthe__attitudeofitsauthor.
A.optimisticB.pessimistic
C.conservativeD.ironic
5.Stylistically,HenryJames’fictionischaracterizedby___.
A.short,clearsentences
B.abundanceoflocalimages
C.ordinaryAmericanspeech
D.highlyrefinedlanguage
6.Transcendentalistdoctrinesfoundtheirgreatestliteraryadvocatesin___andThoreau.
A.JeffersonB.Emerson
C.FreneauD.MarkTwain
7.Whichisregardedasthe“DeclarationofIntellectualIndependence”?
A.TheAmericanScholarB.EnglishTraits
C.OversoulD.Self-reliance
8.____isconsideredMarkTwain’sgreatestachievement.
A.TheGildedAge
B.InnocentAbroad
C.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer
D.AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn
9.___isnotamongthosegreatestfiguresin“LostGeneration”.
A.EzraPoundB.RobertFrost
C.WaltWhitmanD.Hemingway
10.Naturalismisevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthor’stoneinwritingbecomeslessseriousandlesssympatheticbutmoreironicandmore___.
A.rationalB.humorous
C.optimisticD.pessimistic
II.Multiplechoice.Pleasechoosethebestansweramongthefouritems.(10x1’=10’)
11.______isthefatherofAmericanLiterature.
A.BenjaminFranklinB.PhilipFreneau
C.PaineD.WashingtonIrving
12._____isafantasytaleaboutamanwhosomehowsteppedoutsidethemainstreamoflife.
A.“RipVanWinkle”
B.“ThePioneers”
C.“TheLegendofSleepyHollow”
D.“TheFalloftheHouseofUsher”
13._____wasthemostleadingspiritoftheTranscendentalClub.
A.ThoreauB.Emerson
C.HawthorneD.Whitman
14.WhichoffollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofMarkTwain’slanguage?
A.vernacularB.colloquial
C.elegantD.humorous
15.FromThoreau’sjailexperience,camehisfamousessay,_____whichstateshisbeliefthatnomanshouldviolatehisconscienceatthecommandofagovernment.
A.WaldenB.NatureC.CivilDisobedienceD.CommonSense
16.Whichisregardedasthe“DeclarationofIntellectualIndependence”?
A.TheAmericanScholarB.EnglishTraits
C.OversoulD.Self-reliance
17.MostofthepoemsinWhitman’sLeavesofGrasssingofthe“en-mass”andthe____aswell.
A.natureB.self-reliance
C.selfD.life
18.WhatdidFitzgeraldcallthe1920s?
A.TheRoaring20sB.TheGay20s
C.TheJazzAgeD.TheLostGeneration
19.Naturalismisevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthor’stoneinwritingbecomeslessseriousandlesssympatheticbutmoreironicandmore____.
A.rationalB.humorous
C.optimisticD.pessimistic
20.ForMelville,aswellasforthereaderand____,thenarrator,MobyDickisstillamystery,anultimatemysteryoftheuniverse.
A.AhabB.Stubb
C.IshmaelD.Starbuck
II.IdentifyWorksasDescribedBelow(1’×15=15’):
1.Thenovelhasasoleblackprotagonistwhotellshisownstorybutwhosenameinunknowntous.
a.NativeSonb.UncleTom’sCabinc.InvisibleMand.GoTellItontheMountains
2.Themainconflictoftheplayistheprotagonist’sfalsevalueoffineappearanceandpopularitywithpeopleandthecruelrealityofthesocietyinwhichmoneyiseverything.
a.AStreetCarNamedDesireb.TheHairyApec.LongDay’sJourneyintoNightd.DeathofSalesman
3.ItisanautobiographicalplayandEdmundintheplayisbasedontheplaywrighthimself.
a.LongDay’sJourneyintoNightb.HendersontheRainKing
c.TheHairyAped.TheGlassMenageries
4.Thenoveltellsofhowablackmankillsawhitewomanbyaccidentandhowthesocietyisresponsibleforthemurder.
a.NativeSonb.UncleTom’sCabinc.InvisibleMand.GoTellItontheMountains
5._________isoneofthebestworksinAmericanliteratureabouttheSecondWorldWar.
a.AFarewelltoArmsb.TheCatcherintheRyec.TheRedBadgeofCouraged.TheNakedandtheDead
6.ThenovelbyHemingwayisthebestofitskindaboutWorldWarI.
a.AFarewelltoArmsb.TheSunAlsoRises
c.TheOldManandtheSead.TheNakedandtheDead
7.ThenovelisabouthowafamilyoffarmerscannotsurviveinOklahomaandtraveltoCaliforniatoseekalivingandhowtheysufferhungerinCalifornia.
a.TheGrapesofWrathb.U.S.A.
c.Babbittd.TheAdventuresofAugieMarch
8.ItisatrilogyincludingThe42ndParallel,1919,a
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