美国文学史及选读试题上册

美国文学史及选读试题上册姓名：班级：学号I. MultipleChoice20I.1. Whoisdifferentfromothersaccordingtothedivisionofwritingperiod?A.WashingtonIrvingB.WilliamCullenBryantC.CaptainJohnSmithD.JamesFenimoreCooper2. TheAmericanRomanticPeriodlastedroughlyfromto.A.1798-1832B.1810-1860C.1860-1864D.1776-17833. HowmanysyllablesarethereinthisfirstlineofRaven?(“Onceuponamidnightdreary,whileIpondered,weakandwe,a”ry)A.11B.12C.13D.164. WhatdominatedthePuritanphaseofAmericanwriting?A.theologyB.literatureC.estheticsD.revolution5. AttheinitialperiodofthespreadofideasoftheEnlightenmentwaslargelydueto.A.typographyB.journalismC.revolutionD.thedevelopmentofpaper-makingindustry6. Whohasbeencalledthe“FatherofAmericanLiterature”?A.WaltScottB.GeoffreyChaucerC.WashingtonIrvingD.PhilipFreneau7. WhoisthefirstAmericanprosestylistthatacquiredinternationalfame?A.CaptainJohnSmithB.WashingtonIrvingC.BenjaminFranklinD.E.A.Poe8. WhoisthewriterofToaWaterfowl?A.AnneBradstreetB.ThomasHardyC.WilliamCullenBryantD.WaltWhitman9. ThomasPaineisa.A.novelistB.dramatistC.poetD.pamphleteer10. EdgarAllanPoemainlywritesA.shortstoriesB.literarycritictheoriesC.poemsD.dramasII. Blank-Filling201. sreportsofexploration,publishedintheearly1600s,havebeendescribedasthefirstdistinctlyAmericanliteraturetobewritteninEnglish.2. Hardwork,piety,andwerethePuritanvaluesthatdominatedmuchoftheearliestAmericanwriting,includingthesermons,booksandlettersofsuchnotedPuritanclergymenasJohnCottonandCottonMather.3. MostPuritanversewasdecidedlyplodding,buttheworkoftwowriters,AnneBradstreetandEdwardTaylor,rosetothelevelof4. From1732to1785,Franklinwroteandpublishedhisfamous,anannualcollectionofproverbs.5. OnJanuary10,1776,Painesfamouspamphletappeared.Itboldlyadvocateda“DeclarationforIndependence”,andbroughttheseparatistagitationtoacrisis.6. Asapoet,heraldedAmericanliteraryindependence:hiscloseobservationofnaturedistinguishedhistreatmentofindigenouswildlifeandothernativeAmericansubjects.1. AnnabelLee,apoemfrom,mournsthedeathofabeautifulgirl.7. Romanticwritersplacedincreasingvalueontheexpressionofemotionanddisplayedincreasingattentiontothestatesoftheircharacters.8. Cooperlaunchedtwokindsofimmenselypopularstories:and.9. ThecentralfigureinCoopersNovels,goesbyvariousnamesofLeatherstocking,Deerslyer,Pathfinder,andHawkeye.III. ChineseAlternationofEnglishLiteraryTerms101. Puritanism2. Romanticism3. SketchBook4. Thanatopsis5. Self-RelianceIV. Identificaiton.25author:work:1.Ihadbegunin1733tostudylanguages;IsoonmademyselfsomuchamasteroftheFrenchastobeabletoreadthebookswithease.IthenundertooktheItalian.Anacquaintance,whowasalsolearningit,usedoftentotemptmetoplaychesswithhim.FindingthistookuptoomuchofthetimeIhadtospareforstudy,Iatlengthrefusedtoplayanymore2. Atthenextmoment,thebreechofHawkeyesriflefellonthenakedheadofhisadversary,whosemusclesappearedtowitherundertheshock,ashesankfromthearmsofDuncan,flexibleandmotionless.3. FrommorningsunsandeveningdewsAtfirstthylittlebeingcame:Ifnothingonce,younothinglose,Forwhenyoudieyouarethesame;”4.IwasachildandshewasachildInthiskingdombythesea;Butwelovedwithalovethatwasmorethanlove-5.Onwaking,hefoundhimselfonthegreenknollwhencehehadfirstseentheoldmanoftheglen.Herubbedhiseyesitwasabrightsunnymorning.Thebirdswerehoppingandtwitteringamongthebushes,andtheeaglewaswheelingaloft,andbreastingthepuremountainbreeze“Surely,”thoughtRip,“Ihavenotslepthereallnight.”Herecalledtheoccurrencesbeforehefellasleep.V. Answerthefollowingquestions.251. Whatdoestheword“Power”inToaWaterfowrelferto?52. WhatisyourunderstandingonHelen,inthepoemToHelen?53. WhatisthetoneofThanatopsis?54. WhatisAmericanTranscendentalism?.10