美国文学期末复习题 -

1._ ___ had been an evident influence on Naturalism. It seemed to stress the animal impulse of

man, to suggest that man was dominated by the irresistible forces of evolution.

A. Unitarianism

B. Origins of Species

C. Puritanism and Influence

D. Capitalist Economy

2.Who is called “the true father of our national literature” by the writer H. L. Mencken?

A. Benjamin Franklin

B. Mart Twain

C. Hemingway

D. William Faulkner

3.In the first part of the 20th century, apart from Darwinism, which was still a big influence upon

the writers of this period, there were two thinkers _____ whose ideas had the greatest impact on the period.

A. the German Karl Marx and the American Sigmund Freud

B. the German Karl Marx and the Austrian Sigmund Freud

C. the Swiss Car Jung and the American William James

D. the Austrian Karl Marx and the German Sigmund Freud

4.The American realists approached the harsh realities and pressures in the post-Civil war

society by _____.

A. a comprehensive picture of modern life in its various occupations, class stratifications and

manners

B. a psychological exploration of man’s subconsciousness

C. a disillusion of heroism resulting from the dark memories of the Civil War

D. both A and B

5.By the turn of the century, with the publication of The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg and

The Mysterious Stranger, the change in Mark Twain from ______ to _____ could be felt.

A. an optimist...an almost despairing pessimist

B. an almost despairing pessimist...an optimist

C. a local colorist...a naturalist

D. a naturalist...a local colorist

6.The Portrait of A Lady is generally considered to be Jame’s masterpiece, which ____.

A. incarnates the clash between the Old World and the New in the life journey of an American

girl in a European cultural environment

B. tells a story about a young and innocent American confronting the complexity of the

European life

C. is about a young American girl who gets “killed” by the winter in Rome

D. tells about some Europeans who learn with difficulty to adapt themselves to the American

life

7.About Henry James’ literary criticism, which of the following is not right?

A. It is both concerned with form and devoted to human values.

B. He indicates that the aim of the novel is to present life in every possible form.

C. He advocates the freedom of the artist to write about anything that concerns him.

D. He believes that the artist can’t feel the life, but he can understand human nature in their

own way.

8.The characters presented by the naturalist writers were _____.

A. more often than not dominated by their environment and heredity