美国文学史及选读第一册 练习题

美国文学史及选读第一册练习题

I. Multiple Choice

1. Who is different from others according to the

division of writing period?

A. Washington Irving

B. William Cullen

Bryant

C. Captain John Smith

D. James Fennimore

Cooper

2. The American Romantic Period lasted roughly from ____ to ____.

A. 1798-1832

B. 1810-1860

C. 1860-1864

D. 1776-1783

3. Who has been called the “Father of American Literature”?

A. Walt Scott

B. Geoffrey Chaucer

C. Washington Irving

D. Philip Freneau

4. Who is the first American prose stylist that acquired international fame?

A. Captain John Smith

B. Washington Irving

C. Benjamin Franklin

D.

E. A. Poe

5. Thomas Paine is a ____?

A. novelist

B. dramatist

C. poet

D.