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.

pamphleteer

6. Edgar Allan Poe mainly writes ____

A. short stories

B. literary critic theories

C. poems

D. dramas

7. Which of the following is Not one of the main

ideas advocated by Ralph Emerson?

A. Importance of the

Individual B. Faith in Christianity

C. The

Over-Soul D.

Self-Reliance

8. Which of the following is Not optimistic about

human nature? .

A. Ralph

Emerson

B. Walt Whitman

C. Nathaniel

Hawthorne D.

Henry Thoreau

9. In 1837, Ralph Emerson made a speech entitled _____ at Harvard, which was hailed by Oliver Wendell

Holmes as “Our Intellectual Declaration of Independence.”

A. Declaration

of Independence B. Self-Relianc e

C. Divinity School Address

D. The American Scholar

10. Which of the following statements about The

Scarlet Letter is Not true? _____.

A. It explores man’s never-ending search for

the satisfaction of materialistic desires.

B. It relates the conflicts between the

society and the individual.

C. It presents a psychological analysis of the

inward tensions of the characters.

D. It is about the effect of sin on the people

involved and the society as a whole.

11. According to Hawthorne, the scarlet

Letter “A” which originally stands for “_____”, finally obtains the meaning of “able” or “angel”

through Hester’s efforts.

A.

arrogance

B. adultery

C.

agony

D. accomplishment

12. _______ is NOT a fictional character in The Scarlet Letter.

A.

Pearl

B. Arthur Dimmesdale

C. Roger Chillingworth

D. Santiago

13. ____ usually was regarded as the first American writer.

A. Emily Bradford

B. Ann Bradstreet

C. Emily Dickinson

D. John Smith

14. Benjamin Franklin was the epitome of the ____.