I. Multiple Choices .
1. Which of the following cannot be said of American literature from the early 1800s to the beginning of the Civil War?( )
A. American type of characters speaking local dialects appeared in the fictioncoral a
B. There was a stress on law and reason in literary writings of the time
C. There was faith in the value of individualism and lf-reliance
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D. There was a desire for an escape from civilized society and a return to the ennobling nature
2. The main philosophical concern in the debate of Transcendentalism are generally about __________.( )
A. nature, man and the univer
B. the relationship between man and woman
C. the development of Romanticism in America
cmoreD. the cold, rigid rationalism of Unitarianism
3.______was the first colony in American history. .( )
A. Massachutts B. New Jery C. Virginia D.Georgia
4. According to Emerson, which of the following is said of nature?( )
A. It is emblematic of the spiritual world, alive with God’s overwhelming prence.
B. It exercis a healthy and restorative influence on human mind
C. Without nature man can improve himlf and become spiritually whole.
D. both A and B
5. As a man of literary craftsmanship, Hawthorne is good at __________.( )
A. exploring the complexity of human psychology, especially the power of blackness deep in people’s heartshopping是什么意思
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C. exploring the complexity of human psychology, especially the puritans’ confusion before the real world
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6. As to the great novel spellboundMoby-Dick which of the following statements is right?( )
A. It is a symbolic voyage of the mind in quest of the truth and knowledge of the univer.
B. It’s a spiritual exploration into man’s deep reality and psychology
C. It is only a simple whaling tale or a adventure
D. both A and B
7. Which of the following is right about American fiction from 1945 onwards？
A. A group of new writers who survived the war wrote about their ideals within the artistic field.
B. There appeared a significant group of Jewish-American writers who works were t against the Jewish experience and tradition.
C. Black fiction began to attract critical attention during the 1950s.
D. American fiction in the 1950s and 1960s proves to be a harvest which derived from its predecessors.
8. About the American Naturalism, which of the following statements is right?( )
A. They preferred to have their own region and people at the forefront of the stories.
B. Their characteristic tting is an isolated town.
C. Their characters were conceived more or less complex combinations of inherited attributes, their habits conditioned by social and economic forces.
D. none of the above
9. Mark Twain had gradually changed from __________ to __________ by the turn of the century, which could be felt in his books The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and The Mysterious Stranger.( )
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B. an optimist ... an almost despairing pessimist
C. a local colorist ... a naturalist
D. a naturalist ... a local colorist
10. Which of the following is not written by Henry James?( )
A. The Portrait of A Lady and The Europeans
B. The Wings of the Dove and The Ambassadors
C. The Golden Bowl and The Gilded Age
D. What Maisie Knows and The Bostonians
11. Which of the following statements is not right about the heroine in the novel Daisy Miller?( )
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A. She has become a celebrated cultural type who embodies the spirit of the New World.
B. She comes from the new world but remains traditional and conrvative.
C. Her innocence turns out to be an admiring but a dangerous quality in the new word.
D. The author’s sympathy for her, a tender flower crushed by the harsh winter in Rome was easily felt.
12. The subjects of Emily Dickinson’s poems are mainly about __________. ( )
A. religion B. death and immortality
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13. The Raven was written in 1844 by ________ ( )
A. Philip Freneau B. Edgar Allan Poe
C. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow D. Emily Dickinson
14. About the novel Sister Carrie , which of the following statements is right?( )
A. The story is about a young sailor, who struggles to reach the upper society but soon gets disillusioned.
