美国文学--选择题--诗歌分析题---有答案(共18页).doc

精选优质文档-----倾情为你奉上 American LiteratureChapter 1 The Romantic PeriodI. Choose the right answer:1. Of all the following issues, _____is definitely NOT the focus of the Romantic writers in the American literary history. A. Puritan morality B. Human bestiality C. Noble savages D. Divinity of man2. Henry David Thoreau’s work, ________, has always been regarded as a masterpiece of the New England Transcendental Movement.A. Walden B. The Pioneers C. Nature D. "Song of Myself" 3. "Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind" is a famous quote from______’s writings.A. Walt Whitman B. Henry David ThoreauC. Herman Melville D. Ralph Waldo Emerson4. ’Leaves of Grass’ commands great attention because of its uniquely poetic embodiment of________, which are written in the founding documents of both the Revolutionary War and the American Civil War.A. the democratic ideals B. the romantic ideals C. the self-reliance spirits D. the religious ideals5. According to Whitman, the genuine participation of a poet in a common cultural effort was to behave as a supreme_________.A. democrat B. individualist C. romanticist D. leader6. The period before the American Civil War is generally referred to as ___________.A. The Naturalist Period B. The Modern Period C. The Romantic Period D. The Realistic Period7. In the following works, which sign the beginning of the American literature?A. The Sketch Book B. Leaves of Grass C. Leather Stocking Tales D. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn8. _____is the author of the work ’The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’.A. Washington Irving B. James Joyce C. Walt Whitman D. William Butler Yeats9. Washington Irving’s ’Rip Van Winkle’ is famous for_________.A. Rip’s escape into a mysterious B. The story’s German legendary source materialC. Rip’s seeking for happiness D. Rip’s 20-years sleep10. Which of the following statement is not true about Washington Irving?A. Washington Irving is regarded as Father of the American short stories.B. Irving’s relationship with the Old World in terms of his literary imagination can hardly be ignored considering his success both abroad and at home.C. Irving’s taste was essentially progressive or radical.D. Washington Irving has always been regarded as a writer who "perfected the best classic style that American literature ever produced."11. The Publication of ______established Emerson as the most eloquent spokesman of New England Transcendentalism.A. Nature B. Self-Reliance C. The American Scholar D. The Over-Soul12. The phrase "a transparent eye-ball’ compares philosophical mentation of Emerson’s. It appears in_________.A. The American Scholar B. Nature C. The over Soul D. Essays: Second Series13. In 1837, Ralph Waldo Emerson made a speech entitled _______at Harvard, which was hailed by Oliver Wendell Holmeasas :Our Intellectual Declaration of Independence".A. "Self-Reliance" B. "Divinity School Address" C. "The American Scholar" D. "Nature"14. _____is the most ambivalent (有争议的) writers in the American literary history.A. Nathaniel Hawthorne B. Walt Whitman C. Ralph Waldo Emerson D. Mark Twain15. "There is evil in every human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but circumstances may rouse it to activity", which author of the following authors does the mention belong to________.A. Washington Irving B. Ralph Waldo Emerson C. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. Walt Whitman16. In Hawthorne’s novels and short stories, intellectuals usually appear as________.A. saviors B. villains C. commentators D. observers17. All of the following are works by Nathaniel Hawthorne except_______.A. The House of the Seven Gables B. White Jacket C. The Marble Faun D. The Blithedale Romance18. Walt Whitman is radically innovative in the form of his poetry. What he prefers for his new subject is__________.A. free verse B. blank verse C. lyric poem D. heroic couplet19. Which of the following features cannot characterize poems by Walt Whitman?A. Lyrical and well-structured B. Free-flowing C. Simple and rather crude D. Conversational and casual20. " The horizon’s edge, the flying sea-crow, the fragrance of salt marsh and shore mud. These became part of that child who went forth every day, and who now goes, and will always go forth every day." The two lines are taken from____________.A. "There Was a Child Went Forth" by Walt Whitman B. "In a Station of the Metro" by Ezra PoundC. "Cavalry Crossing a Ford" by Walt Whitman D. "Ulysses" by Joyce Answer: A (P454) 21. "Moby Dick" is regarded as the first American_________.A. Prose epic B. Comic epic C. Dramatic fiction D. Poetic fictionAnswer: A (P460) 22. The giant Moby Dick may symbolize all EXCEPT________.A. mystery of the universe B. sin of the whale C. power of the great Nature D. evil of the worldAnswer: B (P461) 23. Which of the following comments on the writings by Herman Melville is not true?A. "Bartleby, the Scrivener" is a short story. B. "Benito Cereno" is a novel。