《美國文學》作業
I.Multiple Choice

American literature is only more than ____ years old.
A. 500 B.400 C. 200 D.100

The Puritan values did no include______.
A. wastefulness B. thrift C. piety D. hard work

The 18th century was the age of the Enlightenment.
______was the dominant spirit.
A. Humanism B. Rationalism C. Romanticism D. Realism

Franklin was the epitome of the______.
A. American Enlightenment B. Sugar Act
C. Charlist movement D. Romanticism

_____was the most leading spirit of the Transcendentalism.
A. Franklin B. Hawthorne C. Paine D. Emerson

“Moby Dick was written by_____
A. Mark Twain B. Thoreau C. Melville D. Whitman

“The Scarlet Letter” is characterized by its______.
A. symbolism B. rationalism C. Platonism D. classicism

“Huckleberry Finn is the masterpiece of________.
A. Henry James B. Jack London C. Mark Twain D. Stephen Crane

Choose the novel written by Henry James
A. The Golden Bowl B. The Portrait of a Lady
C. Sister Carrie D. Daisy Miller

Early in the 20th century, _____ published works that would change the nature of American poetry.
A. Ezra Pound B. T.S. Eliot C. Robert Frost D. both A and B
11._____ is the founder of “Imagist” movement.
A. Ezra Pound B. Hemingway C. Robert Frost D. Steinbeck

Mark Twain’s works are characterized by_____
A. Naturalism B. Transcendentalism C. Local ColorismD. Imagism

________ is said to be the father of American poetry
A. T.S. Eliot B. E.D. Robinson
C. Philip Freneau D. Dreiser

Hawthorne is regarded as a _______.
A. naturalist B. classicist C. realist D. romanticist

______ represents the most leading spirit of American Transcendentalism.
A. Emerson B. Franklin C. Mark Twain D. Whitman
16.“The Art of Fiction” was written by_____
A. Longfellow B. Henry James C. Fitzgerald D. Faulkner

Imagination plays the most important part in________.
A. realism B. romanticism C. naturalism D. classicism

______ is considered to be the masterpiece of John Steinbeck.
A. Mending Wall B. Dry September
C. A Farewell to Arms D. The Grapes of Wrath

Uncle Tom in the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a(n)______
A. Negro slave B. salesman C. industrialist D. officer

Mark Twain’s works are characterized by______
A. Naturalism B. Transcendentalism
C. Local Colorism D. Imagism

“The Great Gatsby” is the masterpiece of_____
A. Whitman B. Fitzgerald C. Dickinson D. Hemingway

The United States of America was founded in______.
A. 1776 B. 1876 C. 1789 D.1689

The ancestors of American Indians were______
A. Asians B. Africans C. Europeans D. Australians

“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was written by______.
A. H.B. Stowe B. John Steinbeck C. Hawthorne D. Mark Twain

______ does not belong to the lost generation.
A. Dreiser B. T.S. Eliot C. Faulkner D. Hemingway

______ was well known for his story “Rip Van Winkle.”
A. Bryant B. Washington Irving C. Allan Poe D. Philip Freneau

“Farewell to Arms” is the master pieced produced by______
A. Faulkner B. Dreiser C. Hemingway D. Longfellow

It was ______ who wrote the formal declaration of independence.
A. Thomas Jefferson B. Benjamin Franklin
C. Washington D. Washington Irving

_____has been exerting a great and enduring influence upon world literature, especially that of France and European symbolism.
A. Franklin B. Bradstreet
C. Edgar Allan Poe D. Philip Freneau

The masterpiece of Hawthorne is _________.
A. The Scarlet Letter B. Sister Carrie
C. Richard Cory D. A Psalm of Life

Engene O’Neill is a _.
A. novelist B. poet C. puritan D. dramatist
32.Hemingway’s style of writing is characterized by.
A. high-sounding words B. simple diction
C. complicated sentences D. mix metaphor

T.S. Eliot is not only a poet but also a ______.
A. critic B. statesman C. churchman D. novelists

“Long Day’s Journey Into Night” was written by_____.
A. T.S. Eliot B. O’Neill
C. Stephen Crane D. Saul Bellow

“The Grape of Wrath” is one of the remarkable novels of_____.
A. the Civil War B. Depression C. Suppression D. Aggression

Theodore Dreiser showed the_____ tendency in his novels.
A. Puritanism B. classicism C. romanticism D. naturalism

Ralph Waldo Emerson was the leading figure of________.
A. Transcendentalism B. Romanticism
C. Rationalism D. Naturalism

“The Sound and the Fury” was the masterpiece of ______
A. Robert Lee Frost B. T.S. Eliot C. Faulkner D. Steinbeck

Emily Dickinson is an American________.
A. dramatist B. novelist C. female poet D. male poet

“Th Emily Dickinson is an American ark Twain’s______
A. materialism B. classicism
C. socialism D. colorism

“The Portrait of a Lady” is one of best novels of_________.
A. Henry James B. John Steinbeck
C. William Faulkner D. Walt Whitman

What Whitman is famous for his_________.
A. “Leaves of Grass” B. “Mending Wall”
C. “Richard Cory” D. “The Burial of the Dead”

“Catch-22” is the masterpiece of______
A. Saul Bellow B. Joseph Heller
C. Dreiser D. Fitzgerald

The English settlement in America began in_________
A.1507 B.1607 C.1707 D.1807

The first World War broke out in______.
A.1614 B.1714 C.1814 D.1914

The jazz age refers to the decade of
A.1950’s B.1980’s C.1920’s D.1820’s

Franklin was a _____.
A. Puritan B. romanticist C. classicist D. imagist

“Rip Van Winkle” was written by_______.
A. Freneau B. Allan Poe C. Washington Irving D. Thomas Jefferson
49.“The Scarlet Letter” is the masterpiece of______.
A. Hawthorne B. Emerson C. Bradstreet D. Allan Poe
50.It was______who wrote “The Age of Reason”
A. Washington B. Jefferson C. Benjamin Franklin D. Thomas Paine
51.“Song of Myself” is a ______written by Whitman.
A. novel B. poem C. drama D. essay
52.Tom in Beecher Stowe’s novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a _____.
A. Negro slave B. American Indian C. School master D. industrialist

Mark Twain belongs to the literary school of_____.
A. transcendentalism B. realism C. romanticism D. naturalism
54._______is a famous American female poet.
A. Allan Poe B. Freneau C. Emily Dickinson D. Robinson

“The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn” is the masterpiece of_____.
A. Mark Twain B. Henry James
C. Stephen Crane D. Robert Lee Frost

It was____ who wrote the poem “The Road Not Taken.”
A. Whitman B. Freneau C. Robert Lee Frost D. T.S.Eliot
Ⅱ Define the literary terms briefly in English

American Transcendentalism

Romanticism

The Puritans

Realism

Enlightenment

Transcendentalism

Enlightenment
III Explain the following quotations in your own words.

Success is counted sweetest By those who ne’er succeed.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by And that has made all the difference.

Let us, then, be up and doing, With heart for any fate;Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.

And he was always quietly arrayed, And he was always human when he talked.

Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream!_____

To comprehend a nectar Requires sorest need.

But still he fluttered pulses when he said,“Good morning”, and he glittered when he walked.

something there is that doesn’t love a wall,He says again, “Good fences make good neighbors.”

Fair flower, that dost so comely grow, Hid in this silent, dull retreat

But to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today

But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.
Ⅳ Answer the following questions in English

Why is American literature important for you?

What is the theme of “The Waste Land”?

Whose novel (or which novel) do you enjoy most?Why?

What is the style of Hemingway’s novel?

What is the significance of American literature?

Do you like American literature? Why?

What is the real theme in “Sister Carrie”?

What is the central subject and primary significance of Hawthorne’s major works?

Which American writer do you like best? Why?

What is the theme of “Catch-22”?

What are the features of Emily Dickinson’s poems?

Why should we learn American literature?

Which poem do you enjoy most? Why?

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