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1. The first permanent English settlement in North America was established at Jamestown, Virginia in1607 . 2.John Smithbecame the first American writer. 3. Hard work, thrift, piety and sobriety were thePuritan values that dominated muchof the early American writing. 4. In American literature, the 18th century was an age ofReason and Revolution. 5. Franklins best writing is found in his masterpieceThe Autobiography . 6. On January 10, 1776, Thomas Paines famous pamphlet appeared. 7. The signing of symbolized the birth of an independent American nation.8. The most outstanding poet in America of the 18th century was .9. Washington Irvings became the first work by an American writer to win international fame. 10. is the summit of American Romanticism. 11. With the publication of Emersons in 1836, American Romanticism reached its summit.12. Hester Prynne is the heroine in Hawthornes novel .13. Henry James major fictional theme is .14. brought the Romantic period to an end. So the age of Realism came into existence. 15. The Poetic style invented by Whitman is now called .16. “Because I could not stop for Death-” is written by . 17. The term The Gilded Age is given by to describe the post-civil war years. 18. Theodore Dreisers first novel is . 19. The leader of the literary movement Imagism is .20. is the spokesman for Lost Generation. 1. The first American writer of local color to achieve wide popularity was . A. Bret Harte B. Mark Twain C. Henry James D. William Dean Howells2. Which of the following is the masterpiece of Mark Twain? A. The Gilded Age B. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer C. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn D. Jumping Frog3. Which writer has no naturalist tendency? A. Mark Twain B. Jack London C. Theodore Dreiser D. Frank Norris4. Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in and Thoreau.A. Jefferson B. Emerson C. Freneau D. Oversoul5. Which of the following doesnt belong to Dreisers “Trilogy of Desire”?A. The Financier B. The TitanC. The Stoic D. An American Tragedy6. Which is the character who appears in the novel Moby Dick? A. Hester Prynne B. Mr. Hooper C. Ahab D. Pearl7. written by Henry James brought him first international fame. A. The Golden Bowl B. The American C. The Tragic Muse D. Daisy Miller8. “ ”was a term created by the French novelist, Emile Zola. A. realism B. naturalism C. transcendentalism D. veritism 9. Jack London was at his height of his powers when he wrote , which is deeply influenced by Darwinism. A. The Sea Wolf B. To Build a Fire C. The Call of the Wild D. Martin Eden10. The Cop and the Anthem is written by . A. O. Henry B. Henry James C. Jack London D. Mark Twain11. “Two small people, without dislike or suspicion.” is a line in the poem The River-Merchants Wife: A Letter written by . A. T. S. Eliot B. Robert Frost C. Ezra Pound D. Carl Sandburg12. The imagist poets followed three principles, they are , direct treatment and economy of expression. A. blank verse B. rhythm C. free verse D. common speech13. Of the following American writers, who has NOT been an expatriate in Paris? A. Ernest Hemingway B. Ezra PoundC. F. S. Fitzgerald D. Emily Dickinson14. Who was the foremost novelist of the American Depression of the 1930s? A. Ernest Hemingway B. Ezra PoundC. John Steinbeck D. F. S. Fitzgerald 15. The first writings that we call American were the narratives and of the early settlements. A. journals B. poetry C. drama D. folklores16. An American Dictionary of the English Language was published in 1828 by . A. Samuel Johnson B. Noah Webster C. Daniel Webster D. Daniel Defoe17. Walden is written by . A. Emerson B. Thoreau C. Poe D. Hawthorne18. is famous for psychological realism. A. Mark Twain B. William Dean Howells C. Henry James D. Walt Whitman19. Which is generally regarded as the Bible of New England Transcendentalism? A. Nature B. WaldenC. On Beauty D. Self-Reliance20. Which is regarded as the “Declaration of Intellectual Independence”? A. The American Scholar B. English Traits C. The Conduct of Life D. Nature21. Santiago is the character in Hemingways novel . A. In Our Time B. The Old Man and the Sea C. For Whom the Bell Tolls D. The Sun Also Rises22. Which of the following is a much harsher realism? A. local colorism B. naturalism C. romanticism D. imagism23. Who is the arbiter of 19th century literary realism in America? A. Mark Twain B. Bret Harte C. William Dean Howells D. Henry James24. F. S. Fitzgerald is NOT the author of . A. The Great Gatsby B. Tender is the Night C. A Farewell to the Arms D. This Side of Paradise25. The pessimism and deterministic ideas of naturalism pervaded the works of such American writers as . A. Mark Twain B. F. S. Fitzgerald C. Walt Whitman D. Stephen Crane26. Charles Drouet is a character in the novel of _. A. The American B. The Portrait of a Lady C. Sister Carrie D. The Gift of the Magi27. American literature produced only one female poet during the 19th century. She was . A. Anne Bradstreet B. Jane AustenC. Emily Dickinson D. Harriet Beecher28. read his poetry at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy. A. Robert Frost B. T. S. Eliot C. Carl Sandburg D. Ezra Pound 29. With Howells, James and Mark Twain active on the scene, became the major trend in the 70s and 80s of the 19th century. A. sentimentalism B. romanticismC. realism D. naturalism30. “The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough”. This is the shortest poem written by . A. T. S. Eliot B. Robert Frost C. Ezra Pound D. Wallace Stevens答案 1. 1607 2. John Smith 3. Puritan 4. Reason 5. The Autobiography 6. Common Sense 7. The Declaration of Independence 8. Philip Freneau 9. Sketch Book 10. Transcendentalism 11. Nature 12. The Scarlet Letter 13. international theme 14. The civil war 15. free verse 16. Emily Dickinson 17. Mark Twain18. Sister Carrie 19. Ezra Pound 20. Ernest Hemingway II. Each of the following statements below is followed by four alternative answers or completions. Choose the one that is the best in each case and put your answers on the Answer Sheet. (30%, 1 point for each) 1 - 5: A C A B D 6 - 10: C D B C A 11 -15:C B D C A 16 - 20: B B C A A 21 -25: B B C C D 26 - 30: C C A C C 1. In 1817, the stately poem called “Thanatopsis” introduced the best poet, _, to appear in America up to that time.2. James Fennimore Cooper launched two kinds of immensely popular stories: the sea adventure and _.3. Ralph Emerson was recognized throughout his life as the leader of _ movement, yet he never applied the term to himself or to his beliefs and ideas.4. Herman Melvilles novel _ is a tremendous chronicle of a whaling voyage in pursuit of a seemingly supernatural white whale.5. In the early 19th century, Washington Irving wrote _ which became the first work by an American writer to win financial success on both sides of the Atlantic.6. In 1845, Henry David Thoreau began a two-year residence at _ Pond.7. After his death, _ became the only American to be honored with a bust in the Poets Corner of Westminster Abbey.8. The American Romantic period stretches from the end of the 18th century through the outburst of the _.9. The arbiter of 19th century literary realism in America was _.10. The poetic style Walt Whitman devised is now called _, which is poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.11. _ is considered the founder of psychological realism. He believed that reality lies in the impressions made by life on the spectator.12. _ is the novel into which Jack London put most of himself.13. O. Henrys _ is a very moving story of a young couple who sell their best possessions in order to get money for a Christmas present for each other.14. _ was the leader of a new movement in poetry which he called the “Imagist” movement.15. In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald completed his best novel _. It is the story of an idealist who was destroyed by the influence of the wealthy, pleasure-seeking people around him.16. Ernest Hemingways stature as a writer was confirmed with the publication of his novel _ in 1929. The novel portrayed a farewell both to war and to love.17. _ was the foremost novelist of the American Depression of the 1930s.18. William Faulkner considered _ to be “the first truly American writer”.19. As a genre, naturalism emphasized heredity and _ as important deterministic forces shaping individualized characters that were presented in special and detailed circumstances.20. A series of sixteen pamphlets by Thomas Paine was entitled _.1. Moby Dick was dedicated to _.A. Ralph Emerson B. Nathaniel HawthorneC. Henry Thoreau D. Henry Longfellow2. _ was Mark Twains masterpiece from which, as Hemingway noted, “all modern American literature comes.”A. The Adventures of Tom SawyerB. The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnC. Life on the MississippiD. The Gilded Age3. _ usually was regarded as the first American writer.A. Emily Bradford B. Ann BradstreetC. Emily Dickinson D. John Smith4. Benjamin Franklin was the epitome of the _.A. American Enlightenment B. Sugar ActC. Chartist movement D. Romanticist5. Thomas Jeffersons attitude, that is, a firm belief in progress, and the pursuit of happiness, is typical of the period we now call _.A. Age of Evolution B. Age of ReasonC. Age of Romanticism D. Age of Regionalism6. As a literary and philosophical movement, _ flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A. modernism B. rationalismC. sentimentalism D. transcendentalism7. _ is NOT written by Ralph Waldo Emerson.A. The American Scholar B. Self-RelianceC. The Divinity School Address D. Civil Disobedience8. There is a good reason to state that New England Transcendentalism was actually _ on the Puritan soil.A. Romanticism B. SymbolismC. Mysticism D. Rationalism9. American literature produced only one female poet during the 19th century. This was _.A. Anne Bradstreet B. Jane Austen C. Emily Dickinson D. Harriet Beecher10. Which of the following statements about O. Henry is NOT right?A. He wrote about the poor people.B. The ends of his stories are always surprising.C. Many of his stories contain a great deal of slang and colloquial expressions.D. The plots are usually clumsy.11. The main theme of _s The Art of Fiction reveals his literary credo that representation of life should be the main object of the novel.A. Henry James B. William Howells C. Mark Twain D. O. Henry12. Which of the following does NOT have a naturalist tendency?A. Stephan Crane B. Frank NorrisC. Jack London D. Walt Whitman13. For Melville, as well as for the reader and _, the narrator, Moby Dick is still a mystery, an ultimately mystery of the universe.A. Stubb B. Ishmael C. Ahab D. Starbuck14. Which of the following is NOT optimistic about human nature?A. Ralph Emerson B. Walt Whitman C. Nathaniel Hawthorne D. Henry Thoreau15. Emily Dickinson wrote many of her poems on various aspects of life. Which of the following is NOT a usual subject of her poetic expression? A. Religion B. Life and death C. Love and marriage D. War and peace16. Of the following American writers, _ had won the Nobel Prize for Literature.A. Mark Twain B. Ernest Hemingway C. Henry James D. F. S. Fitzgerald17. In 1862, President Lincoln exclaimed: “So you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war!” The book refers to _.A. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn B. BelovedB. Pride and Prejudice D. Uncle Toms Cabin18. The works of _ reveals the misery of the migrant workers because of the American Depression.A. F. S. Fitzgerald B. John Steinbeck C. Ernest Hemingway D. William Howells19. In Leaves of Grass, _ is all that concerned Whitman.A. individualism B. freedom C. democracy D. all the above20. It is not surprising to find in _s fiction a world of jungle, where “kill or to be killed” was the law.A. Mark Twain B. Emily Dickinson C. Theodore Dreiser D. Henry James 21. During the period after the Civil War, the American society entered in what Mark Twain referred to as _.A. the Golden Age B. the Modern Age C. the Gilded Age D. the Puritan Age22. “The Custom-House” is an introductory note to _. A. Moby-Dick B. The Scarlet Letter C. The Marble Faun D. The Blithedale Romance23. When we say that a poor young man from the West tried to make his fortune in the East but was disillusioned in the quest of an idealized dream, we are probably discussing _s thematic concern in his fiction writing. A. Henry James B. F. Scott Fitzgerald C. Ernest Hemingway D. William Faulkner24. American writers after World War I self-consciously acknowledged that they were (a) “_”, devoid of faith and alienated from the Western civilization. A. Lost Generation B. Beat Generation C. Sons of Liberty D. Angry Young Men25. Which one of the following statements is NOT true of William Faulkner?A. He is master of stream-of-consciousness narrative. B. His writing is often complex and difficult to understand. C. He often