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Multiplechoice.Pleasechoosethebestansweramongthefouritems.(10x1’=10’)InAmericanliterature,the18thcenturywastheageofEnlightenment.______wasthedominant.A.humanismB.rationalismC.romanticismD.evolutionTheshortstory“TheLegendofSleepyHollow”istakenfromIrving’sworknamed______.A.TheLeatherstockingTalesB.TheSketchBookC.TheAutobiographyD.TheHistoryofNewYorkWhichofthefollowingisnotthecharacteristicofAmericanRomanticism?A.RationalismB.innerselfC.personalfeelingsD.individualismTheshortstory“RipVanWinkle”revealsthe____attitudeofitsauthor.A.optimisticB.pessimisticC.conservativeD.ironicStylistically,HenryJames’fictionischaracterizedby_____.A.short,clearsentencesB.abundanceoflocalimagesC.ordinaryAmericanspeechD.highlyrefinedlanguageTranscendentalistdoctrinesfoundtheirgreatestliteraryadvocatesin_____andThoreau.A.JeffersonB.EmersonC.FreneauD.MarkTwainWhichisregardedasthe“DeclarationofIntellectualIndependence”?A.TheAmericanScholarB.EnglishTraitsC.OversoulD.Self-reliance____isconsideredMarkTwain’sgreatestachievement.A.TheGildedAgeB.InnocentAbroadC.TheAdventuresofTomSawyerD.AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn_____isnotamongthosegreatestfiguresin“LostGeneration”.A.EzraPoundB.RobertFrostC.WaltWhitmanD.HemingwayNaturalismisevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthor’stoneinwritingbecomeslessseriousandlesssympatheticbutmoreironicandmore____.A.rationalB.humorousC.optimisticD.pessimistic1-5，BBACD6-10BADCDMultiplechoice.Pleasechoosethebestansweramongthefouritems.(10x1’=10’)______isthefatherofAmericanLiterature.A.BenjaminFranklinB.PhilipFreneauC.PaineD.WashingtonIrving_____isafantasytaleaboutamanwhosomehowsteppedoutsidethemainstreamoflife.A.“RipVanWinkle”B.“ThePioneers”C.“TheLegendofSleepyHollow”D.“TheFalloftheHouseofUsher”_____wasthemostleadingspiritoftheTranscendentalClub.A.ThoreauB.EmersonC.HawthorneD.WhitmanWhichoffollowingisNOTatypicalfeatureofMarkTwain’slanguage?A.vernacularB.colloquialC.elegantD.humorousFromThoreau’sjailexperience,camehisfamousessay,_____whichstateshisbeliefthatnomanshouldviolatehisconscienceatthecommandofagovernment.A.WaldenB.NatureC.CivilDisobedienceD.CommonSenseWhichisregardedasthe“DeclarationofIntellectualIndependence”?A.TheAmericanScholarB.EnglishTraitsC.OversoulD.Self-relianceMostofthepoemsinWhitman’sLeavesofGrasssingofthe“en-mass”andthe____aswell.A.natureB.self-relianceC.selfD.lifeWhatdidFitzgeraldcallthe1920s?A.TheRoaring20sB.TheGay20sC.TheJazzAgeD.TheLostGenerationNaturalismisevolvedfromrealismwhentheauthor’stoneinwritingbecomeslessseriousandlesssympatheticbutmoreironicandmore____.A.rationalB.humorousC.optimisticD.pessimisticForMelville,aswellasforthereaderand____,thenarrator,MobyDickisstillamystery,anultimatemysteryoftheuniverse.A.AhabB.StubbC.IshmaelD.Starbuck1-5DABCC6-10ACCDCII.IdentifyWorksasDescribedBelow(1’×15=15’):Thenovelhasasoleblackprotagonistwhotellshisownstorybutwhosenameinunknowntous.a.NativeSonb.UncleTom’sCabinc.InvisibleMand.GoTellItontheMountainsThemainconflictoftheplayistheprotagonist’sfalsevalueoffineappearanceandpopularitywithpeopleandthecruelrealityofthesocietyinwhichmoneyiseverything.a.AStreetCarNamedDesireb.TheHairyApec.LongDay’sJourneyintoNightd.DeathofSalesmanItisanautobiographicalplayandEdmundintheplayisbasedontheplaywrighthimself.a.LongDay’sJourneyintoNightb.HendersontheRainKingc.TheHairyAped.TheGlassMenageriesThenoveltellsofhowablackmankillsawhitewomanbyaccidentandhowthesocietyisresponsibleforthemurder.a.NativeSonb.UncleTom’sCabinc.InvisibleMand.GoTellItontheMountains_________isoneofthebestworksinAmericanliteratureabouttheSecondWorldWar.a.AFarewelltoArmsb.TheCatcherintheRyec.TheRedBadgeofCouraged.TheNakedandtheDead6.ThenovelbyHemingwayisthebestofitskindaboutWorldWarI.a.AFarewelltoArmsb.TheSunAlsoRisesc.TheOldManandtheSead.TheNakedandtheDeadThenovelisabouthowafamilyoffarmerscannotsurviveinOklahomaandtraveltoCaliforniatoseekalivingandhowtheysufferhungerinCalifornia.TheGrapesofWrathb.U.S.A.c.Babbittd.TheAdventuresofAugieMarchItisatrilogyincludingThe42ndParallel,1919,andTheBigMoney,withsuchtechniquesasbiographies,newsreelsandcameraeye.Babbittb.LightinAugustc.U.S.A.d.TheGrapesofWrathItisanovelwhichusesthestreamofconsciousnesstechniqueandwhosetitleistakenfromShakespeare’sMacbeth.a.Absolom,Absolom!b.TheSoundandtheFuryc.AFarewelltoArmsd.TheGreatGatsby10.Itisanaturalisticworkabouthowacountrygirlisseducedandhowshebecomesafamousactressandhowherloverfallsintoabeggarandfinallycommitssuicide.a.AnAmericanTragedyb.SisterCarriec.McTeagued.Maggie,AGirloftheStreets11.ThenovelissetontheMississippiwiththeprotagonisttellingusthestoryinthelocaldialect.Itisarepresentativeworkoflocalcolorism.SisterCarrieb.TheAdventuresofTomSawyerc.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnd.ThePortraitofaLady12.Thenovelisapsychologicalstudyofasoldier(HenryFleming)’sreactionsintheCivilWar.a.AnAmericanTragedyb.SisterCarriec.TheRedBadgeofCouraged.McTeague13.Thepoemiswritteninfreeversein52cantoswiththethemeoftheuniversalityandequalityinvalueofallpeopleandallthings.a.Cantosb.TheRavenc.SongofMyselfd.Chicago14.Thenovelisabouthowagroupofpeopleonawhalingshipkillagreatwhalebutthemselvesarekilledbythewhale,withtheconflictbetweenmanandhisfate.a.TheOctopusb.Moby-Dickc.TheRiseofSilasLaphamd.LeavesofGrass15.Itisaphilosophicalessayin8chaptersplusanintroductionmainlyconcernedwiththefourusesofnature.a.Waldenb.Naturec.TheScarletLetterd.TheAmericanScholar1-5.cdaad6-10.aacbb11-15.cccbbChoosetheBestAnswerforEachoftheFollowing(1’×15=15’):AnEnglishshipbrought102peoplefromPlymouth,EnglandonSeptember16,1620andarrivedinthepresentProvincetownharboronNovember21inthesameyear.Thisshipwasnamed____________.a.ThePilgrimsb.Mayflowerc.Americad.Titanic2._________isfatherofAmericandramaandinhisdramaticcareerhewrote49plays.a.TennesseeWilliamsb.EugeneO’Neillc.ArthurMillerd.ElmerRice3._________wasthefirstAmericanwritertowriteentirelyAmericanliterature.a.AnneBradstreetb.WashingtonIrvingc.MarkTwaind.ErnestHemingway4._______wastheleaderofAmericantranscendentalism.a.BenjaminFranklinb.WashingtonIrvingc.RalphWaldoEmersond.HenryDavidThoreau5._______wasthegreatestwomanpoetinAmericanliteratureandshewroteabout1,700shortlyricpoemsinherlifetime.a.PearlS.Buckb.HarrietBicherStowec.EmilyDickensond.WalterWhitman6._________isfatherofthedetectivestoryandofpsychoanalyticcriticism.a.WashingtonIrvingb.RalphWaldoEmersonc.WaltWhitmand.EdgarAllanPoe7.WilliamDeanHowellsisconcernedwiththemiddleclasslife;______writesabouttheupperclasssociety,andMarkTwaindealswiththelowerclassreality.a.StephenCraneb.FrankNorrisc.TheodoreDreiserd.HenryJames8.Whichofthefollowingisanaturalisticwriter?a.WilliamDeanHowellsb.MarkTwainc.ErnestHemingwayd.TheodoreDreiser9.Hiswritingsarecharacterizedbysimple,colloquiallanguageanddeepthoughts.Heis______.a.ErnestHemingwayb.WilliamFaulknerc.F.ScottFitzgeraldd.MarkTwain10.Hewrote18novelsallsetinJeffersonTown,YoknapatwaphaCountyinthedeepsouth.Heis______.a.WilliamFaulknerb.JohnSteinbeckc.ErnestHemingwayd.MarkTwain11.________isJewishinoriginandinmanyofhisnovelstheAmericanJewsaremajorcharacters.a.SinclairLewisb.SaulBellowc.NormanMailerd.JeromeDavidSalinger12._________isoftenregardedasthegreatestAmericanwomanpoetandshewroteover1,700shortlyricpoemsinherlifetime.a.AnneBradstreetb.RobertFrostc.H.D.d.EmilyDickinson13.________isfatherofAmericandramaandwontheNobelPrizeforliteraturein1936.a.JohnSteinbeckb.WilliamFaulknerc.EugeneO’Neilld.ArthurMiller14.HewasthefirstblackAmericantowriteabookaboutblacklifewithgreatimpactontheconsciousnessofthenationandhismasterpieceisoneofthethreeclassicsaboutblackAmericans.Whoishe?RichardWrightb.HarrietBeecherStowec.LangstonHughesd.RalphEllison15.HemingwaywroteaboutAmericancompatriotsinEuropewhereas________wroteabouttheJazzage,lifeinAmericansociety.a.WilliamCarlosWilliamsb.WilliamFaulknerc.JohnSteinbeckd.F.ScottFitzgerald1-5bbccc6-10.dddaa11-15.bdcadI.ChoosetheBestAnswerforEachoftheFollowing(1×15%):TheAmericanCivilWarbrokeoutin1861betweentheNorthernstatesandtheSouthstates,whichareknownrespectivelyasthe______andthe______.a.N,Sb.Revolutionaries,Reactionariesc.Union,Confederacyd.Slavery,Anti-Slavery2._____________waspraisedbytheBritishasthe“TenthMuseinAmerica”.AnneBradstreetb.EdwardTaylorc.ThomasPained.PhilipFreneau3.MarkTwainwasarepresentativeof________inAmericanliterature.a.transcendentalismb.naturalismc.localcolorismd.imagism4._______wastheleaderofAmericantranscendentalism.a.BenjaminFranklinb.WashingtonIrvingc.RalphWaldoEmersond.HenryDavidThoreau5.ThegreatestAmericanpoetandthefirstwriteroffreeverseis____________.a.WashingtonIrvingb.EzraPoundc.WaltWhitmand.EmilyDickinson6._________isfatherofthedetectivestoryandofpsychoanalyticcriticism.a.WashingtonIrvingb.RalphWaldoEmersonc.WaltWhitmand.EdgarAllanPoe7.HenryJamesisconcernedwiththeupperclasslife;______writesaboutthemiddleclasssociety,andMarkTwaindealswiththelowerclassreality.a.StephenCraneb.FrankNorrisc.TheodoreDreiserd.WilliamDeanHowells8.Whichofthefollowingisanaturalisticwriter?a.WilliamDeanHowellsb.MarkTwainc.ErnestHemingwayd.TheodoreDreiser9.________’swritingsarecharacterizedbysimple,colloquiallanguageanddeepthoughts.a.ErnestHemingwayb.WilliamFaulknerc.F.ScottFitzgeraldd.MarkTwain10.______wrote18novelsallsetinJeffersonTown,YoknapatwaphaCountyinthedeepsouth..a.WilliamFaulknerb.JohnSteinbeckc.ErnestHemingwayd.MarkTwain11.________isJewishinoriginandinmanyofhisnovelstheAmericanJewsaremajorcharacters.a.SinclairLewisb.SaulBellowc.NormanMailerd.JeromeDavidSalinger12._________isoftenregardedasthegreatestAmericanwomanpoetandshewroteover1,700shortlyricpoemsinherlifetime.a.AnneBradstreetb.RobertFrostc.H.D.d.EmilyDickinson13.________isfatherofAmericandramaandwontheNobelPrizeforliteraturein1936.a.JohnSteinbeckb.WilliamFaulknerc.EugeneO’Neilld.ArthurMiller14._______wasthefirstblackAmericantowriteabookaboutblacklifewithgreatimpactontheconsciousnessofthenationandhismasterpieceisoneofthethreeclassicsaboutblackAmericans.RichardWrightb.HarrietBeecherStowec.LangstonHughesd.RalphEllison15.________firstusedthe“Jazzage”asthetitleofacollectionofshortstoriesa.F.ScottFitzgeraldb.WilliamFaulknerc.JohnSteinbeckd.ErnestHemingway1-5.caccc6-10.dddaa11-15.bdcbaII.IdentifyWorksasDescribedBelow(1×15%):Theplayisaboutastokerwhoseidentityasahumanbeingisnotrecognizedbyhisfellowhumanbeingsandwhotriestofindaffinitywithamonkeyinthezooandisfinallykilledbytheanimal.a.TheHairyApeb.HendersontheRainKingc.LongDay’sJourneyintoNightd.TheGlassMenageriesTheprotagonistinthisplayisacrippledgirlnamedAmanda.a.AStreetCarNamedDesireb.TheHairyApec.LongDay’sJourneyintoNightd.TheGlassMenageriesTheheroofthisnoveltellsabouthisownstorytousbuthisnameisunknown.a.NativeSonb.UncleTom’sCabinc.InvisibleMand.GoTellItontheMountains4.ItisanautobiographicalplayandEdmundintheplayisbasedontheplaywrighthimself.a.LongDay’sJourneyintoNightb.HendersontheRainKingc.TheHairyAped.TheGlassMenageriesThenoveltellsofhowablackmankillsawhitewomanbyaccidentandhowheisfinallyarrestedandtriedandsentencedtodeath.a.NativeSonb.UncleTom’sCabinc.InvisibleMand.GoTellItontheMountains_________isoneofthebestworksinAmericanliteratureabouttheSecondWorldWar.a.AFarewelltoArmsb.TheCatcherintheRyec.TheRedBadgeofCouraged.TheNakedandtheDead6.ThenovelbyHemingwayisthebestofitskindaboutWorldWarI.a.AFarewelltoArmsb.TheSunAlsoRisesc.TheOldManandtheSead.TheNakedandtheDeadThenovelisabouthowafamilyoffarmerscannotsurviveinOklahomaandtraveltoCaliforniatoseekalivingandhowtheysufferhungerinCalifornia.TheGrapesofWrathb.U.S.A.c.Babbittd.TheAdventuresofAugieMarchItisatrilogyincludingThe42ndParallel,1919,andTheBigMoney,withsuchtechniquesasbiographies,newsreelsandcameraeye.Babbittb.LightinAugustc.U.S.A.d.TheGrapesofWrathItisanovelwhichusesthestreamofconsciousnesstechniqueandwhosetitleistakenfromShakespeare’sMacbeth.a.Absolom,Absolom!b.TheSoundandtheFuryc.AFarewelltoArmsd.TheGreatGatsby10.ItisanaturalisticworkabouthowacountrygirlisseducedandelopeswithHurstwoodandhowshebecomesafamousactressandhowherloverfallsintobeggaryandfinallycommitssuicide.a.AnAmericanTragedyb.SisterCarriec.McTeagued.Maggie,AGirloftheStreets11.Itisanovelwith135chaptersplusanepilog;initagroupofpeopleonawhalingshipkillagreatwhalebuttheythemselvesarekilledbythewhaleintheend,exceptIshmaelthenarratorwhosurvivesbyadheringtoacoffin.SisterCarrieb.TheAdventuresofTomSawyerc.MobyDickd.ThePortraitofaLady12.Thenovelisapsychologicalstudyofasoldier(HenryFleming)’sreactionsintheCivilWar,inwhichwoundiscalledtheredbadgewhichsymbolizescourage.a.AnAmericanTragedyb.SisterCarriec.TheRedBadgeofCouraged.McTeague13.Thepoemiswritteninfreeversein52cantoswiththethemeoftheuniversalityandequalityinvalueofallpeopleandallthings.a.Cantosb.TheRavenc.SongofMyselfd.Chicago14.ThenovelisabouthowamanfallseconomicallyandsociallybutwhorisesmorallybecausehegivesuptheopportunitytosellhisfactorytoanEnglishSyndicate,whichwouldotherwisemeanaruintothatsyndicate.a.TheOctopusb.TheRiseofSilasLaphamc.Moby-Dickd.LeavesofGrass15.ItisaspeechdeliveredatHarvardUniversity.Itisoftenhailedasthe“declarationofintellectualindependence”inAmerica.a.TheAmericanScholarb.Naturec.TheScarletLetterd.Walden1-5.adcad6-10.aacbb11-15.cccbaII.Matchthefollowing(1×20%)A.MatchWorkswithTheirAuthors1.HughSelwynMauberly2.Walden3.Autobiography4.TheScarletLetter5.LeavesofGrass6.TheRaven7.TheRiseofSilasLapham8.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer9.LongDay’sJourneyintoNight10.TheOldManandtheSeaa.MarkTwainb.ErnestHemingwayc.EugeneO’Neilld.WilliamDeanHowellse.EdgarAllanPoef.WaltWhitmang.NathanielHawthorneh.BenjaminFranklini.HenryDavidThoreauj.EzraPoundk.ThomasJeffersonl.T.S.EliotB.MatchtheCharacterswiththeworksinwhichtheyappear.HesterPrynne2.Mrs.Touchett3.FrederickHenry4.BenjyCompson5.theJoads6.GeneralEdwardCummings7.HoldenCaulfield7.BiggerThomas8.Yank9.Happya.ThePortraitofaLadyb.TheScarletLetterc.TheHairyAped.AFarewelltoArmse.TheSoundandtheFuryf.TheGrapesofWrathg.TheNakedandtheDeadh.TheCatcherintheRyei.NativeSonj.DeathofaSalesmank.InvisibleManl.Catch-22A.MatchWorkswithTheirAuthors1-5.jihgf6-10.edccbB.MatchtheCharacterswiththeworksinwhichtheyappear.1-5.badef6-10.ghicjIII.Matchthefollowing(1’×20=20’)A.Matchworkswiththeirauthors1.Nature2.RipVanWinkle3.Nature4.TheScarletLetter5.LeavesofGrass6.TheRaven7.TheRiseofSilasLapham8.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn9.Cantos10.TheOldManandtheSeaa.EzraPoundb.ErnestHemingwayc.MarkTwaind.WilliamDeanHowellse.EdgarAllanPoef.WaltWhitmang.NathanielHawthorneh.RalphWaldoEmersoni.WashingtonIrvingj.WaldoEmersonk.T.S.Eliotl.RobertFrostB.Matchcharacterswiththeworksinwhichtheyappear.CaptainAhabandStarbuck2.IsabelArcher3.FredericHenryandCatherine4.BenjyCompson5.theJoads6.GeneralEdwardCummings7.HoldenCaulfield8.BiggerThomas9.TheTyrones10.WillyLomana.ThePortraitofaLadyb.Moby-Dickc.DeathofaSalesmand.AFarewelltoArmse.TheSoundandtheFuryf.TheGrapesofWrathg.TheNakedandtheDeadh.TheCatcherintheRyei.NativeSonj.LongDay’sJourneyintoNightk.Absalom,Absaloml.TheOldManandtheSeaA.MatchWorkswithTheirAuthors1-5.jihgf6-10.edcabB.MatchtheCharacterswiththeworksinwhichtheyappear.1-5.badef6-10.edcabV.EssayQuestions(30%;chooseonlyONEofthefollowingthreetopicsandwriteashortessayofatleast200words.Note:[1]Youressayshouldhaveatleast2paragraphs;youarenotsimplytomakealistoffacts.[2]Youmaygiveatitletoyouressay,butyouarerequiredtoindicatewhichofthe3topicsitbelongsto.[3]Youarenottowriteonatopicofyourown.Tothebestofyourknowledge,analyzeandmakecommentsonEmerson’sNatureCommentonanyAmericanpoetyoulike.Analyzeand/orcommentonanyoneoftheAmericannovelsorplaysyouhaveread.V.EssayQuestions(30%;chooseonlyONEofthefollowingthreetopicsandwriteashortessayofatleast200words.Note:[1]Youressayshouldhaveatleast2paragraphs;youarenotsimplytomakealistoffacts.[2]Youmaygiveatitletoyouressay,butyouarerequiredtoindicatewhichofthe3topicsitbelongsto.[3]Youarenottowriteonatopicofyourown.)MakecommentsonanAmericannovelwehavediscussedinthiscourse.CommentonanAmericanpoet.DescribehowyourknowledgeofAmericanliteratureisimprovedaftertakingthiscourse..IV.Pleaseanswerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.(2x10’=20’)WhydopeoplethinkFranklinistheembodimentofAmericandream?Whatis“LostGeneration”?V.Discussion.(1x20’=20’)StateyourowninterpretationsofHemingway’sicebergtheoryofwriting?IV.Pleaseanswerthefollowingquestionsbriefly.(2x10’=20’)WhatisHawthorne’sstyle?Explainthestylewithexamples.Attheendofthe19thcentury,therewerethreefightersforRealism.Whoarethey?Whataretheirdifferences?________TrueorFalse.(10x2’=20’)1.Americanliteratureistheoldestofallnationalliterature.2.ThomasJeffersonwastheonlyAmericantosignthe4documentsthatcreatedtheUS.3.Allhisliterarylife,Hawthorneseemedtobehauntedbyhissenseofsinandevil.4.MostofthepoemsinLeavesofGrassareabouthumanpsychology.5.HurstwoodisacharacterinDreiser’sAnAmericanTragedy.6.Faulkner’sregionwastheDeepNorth,withitsbitterhistoryofslavery,civilwaranddestruction.7.Placedinhistoricalperspective,Howellsisfoundlackinginqualitiesanddepth.Butanyhowheisaliteraryfigureworthyofnotice.8.Faulkner’sworkshavebeentermedtheYoknapatawphaSaga,“oneconnectedstory”.9.Asamoralphilosophy,transcendentalismwasneitherlogicalnorsystematical.10.EmilyDickinsonexpressesherdeeploveinthepoem“AnnabelLee”.1-5FFTFF6-10FFTFFII.DecidewhetherthestatementsareTrueorFalse.(10x2’=20’)1.Earlyinthe17thcentury,theEnglishsettlementsinVirginiaandbeganthemainstreamofwhatwerecognizeastheAmericannationalhistory.2.AmericanRomanticwritersavoidedwritingaboutnature,medievallegendsandwithsupernaturalelements.3.Asamoralphilosophy,transcendentalismwasneitherlogicalnorsystematical.4.“YoungGoodmanBrown”wantstoproveeveryonepossesseskindnessinheart.5.HenryJameswasarealistinthesamewayasoneviewstherealismofTwainorHowells.6.TheAmericanrealistssoughttodescribethewiderangeofAmericanexperienceandtopresentthesubtletiesofhumanpersonality.7.Frost’sconcernwithnaturereflectedhisdeepmoraluncertainties.8.Faulkner’sworkshavebeentermedtheYoknapatawphaSaga,“oneconnectedstory”.9.RogerChillingworthisacharacterinDreiser’sAnAmericanTragedy.10.AftertheCivilW