美国文学问答题

1. ________is not a play written by Tennessee Williams.A. Cat on Hot Tin RoofB. The Glass MenagerieC. Death of a SalesmanD. A Streetcar Named Desire2. From ______ in the 1920s, Black(or African- American) literature started one upsurge after another.A. The Harlem RenaissanceB. The Beat MovementC. The Lost GenerationD. The worker’s movement3. Which of the following is not said about Ezra Pound?A. For he was politically, controversial and notorious for what he did in the wartime, his literary achievement and influence are somewhat reduced.B. His artistic talents are on full display in the history of the imagist movement.C. From his analysis of Chinese ideogram Pound learned to another his poetic language in concrete, perceptual reality and to organize images into large patterns through juxtaposition.D. His language is usually oblique yet marvelously compressed and his poetry is dense with personal literary and historical allusions.4. In A Farewell to Arms, Hemingway_______.A. emphasizes his belief that man is trapped both physically and mentally and suggests that m an is doomed to be entrapped.B. Wrote the epitaph to a decade and to the whole generation in the 1930sC. Favored the idea of nature as an expression of either god’s design or his beneficence.D. Tells a story about the tragic love affair of a wounded American soldier with a French nurse5. Eugene O’neill is remembered for his tragic view of life, and most of his plays are about_____.A. The root, the truth of human desires and human frustrationsB. The moral nature of the modern mankindC. The relationship between man and nature as well as an and womanD. The inner contradiction of men before the red world6. Which of the following does not describe the strikingly successful artistic techniques in Catch-22？A. BurlesqueB. black humorC. anti-heroD.simple plot7. In his poems, Robert Frost combined traditional verse to forms with________.A. A simple spoken language the speech of New England farmersB. The pastoral language of the southern areaC. The difficult and highly ornamental languageD. Both A and B8. The literary characters of the America type in early 19th century are generally characterized by all the following Features except that they_______.A. Speak local dialectsB. are polite and elegant gentlemanC..are simple and crude farmersD. are noble savage (red and white) untainted by society9. The Raven was written in 1844 by_______.A. Philip FreneauB. Edgar Allan PoeC. Henry Wadsworth LongfellowD. Emily Dickinson10. The main issues involved in the debate of Transcendentalism and generally philosophically concerning______.A. The cold, rigid rationalism of UnitarianismB. The relationship between man and womenC. He development of Romanticism in AmericaD. Nature man and the universe11. ______ can be broadly defined as“the faithful representation of reality”or “verisimilitude”it includes the period of time from the civil war to the turn of the century.A. American Realism C.American SentimentalismB. American Transcendentalism D. American Romanticism12. Which of the following works is not be Ernest Hemingway?A. The Old Man and SeaB. A Farewell to ArmsC.Sound and FuryD. For whom to Bell Tolls13. Iceberg Theory is a writing principle proposed and closely followed by________.A. Jack LondonB. Sinclair LewisC. William FaulknerD. Ernest Hemingway14. Which of the following is said of the American Naturalism?A. They preferred to have their own region and people at the forefront of the storiesB. Their characteristic setting is an isolated townC. Their characters were conceived more or less complex combinations or inherited attributes, their habits conditioned by social and economic forcesD. Humans should be united because they had to adapt themselves to changing environmental conditions15. As a great innovator in American literature, Walt Whitman wrote his poetry in an unconventional style which is now called_______, that is_________.A. Hymn, poetry with chanting refrains.B. Blank verse, poetry without rhymes at the end of the lines but with a fixed beat.C. Free verse, poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme.D. Ode, poetry in an irregular metric form and expressing noble feeling.16. By the end of he 19th century, the realists had rejected the portrayal of idealized characters and event, instead, sought to______.A. Describe the wide range of American experienceB. Present the subtleties of human personalityC. Show animal nature of human beingsD. Both A and B17. In all his novels Theodore Dreiser set himself to project the _____American values. For example, in Sister Carrie, there is no one character whose status is not determined economically.A. PuritansB. MaterialisticC. PsychologicalD. Religions18. _______was poet in American modern period who was deeply influence by Eastern culture.A. T.S.EliotB. Robert FrostC. Ezra PoundD. Walt Whitman19. Which of the following is not a typical feature of Henry James’s writing style?A. Exquisite and elaborateB. minute and detailed descriptionsB. lengthy psychological analyses D. American colloquialism20. In American literature, the 18th century was the age of Enlightenment. ______was the dominant spirit.A. HumanismB. rationalismC. DevolutionD. Evolution21. About the novel The Scarlet Letter, which of the following statement is not right?A. It is a love story and a story of sinB. It is a highly symbolic story as the author is a master of symbolismC. It is mainly about the moral emotional and psychological effects of the sin upon the main characters and the people in generalD. In it the letter A takes the same symbolic meaning throughout the novel22. American Colonial literature is longer than any other literary and sermons, which started when the first settlers kept diaries and sermons and developed till________.A. The mid of 18th centuryB. early 17th centuryB. the end of 17th century D. the end of 18th century23. Which of the following works concerns most concentrated the Calvinistic view of original sin?A. The WastelandB. The Scarlet LetterC. Leaves of GrassD. As I Lay Dying24. Whitman’s poem are characterized by all the following features except______.A. Strict poetic formB. a simple and conversationallanguageB. a free and natural rhythmic pattern D. an easy flow of feelings25.Which of the following is not written by Faulkner? A. The Sound and Fury B.A Rose for EmilyD. Tender is the night26._______ is considered to be a spokesman for the alienated youth in the post-war era and his The Catcher in the Rye is regarded as a students’classic.A. Allen SalingerB.E.E. CummingsC.J.D. Salinger D. Henry James27.Which one of the following statement is NOT True of William Faulkner?A. He is master of stream of consciousness narrativeB. His writing is often complex and difficult to understandC. He represents a new group pf Southern writers28.As a spokesman of the“Roaring 20s’”. Scott Fitzgerald portrayed ______.A. the problems of the human heart in conflict with itselfB. the psychological journey of the modern man and his helplessness in the modern worldC. the primitive struggle of individuals in the context of irresistible natural forcesD. the hollowness of the American worship of riches and the unending American dream of fulfillment29.In the beginning paragraph of chapter 3. The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald describes a big party by saying that “men and girls came and went like moths”. The author most likely indicates that______.A. there was a crowd of party goersB. these people were light -heartedC. these were crazy and ignorant charactersD. such life does not have red meaning30.______ is generally regarded as the forerunner of the 20th century “stream -of consciousness ”novels and the founder of psychological realism.A. Theodore DreiserB. William Faulkner D. His often depicts slum life in New York and ChicagoC. Light in AugustC. Henry JamesD. Mark Twain31.As the leader of the Harlem writers who created the Black Renaissance ______ as known as the“Poet Laureate of Harlem”.A. Ralph EllisonB. Langston HughesC. Richard WrightD. Alice Walker32.Hemingway once described Mark Twain’s novel ________ the one book from which“all modern American literature comes”.A. The Adventure of Huckleberry FinnB. The Adventure of Tom SawyerC. The Gilded AgeD. The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg33.Romantics put emphasis on the following Expect _______.A. common senseB. imaginationC. intuitionD. individualism34.In the middle of 19th century, America witnessed a cultural flowering which is called ________.A. the English RenaissanceB. the American RenaissanceC. the Second RenaissanceD. the Salem Renaissance35.The main theme of The Art of Fiction written by ______ clearly indicates that the aim of the novel is to present life.A. Henry JamesB. Mark TwainC. Theodore DreiserD. Ernest Hemingway36.In the line“We slowly drove-He knew on haste/ And I had put away /My labor and my leisure too. /For his Civility -”, the word“civility”means______.A. abilityB. politenessC. kindnessD. pleasure37.Which one is not the characterized of modernism?A. Modernism in literature is characterized by experimentation, anti-realism, individualism and a stress on the cerebral rather than emotive aspects.B. Modernism is greatly influenced by the two world wars.C. The work of Mary and Freud had mounted an assault against orthodox religious faith that lasted into the twentieth century.D. Modernists believe that human nature is kind38.Which of the following plays by O’Neill can be read autobiographicall y?A. The Hairy ApeB. The Emperor TonesC. The Iceman ComethD. Long Day’s Tourney Into Night39.The Civil War had transformed America from _____ to _____.A.an agrarian community, a society of freedom and equalityB.an agrarian community, an industrialized and commercialized societyC.an industrialized and commercialized society, a highly -developed societyD. a poor and backward society, an industrialized and commercial society40.Robert Frost combined traditional verse from -sonnet, rhyming couplet, blank verse -with a clear American local speech rhythm, the speech of ______ farmers with its idiosyncratic diction and syntax.A. southernB. westernC. New EnglandD. New Hampshire41.The realistic period is referred to as“the Gilded Age”by______.42.Realism was a reaction against ______ or a move away from the bias towards romance and self-creating flections and paved the way to Modernism.A. RationalismB. RomanticismC. NeoclassicismD. Enlightenment43.With Howells, James and Mark Twain active on the literary scene _______ became the major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century.A. sentimentalismB. romanticismC. realismD. naturalism44.Anna Bradstreet was a Puritan poet. Her poem made such a stir in England that she become known as the“_______”who appeared in America.45.Apart from The Autobiography, Franklin is perhaps best remembered in print for his _______.A. The Way to WealthB. The Sketch BookC. The Biography Christopher ColumbusD. Poor Richard’s Almanac46.Moby Dick is usually considered ______.A. a symbolic voyage of the mind in quest of the truth and knowledge of the universeB. a spiritual exploration into man’s deep reality and psychologyC. a simple whaling tale or sea adventure47.The image of the famous“henpecked husband”is created by _______.D. both A and BTenth Muse Mark Twain A. B. Ninth Muse C. Best Muse D. First MuseA. B. Henry James C. Emily Dickinson D. Theodore DreiserA. Washington IrvingB. Fennimore CooperC. William Dean HowellsD.Mark Twain48.As a philosophical and literary moment, _______ flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War.A. ModernismB. RationalismC. SentimentalismD. Transcendentalism。

1.What was the Harlem Renaissance or New Renaissance? Howimportant is social protest expressed in “Harlem”?The Harlem Renaissance was the development of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City as a black cultural mecca in the early 20th Century and the subsequent social and artistic explosion that resulted. Lasting roughly from the 1910s through the mid-1930s, the period is considered a golden age in African American culture, manifesting in literature, music, stage performance and art.In the early 1920s, many African American writers, painters, photographers, musicians congregated in New York City, started magazines, published anthologies, and promoted the creativity of the “New Negro”. They came from farms and plantations, villages, towns and cities across the United States. Their work transformed Harlem, an African American neighborhood in New York, into an intellectual and cultural center for African Americans.2. What is Great Awakening in American history? What are the reasons for this Great Awakening and what are the outcomes?Definition:The Great Awakening took place during the 1730’s-1740’s in colonial America, which was a movement rooted in spiritual growth, bringing a national identity to Colonial America. Certain Christians began to disassociate themselves with the established/institutional approach toworship. People began to go to large gatherings to worship and pray. Reasons:1.People felt that religion was dry, dull and distant.2.Preachers felt that people needed to be concerned with inner emotionsas opposed to outward religious behavior.3.People in the New England area could now read and interpret theBible for themselves (individualism rather than institutionalism). Outcomes:1.Birth of deep religious convictions in the colonies.2.Colonists could be bold when confronting religious authority, andbreak away if they were not meeting expectations.3.Just as with religion, political power did not reside with EnglishMonarchs, but with colonists’ self-governance.pared to British or European Romanticism, what are the particular characteristics of American Romanticism?(1)Nationalism goes hand in with romanticism(2)American romanticism did not have the political radicalism as seen inEuropean romanticists(3)The romantic celebration of natural beauty was inspired in part by adesire to establish an original relationship with the “new” landscape (4)Even though there was desire to be less European, the United States asa young country could not be quite free of a sense of inferiority or“colonial complex” in fac e of Europe4.What is the general philosophy of Transcendentalism?5.What is “manifest destiny”? What are the influence of this movementon American culture and American literature?Manifest Destiny, a phrase coined in 1845 by Louis O’Sullivan in U.S. history, the supposed inevitability of the continued territorial expansion of the boundaries of the United States westward to the Pacific and beyond, which is used to justify the forced removal of Native Americans and other groups from their homes.The rapid expansion of the United States intensified the issue of slavery as new states were added to the Union, leading to the outbreak of the Civil War. It has enlivened American literature from its Puritan roots, to the haunted Gothic world of early 19th century and mid-century romance. What’s more, it also encouraged the impulse towards self-definition, hence nationalism.6.Mark Twain coined the phrase the “Gilded Age”. What are some of thesocial and cultural phenomena that characterized the Gilded Age？(1)The Civil War, which not only destroyed the innocence prevalentearlier in the 19th century, but also change the map of the USA.(2)The Westward movement, a steady influx of immigrants, andnewly discovered mineral deposits in the west.(3)The development of rail road and communication network(4)The corruption in policy(5)Social Darwinism that survival of the fittest to sociology andpolitics(6)The spread of industrialism led to a series of significant changes,factory owners and managers came to see machines as being more valuable than workers.7.What are the four types of fictional works by Mark Twain? Howimportant is Mark Twain to American literature and American culture?8.What is Naturalism? What are major tenets of Naturalism?In philosophy, naturalism is the "idea or belief that only natural (as opposed to supernatural or spiritual) laws and forces operate in the world."Naturalism is a literary movement that emphasizes observation and the scientific method in the fictional portrayal of reality. The novel would be an experiment where the author could discover and analyze the forces, or scientific laws, that influenced behavior, and these included emotion, heredity, and environment. Novelists writing in the naturalist mode include Émile Zola (its founder), Thomas Hardy, Theodore Dreiser, Stephen Crane, and Frank Norris.Major tanets:•Writer must examine people and society objectively and, like a scientist, draw conclusions from what is observed.•Reality: the inescapable working out of natural forces•Destiny is decided by heredity and environment, physical drives, and economic circumstances.•Tended to be pessimistic.•Direct opposite of Romanticism and Transcendentalism, which saw nature as holy or mystical•Despite their underlying powerlessness, characters generally conduct themselves with strength and dignity in the face of adversity, thereby affirming the significance of their existence.9.What are the themes of Modernist Literature？Collectivism versus individualism; Disillusionment; Violence and alienation; Decadence and decay; Loss and despair; Breakdown of social norms and cultural sureties; Race and gender relations; The American Dream10.What was the Harlem Renaissance or New Negro Renaissance? Howis the social protest expressed in “Harlem”?The Harlem Renaissance was a flowering of African American social thought which was expressed through Paintings Music Dance Theater Literature. Centered in the Harlem district of New York City, the NewNegro Movement (as it was called at the time) had a major influence across the Unites States and even the world.Important Quotes:1.Yellow wall paper Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe Yellow Wall-paper” (1892) is a psychological and suspenseful tale of isolation and insanity based largely on Gilman’s own experience with the “rest cure”, which was told from the point of view of a nameless female protagonist who undergoes the rest cure, in an ancestral home.John is a doctor who administrates the “rest cure” by renting “a colonial mansion”for their stay in summer, combining the authority society allows a man.The belief that women were a sexual and social subclass was the theme norm dominating American home and social life. Society allowed only the man to make major public and private decision, which can explain why that “……”Important quotes:6. Yellow wall paperBy Charlotte Perkins Gilman那是月亮，月亮和太阳一样，到处都在发光。

美国文学本科试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 以下哪部作品是马克·吐温的代表作？A. 《白鲸》B. 《了不起的盖茨比》C. 《汤姆·索亚历险记》D. 《老人与海》答案：C2. 爱德加·爱伦·坡的哪部作品被认为是哥特式小说的典范？A. 《红字》B. 《呼啸山庄》C. 《乌鸦》D. 《简·爱》答案：C3. 以下哪位作家被誉为“美国现代小说之父”？A. 亨利·詹姆斯B. 威廉·福克纳C. 赫尔曼·梅尔维尔D. 约翰·斯坦贝克答案：A4. 《愤怒的葡萄》是哪个作家的作品？A. 约翰·斯坦贝克B. 欧内斯特·海明威C. 威廉·福克纳D. 弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德答案：A5. 《草叶集》是哪个诗人的代表作？A. 罗伯特·弗罗斯特B. 华尔特·惠特曼C. 艾米莉·狄金森D. 埃德加·爱伦·坡答案：B6. 以下哪部作品是威廉·福克纳的代表作？A. 《老人与海》B. 《喧哗与骚动》C. 《太阳照样升起》D. 《了不起的盖茨比》答案：B7. 《红字》的作者是谁？A. 纳撒尼尔·霍桑B. 赫尔曼·梅尔维尔C. 爱德加·爱伦·坡D. 马克·吐温答案：A8. 《了不起的盖茨比》的作者是谁？A. 威廉·福克纳B. 弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德C. 约翰·斯坦贝克D. 赫尔曼·梅尔维尔答案：B9. 《白鲸》的作者是谁？A. 爱德加·爱伦·坡B. 赫尔曼·梅尔维尔C. 马克·吐温D. 纳撒尼尔·霍桑答案：B10. 《简·爱》的作者是谁？A. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特B. 艾米莉·勃朗特C. 乔治·艾略特D. 简·奥斯汀答案：A二、填空题（每空1分，共20分）11. 《汤姆·索亚历险记》中的主人公汤姆·索亚是一个__________的男孩。

1.What is Emerson’s attitude towards charity? Why does he holdsuch an attitude?The worst of charity is that the lives you are asked to preserve are not worth preserving.Not all charity mean goodness.One must explore if it be goodness.If malice and vanity wear the coat of philanthropy,that shall not pass,One’s goodness must have some edge to it,else it is none.2.According to the poem “A Psalm of Life”, how should our lives beled to overcome the fact that each day brings us nearer to death? According to these sentences“Be not like dumb, driven cattle!Be a hero in the strife!”“Act, -act in the living Present!Heart within, and God o'er head!”we can see the speaker is a man of action, always optimistic and cheerful, trying to achieve as much as possible in the short span of life.We should work harder and live happier.Llife is not a dream, but very real, and urges us to live it to the fullest. The purpose of life is to do something. Our own individual time on earth is limited and will pass very quickly, we should try to achieve sth on earth and leave behind something.3.Do you think the narrator and his listener ever suspect thepresence of the humor of the story in “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”? Why? How do you interpret their interactions?The narrator and his listener never noticed or suspected the presence of humor.During the intercourse the narrator went vigorously on his monotonous narrative without a little smiling talking about the animals and the things like while the listener felt rather puzzled or bothered by his stories.It seemed to be kind of coarse things. So the two different scenes go on separately without a intersection.And their interaction was a complete failure according toour common sense about communication.But it in this sense produced the effect of humor which can be tasted by our readers due to the skills adopted by Mark Twain .4.What does the title of the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” standfor?"Desire" is in fact a streetcar's name in America,but in this drama,it alludes the life of Blanche who indulging herself in desire and lies.There is an actual streetcar named “Desire” that Blanche takes on her way to the Kowalskis’. Which brings us nicely into our discussion of the metaphorical meaning of the title .Blanche is literally brought to the Kowalski place by “Desire,” but she is also brought there by desire; her sexual escapeds in Laurel ruined her reputation and drove her out of town.Desire.then Cemeterird , then Elysian Fields.Sex,death,afterlife.It’s like a linear progression.Sec leads to death,or at least some heavy-duty wreckage. Blanche herself seems to recognize some sort of connection here with this line, one that is key to understanding the role that desire plays in Streetcar: “Death, death was as close as you are. The opposite is desire” . Blanche is somehow under the impression that sex is her escape from death. She turned to sex to comfort herself after her husband died, and after her relatives passedaway one by one.5.In “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place”, the old waiter said to theyounger waiter: “We are of two different kinds.” In what way do you think they are different?The two waiters represent two contrasting attitudes towards life. The young waiter tends to be selfish and confident. He is fully confident of his marriage and work, but he does not know that all these are based on his youth, which is not reliable since it is temporary. He lives in nada, of which he is not aware at all. He lives in a state of ignorance, muddling along. We can say that he is physically alive but spiritually dead. The old waiter tends to be sympathetic and less confident. He wants to help other lonely people who have lost their beliefs, although the only thing he can offer them is a decent place as a refuge from the disorderly, dark, and meaningless world. He is fully aware of the nihilistic life of modern men, therefore, he faces such a meaningless life with courage, endurance, and dignity by seeking order, code, and meaning of life in his heart.6.What is speaker’s reaction to modern America in “ASupermarket in California”?"A Supermarket in California" doesn't use the word "America" until the end of the poem, but that doesn't mean this one's not all about our fair nation. Ginsberg imagines an America that fits a very 1950s ideal: blue automobiles in driveways of suburban homes, whole families shopping together. The speaker feels like an outsider in this America, which is all about the things you can buy; he conjures up Whitman who, he hopes, represents a "lost America of love," which was more about love than about things. But in the last line of the poem, the speaker calls all this into question: was there really ever an "America of love"? Or, like Walt Whitman, is this all a fantasy? 7.How is the egg in “The Triumph of the Egg”used to unify thenarrative elements?In the whole story of the article,the checked destiny of eggs,surly,is the main clue of all the episodes of the whole story,also,eggs reflect changes of father,mother and I.Chicken raising represents father’s starting pursuing his dream.Then chickens become sick and die constantly,making father meet troubles and can not control his own life.Grotesques somewhat equals to distorted concept. The dreadful circle ,shows the abnormal relations between egg and chicken, people and their generation.Egg trick reveals father’s desire to be respected, but the failure finally break his dream .In the end,father lay the egg, close the restaurant and go to bed ,shows that he finally decides to give up.。

《美国⽂学》题库及答案《美国⽂学》题库及答案I.Multiple Choice1. American literature is only more than ____ years old.A. 500B.400C. 200D.1002. The Puritan values did no include______.A. wastefulnessB. thriftC. pietyD. hard work3. The 18th century was the age of the Enlightenment.______was the dominant spirit.A. HumanismB. RationalismC. RomanticismD. Realism4. Franklin was the epitome of the______.A. American EnlightenmentB. Sugar ActC. Charlist movementD. Romanticism5. _____was the most leading spirit of the Transcendentalism.A. FranklinB. HawthorneC. PaineD. Emerson6. “Moby Dick was written by_____A. Mark TwainB. ThoreauC. MelvilleD. Whitman7. “The Scarlet Letter” is characterized by its______.C. PlatonismD. classicism8. “Huckleberry Finn is the masterpiece of________.A. Henry JamesB. Jack LondonC. Mark TwainD. Stephen Crane9. Choose the novel written by Henry JamesA. The Golden BowlB. The Portrait of a LadyC. Sister CarrieD. Daisy Miller10. Early in the 20th century, _____ published works that would change the nature of American poetry.A. Ezra PoundB. T.S. EliotC. Robert FrostD. both A and B11._____ is the founder of “Imagist” movement.A. Ezra PoundB. HemingwayC. Robert FrostD. Steinbeck12. Mark Twain’s works are characterized by_____A. NaturalismB. TranscendentalismC. Local ColorismD. Imagism13. ________ is said to be the father of American poetryA. T.S. EliotB. E.D. RobinsonC. Philip FreneauD. Dreiser14. Hawthorne is regarded as a _______.C. realistD. romanticist15. ______ represents the most leading spirit of American Transcendentalism.A. EmersonB. FranklinC. Mark TwainD. Whitman16.“The Art of Fiction” was written by_____A. LongfellowB. Henry JamesC. FitzgeraldD. Faulkner17. Imagination plays the most important part in________.A. realismB. romanticismC. naturalismD. classicism18. ______ is considered to be the masterpiece of John Steinbeck.A. Mending WallB. Dry SeptemberC. A Farewell to ArmsD. The Grapes of Wrath19. Uncle Tom in the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a(n)______A. Negro slaveB. salesmanC. industrialistD. officer20. Mark Twain’s works are characterized by______A. NaturalismB. TranscendentalismC. Local ColorismD. Imagism21. “The Great Gatsby” is the masterpiece of_____C. DickinsonD. Hemingway22. The United States of America was founded in______.A. 1776B. 1876C. 1789D.168923. The ancestors of American Indians were______A. AsiansB. AfricansC. EuropeansD. Australians24. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” was written by______.A. H.B. Stowe B. John SteinbeckC. HawthorneD. Mark Twain25. ______ does not belong to the lost generation.A. DreiserB. T.S. EliotC. FaulknerD. Hemingway26. ______ was well known for his story “Rip Van Winkle.”A. BryantB. Washington IrvingC. Allan PoeD. Philip Freneau27. “Farewell to Arms” is the master pieced produced by______A. FaulknerB. DreiserC. HemingwayD. Longfellow28. It was ______ who wrote the formal declaration of independence.A. Thomas JeffersonB. Benjamin FranklinC. WashingtonD. Washington Irving29. _____has been exerting a great and enduring influence upon world literature, especially that of France and European symbolism.A. FranklinB. BradstreetC. Edgar Allan PoeD. Philip Freneau30. The masterpiece of Hawthorne is _________.A. The Scarlet LetterB. Sister CarrieC. Richard CoryD. A Psalm of Life31. Engene O’Neill is a _______.A. novelistB. poetC. puritanD. dramatist32.Hemingway’s style of writing is characterized by______.A. high-sounding wordsB. simple dictionC. complicated sentencesD. mix metaphor33. T.S. Eliot is not only a poet but also a ______.A. criticB. statesmanC. churchmanD. novelists34. “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” was written by_____.A. T.S. EliotB. O’NeillC. Stephen CraneD. Saul Bellow35. “The Grape of Wrath” is one of the remarkable novels of_____.A. the Civil WarB. DepressionC. SuppressionD. Aggression36. Theodore Dreiser showed the_____ tendency in his novels.A. PuritanismB. classicismC. romanticismD. naturalism37. Ralph Waldo Emerson was the leading figure of________.A. TranscendentalismB. RomanticismC. RationalismD. Naturalism38. “The Sound and the Fury” was the masterpiece of ______A. Robert Lee FrostB. T.S. EliotC. FaulknerD. Steinbeck39. Emily Dickinson is an American________.A. dramatistB. novelistC. female poetD. male poet40. “Th Emily Dickinson is an American ark Twain’s______A. materialismB. classicismC. socialismD. colorism41. “The Portrait of a Lady” is one of best novels of_________.A. Henry JamesB. John SteinbeckC. William FaulknerD. Walt Whitman42. What Whitman is famous for his_________.A. “Leaves of Grass”B. “Mending Wall”C. “Richard Cory”D. “The Burial of the Dead”43. “Catch-22” is the masterpiece of______A. Saul BellowB. Joseph HellerC. DreiserD. Fitzgerald44. The English settlement in America began in_________A.1507B.1607C.1707D.180745. The first World War broke out in______.A.1614B.1714C.1814D.191446. The jazz age refers to the decade ofA.1950’sB.1980’sC.1920’sD.1820’s47. Franklin was a _____.A. PuritanB. romanticistC. classicistD. imagist48. “Rip Van Winkle” was written by_______.A. FreneauB. Allan PoeC. Washington IrvingD. Thomas Jefferson49.“The Scarlet Letter” is the masterpiece of______.C. BradstreetD. Allan Poe50.It was______who wrote “The Age of Reason”A. WashingtonB. JeffersonC. Benjamin FranklinD. Thomas Paine51.“Song of Myself” is a ______written by Whitman.A. novelB. poemC. dramaD. essay52.Tom in Beecher Stowe’s novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a _____.A. Negro slaveB. American IndianC. School masterD. industrialist53. Mark Twain belongs to the literary school of_____.A. transcendentalismB. realismC. romanticismD. naturalism54._______is a famous American female poet.A. Allan PoeB. FreneauC. Emily DickinsonD. Robinson55. “The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn” is the masterpiece of_____.A. Mark TwainB. Henry JamesC. Stephen CraneD. Robert Lee Frost56. It was____ who wrote the poem “The Road Not Taken.”C. Robert Lee FrostD. T.S.EliotⅡ Define the literary terms briefly in English1. American Transcendentalism2. Romanticism3. The Puritans4. Realism5. Enlightenment6. Transcendentalism7. EnlightenmentIII Explain the following quotations in your own words.1. Success is counted sweetest By those who ne’er succeed.2. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by And that has made all the difference.3. Let us, then, be up and doing, With heart for any fate;Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait.4. And he was always quietly arrayed, And he was always human when he talked.5. Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream!_____6. To comprehend a nectar Requires sorest need.7. But still he fluttered pulses when he said,“Good morning”, and he glittered when he walked.8. something there is that doesn’t love a wall,He says again, “Good fences make good neighbors.”9. Fair flower, that dost so comely grow, Hid in this silent, dull retreat10. But to act, that each tomorrow Find us farther than today11. 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 English1. Why is American literature important for you?2. What is the theme of “The Waste Land”?3. Whose novel (or which novel) do you enjoy most?Why?4. What is the style of Hemingway’s novel?5. What is the significance of American literature?6. Do you like American literature? Why?7. What is the real theme in “Sister Carrie”?8. What is the central subject and primary significance of Hawthorne’s major works?9. Which American writer do you like best? Why?10. What is the theme of “Catch-22”?11. What are the features of Emily Dickinson’s poems?12. Why should we learn American literature?13. Which poem do you enjoy most? Why?《美国⽂学》作业参考答案I.Multiple Choice1.C2.A3.B4.A5.D6.C7.A8.C9.B 10.D11.A 12.C 13.C 14.D 15.A 16.B 17.B 18.D 19.A 20.C21.B 22.C 23.A 24.D 25.A 26.B 27.C 28.A 29.C 30.A31.D 32.B 33.A 34.B 35.B 36.D 37.A 38.C 39.C 40.D41.A 42.A 43.B 44.B 45.D 46.C 47.A 48.B 49. A 50.D51.B 52.A 53.B 54.C 55. A 56. CII.Define the literary terms briefly in English1.American transcendentalism was a philosophical dissent from Unitarianism. Transcendentalists rejected the materialistic psychology in favor of the idealism of Kant who asserted that intuition could surpass reason as a guide to the truth. To transcendentalists, spirit is inherent and pervading and is the only reality in the universe in which nature stood as a symbol of Spirit. Transcendentalismemphasized the divinity of man, the significance and right of the individual, and the possibility of the self-perfection of the individual.2. Romanticism is characterized by the pursuit of freedom, emphasis of individualism, a reliance upon the good of nature and “natural” man, and an abiding faith in the boundless resources of the human spirit and imagination.3.The Puritans were members of the church of England who at first wished to reform or “Purify its doctrines. They kept in common with all advocates o f strict Christian orthodox, insisting on man’s original sin and depravity.4. Realism is a literary school. The American realist William Dean Howells refered to the method of realistic literary creation as “nothing more and nothing less than the truthful treatment of material. The realists tended to be highly selective in their choice of material, focusing upon what seemed real to their largely middle-class readers.5. Enlightenment in America was a progressive “intellectual movement which contributed to free the Americans from the limitation of Puritanism which had been prevailing in American society, and stimulate them to strive for the establishment of their independent and democratic nation. The enlighteners were confident in the proqress by education and appealed to Reason.6．American transcendentalism was a political dissent from Unitarianism. Transcendentalists rejected the materialistic psychology in favour of the idealism of kant who asserted that intuition could surpass reason as a guide to the truth. To transcendentalists, spirit is inherent and pervading and is the only reality in the universe in which nature stood as a symbol of Spirit. Transcendentalists emphasized the divinity of man, the significance and right of the individual, and the possibility of the self-perfection of the individual.7. Enlightenment in America was a progressive intellectual movement which contributed to free the Americans fromthe limitations of Purtanism which had been prevailing in American society, and stimulate them to strive for their independent and democratic nation. The enlighteners were confident in the proqress of education and appealed to reason.III Explain the following quotations in your own words.1. Those who have never succeeded before will enjoy the sweetness o success most.2. In my life and literary creation, I did not follow others’ footsteps (or footprints). SometimesI chose a different way. That was the reason why I was unique and different from them both in life and poetic writing.3. Let us rise up and take actionTo meet any challenge in our life.We should learn to work and to be patientAnd persevere in pursuing our goalTill we reap the fruit of achievement one after another.4. He always dressed himself properly and elegantly And he showed his kindness and considerateness when talked with others.5. Don’t tell me in sad voice that life is nothing but an meaningless and empty dream.6. Only when you feel thirstiest and bitterest, can you really understand and enjoy the holy sweet drink.7. He stirred the pulses of the persons he was greeting with “Good morning”. While he was walking, his manners appeared to be so brilliant and attractive that he drow much public attention.8. Wall, as a barrier for communication or mutual understanding, is not good at all. Sometimes, it is necessary to remove the wall.Wall, as a boundary or limitation or border, is needed sometimes, so that good relations can be kept among different strata of people, or different countries.Wall is a paradox, which is both good and bad in haman life9.The honeysuckle qrows so agreeably and beautifully.However the beautiful flower hid its beauty in the quiet and lonely place.10.We had better take action every day, not remain idle and inactive so that we can make progress each day.11.I have a lot of obligations and duties to fulfill, so there is still a long way for me to go beforeI can relax or leave this world.Ⅳ Answer the following questions in English1. Key points:① the significance of American literature in the world literature ② the manifestation of American life and culture③the requirement of improving English2. The theme of the poem is modern spiritual barrenness, the despair and depression that followed the first world war, the sterility and turbulence of the modern world, and the decline and breakdown of Western culture.3. The answer depends on individual student’s inclination.4. His style of writing is characterized by short and terse sentences, simple diction filled with emotion, vivid colloquialisms, and particularly the simplicity of his laconic statements.5. Key points: ① its place in the world literature② the manifestation of American life and culture③ the requirement of professional knowledge and skills as English majon.6. The answer is flexible. It de pends on an individual Student’s inclination.7. The real theme in Sister Carrie is the purposelessness of life. While looking at individuals with warm, human sympathy, he also sees the disorder and cruelty of life in general.8. The central subject of Haw thorne’s major works was the human soul. His exploration of the soul resulted from his skeptical attitude toward the social reality that was characterized by a rapid change in almost all aspects of social life, and from his ambition to probe into the nature of man. The primary significance of his major works dwells in the interect and the consistend vitality of his criticism of life.9. The answer is flexible, depending on students’ inclination, logic and language skills.10. Its real theme is to expose the dehumanization of all contemporary institutions, the absurd and corrupt bureancracy and the alienation of individuals existing in a systemized chaotic condition, such as war.punctuation and capitalization. Her mode of expression is characterized by clear-cut and delicately original imagery, precise diction, and fragmentary and enigmatic metrical pattern.12. Key points: ①the significance of American literature in the world literature ② the manifestation of American life and culture ③ the requirement of improving English.13. The answer is flexible and depends on student’s inclination.。

美国文学史复习题及答案1. 美国文学史的起源可以追溯到哪个时期？答案：美国文学史的起源可以追溯到殖民时期。

2. 哪位作家被认为是美国文学之父？答案：华盛顿·欧文被认为是美国文学之父。

3. 19世纪美国文学中，超验主义运动的主要代表人物是谁？答案：19世纪美国文学中，超验主义运动的主要代表人物是拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生和亨利·大卫·梭罗。

4. 马克·吐温的哪部作品被认为是美国文学史上的第一部现实主义小说？答案：马克·吐温的《哈克贝利·费恩历险记》被认为是美国文学史上的第一部现实主义小说。

5. 20世纪初，哪位诗人开创了现代主义诗歌的新纪元？答案：T.S.艾略特开创了现代主义诗歌的新纪元。

6. 哪位作家的作品标志着“失落的一代”文学的诞生？答案：欧内斯特·海明威的作品标志着“失落的一代”文学的诞生。

7. 黑人文学中，哈莱姆文艺复兴运动的代表作家是谁？答案：哈莱姆文艺复兴运动的代表作家是兰斯顿·休斯和佐拉·尼尔·赫斯顿。

8. 20世纪中期，哪位作家的作品反映了美国社会的反文化运动？答案：20世纪中期，杰克·凯鲁亚克的作品反映了美国社会的反文化运动。

9. 后现代主义文学中，哪位作家的作品以其碎片化和非线性叙事而闻名？答案：后现代主义文学中，托马斯·品钦的作品以其碎片化和非线性叙事而闻名。

10. 当代美国文学中，哪位作家因其对种族和性别问题的深刻探讨而受到赞誉？答案：当代美国文学中，托尼·莫里森因其对种族和性别问题的深刻探讨而受到赞誉。

美国文学课程考试题库一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 以下哪部作品是纳撒尼尔·霍桑的代表作？A. 《红字》B. 《白鲸》C. 《了不起的盖茨比》D. 《老人与海》2. 马克·吐温的《汤姆·索亚历险记》发表于哪一年？A. 1869年B. 1876年C. 1884年D. 1893年3. 爱德加·爱伦·坡被誉为什么？A. 现代侦探小说之父B. 现代科幻小说之父C. 现代恐怖小说之父D. 现代奇幻小说之父4. 以下哪位作家是“垮掉的一代”的代表人物？A. 欧内斯特·海明威B. 杰克·凯鲁亚克C. 威廉·福克纳D. 约翰·斯坦贝克5. 以下哪部作品是海明威的代表作？A. 《太阳照常升起》B. 《永别了，武器》C. 《老人与海》D. 所有选项都是6. 弗朗西斯·斯科特·菲茨杰拉德的《了不起的盖茨比》反映了哪个时代的社会风貌？A. 维多利亚时代B. 爵士时代C. 工业革命时期D. 冷战时期7. 以下哪部作品是威廉·福克纳的代表作？A. 《喧哗与骚动》B. 《我弥留之际》C. 《押沙龙，押沙龙！》D. 所有选项都是8. 以下哪位作家是“黑人文艺复兴”运动的代表人物？A. 理查德·赖特B. 詹姆斯·鲍德温C. 托尼·莫里森D. 所有选项都是9. 托尼·莫里森的《宠儿》是哪一年获得普利策奖的？A. 1987年B. 1988年C. 1989年D. 1990年10. 以下哪部作品是“现代主义”文学的代表作？A. 《荒原》B. 《尤利西斯》C. 《追忆似水年华》D. 所有选项都是二、填空题（每空2分，共20分）11. 《红字》中的女主角名叫________。

12. 《白鲸》中的船长名叫________。

13. 《了不起的盖茨比》中，盖茨比的豪宅位于________。

美国文学试题库
一、选择题
1. 下列哪位作家被誉为“美国短篇小说之父”？
A.马克·吐温
B.爱默生
C.莎士比亚
D.海明威
2. 著名小说《傲慢与偏见》的作者是？
A.查尔斯·狄更斯
B.简·奥斯汀
C.夏洛蒂·勃朗特
D.莫言
3. 哪位作家被称为“美国现代诗歌之母”？
A.西莉亚·普拉斯
B.艾米丽·狄金森
C.露易丝·格莱兹
D.玛丽·奥利弗
4. 林肯总统的“葬礼演说”是由哪位作家完成的？
A.埃德加·爱伦·坡
B.拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生
C.赫尔曼·梅尔维尔
D.爱米莉·狄金森
5. 下列哪部作品是由海明威创作的？
A.《傲慢与偏见》
B.《老人与海》
C.《威尼斯商人》
D.《包法利夫人》
二、简答题
1. 请简要介绍一下美国文学的发展历程以及其代表作品。

2. 谈谈你对马克·吐温作品的理解以及他在美国文学史上的地位。

3. 分析简·奥斯汀小说《傲慢与偏见》中人物形象和情节发展。

4. 通过阅读爱默生的论文，你认为他对美国文学和文化的影响是什么？
5. 谈谈海明威的小说创作风格及其代表作品对世界文学的影响。

三、论述题
请结合你对美国文学史上的经典作品和作家进行深入分析，论述美国文学对世界文学的影响以及其独特之处。

美国文学试题及答案一、单项选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. 马克·吐温的代表作是以下哪一部？A. 《了不起的盖茨比》B. 《哈克贝利·芬历险记》C. 《白鲸》D. 《老人与海》答案：B2. 爱伦·坡的《乌鸦》属于什么文学流派？A. 浪漫主义B. 现实主义C. 哥特式D. 现代主义答案：C3. 《飘》的作者是谁？A. 弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫B. 玛格丽特·米切尔C. 简·奥斯汀D. 乔治·艾略特答案：B4. 以下哪部作品不是亨利·詹姆斯的作品？A. 《贵妇人的画像》B. 《使节》C. 《简·爱》D. 《贵妇人的画像》答案：C5. 以下哪部作品是威廉·福克纳的代表作？A. 《了不起的盖茨比》B. 《喧哗与骚动》C. 《老人与海》D. 《白鲸》答案：B二、填空题（每题2分，共10分）1. 《汤姆叔叔的小屋》的作者是________。

答案：哈丽叶特·比彻·斯托2. 《红字》的作者是________。

答案：纳撒尼尔·霍桑3. 《草叶集》的作者是________。

答案：沃尔特·惠特曼4. 《愤怒的葡萄》的作者是________。

答案：约翰·斯坦贝克5. 《太阳照样升起》的作者是________。

答案：欧内斯特·海明威三、简答题（每题5分，共20分）1. 简述《白鲸》中主人公艾哈布船长的形象。

答案：艾哈布船长是《白鲸》中的主人公，他是一个对捕鲸有着极端执着的船长，他的复仇心理和对白鲸的执念几乎占据了他整个人生。

他的形象代表了人类对自然的挑战和对未知的恐惧。

2. 描述《了不起的盖茨比》中盖茨比的美国梦。

答案：《了不起的盖茨比》中的盖茨比代表了20世纪20年代的美国梦，他通过自己的努力从贫穷中崛起，追求财富和社会地位，但最终因为追求一个无法实现的爱情和对过去的执着而走向悲剧。

问答题3. Why did Mark Twain define the period of the civil war as a “Gilded Age”?4. What is “Naturalism” in literary creation?1)Naturalism a more deliberate kind of realism, usually involves a view of human beings as apassive victims of natural forces and social environment.2)Naturalism a more deliberate kind of realism, usually involves a view of human beings as apassive victims of natural forces and social environment.3)The most significant work of naturalism in English is Theodore Dreiser’s Sister Carrie.4)The first naturalistic writer in America is Stephen Crane (the red badge of courage)5. What is the “lost generation”? Who were the most important writers of the lost generation?The term lost generation was coined by Gertrude Stein to refer to a group of American literary notables who lived in Paris from the time period which saw the end of WWI to the beginning of the Great Depression. Significant members included Earnest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ezra Pound, Thomas Stearns Eliot, and Gertrude himself.6.Puritanism in colonial AmericaPuritanism, in the 16th and 17th cent., a movement for reform in the Church of England that had a profound influence on the social, political, ethical, and theological ideas of England and America.1) Puritanism is a strict religious doctrine.2) Puritanism also has practical aspects. Puritans have to work hard, and prepare for the obstacles they will meet in their life.3)American Puritanism contains original sin, predestination, total depravity，limited atonement of God's grace.7. The founding fathers of America.George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin8. TranscendentalismAs a moral philosophy, transcendentalism was neither logical nor systematized. It exalted feeling over reason, individual expression over the restraints of law and custom. They believed in the transcendence of the “Oversoul”, an all-pervading power for goodness from which all things come and of which all things are a part.Representatives: Ralph Waldo Emerson Henry David Thoreau and Nathaniel Hawthorne9. What is the “beat generation” and its writer10. Imagism(意象主义)a literary movement launched by British and American poets early in the 20th century that advocated the use of free verse, common speech patterns, and clear concrete images as a reaction to Victorian sentimentalism.1。