1、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 novel13. Henry James major fictional theme is14. brought the Romantic period to an end. So the age of Realism came into existence
2、. 15. The Poetic style invented by Whitman is now called .16. “Because I could not stop for Death-” is written by17. The term The Gilded Age is given by to describe the post-civil war years. 18. Theodore Dreisers first novel is19. The leader of the literary movement Imagism is20.is the spokesman for
3、 Lost Generation. 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. The first American writer of local color to achieve wide popularity wa
4、s 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 FinnD. Jumping Frog3. Which writer has no naturalist tendency? A. Mark Twain B. Jack Lond
5、on C. Theodore Dreiser D. Frank Norris4. Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in andThoreau.A. Jefferson B. EmersonC. 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 Tra
6、gedy6. 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
7、 Zola. A. realism B. naturalismC. 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. Hen
8、ry 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
9、 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 19
10、30s?A. Ernest HemingwayC. 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
11、 Webster C. Daniel Webster D. Daniel Defoe17. Walden is written by . A. Emerson B. Thoreau C. Poe D. Hawthorneis famous for psychological realism. B. William Dean Howells C. Henry James D. Walt Whitman Which is generally regarded as the Bible of New England Transcendentalism? A. Nature B. WaldenC. O
12、n 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 Su
13、n 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? B. Bret HarteC. William Dean Howells D. Henry James24. F. S. Fitzgerald is NOT the author of A. The Great Gat
14、sby 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 B. F. S. Fitzgerald C. Walt Whitman D. Stephen Crane26. Charles Drouet is a character in the novel of _. A. The American
15、 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. Rob
16、ert Frost B. T. S. Eliot C. Carl Sandburg D. Ezra Pound29. 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, b
17、lack bough”. This is the shortest poem written byA. T. S. EliotC. Ezra Pound D. Wallace StevensIII. Comment on the following poems. Put your answers on the Answer Sheet. （20%, 10 points for each）1. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by: Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know. His house
18、is in the village though;He will not see me stopping hereTo watch his woods fill up with snow.My little horse must think it queerTo stop without a farmhouse nearBetween the woods and frozen lakeThe darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shakeTo ask if there is some mistake.The onl
19、y other sounds the sweepOf easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark and deep.But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before I sleep.I Heard a Fly BuzzWhen I Died Emily DickinsonIheardaFlybuzz whendied TheStillnessintheRoomWaslikeAir BetweenHeavesofStorm Eyesaround hadwrungthemdry AndBreathsweregatheringfirmForthatlastOnset whenKingBewitnessed inRoom willedmyKeepsakes SignedawayWhatportionmebeAssign
