1、in the 19th century america, romanticism had certain general characteristics. choose such characteristics from the following items. a、moral enthusiasm b、faith in the value of individualism and intuitive perception c、adoration for the natural world d、all of the above
2、washington irving’s first book appeared in 1809, entitled ______. a、“the american scholar” b、the marble faun c、“the cop and the anthem” d、a history of new york
3、washington irving’s works are numerous, but his most successful work is the sketch book, of which the most famous and anthologized are ______ and “the legend of sleepy hollow”. a、a history of new york b、leatherstocking tales c、“rip van winkle” d、the pioneers
4、irving’s taste was essentially conservative. this social conservatism and literary preference for the past is revealed, to some extent, in his famous story “_____”. a、a history of new york b、life of george washington c、“rip van winkle” d、“legend of sleepy hollow”
5、the romantic period, one of the most important periods in the history of american literature, stretches from the end of the _____ century to the outbreak of the _____. a、19th, civil war b、19th, wwi c、18th, civil war d、18th, wwi
6、romanticism started with the publication of washington irving’s ______ and ended with whitman’s leaves of grass. a、a history of new york b、life of george washington c、“rip van winkle” d、the sketch book
7、james fenimore cooper’s novel ___ is the first to reveal the west and native americans’ life in a passionate way. a、go down, moses b、the last of the mohicans c、winesburg, ohio d、o, pioneers!
8、the spy was written by james fenimore cooper in 1821. it is a novel about ________. a、american civil war b、american revolution c、american west expansion d、the first world war
9、________ contributed two of the great stock figures of american mythology: the daring frontiersman and the bold indian. a、washington irving b、nathaniel hawthorne c、william cullen bryant d、james fenimore cooper
10、the desire for an escape from society and a return to nature became a permanent convention of american literature, evident in _______. a、james fenimore cooper’s leatherstocking tales b、henry david thoreau’s walden c、mark twain’s huckleberry finn d、all of the above
11、in the early nineteenth century, the attitude of american writers was shaped by their new world environment and an array of ideas inherited from the romantic tradition of europe.
12、the early american romanticists gave emphasis to emotion and nature; some of them sang of liberty and national independence and wrote in defense of negro slaves and indians.
13、washington irving was the second great belletrist, writing always for pleasure, and to produce pleasure.
14、romantic values were prominent in american politics, art and philosophy until the independent war.
15、the foundation of american national literature was laid by the early american romanticists.
16、cooper launched two kinds of immensely popular stories: the sea adventure tale, and the gothic stories.
17、with a vast group of supporting characters, virtuous or villainous, cooper made the american conscious of his past, and made the european conscious of america.
18、cooper’s claim to greatness in american literature lies in the fact that he created a myth about the formative period of the american nation.
19、leatherstocking tales is a novel best-known for the frontier period.
20、james fenimore cooper is a famous novelist of american realism.
13. “第一位真正的美国作家”：马克•吐温
test 5
1、in _____, whitman’s own early experience might be identified with the childhood of a young growing america. a、“a pact” b、“song of myself” c、“there was a child went forth” d、“mending the wall”
2、walt whitman wrote his poetry in an unconventional way which is now called free verse, that is _____. a、lyrical poetry with chanting refrains b、poetry without a fixed beat or regular rhyme scheme c、poetry without rhymes at the end of the lines but with a fixed beat d、poetry in an irregular metric form and expressing noble feelings
3、whitman published his first edition of ______ in 1855. a、“the secret of the sea” b、the scarlet letter c、“hymn to the night” d、leaves of grass
4、“i hear america singing” was written by ____. a、mark twain b、walt whitman c、emily dickinson d、ezra pound
5、whitman is radically innovative in term of form of his poetry. what he prefers for his new subjects and new feelings is _____. a、blank verse b、free verse c、heroic couplet d、sonnet
6、by means of “free verse,” _____ believes that he has turned the poem into an open field, an area of vital possibility where the reader can allow his own imagination to play. a、emily dickinson b、ezra pound c、robert frost d、walt whitman
7、which one is not written by walt whitman? a、“song of of myself” b、“crossing brooklyn ferry” c、“i hear america singing” d、“because i could not stop for death”
8、emily dickinson was considered as one of two giants of american poetry in _____ century. a、the 17th b、the 18th c、the 19th d、the 20th
9、what does “setting sun” symbolize in the poem of “because i could not stop for death”? a、childhood b、youth c、maturity d、old age
10、which of the following is not the recurring theme in dickinson’s poetry? a、religion b、nature c、war d、death
11、walt whitman used parallelism and refrain in his poems.
12、in “o captain! my captain!”, walt whitman used symbols.
13、whitman brought the hard-working farmers and laborers into american literature. he attacked the slavery system and racial discrimination.
14、whitman’s poetry is filled with pessimistic views about new things and new epoch.
15、whitman’s writings were also influenced by his experiences in the american civil war.
16、most of emily dickinson’s poems were published when she was alive.
17、emily dickinson’s poetry is well-known for her thought-provoking themes and innovative use of form and syntax.
18、emily dickinson’s nature poems are rich in subject matter.
19、emily dickinson made no final acceptance or rejection on the question of religious belief throughout her life.
20、emily dickinson began her period of reclusion in the early 1860s.