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America Review Chapter 1 1、_______ usually was regarded as the first American writer. A. William Bradford B. Anne Bradstreet C. Emily Dickinson D. Captain John Smith 2、The common thread throughout American literature has been the emphasis on the_______. A. Revolutionsim B. Reason C. Individualism D. Rationalism 3、Anne Bradstreet was a Puritan poet. Her poems made such a stir in England that she became known as the “_______” who appeared in America. A. Ninth Muse B. Tenth Muse C. Best Muse D. First Muse 4、Which statement about Benjamin Franklin is not true? A. He instructed his countrymen as a printer. B. He was a scientist. C. He was a master of diplomacy. D. He was a Puritan. 5、The secular ideals of the American Enlightenment were exemplified in the life and career of_______. A. Thomas Hood B. Benjamin Franklin C. Thomas Jefferson D. George Washington 6、From 1732 to 1758 , Benjamin Franklin wrote and published his famous _______, an annual collection of proverbs. A. The Autobiography B. Poor Richard’s Almanac C. Common Sense D. The General Magazine 7、Which poem is not written by Philip Freneau? A. The British Prison Ship B. The Wild Honey Suckle C. The Indian Burying Ground D. The Day of Doom Answer: DCBDB BD Chapter 2 1、As a philosophical and literary movement, _______ flourished in New England from the 1830s to the Civil War. A. modernism B. rationalism C. sentimentalism D. transcendentalism 2、Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in _______ and Henry David Thoreau. A. Thomas Jefferson B. Ralph Waldo Emerson C. Philip Freneau D. Oversoul 3、Transcendentalists recognized _______ as the “highest power of the soul”. A. intuition B. logic