美国文学第一册练习(有答案).docVIP

1. “God helps them that help themselves.” is found in ____________work. A. Paine’s B. Franklin’s C. Freneau’s D. Jefferson’s 2. Which of the following stirred the world and helped form the American republic? A. The American Crisis. B. The Federalist. C. Declaration of Independence. D. The Age of Reason. 3. “These are the times that try men’s souls”, these words were once read to Washington’s troops and did much to spur excitement to further action with hope and confidence. Who is the author of these words? A. Benjamin Franklin B. Thomas Paine C. Thomas Jefferson D. George Washington 4. Which work is written by Freneau? A. The Right of Man B. The Wild honey Suckle C. Poor Richard’s Almanac D. The Day of Doom 5. Who was considered as the “Poet of American Revolution”? A. Anne Bradstreet B. Edward Taylor C. Michael Wiggleworth D. Philip Freneau 6. In Moby Dick, the voyage symbolizes ___________. A. the microcosm of human society B. the search for truth C. the unknown world D. nature 7.Thoreau was often alone in the woods or by the pond, lost in spiritual communication with _________________. A. nature B. transcendentalist ideas C. human beings D. celestial beings 8. The Transcendentalist group includes two of the most significant writers America has produced so far, Emerson and ____________-. A. Henry David Thoreau B. Washington Irving C. Nathanel Hawthorne D. Walt Whitman 9. ___________is regarded as the first American prose epic. A. Nature B. The Scarlet letter C. Walden D. Moby Dick 10. The Romantic Period of American literature started with the publication of Washington Irving’s ___________ and ended with Whitman’s Leaves of Grass. A. The Sketch Book B. Tales of a Traveler C. The Alhambra D. A History of New York 11. The convention of the desire for an escape from society and a return to nature in American literature is particularly evident in ___________________. A. Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales B. Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter.