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美国文学 The Colonial Period（Puritanism） Multiple Choice 1.The Puritan dominating values were ____________. A. hard work B. thrift C. piety D. sobriety 2. Which statement about Cotton Mather is not true? A. He was a great Puritan historian. B. He was an inexhaustible writer. C. He was a skillful preacher and an eminent theologian. D. He was a graduate of Oxford College. 3. Jonathan Edwards’ best and most representative sermon was_________. A. A True Sight of Sin B. Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God C. A Model of Christian Charity D. God’s Determinations 4. The common thread throughout American literature has been the emphasis on the ___________. A. Revolutionism B. Reason C. Individualism D. rationalism 5. 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 II. Period around The War of Independence (Enlightenment) 1. In American literature, the eighteen century was the age of the Enlightenment. ____________was the dominant spirit. A. Humanism B. Rationalism C. Revolution D. Evolution 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 “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 Who was considered as the “Poet of American Revolution”? A. Anne Bradstreet B. Edward Taylor C. Michael Wigglesworth D. Philip Freneau At the Reason and Revolution Period, Americans were influenced by the European movement called the __________. A. Charitist Movement