美国文学期末总复习试题二.docVIP

卷二 Blanks: ( 10points, 1 point for each blank) Directions: In this part of the test, there are 9 items and 10 blanks. Fill in the best answer on the Answer Sheet according to the knowledge you have learned. The first American literature was neither ____ nor really ____. Of the immigrants who came to America in the first three quarters of the seventeenth century, the overwhelming majority was _____. The English immigrants who settled on America’s northern seacoast were called _____, so named after those who wished to “purify” the Church of England. Washington Irving, the Father of American literature, developed the _____ as a genre in American literature. Franklin’s best writing is found in his masterpiece _____. The most outstanding poet in America of the 18th century was _____. In the early 19th century, “Rip Van Winkle” had established _____’s reputation at home and abroad, and designated the beginning of American Romanticism. _____ has sometimes been considered the father of the modern short story. In 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne brought out his masterpiece _____, the story of a triangular love affair in colonial America. Multiple choice:(20 points, 1 point for each) Directions: In this part of the test, there are twenty items. Choose the best answer and write the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. 1. The Colonial Period of American literature stretched roughly from the settlement of America in the early 17th century through the end of ________ century. A. the 18th B. the 19th C. the 20th D. 21th 2. New-England’s Plantation was published in 1630 by ________ A. Francis Higginson B. William Bradford C. John Smith D. Michael Wigglesworth 3. Of all the books written by Michael Wigglesworth the beat known is ________ A. The Flesh and the Spirit B. The True Travels C. The Day of Doom D. Christopher Columbus 4. Benjamin Franklin was the epitome of the ______. A. American Enlightenment B. Sugar Act C. Chartist movement D. Romanti