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Exercises for American Literature PartⅠ Ⅰ. Multiple choice: 1._____ reports of exploration in Jamestown have been described as the first distinctly American literature to be written in English. A. John Smith’s B. Washington Irving’s C. Franklin’s D. Jefferson’s 2. Which statement is NOT true about the 17th century American literary life? A. The first writings that we call American were the narratives and journals of the early settlements. B. The writers of the Southern and Middle Colonies who followed John Smith made their greatest contribution to American literature. C. There were more urban audience for books and newspapers. D. Literature developed slowly especially in the South. 3. _____ was the first American writer. A. John Smith B. Benjamin Franklin C. Philip Freneau D. Anne Bradstreet 4. John Smith’s _____ (1624) contains his most famous tale of how the Indian Princess Pocahontas saved him from the wrath of her father Powhatan. A. The General History of Virginia B. The history of New England C. A Map of Virginia D. The history of Plymouth Plantation 5. Hard work, thrift, piety and sobriety were the _____ values that dominated much of the earliest American writing. A. Puritanic B. Transcendental C. romantic D. realistic 6. _____ , the Puritan clergyman who wrote more than 450 works in his life, was an example of the Puritan ideal of hard work. A. John Smith B. Cotton Mather C. Anne Bradstreet D. John Cotton 7. The Puritans wished to restore simplicity to church services and the authority of _____ to theology. A. the Bible B. the government C. the Church of England D. God 8. The first major intellectual spokesman of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was _____ , sometimes called “the Patriarch of New England”. A. John Cotton B. John Smith C. Philip Freneau D. Cotton Mather 9. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America is the first published collection of poems of _____ . A. Edward Taylor B. Anne Brad