美国文学秋季学期练习题7.doc

PAGE 1 美国文学史及作品选读练习7 Multiple Choice.(每小题1分，共20分) Transcendentalists took their ideas from_________. the romantic literature in Europe B. neo-Platonism C German idealistic philosophy D .All of the above 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 3. Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in ________ And Thoreau. A. Jefferson B. Emerson C. Freneau D. Oversoul 4. The appearance of The Scarlet Letter marked the maturity of Nathaniel Hawthorne as a novelist. Soon he composed the other three important novels including ______, The Blithedale Romance and The Marble Faun. A. The house of the Seven GablesB. The PrairieC. The Fall of the House of UsherD. Walden 5. ________was the most leading spirit of the Transcendental Club. A. Thoreau B. Emerson C. Hawthorne D. Whitman 6. Transcendentalists recognized _________as the “highest power of the soul”. A. intuition B. Logic C. data of the senses D. thinking 7. The desire for an escape from society and a return to nature became a permanent convention of American literature, evident in ________. A. James Fennimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales B. Henry David Thoreau’s Walden C. Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn D. All of the above 8. Herman Melville’s ______ is not only an adventure story, but also a significant philosophical work on spiritual exploration. A. Moby Dick B. The Egg C. Nature D. The Over-Soul 9. In the 19th century America, Romanticism had certain general characteristics. Choose such characteristics from the following items. A. Moral enthusiasm B. Faith in the value of individualism and intuitive perception C. Adoration for the natural world D. All of the above 10. Ralph Waldo Emerson’s first book________ is the fundamental document of his philosophy, and expresses his constant, deeply felt love for the natural scenes.