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班级： 学号： 姓名： PAGE PAGE 3 Chapter 1 Literature of Colonial America Decide whether the statements are true or false. F 1. American literature is the oldest of all national literature. T 2. American poetry of the 18th century has an imitative character, imitating the reigning English models of the 18th century Choose the best answer or answers for each of the following statements. ( C ) 1. The Puritan philosophy known as is the most enduring shaping influence in American thought and literature. A. Revolutionism B. Reason C. American Puritanism D. Rationalism ( B ) 2. 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 ( B ) 3. The secular ideals of the American Enlightenment were exemplified in the life and career of . A. Thomas Hood B. Benjamin Franklin C. Thomas Jefferson D. George Washington (B)4. Thomas Paine’s famous pamphlet “ ” is often regarded as the greatest of the Revolutionary pamphlets. The argument is characteristic of plainness. A. The Rights of Man B. Common Sense C. The American Crisis D. Declaration of Independence Chapter 2 Early Romantics；Chapter 3 Transcendentalism；Chapter 4 High Romantics Choose the best answer or answers for each of the following statements. ( A ) 1. Transcendentalists recognized as the “highest power of soul”. intuition B. logic C. data of the senses D. Thinking (B C D) 2. Choose the poems written by Edgar Allan Poe from the following. A. “To Helen” B. The Raven C. “Annabel Lee” D. “The Bells” (A B C D) 3. Choose the characters which appear in the novel The Scarlet Letter. A. Hester Prynne B. Arthur Dimmesdale C. Roger Chillingworth D. Pearl ( A B ) 4. Washington Irving was best known for his famous short stories such as “ ” and “ ”. A. Rip Van Winkle B The Legend of Sleepy