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1、英美文学史课程试题库Fill in the blanks.1. American achievements in the short story have demanded international respect and admiration for more than a century and a half. The first successful American short stories came from Washington Irving in the early 19th century.2. Edgar Allan Poe is generally thought of
2、 as the true beginner of the short stories because he was the first writer who formulated a poetics of the short stories.3. In the 20th century, there have been many who have won fame abroad as well as in the US for their short stories: Sherwood Anderson, Hemingway Faulkner, Anna Porter, and dozens
3、of others.4. As you read from writer to writer, from Washington Irvings Rip Van Winkle to OConnners A Good Man is Hard to Find, you will see the coming of a short story age, growing from an entertaining tale into a story which probes deep into human souls.5. Modern literary fiction has been dominate
4、d by two forms: the short story and the novel.6. Washington Irving, the Father of American Literature, developed the short story as a genre in American literature.7. Allan Poe is usually acknowledged as the originator of detective stories. He is also credited with developing many of the standard fea
5、tures of detective fiction.II. Multiple choice1. Edgar Allan Poe wrote poems which are marvels of beauty and craftsmanship, such as _.A. I Hear America Singing B. The RavenC. To a waterfowl D. The fall of the House of Usher2. The common thread throughout American literature has been the emphasis on
6、the_.A. revolutionism B. reasonC. individualism D. rationalism3. In American literature, the 18th century was the Age of the Enlightenment, _ was the dominant spirit.A. humanism B. rationalismC. revolution D. evolution4. Who was considered the “Poet of American Revolution”?A. Michael Wigglesworth B.
7、 Edward TaylorC. Anne Bradstreet D. Philip Freneau5. Thomas Jeffersons attitude, that is, a firm belief in progress, and the pursuit of happiness, is typical of the period we now call_.A. Age of Evolution B. Age of ReasonC. Age of Romanticism D. Age of Regionalism6. Mark Twain created, in _, a maste
8、rpiece of American realism that is also one of the great books of world literature.A. Huckleberry Finn B. Tom SawyerC. The Man That Corrupted Hadleybury D. The Gilded Age7. The pessimism and deterministic ideas of naturalism pervaded the works of such American writers as_.A. Mark Twain B. Scott Fitz
9、geraldC. Walt Whitman D. Stephen Crane8. Although realism and naturalism were products of the 19th century, their final triumph came in the 20th century, with the popular and critical successes of such writers as Edwin Arlington, William Cather, Robert Frost, William Faulkner and_.A. Edgar Allan Poe
10、 B. Sherwood AndersonC. Washington Irving D. Ralph Ellison9. American literature produced only one female poet during the 19th century. She was_.A. Anne Bradstreet B. Jane AustenC. Emily Dickinson D. Harried Beecher10. With Howells, James and Mark Twain active on the scene, _ became the major trend
11、in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century.A. sentimentalism B. romanticismC. realism D. naturalism11. Choose from the following writers a staunch advocate of the 19th century American realism.A. Mark Twain B. Washington IrvingC. Stephen Crane D. Jack London12. Which writer has naturalist ten
12、dency?A. Frank Norris B. William Dean HowellsC. Theodore Dreiser D. Both A and C13. Early in the 20th century, _ published works that would change the nature of American poetry.A. Ezra Pound B. T.S. EliotC. Robert Frost D. Both A and B14. The Imagist writers followed three principles. They respectiv
13、ely are direct treatment, economy of expression and _.A. local color B. ironyC. clear rhythm D. blank verse15. _, one of the essays in The Sacred Wood, is the earliest statement of T.S. Eliots aesthetics, which provided a useful instrument for modern criticism.A. Sweeny Agonistes B. Tradition and In
14、dividual TalentC. A Primer of Modern Heresy D. Gerention16. T.S Eliot used a form, that is, the orchestration of related themes in successive movements, in such works as _.A. The Waste Land B. A Rose for EmilyC. The Scarlet Letter D. The Egg17. T.S. Eliots first major poem (1917)_, has been called the first masterpieces of modernism in English.A. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock B. The Waste LandC. Four Quartets D. Prelude18. The three poets Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot and _ opened the way to modern poetry.A. O.
