美国文学分章练习题题及答案

PartI.TheLiteratureofColonialAmericaI.FillinthefollowingBlanks.1.ThemostenduringshapinginfluenceinAmericanthoughtandAmericanliteraturewas______.2.AmongthemembersofthesmallbandofJamestownsettlerswas_____,anEnglishsoldieroffortune,whosereportsfoexploratin,publiseedintheearly1600s,havebeendescribedasthefirstdistinctAmericanliteraaturewritteninEnglish.3.AlmostahundredyearsearliertheCaribbeanIslands,Mexicl,andotherpartsofCentralandSouthAmericawereoccupiedbythe_____.4.ThetermPuritanwasappliedtothosesettlerswhooriginallyweredevoutmembersoftheChurchof_____.5._____Collegewasestablishedin1636,withaprintingpresssetupnearlyin1639.6.AmongallthesettlersintheNewContinent,_____settlerswerethemostinfluential.7.ThefirstpermanentEnglishsettlementinNorthAmericawasestablishedat_____,Virginia.8._____wasafamousexplorerandcolonist.HeestablishedJamestown.9.Inthebook_____JohnSmithwrotethatherenatureandlibertyaffordusthatfreelywhichinEnglandwewant,oritcostsusdearly.10.GenearlHistoryofVirginiacontainsSmith'smostfamoustaleofhowtheIndianprincessnamed_____savedhimfromthewrathofherfather.11.Hardwork,thrift,pietyandsobriety,thesewerethe_____valuesthatdominatedmuchoftheearlyAmericanwriting.12.TheAmericanpoetswhoemergedintheseventeenthcenturyadaptedthestyleofestablishedEuropeanpoetstothesubjectmattercomfronledinaslrang,newenvironment.__________Bradstreetwasonesuchpoet.13.WilliamBradfordhimselfusedaword________todescribethecommunityofbelieverswhosailedfromSouthampton,England,ontheMayflowerandsettledinPlymouth,Massachusettsin1620.14.In1620,____________waselectedGovernorofPlymouth,Massachusetts.15.From1621untilhisdeath,___________probablypossessedmorepowerthananyothercolonialgovernor.16.WilliamBradford'swork___________consistsoftwobooks.ThefirstbookdealswiththepersecutionsoftheSeptuaEiatemScrooby,England,andihesecondbookdcscribesthesigningoftheCompact.17.TheHistory-ofNewEnglandisapricelessgiftleftusby_______.18.__________wrotehismostimpressivewortTheMagnaliaCkristiAmerica.19.ThewriterwhobestexpressedthePuritanfaithinthecolonialperiodwas_______20.ThePuritanphilosophyknownas________wasimportantinNewEnglandduringcolonialtime,andhadaprofoundinfluenceontheearlyAmericanmindforseveralgenerations.21.ManyPuritanswroteverse,buttheworkoftwowriters,AnneBradsLiteland_________,roseloJhelevelofrealpoetry.22.ArepresentativesermonATrueStgkiofSinis____________'smainwork.23.Beforehisdeath,_________hadgainedapositionasAmerica;sfirstsystematicphilosopher.24.JonathanEdwards'smasterpieceis____________.25.TheTenthMuseLatelySprungUpinAmericaisacollectionofpoemscomposedby__________.26._________'sbestverseistobefoundinajuriescalledPreparatoryMeditations.27.TheDayofDoom,along-standingbest-sellerbothinAmerieaandinEngland,writtenby________.28.CharlesBiuckdenBrown'sfirstnovel______________,or___________hasbeenregardedasthefirstAmericannovel.29.Withhiselaboratemetaphors,__________wasreminiscentofRichaidCrashawandGeorgeHerbertinEngland.III.Makemultiplechoices.1.EnglishliteratureintheAmericaisonlyaboutmorethan________yearsold.A.500B.400C.200D.1002.TheestablisherofJamestownwasthefamousexplorerandcolonist____________.A.JohnWinthropB.JohnSmithC.WilliamBradfordD.JohnGoodwin3.ThePuritandominatingvalueswere___________.A.hardworkB.thriftC.pietyD.sobriety4.Theearlyhistoryof___________ColonywasthehistoryofBradford'sleadership.A.PlymouthB.JamestownC.NewEnglandD.Mayflower5.ChoosethosenamesthatwerenamedafterEnglishmonarchorland.A.GeorgiaB.NewYorkC.CarolinaD.NewHampshire6.__________usuallywasregardedasthefirstAmericanwriter.A.WilliamBradfordB.AnneBradstreetC.EmilyDickinsonD.CaptainJohnSmith7.WhichstatementaboutCottonMatherisnottrue?A.HewasagreatPuritanhistorian.B.Hewasaninexhaustiblewriter.C.Hewasaskillfulpreacherandaneminenttheologian.D.HewasagraduateofOxfordCollege.8.JonathanEdwards'bestandmostrepresentativesermonwas____.A.ATrueSightofSinB.SinnersintheHandsofanAngryGodC.AModelofChristianCharityD.God'sDeterminations9.Whichwriterisnotapoet?A.MichaelWigglesworthB.AnneBradstreetC.EdwardTaylorD.ThomasHooker10.ThecommonthreadthroughoutAmericanliteraturehasbeentheemphasisonthe__________.A.RevolutionismB.ReasonC.IndividualismD.Rationalism11.AnneBradstreetwasaPuritanpoet.HerpoemsmadesuchastirinEnglandthatshebecameknownasthe________whoappearedinAmerica.A.NinthMuseB.TenthMuseC.BestMuseD.FirstMuse12.Theship__________carriedaboutonehundredPilgrimsandtook66daystobeatitswayacrosstheAtlantic.InDecemberof1620,itputthePilgrimsashoreatPlymouth,Massachusetts.A.SunflowerB.ArmadaC.MayflowerD.PequodKeystoPartI.I.Fillintheblanks:1.AmericanPuritanism2.CaptainJohnSmith3.Spanish4.England5.Harvard6.English7.Jamestown8.CaptainJohnSmith9.ADescriptionofNewEngland10.Pocahontas11.Puritan12.Anne13.Pilgrims14.WilliamBradford15.WilliamBradford16.Mayflower17.JohnWinthrop18.CottonMather19.JohnWinthrop20.Puritanism21.EdwardTaylor22.ThomasHooker23.JonathanEdwards24.FreedomoftheWill25.AnneBradstreet26.EdwardTaylor27.MichaelWiggleworth28.Wieland,TheTransformation;AnAmericanTale29.EdwardTaylorIII.Makemultiplechoices：1.C2.B3.ABCD4.