Quiz on Benjamin Franklin1. ―God help them that help themselves‖ is found in A ‗s work.A.FranklinB.FreneauC.JeffersonD.Paine2. Which statement about Franklin is not true? DA. He instructed his countrymen as a printer.B. He was a scientist.C. He was a master of diplomacy.D. He was a Unitarian.3. Poor Richard‘s Almanac contained A.A. many proverbsB. Franklin‘s autobiographyC. voyages to the new landD. climate and crops4. In his last years and for a generation after his death, _A__ was more often referred to as ―the father of his country‖ tha n was George Washington himselfA. Benjamin FranklinB. Washington IrvingC. Ralph Waldo EmersonD. Nathaniel Hawthorne5.__A ____ is outstanding as a tradesman, citizen, scientist, statesman and political revolutionary. He aided Jefferson in the writing of the Declaration of the Independence.A. Benjamin FranklinB. Washington IrvingC. Ralph Waldo EmersonD. Nathaniel Hawthorne6. Benjamin Franklin‘s best writing is found in his masterpiece A .A. AutobiographyB. Poor Ri chard‘s AlmanacC. Common SenseD. The Way to Wealth7. Benjamin Franklin also edited the first colonial magazine, which he called C .A. TimeB. PeopleC. the General MagazineD. Redbook8. If we say Jonathan Edwards represents the upper levels of the American mind, represents the lower levels. BA. Thomas PaineB. Benjamin FranklinC. Philip FreneauD. Washington IrvingPhilip Freneau: ―The Poet of American Revolution‖.9. The ideals of the American Enlightenment were exemplified in the life and career of B .A. Thomas HoodB. Benjamin FranklinC. Thomas JeffersonD. George Washington10. Benjamin Franklin was the epitome(representative) of the A .A. American EnlightenmentB. Sugar ActC. Chartist MovementD. Romanticist11. Benjamin Franklin shaped his writing after the A of the English essayists Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.A. Spectator PapersB. WaldenC. NatureD. The Sacred Wood12. Benjamin Franklin was a prose stylist whose writing reflected the neoclassic ideal of D .A. clarityB. restraintC. simplicityD. all the above13. Franklin‘s claim to a place in literature rests chiefly on his A and A .A. Poor Richard‘s Almanac, AutobiographyB. Common Sense, American CrisisC. The Wild Honeysuckle, The Indian Burying GroundD. Rights of Man, The Age of ReasonPhilip Freneau（1752-1832）美国殖民时期著名诗人，美国革命战争后期最杰出的作家。

生于纽约一酒商家庭。

1768年进入普林斯顿大学，次年发起建立北美第一个革命学生组织。

他写于内战时期的诗集《内战时期及其他》(1864)，歌颂内战时期反蓄奴制斗争中的英雄主义精神，欢庆黑奴解放，以鼓励士气。

1781年发表《英国囚船》一诗，揭露英军虐待战俘的暴行。

1786年出版《弗瑞诺诗集》，被誉为―美国独立革命的诗人‖。

战后，他支持杰弗逊，为美国政府做出巨大贡献但50岁后，他在贫穷中度过余生。

主要作品The Rising Glory of America蒸蒸日上的美洲；The British Prison Ship英国囚船；To the Memory of the Brave Americans纪念美国勇士-----The Wild Honeysuckle野生的金银花；The Indian Burying Ground印第安人殡葬地14. Which statement is not true about Autobiography? DA. It is recognized as a classic of its kind.B. It epitomizes the spirit of Franklin.C. It is pervaded with a pragmatic philosophy and the teaching of ethical principles.D. It describes the whole life of Franklin.Quiz on Ralph Waldo Emerson1. In the early 19th century The Sketch Book had established _Washington Irving_'s reputation at home and abroad, and designated the beginning of American Romanticism.2. Ralph Waldo Emerson's first book in 1836 _Nature_ brought American Romanticism into a new phase, the phase of New England Transcendentalism.3. The American Transcendeatalists formed a club called _The Transcendental Club_.4. _Ralph Waldo Emerson_ was responsible for bringing Transcendentalism to New England.5. Emerson's truest disciple门徒, the man who put into practice many of Emerson's theories, was _Henry DavidThoreau___6. THe American Scholar_was called the "Intellectual Declaration of Independence."7. Nature_ is regarded as the Bible of New England Transcendentalism.1. Transcendentalists took their ideas from __E________.A. the romantic literature in EuropeB. neo-PlatonismC. German idealistic philosophyD. The revelation of oriental mysticismE. All of the above2. Transcendentalist doctrines found their greatest literary advocates in _B_____ and Thoreau.A. JeffersonB. EmersonC. FreneauD. Oversoul3. Philip Freneau__ was considered as the "Poet of American Revolution"?4. __B___ was the most leading spirit of the Transcendental Club.A. ThoreauB. EmersonC. HawthorneD. Whitman5. Transcendentalists recognized _A_____ as the "highest power of the soul".A. intuitionB.logicC. data of the snesesD. thinking6. A new __C_____ had appeared in England in the last years of the 18th century. It spread to continental Europe and then came to America early in the 19th century.A. RealismB. Critical realismC. RomanticismD. Naturalism7. Which one is not written by Ralph Waldo Emerson? DA. NatureB. Self-RelianceC. The OversoulD. Walden8. Which essay is not written by Ralph Waldo Emerson? AA. Of StudiesB. Slef-RelianceC. The American ScholarD. The Divinity School Address9. There is a good reason to state that New England Transcendentalism was actually _A______ on the Puritan soil.A. RomanticismB. PuritanismC. MysticismD. Unitarianism10. Following the rise of Romanticism, Transcendetalism appeared after 1830 in the works of such man of letters as ___ E___, ______ and Margaret Fuller.A. Ralph Waldo EmersonB. Henry ThoreauC. Mark TwainD. Nathaniel HawthorneE. Both A and BF. Both C and DQuiz on Nathaniel Hawthorne1.Which statement expresses a central theme of the story, The Minister's Black Veil? Ca.) People are attracted by unsolved mysteries.b.) People with faith can overcome any hardship.c.) People are often unwilling to face the truth about themselves.d .) People who sin should not be forgiven.2. What message about human nature is most strongly conveyed by Elizabeth's nursing of Mr. Hopper on his deathbed? Aa.) Love for someone endures despite what the person does.b.) Curiosity leads people to do odd thingsc.) Loyalty always leads to learning the truth.d.) Hard work is seldom rewarded in this life.3. What can you infer about the author's attitude toward his Puritain ancestors? Aa.) He considered them hypocritical.b.) He admired their fortitude. disaprproved of their immorality.c.) He dissaprproved of their immorality.d.) He envied their piety.4. Over what group does the veiled minister seem to have the most power? Ba.) his congregationb.) souls in agony for sinningc.) other clergymen in the area.d) his fiancee Elizabeth5. Hawthorne subtitled his story 'A Parable" to suggest that readers will find in it AA. a moral lessonB. a Gothic mysteryC. witty sayingsD. vivid imagery6. Hawthorne portrays the veil as CA. a punishmentB. a jokeC. a symbolD. a whim异想天开7. Hawthorne based "The Minister's Black Veil" on the life of DA. Jonathan EdwardsB.Franklin PierceC.a Salem witchD.a New England clergyman8. The climax of the story occurs when CA. Elizabeth decides not to marry HooperB.Reverend Clark tries to remove the veilC.Hooper utters his dying wordsD. Hooper is buried9. Hawthorne presents Hooper's character as CA. happy and contentedB. evil and dangerousC. lonely and tormentedD. witty and charming10. The best meaning for perturbation is DA. wiseB. imitationC. strong dislikeD. a troubled or agitated condition11. The best meaning for vagary is AA. an extravagant notion or actB. showiness or pretentiousness to attract attentionC. strong dislikeD. imitationT or F questions1. Mr. Hooper's parishoners are amazed when he appears with a veil over his face.2. At first, some people assume that the parson is crazy.3. There is a movement to have Hooper dismissed from his post.4. The church sends a delegation to the parson to inquire about the reason for the veil.5. Hooper confides his guilty secret to Elizabeth.6. The parson is relieved to break his engagement with Elizabeth.7. Children flee from Hooper in fright.8. The veil enables Hooper to become a more effective minister.9. As Hooper lies dying, he agrees to remove the veil.10. Only at the minister's burial is the veil finally removed.1-5 T T F T F6-10 F T T F F1. Hester Prynne is the heroine in Hawthorne's novel __The Scarlet Letter_______.2. The House of Seven Gables is a famous mystery-haunted novel written by AA. Nathaniel HawthorneB. Allan PoeC. Mark TwainD. Ernest Hemingway3. Which is not Nathaniel Hawthorne's long novel? DA. The Scarlet LetterB. The Marble FaunC. The Blithedale RomanceD. Young Goodman BrownQuiz on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow1.Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's first collection of poems entitled __V oices of the Night____ appeared in 1838.2. The most scholarly of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's writings is his translation of Dante's __Divine Comedy_____3. After his death, _Henry Wadsworth Longfellow______ became the only American to be honored with a bust in the Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey.4. With the appearance of ____C___ in 1855, which is about American Indians, Longfellow's poetical reputation was established.A. EvangelineB. The Courtship of Miles StandishC. Song of HiawathaD. Michael Angelo5. What are the artistic achievements of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poetry?1) Longfellow was the best known of the Fireside poets, it was with him that American poetry began its emergence from the shadow of the British parentage.2) His poetic narrative helped create National historical myth, transforming colorful aspects of the American past into memorable romance. They include Evangeline, which concerns lovers who are separated during the French and Indian War. (1754-1763)Song of Hiawatha derives its theme from native American folklore.3) No Amerian poet before or since was as widely celebrated during his or her lifetime as Longfellow.4) He became the first and only American poet to be honored with a bust in the Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey in London, England.fire-side poetsREPRESENTATIVES:Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,William Cullen Bryant,John Greenleaf Whittier,James Russell Lowell,Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.who were the first American poets whose popularity rivaled that of British poets, both at home and abroad.The name "Fireside Poets" is derived from that popularity: The Fireside Poets' general adherence to poetic convention—standard forms, regular meter, and rhymed stanzas—made their body of work particularly suitable for memorization and recitation in school and also at home, where it was a source of entertainment for families gathered around the fire.The poets' primary subjects were the domestic life, mythology, and politics of America, in which several of the poets were directly involved. The Fireside Poets wrote for the common people. They meant to have their stories told for families.Quiz on Edgar Allan Poe and Walt WhitmanDefine the following termsfireside poetsfree versequestionsThe significance of the collection Leaves of GrassWhy did Whitman entitle the collection of poems "Leaves of Grass"?1. _Edgar Allan Poe_is called the father of detective stories.2. __Edgar Allan Poe_ is called "the jingle man" by Ralph Emerson.3. _Walt Whitman_was the first man in America to use the free verse.4. __Leaves of Grass is Whitman's masterpiece.5. Leaves of Grass is called "the Bible of Democracy"Quiz on Emily Dickinson1.The main theme of Emily Dickinson is the following except__D_.A. religionB. love and marriageC. life and deathD. war and peace2. Emily Dickinson‘s poetic idiom is noted f or the following except__D_.A. brevityB. directnessC. plainest wordsD. obscure3.which of the following is not a work of Emily Dickinson‘s? CA. This is my letter to the worldB. I heard a Fly buzz-when I diedC. The road not takenD. I like to see it lap the miles4. Emily Dickinson‘s poems ―this is my letter to the world‖ expresses the poet‘s __C_ about her communication with the outside world.A. indignationB. joyC. anxietyD. indifference5.American literature produced only one female poet during the nineteenth century. This was __C____.A master of imagery that makes the spiritual materialize in surprising ways,Dickinson managed manifold variations within her simple form: She usedimperfect rhymes, subtle breaks of rhythm, and idiosyncratic syntax andpunctuation to create fascinating word puzzles, which have producedgreatly divergent interpretations over the years.Quiz on Theodore Dreiser1. _A___ is considered to be Theodore Dreiser‘s greatest work.A. An American TragedyB. Sister CarrieC. The FinancierD. The Titan2. Theodore Dreiser is generally regarded as one of American‘s _A_____.A. naturalistsB. realistsC. modernistsD. romanticists3. Dreiser‘s trilogy of desire includes thre e novels. They are The Financier, The Titan and __A____.A. The StoicB. The GiantC. The TycoonD. The Genius4. The centre character of the novel An American tragedy is_A_____.A. Clyde GriffithsB. Samuel GriffithsC. Roberta AldenD. Sondra5. Which of the following is NOT Theodore Dreiser‘s work? DA. An American TragedyB. Free And Other StoriesC. Sister CarrieD. The Black RidersThe Black Riders was written by Stephen Crane6.The story in An American Tragedy happened in _B____ century.A.19thB. 20thC. 18thD. 17th7.In Sister Carrie, Theodore Dreiser described a ___C__‘s fortune.A. boyB. maleC. femaleD. old man8.The stories both in Sister Carrie and Jennie Gerhardt are based on the experience of Theodore Drei ser‘s __B___.A. motherB. sisterC. brotherD. Aunt9. Which of the following is NOT Dreiser‘s work? DA. Jennie GerhardtB. The TitanC. The FinancierD. The Call of the Wild10. Maggie, a Girl of the Streets is the first Naturalistic novel written by Stephen Crane.11. Define the term Naturalism12. Analyze the characters of Clyde?13. Why did Dreiser call it an American tragedy?Quiz on Robert Lee Frost1. Robert Frost combined traditional verse forms-the sonnet, rhyming couplets, blank verse-with a clear American local speech rhythm, the speech of __D__ farmers with its idiosyncratic 特有的diction and syntax.A. southernB. westernC. New HampshireD. New England2.‖Two roads diverged in a yellow wood and sorry I could not travel both…‖In the above two lines of Robert Frost‘s The Road Not Taken, the poet , by implication, was referring to ___D__.A. a travel experienceB. a marriage decisionC. a middle-age crisisD. one‘s course of life3. In the Thirties, poets like Archibald Macleish and __C____wrote compassionately about common people, workers and farmers.A. Emily DickinsonB. Ezra PoundC. Robert FrostD. Ezra Pound4.When Robert Frost was eighty-seven, he read his poetry at the inauguration of President __D_____.A. Thomas JeffersonB. Theodore RooseveltC. Abraham LincolnD. John F. Kennedy5.Which of the following was NOT written by Robert Frost ? AA. ―Success‖B. ―A Witness Tree‖C. ―Mending Wall‖D. ―In the Clearing‖6. Robert Frost is famous for his lyric poems. Which of the following lyric poems was NOT written by Robert Frost ? DA. ―Birches‖B. ―after Apple-picking‖C. ―The Road Not Taken‖D. ―In a Station of the Metro"7. Which of the following is Robert Frost‘s first book of poems? AA. A Boy‘s WillB. North of BostonC. In the ClearingD. A Witness Tree8.As a national poet, Frost won _B___ Pulitzer Prizes.A. fiveB. fourC. sixD. seven9.In Frost‘s view, a poem ―begins in ___A__ and ends in ___A__.‖A. delight , wisdomB. wisdom, delightC. wisdom, beautyD. delight, beauty10.The words ―Good fences make good neighbors.‖ are from___B___.A. The PastureB. Mending WallC. The Road Not TakenD. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening11.The famous poem ― Mending Wall‖ is from __A___.A. North of BostonB. A Boy‘s WillC. Mountain IntervalD. New Hampshire12. The famous poem ― The Road Not Taken‖ is from ___C__.A. North of BostonB. A Boy‘s WillC. Mountain IntervalD. New Hampshire13. The poem ―Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening‖ is from __D__.A. North of BostonB. A Boy‘s WillC. Mountain IntervalD. New HampshireQuiz on Eugene O'Neill1. As an autobiographical play, O'Neill's ___ A__(1951) has gained its status as a world classic and simultaneously marks the climax of his literary career and the coming of age of American drama.A. Long Day‘s Journey Into NightB. The Hairy ApeC. Desire Under the ElmsD. The Iceman Cometh2. The leading playwright of the modern period in American literature , if not the most successful in all his experiments, is ___D__.A. Arthur MillerB. Tennessee WilliamsC. Robert FrostD. Eugene O‘NeillTennessee Williams(March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983)He was an American playwright who received many of the top theatrical awards for his works of drama.He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for A Streetcar Named Desire 《欲望街车》》in 1948 and for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 《热铁皮屋顶上的猫in 1955. In addition, The Glass Menagerie 《玻璃动物园》(1945) and The Night of the Iguana (1961) received New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards. 大蜥蜴之夜》获纽约戏剧评论奖His 1952 play The Rose Tattoo received the Tony Award for best play.《玫瑰刺青》获得东尼奖最佳戏剧的殊荣。