福建师范大学外国语学院英语专业 2005-2006学年度下学期03级 《美国文学选读》试题（B）
1. According to Hawthorne, the scarlet letter “A” which originally stood for “_______” finally
obtained the meaning of “able” or “angel” through Hester’s efforts. A. adultery B. arrogance
C. accomplishment D. agony
2. The American Puritanism as a cultural heritage benefited the Americans in _______.
E. strengthening their moral values. F. weakening their religious faith. G. knowing truth intuitively.
H. developing their science and technology
3. The Transcendentalists believe that, first, nature is ennobling, and second, the individual
is____, therefore, self-reliant. A. insignificant. A. vicious by nature. B. divine.
C. forward-looking
4. The period ranging from 1865 to 1914 has been referred to as _____________.
A. the Age of Realism B. the Age of Modernism C. the Age of Romanticism D. the Age of Colonialism
5. Henry James’s fame generally rests upon his novels and stories with________.
A. international theme B. national theme C. Eastern theme D. regional theme
6. In American literature, escaping from the society and returning to nature is a common subject.
The following titles are all related, in one way or another, to the subject except _______. A. Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn B. Dreiser’s Sister Carrie
C. Copper’s Leather-Stocking Tales D. Thoreau’s Walden
7. Which scene in the excerpt of Invisible Man refers symbolically to the situation of furious life conflict?
A. corn-grabbing game B. graduation speech
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C. dance competition D. battle royal
8. In the lines “Hast thou not dragged Diana from her car? / And driven the Hamad