英美文学小史答案2023秋

第十章测试

1.In his novel The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed the ________ conditions in the meat-packing industry. ( )
A:degenerate
B:palpable
C:wallowing
D:venerable

答案:C
2.Sinclair wanted to change public ________ and arouse empathy for the workers’ plight to inspire concrete action. ( )
A:perception
B:valedictory
C:reverence
D:poise
3.Which of the following writers is not an American colorist? ( )
A:Bret Harte
B:Willa Cather
C:Mark Twain
D:Henry James
4.Ernest Hemingway stated that “all modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Tom Sawyer.” （ ）
A:错 B:对 5.________ was the first female writer in the United States to portray frankly the passions and discontents of women confined to traditional roles as wives and mothers. （ ）
A:Kate Chopin
B:Emily Dickinson
C:Willa Cather
D:Edith Wharton
6.________ became the master chronicler of the inner lives of his characters, and he used his subtle innovations in narrative point of view to probe the complex relationship between wealth and culture. （ ）
A:Jack London
B:Stephen Crane
C:Henry James
D:Mark Twain
7.Stephen Crane’s novels include _________. （ ）
A:The Call of the Wild
B:Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
C:The Red Badge of Courage
D:War Is Kind
8.Naturalists were strongly influenced by Charles Darwin’s scientific theory of evolution by natural selection, and adopted the view that people had little control over their own lives. （ ）
A:错 B:对 9.In his work, Crane embraced a pessimistic realism that undermined earlier, romanticized visions of human experiences. （ ）
A:错 B:对 10.Naturalists denied the existence of the supernatural and saw human beings as alone in the universe. Transcendentalists believed people could shape their lives through intuition, self-reliance, and inspiration. （ ）
A:对 B:错