第八章
For the writers of the era, Romanticism was a way to ______ political and literary values. ( )
答案:speculateThe agrarian South had few cities, whereas the myriad cities in the North were heavily industrialized. （ ）
答案:对
The size and clamor of the cities drove ________ into nature and a quiet life of seclusion. （ ）
答案:Thoreau
Thoreau’s life at Walden Pond was a response to his own inquiry to live ________ and ________. （ ）
答案:deliberately;simply
In their writings, Poe and Hawthorne often deal with evil, or iniquity. （ ）
答案:对
________, the perennial concern of the Transcendentalists, remains an important issue to this day. （ ）
答案:Individualism
Poe crafted his ________ stories of the ________ in order to convey a sense of horror to the reader. （ ）
答案:melancholy . . . occult
Ralph Waldo Emerson was a ________ writer and philosopher, known as “The Sage of Concord.” （ ）
答案:venerable
Hawthorne was drawn to the moral ______ of the Puritan’s past. （ ）
答案:fortitude
Known primarily as a master of horror and suspense tales, Nathaniel Hawthorne is also credited with inventing the detective story and contributing to the development of science fiction. （ ）
答案:错
