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“美国文学”综合练习一 Chapter 1 Literature of Colonial America Complete the sentence with proper words or expressions. 1. The Puritan philosophy known as ( ) was important in New England during the colonial time, and is the most enduring shaping influence in American thought and literature. 2. The term “Puritan” was applied to those settlers who originally were devout members of the Church of ( ) who tried to purify the Church. 3. Among all the settlers in the New Continent, ( ) settlers were the most influential. 4. General History of Virginia contains Captain John Smith’s most famous tale of how the Indian princess named ( ) saved him. 5. Hard work, thrift, piety and sobriety, these were the ( ) values that dominated much of the early American writing. 6. The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America is a collection of poems composed by ( ). 7. The Day of Doom, a long-standing best-seller both in America and in England, was written by ( ). 8. Benjamin Franklin’s best writing is found in his masterpiece ( ). 9. Thomas Paine’s famous pamphlet ( ) is often regarded as the greatest of the Revolutionary pamphlets. The argument is characteristic of plainness. 10. The most outstanding poet in America of the 18th century was ( ). 11. ( ), who was considered as the “poet of the American Revolution”, has been called the “Father of American Poetry.” He represented the efforts for literary ( ) in America. 12. In American literature, the eighteenth century was an Age of ( ) and Revolution. 13. The Calvinist beliefs brought about the Great Awakening during the 1730s and 1740s. ( ) was the most influential among the believers. 14. If we say Jonathan Edwards represents the upper levels of the American mind, ( ) represents the lower levels. Decide whether the statements are true or false. 1. American literature is the oldest of all national literature. 2. Georgia, Carolina