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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上3 The Literature of Reason and RevolutionI. Fill in the blanks.1. At the initial period the spread of ideas of the American Enlightenment was largely due to_.2. Franklin edited the first colonial magazine, which he called_.3. Franklins best writing is found in his masterpiece_.4. Thomas

2、 Paine, with his natural gift for pamphleteering and rebellion, was appropriately born into an age of_.5. On January 10, 1776, Paines famous pamphlet appeared.6. In Philadelphia, _ the Pennsylvania magazine, and contributed to the Pennsylvania journal.7. A series of sixteen pamphlets by Paine was en

3、titled_.8. Paines second most important work _ as an impassioned plea against hereditary monarchy. 9. The most outstanding poet in American of the 18thcentury was _.10. Philip Freneaus famous poem _was written about his imprisoned experience.11. Philip Freneau was a close friend and political associ

4、ate of president _12. _was considered as the “poet of the American Revolution”,13. Philip Freneau was noteworthy first because of nature of his poem. They were truly American and very patriotic. In this respect, he reflected the spirit of his age. Therefore, he has been called the “_ of American poe

5、try”.14. In 1791, probably with Jeffersons support, _ established in Philadelphia the national gazette.15. In American literature, the eighteenth century was an Age of_ and Revolution.II. Matching1. Benjamin Franklin a. The Age of reason2. Thomas Jefferson b. Common Sense3. Benjamin Franklin c. The

6、Right of Man4. Thomas Paine d. The Autobiography5. Thomas Painee. Poor Richards Almanac6. Patrick Henry f. Womens Rights Pioneer7. Thomas Paine g. Give me Liberty or Give me Death8. Abigail Smith Adams h. Letters from an American Farmer 9. Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur i. The Declaration of In

7、dependence 10. Joel Barlow j. The Hasty PuddingIII. Multiple Choice1. In American literature, the eighteenth century was the age of the Enlightenment. _was the dominant spirit.A. Humanism B. RationalismC. Revolution D. Evolution2. In American literature, the Enlighteners were not opposed to _. A. th

8、e colonial order B. religious obscurantismC. the puritan tradition D. the secular literature3. The English colonies in North America rose in arms against their parent country and the continental congress adopted _in 1776.A. The Declaration of Independence B. the Sugar ActC. The Stamp act D. the Mayf

9、lower Compact4. Which statement about Franklin is not true?A. He instructed his countrymen as a printer.B. He was a scientist.C. He was s master of diplomacy.D. He was a Puritan.5. The secular ideals of the American Enlightenment were exemplified in the life and career of _.A. THOMAS Hood B .Benjami

10、n FranklinC. Thomas Jefferson D. George Washington6. Which of the following does not belong to this literary period?A. The American Crisis B. The FederalistC. Declaration of Independence D. The Waste Land7. Benjamin Franklin was the epitome of the _.A. American Enlightenment B. Sugar act C. Chartist

11、 movement D. Romanticist8. From 1732 to 1758, Benjamin Franklin wrote and published his famous _, an annual collection of proverbs.A. The Autobiography B. Poor Richards AlmanacC. Common Sense D. The General Magazine9. Which is not connected with Thomas Paine?A. Common Sense B. The American crisis C.

12、 Pennsylvania Magazine D. The Autobiography 10. Choose the works which is not written by Paine.A. Rights of Man B. The Age of ReasonC. Poor Richards Almanac D. Common Sense11. The first pamphlet published in America to urge immediate independence from Britain is_.A. The Rights of Man B. Common Sense

13、 C. The American Crisis D. Declaration of Independence 12. “These are the times that try mens souls”. These words were once read to Washington troops and much to shore up the spirits of the revolutionary soldiers. Who is the author of these words?A. Benjamin Franklin B. Thomas JeffersonC. Thomas Pai

14、ne D. George Washington13. Which statement about Philip Freneau is not true?A. He was a satirist B. He was a pamphleteerC. He was a singer D. He was a bitter polemicist14. Which poem is not written by Philip Freneau?A. The British Prison Ship B. The wild Honey Suckle C. The Indian burying ground D.

15、The day of doom15. Who was considered as the “poet of American revolution”?A. Michael Wigglesworth B. Edward Taylor C. Annne Bradstreet D. Philip Freneau16. It was not until January 1776 that a widely heard public voice demanded complete separation from England. The voice was that of _, whose pamphl

16、et Common Sense, with its heated language, increased the growing demand for separation.A. Thomas Paine B. Thomas JeffersonC. George Washington D. Patrick Henry17. At the reason and revolutionary period, Americans were influenced by the European movement called the_.A. Chartist Movement B. Romanticis

17、t MovementC. Enlightenment Movement D. Modernist Movement18. Thomas Jeffersons attitude, that is, a firm belief in progress, and the pursuit of happiness, is typical the period we now call_.A. Age of Revolution B. Age of ReasonC. Age of Romanticism D. Age of Regionalism19. _carries the voice not of

18、an individual but of a whole people. It is more than writing of the revolutionary period. It defined the meaning of the American Revolution.A. Common Sense B. The American Crisis C. Declaration of Independence D. Deface of the English People20. Benjamin Franklin shaped his writing after the _by the

19、English essayists Addison and Steele.A. Spectator Papers B. WaldenC. Nature D. The Sacred WoodIV. Literary Terms1. Autobiography2. Persuasion3. Aphorism4. The Hartford Wits V. IdentificationPassage 1These are the times that try mens souls; The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will in this cri

20、sis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem

21、too lightly: tis dearness only that gives everything its value. Heaven knows how to put a paper price upon its goods. Questions:1. Which book is passage taken from?2. Who is the author of this book?3. Whom is the author praising? Whom is the author criticizing?4. What do you think of the language us

22、ed in the book?Passage 2When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Law of Natures God entitle them, a decent r

23、espect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness; That

24、 to secure these rights, Government are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; That whenever any From of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it.Questions:5. Which work is this passage taken fro

25、m?6. What truths are self-evident? What is the purpose of government, and when should a government be replaced?Passage 3In a branch of willow hidSings the evening Caty-did:From the lofty locust boughFeeding on a drop of dewIn her suit of green arraydHear her singing in the shadeCaty-did, Caty-did, C

26、aty-did!Questions:7. Who is the writer of these verses?8. What is the title of this lyrical poem?9. What is a “Caty-did”?Passage 4It was about this time I conceived the bold and arduous project of arriving at moral perfection. I wished to live without committing any fault at any time; I would conque

27、r all that either natural inclination, custom, or company might lead me into. As I knew, or thought I knew, what was right and wrong, I did not see why I might not always do the one and avoid the other. But I soon found I had undertaken a task of more difficulty than I had imagined. While my care wa

28、s employed in guarding against one fault, I was often surprised by anther; habit took the advantage of inattention; inclination was sometimes too strong for reason. I concluded, at length, that the mere speculative conviction that it was our interest to be completely virtuous was not sufficient to p

29、revent our slipping; and that the contrary habits must be broken, and good ones acquired and established, before we can have any dependence on a steady, uniform rectitude of conduct. For this purpose I therefore contrived the following method.In the various enumerations of the moral virtues I had me

30、t with in my reading, I found the catalog more or less numerous, as different writers included more or fewer ideas under the same name. Temperance, for example, was by some confined to eating and drinking, while by others it was extended to mean the moderating every other pleasure, appetite, inclina

31、tion, or passion, bodily or mental, even to our avarice and ambition. I proposed to myself, for the sake of clearness, to use rather more names, with fewer ideas annexed to each, than a few names with more ideas; and I included under thirteen names of virtues all that at that time occurred to me as

32、necessary or desirable, and annexed to each a short precept, which fully expressed the extent I gave to its meaning.Questions:10. Which work is this passage taken from?11. Who is the author of this book?12. What is your understanding of the book?VI. Questions and Answers.1. What is a proverb? Which

33、writer in his period liked to use proverbs?2. What are the characteristics of Benjamin Franklins literary work?3. What work was The Federalist?4. Who said “Give me library, or give me death”? What was the impact of the quotation?5. Could you please give a brief account of American literature of this

34、 period?VII. Analysis of Literary Works.1. Write an analysis of The Poor Richards Almanac.2. Write an analysis of The American Crisis.3. Write an analysis of Declaration of Independence.KeysI. Fill in the blanks.1. journalism 9. Philip Freneau2. The General Magazine 10. The British Prison Ship3. Aut

35、obiography 11. Thomas Jefferson4. revolution 12. Philip Freneau5. Common Sense 13. Father6. Thomas Paine 14. Philip Freneau7. The American Crisis 15. Reason 8. The Rights of ManII. Matching.1-e; 2-I; 3-d; 4-c; 5-a;6-g; 7-b; 8-f; 9-h; 10-j.III. Multiple Choice.1. B 2. D 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. B

36、9. D 10. C 11. B 12. C 13. C 14. D 15. D 16. A 17. C 18. B 19. C 20. AIII. Literary Terms.1. Autobiography: An autobiography is a persons account of his or her life. Generally written in the first person, with the author speaking as “I”, autobiographies present life events as the writer views them.

37、In addition to providing inside details about the writers life, autobiographies offer insights into the beliefs and perceptions of the author. Autobiographies also offer a glimpse of what it was like to live in the authors time period. Autobiographies often provide a view of historical events that y

38、ou wont find in history books. Benjamin Franklins Autobiography set the standard for what was then a new genre.2. Persuasion: Persuasion is writing meant to convince readers to think or act in a certain way. A persuasive writer appeals to emotions or reason, offers opinions, and urges action.3. Apho

39、rism: An aphorism is a short, concise statement expressing a wise or clever observation or a general truth. A variety of devices make aphorisms easy to remember. Some contain rhymes or repeated words or sounds; others use parallel structure to present contrasting ideas. The aphorism “no pain, no gai

40、n” for instance, uses rhyme, repetition, and parallel structure.4. The Hartford Wits: Three Revolutionary poets of large and serious purpose, and widely famed in their generation, may be grouped together, not only because of some similarity in their verse, but also because they were all Connecticut

41、men; two were conspicuous members of a coterie noted as “the Hartford Wits.” That Connecticut town, indeed, enjoyed a reputation as a literary centre through the exploits of this group. The two Hartford poets were John Trumbull and Joel Barlow; the third of this group was Timothy Dwight. V. Identifi

42、cation.1. The American Crisis 2. Thomas Paine3. Paine is praising those who stand “it”, it referring to “the service of their country”. Inn the meantime, Paine is criticizing those who shrink from the service of their country in this crisis. 4. The language is plain, impressive and forceful. Pain hi

43、mself once said that his purpose as a writer was to use plain language to make those who can scarcely read understand.5. Declaration of Independence6. All men are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, and among these rights are Life, Liberty he pursuit of Happiness. The purpose o

44、f government is to secure these ends. And when the government becomes destructive to these ends, it should be replaced.7. Philip Freneau8. To a Caty- Did9. According to Freneaus note, a Caty-did is a well-known insect, when full grown, it is about two inches in length, and of the exact color of a gr

45、een leaf. It can sing such a song as Caty-did n the evening, towards autumn.10. Autobiography11. Benjamin Franklin12. One of Franklins literary successes was his famous Autobiography, which he began to write in 1771, resumed in 1778, and left incomplete at his death. The purpose of its author was to

46、 make the experiences of his own case, a source of help and inspiration to others. He therefore tells the story of his struggles, his errors, his experiments with himself, his accomplishment, with wonderful frankness and extreme simplicity.VI. Questions and Answers.1. Proverbs are nearly as old as language itself. They have many different purposes and are used i