Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter is set in 17th century _______.
A. Catholic Boston.
B. Puritan Boston
Catholic Massachusetts
D. Puritan Massachusetts
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What do you mean by this word “autumnal”when Hawthorne mentions "an autumnal woman" in the selected chapter ?
A. iron- hearted
B. strong-minded
C. older than middle-aged
D. gossipy
The captain of Pequod holds a quenchless(难以平复 的) hatred and monomania(偏执) towards Moby Dick and finally leads the ship into a ruin. Who is this captain?
A. Queequeg
B. Ishmael
C. Ahab
D. Chillingworth
What are the symbolic meanings of letter A in Scarlet Letter?
Adultery
B. Able
C. Affectionate
D. Angel
About Herman Melville, which of the following statement is true?
A. He graduated from Bawdoin College.
B. He is a friend of Nanthaniel Hawthorne
C. He is also a literature critic and has his own principles for novel writing.
D. The whale ship “Pequod”is to some extent a symbol of democratic society in his novel Moby Dick.