According to Nathaniel Hawthorne, “There is （） in every human heart, which may remain latent, perhaps, through the whole life; but circumstances may rouse it to activity.”

Hawthorne was not a Puritan himself, but his view of man and human history originated, to a great extent, in（）.

Which one of the following statements about Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is true?（）

The American novelist（ ）is known for his "black vision" which refers to that all men are by nature evil.

Naturalism is evolved from（ ）when the author’s tone in writing becomes less serious and less sympathetic but more ironic and more pessimistic.

Nathaniel Hawthorne was born into a prominent （ ） family in 1804 and this had a deep effect on him.

The tales in Mosses from an Old Manse demonstrate the obsession of （ ） with the moral and psychological consequences of pride, selflessness, and guilt.

"The Custom-House" is an introductory note to Nathaniel Hawthorne's work（ ）.

Hester Prynne, Dimmesdale, Chillingworth and Pearl are most likely characters in（ ）.

One of the most familiar themes in American naturalism is the theme of human （ ）.

The Birthmark drives home symbolically Hawthorne’s point that“（）” is man’s birthmark, something he is born with.

Nathaniel Hawthorne discusses （ ） in almost every book he wrote. 

The Birthmark drives home symbolically（）point that evil is a man's birthmark, something he was born with.

The period ranging from（ ）to（ ）has been referred to as the Age of Realism in the literary history of the United States.

One of the most familiar themes in American naturalism is the theme of human（ ）.

With Howells，James，and Mark Twain active on the literary scene，（ ） became the major trend in American literature in the seventies and eighties of the 19th century.

Realism was a reaction against（）or a move away from the bias towards romance and self-creating fictions, and paved the way to Modernism. 

Realism was a reaction against （  ）or a move away from the bias towards romance and self-creating fictions, and paved the way to Modernism.

Realism was a reaction against Romanticism and paved the way to（ ）.

After the American Civil War, the literary interest in the so-called “reality” of life started a new period in the American literary writings know an the Age of （ ）.