英语欧美文化期末练习题

英语欧美文化期末练习 2006-2007学年第一学期欧美文化期末练习题 班级_________ 姓名__________ I.Multiple choices (80%) 1.Which of the following works described the war led by Agamemnon against the city of Troy? A. Odyssey B. Iliad C Agamemnon D. Trojan Women th2.In the 20 century, the Irish writer James Joyce?s Ulysses is a parallel to Homer?s epic_______. A. Odyssey B. Iliad C Agamemnon D. Trojan Women 3.Which of the following is not written by Aeschylus? A. Prometheus Bound B. Antigone C. Persians D Agamenon 4.The Austrian psychiatrist Siugmund Freud „s term “the Oedipus complex” was derived from ________?s play Oedipus the King. A. Aeschylus B. Euripdes C. Sophocles D. Aristophane 5.Among ancient Greek dramatist, ______may be called the first writer of “problem plays”. A. Aeschylus B. Euripdes C. Sophocles D. Aristophane 6.In which comic play did Aristophanes attack Socrates? A. Wasps B. Birds C. Clouds D. Frogs 7.Who initiated the concept of point, line, surface, bpdy, etc. and was regarded as the founder of scientific mathematics? A. Aristotle B. Archimedes C. Pythagoras D. Democritus 8.Socrates „s teaching method is well known as the _________. A.dialectic method B. dialogues C.Cartesian doubt D. doubting method 9.Which is Plato?s belief? A. Men have knowledge because of the existence of certain general “ideas”. B. Men have knowledge because of experience. C. Mind and matter are completely apart from each other D. The world is matter and acrivity. 10.Among the Greek philosophers, who believed that form and matter together made up concrete individual realities? A. Aristotle B. Plato C. Socrates D. Epicurus 11.Among Greek scientists, who dicovered the principle of the lever and once claimed that “Give me a place to stand, and I will move the world.”? A. Euclid B.Archimedes C. Democritus D. Pythagoras 12.________ is one of the finest representatives of ancient Greek sculpture. A. Venus de Milo B. Constantine the Great C. She-wolf D. Moses 13. Ancient Roman writer _____ was noted for his oratory and fine writing style and had an enormous influence on the development of European prose. A. Lucretius B.Cicero C. Caesar D. Virgil 14. ____ is the greatest Latin poet, who wrote the great epic Aeneid. A. Lucretius B.Cicero C. Caesar D. Virgil 15. ______ is the best preserved Roman temple. A. Parthenon B.Pantheon C. the Colosseum D. the temple in jerusalem 16.________ is a statue which illustrates the legend of creation of Rome. A. Venus de Milo B. Constantine the Great C. She-wolf D. Moses 17. Both Judaism and Christianity originated in ___________. It was the _________tradition that gave birth to Christianity. A. Egypt; Jewish B. Turkey; Islamic C. Palestine; Jewish D. Israel; Islamic 18.The Old Testament consists of ___books, while the New Testament consists of ___books. A. 39; 27 B. 27; 39 C. 30; 27 D. 5; 34 19.The first five books of the Old Testament is called_____. A. Pentateuch B. Genesis C. Deuteronomy D. Exodus 20.According to the Old Testament, when the wandering Hebrew tribes left the desert and entered the mountainous Sinai, _______ climbed to the top of the mountain to receive from God message, which came to be known as Ten Commandments. A. David B. Solomon C. Saul D. Moses 21. By 305 the Roman emperor stopped the persecution of Christians. And in 313, ______issued the Edict of Milan and made Christianity. A. Constantine B. Nero C. Diocletian D. Theodosius. 22. In _____, the Roman Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the official religion of the empire. A. 305 B. 313 C. 392 D. 476 23. At the age of 30, Jesus Cxhrist received the baptism at the hands of _____. A. Joseph B. St. Paul C. John Baptist D. St. Peter 24. The four accounts of Jesus? birth, teaching, death and resurrection were believed to have been written by A. Matthew , Mark, Luke and John B. Paul, Peter, Luke and John C. Joseph, Mark, Paul and Peter D. Matthew , Mark, Peter and Joseph 25.The most important and influential of English Bible is _________. A. The Great Bible B. the Good News Bible C. the “authorized” or King James’ version D. the Vulgate 26. The most ancient extant Latin version of the whole Bible is the _____ edition. A. the Septuagint B. the Vulgate C. The Great Bible D. the Good News Bible 27. What is the Middle Ages also called for?________________ A. “Age of Reason” B. “Age of Art” C. “Age of Faith” D. “Age of science” 28. When did the Western Roman Empire fall and the Middle Ages began? A. In A. D. 476 B. In A. D. 27 C. In B.C. 27 D.In B. C. 476 29. To become a knight, a noble began his education as a ____ at 7, then he became a ___ to a knight at about 14. If he proved to be a good fighter, he could be made a knight at the ceremony of dubbing. A. squire, page B. page, squire C. soldier, page D. assistant, protector 30. ________, ruler of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Wessex, made Wessex the Anglo-Saxon cultural centre and contributed greatly to the medieval European culture. A. Charlemagne B. Carolus C. Alfred the Great D. Henry VIII 31. _______, the writer of Opus Maius, was one the earliest adovocates of scientific research. A. Francis Bacon B. Roger Bacon C. Thomas Aquinas D. Dante 32. _________ is an Anglo-Saxon epic telling about how the hero fighted against the monster Grendel and the fire dragon. A. Song of Roland B. Beowulf C. Africa D. Canzoniers 33.__________is the soul of Renaissance. A. New sciences B. Humanism C. New literature D. the interest in ancient Greek and Roman art 34. _____ is the birthplace of Renaissance. A. England B. Italy C. Spain D. France 35. Of the four major artists in High Renaissance, ___was best known for his Madonnas. A. da Vinci B. Michelangelo C. Raphael D. Titian. 36. ________ established the pictorial tradition in western art by using oil color on canvas and was ranked the father of the modern mode of painting. A. da Vinci B. Michelangelo C. Raphael D. Titian. 37.Da Vinci, _____ and Raphael are the best representatives of high Renaissance in Florence. A. Giotto B. Giorgione C. Michelangelo D. David 38. _________ „s open protest against the indulgence in 1517 started the Reformation movement in Europe.it challenged the absolute authority of the the Church and replaced it with the absolute authority of the ______. A. Martin Luther; Bible B. John Calvin; the God C. Jan Hus; Bible D. John Wycliffe; the God 39. Which is John Calvin?s belief? A. Men are redeemed by faith and not by the purchase of indulgences. B. The bible should be translated into vernacular so that the Bible can be accessible to evbery man. C. All believers are priests and all occupations are holy and thus equal. D. Any form of sinfulness is a likely sign of damnatiom whereas ceaseless work could be sign of salvation. 40. From which of Shakespear?s plays comes the sentence:”To be, or not to be, that is the question.” A. Othello B. King Lear C.Macbeth D.Hamlet 41. With the great progess in science, in the ___century Europe advanced from the Middle ages to the Modern times. A. 15thththth B. 16 C. 17 D. 18 42. “I think therefore I am” is ________?s motto. A. Socrates B. Descartes C. Locke D. Kant th43. The major literary form of neoclassicism in france in the 17 century was _________. A. novel B. prose C. drama D. poetry 44. __________ rejected the traditional deductive method and founded the inductive method. A. John Locke B. Thomas Hobbs C. Francis Bacon D. John Milton 45. ______said:”Knowledge is power.” A. Plato B. Locke C. Bacon D. Kant 46. There were two leaders in the English revolution,Cromwell was the man of action and ___the man of thought. A. John Locke B. Thomas Hobbs C. Francis Bacon D. John Milton 47. Phaedra is one of the masterpeices of ________________. A. Pierre Corneille B. Jean Racine C. Moliere D. Lessing 48. The Enlightenment is also called ___________. A. “Age of Reason” B. “Age of Art” thC. “Age of Faith” D. “Age of science” 49. The most important forerunners of the Enlightenment were two 17Englishmen________. A. Francis Bacon and John Milton B. John Locke and Isaac Newton C. Thomas Hobbs and John Locke D. Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes 50. In art and literature, what coincided with the Age of Reason was a period called_________. A. classicism B. neoclassicism c. romanticism D. realism 51.Which book discussed the spearation of the legislative, executive and judical powers? A. The Spirit of the Laws B. Lettres Anglaise C. The Origin of Human Inequality D.Rameau’s Nephew 52. In Rousseau?s opinion, _____ was the origin of social inequality. A. human nature B. absoute monarchy C. vices in th esociety D. private property 53. Rousseau?s __________ is an important work on education; and his autobiography __________ foreshadows the trend of Romanticism. A. New Heloise; Emile B.Emile; The Confessions C. On Education; Poetry and Truth D. Philosophical Thoughts; Persian Letters 54. Who represented the rationalistic neoclassical tendency in English literature and has often been called the spokesman in verse of the Age of Reaon? One of his masterpieces is The Rape of the Lock. A. Samuel Johnson B. Henry Fielding C. Alexander Pope D. William Blake 55. In ______, Swift bitterly criticized theBritish government by suggesting that the children be fattened and eaten. A. Essay on Criticism B. A Modest Proposal c. Essay on Man D.Gulliver?s Travels 56._________ is often called the founder of English domestic novel, or epistolary novel. One of his masterpieces is Pamela. A. Samuel Johnson B. Henry Fielding C. Walter Scott D. Samuel Richardson 57.Goethe? epistolary novel _________played an enormous role in the spread of Romanticism. A. The Sorrows of Young Werther B. Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship C. Nathan the Wise D. Poetry and Truth 58. _______ , written by Goethe, is the greatest work of German literature. A. The Sorrows of Young Werther B. Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship C. Faust D. Poetry and Truth 59. _______ is the key figure of the German philosophy and sometimes called the “waterhead of Modern philosophy”. A.Martin luther B. Hegel C. Lessing D. Kant 60. Romanticism devoped in the late _____ and early ___centuryies. thththththththth A. 18; 19 B. 17; 18 C. 16; 17 D. 19; 20 61. ______________ is not a Lake poet. A. Southey B. Keats C. Wordsworth D. Coleridge 62 “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” is from the ending of _____. A. Ode on a Grecian Urn B. Ode to the West Wind C. Don Juan D. Ode to a Nightingale 63. Which of the following writers is a female writer and tried hard to prove herself equal to the challenge of a woman? A. Victor Hugo B. John Keats C. George Sand D. Mikhail Y. Lemontov 64. The preface of the play ________, written by ________ is a veritable manifesto of French Romanticism in Literature. A. Cromwell; Hugo B.Hernati; Hugo C. Atala; Chateaubriand D. Rene; Chateaubriand 65. Wordsworth and Colerridge were well known for their collective work, __________, the preface of which marked the beginning of romanticism in English literature. A. Ballads and Romances B. Lyrical Ballads C. Ballads D.Lakers 67. _______ was generally considered Byron?s masterpiece. A.Cain B. Manfred C. Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage D. Don Juan 69. In_________, _________ created the first “superfluous man” in Russian literature. A. Eugene Onegin; Pushkin B. A Hero of Our Times; Mikhail Y. Lemontov C. The Betrothed; Manzoni D. To Sylvia; Leopardi 70. John Keats, a telented English poet, is best known for his beautiful poems, such as ________. A.To a Skylark B. To Italy C. Odes to a Nightingale D. The Lady of the Lake II. Connect the names of the writers to their respective masterpieces 20% Chauccer Gargantua and Pantagruel Fielding Utopia Boccaccio The New Method Petrach Paradise Lost Rabelais Les Miserables Thomas More The Canterbury Tales Hugo Le Cid Milton Decameron Bacon Don Quixote Corneille Canzoniers Cervantes The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling Wordsworth Divine Comedy Dante Aeneid Schiller Cabal and Love Moliere Robinson Crusoe Pushikin Faust Virgil Lyrical Ballads Defoe Eugene Onegin Goethe Tartuffe Shelley Prometheus Unbound Giotto Mona Lisa Titian Sleeping Venus Michalangelo The Sistine Madonna Raphael Flight into Egypt Giorgione David Da Vinci Sacred and Profane Love