НУБіП України Ф-7.5-2.1.6-24
«Бланк тестових завдань»
Національний університет біоресурсів та природокористування україни
Факультет Педагогічний
Напрям підготовки Філологія (переклад)
Форма навчання денна
Семестр Курс 3
ОКР «Бакалавр»
Кафедра романо-германських мов і перекладу
Дисципліна Лінгвокраїнознавство основної іноземної мови
Викладач (Бабенко О.В.)
«Затверджую»
Завідувач кафедри ( Ніколенко А. Г.)
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Білет №
The Writers of Scotland
1. Analyse the statement and choose the correct letter.
Who of these authors belong to the writers who have written both in Scots and in English?
a) William Shakespeare, Geoffrey Chaucer
b) Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë
c) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Walter Scott
d) Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde
2. Choose the correct letter.
Who is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement?
a) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
b) Sir Walter Scott
c) Robert Louis Stevenson
d) Robert Burns
3. Choose the correct letter.
Robert Burns’ memory is celebrated by Burns clubs across the world; his birthday is an unofficial «National Day» for Scots and those with Scottish ancestry, celebrated with Burns suppers.
a) True
b) False
c) Hardly ever
d) Impossible
4. Choose an appropriate personality for this statement.
He is most famously known for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction.
a) Ian Rankin
b) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
c) Sir Walter Scott
d) Robert Louis Stevenson
5. Match writers with their wide-spread works:
1. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
a) «Treasure Island», «The Black Arrow» |
2. Sir Walter Scott
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b) «Auld Lang Syne», «Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish dialect» |
3. Robert Louis Stevenson
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c) «A Study in Scarlet», «The Mystery of Cloomber» |
4. Ian Rankin |
d) «Waverley», «Ivanhoe» |
5. Robert Burns
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e) «The Flood», «Knots and Crosses»
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6. When Edinburgh was named the world’s first City of Literature by the United Nations’ cultural body UNESCO? Write down the answer.
7. Look at the pictures and find the appropriate names for each Scots writers given below:
1. 2. 3. 4.
a) Robert Louis Stevenson
b) Sir Walter Scott
c) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
d) Robert Burns
8. Match the dates of birth with the Scots authors:
1. Sir Walter Scott |
a) 1759-1796 |
2. Robert Louis Stevenson |
b) 1771-1832 |
3. Robert Burns |
c) 1850-1894 |
4. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
d) 1859-1930 |
9. Continue the sentence.
Famous Robert Louis Stevenson’s work «Kidnapped» is…
a) a tale of piracy, buried treasure, and adventure, originally called the Sea-Cook.
b) a historical novel that tells of David Balfour’s pursuit of his inheritance during the intrigues of Jacobite troubles between England and Scotland.
c) a short novel about a dual personality much depicted in plays and films.
d) a masterful tale of revenge set in Scotland and America.
10. Continue the sentence.
Robert Burns’ poem Auld Lang Syne is often song at…
a) Hogmanay
b) Scotland's National Day
c) Edinburgh Festival Fringe
d) Scotland’s Independent Day
11. Choose the incorrect letter.
a) In 1783 Robert Burns started composing poetry in a traditional style using the Ayshire dialect of Scots.
b) Conan Doyle won his doctorate in 1885.
c) Walter Scott in 1814 wrote «Ivanhoe», a romance which did not name its author.
d) Ian Rankin is best known for his Inspector Rebus novels, which are mostly set in Edinburgh.