Across the English speaking countries. Методическое пособие по страноведению для студентов гуманитарного факультета, обучающихся по направлению 540300

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Примерный тест по курсу «Страноведение»

Вариант I

Choose the right variant:

1.What is the official name of the country whose language you study?

a)Great Britain; b) England; c) the United Kingdom; d) Scotland.

2.How many countries does the UK consist of?

a)four; b) three; c) five; d) two.

3.The British Isles are separated from________ by the English Channel.

a)Germany; b) France; c) Spain; d) Italy.

4.What is the capital of Wales?

a)Edinburgh; b) London; c) Liverpool; d) Cardiff.

5.What is the symbol of the UK?

a)a thistle; b) Britannia; c) a rose; d) a bald eagle.

6.What is the emblem of England?

a)a shamrock; b) a red rose; c) a dragon; d) a leek.

7.What is the emblem of Northern Ireland?

a)a shamrock; b) a leek; c) a thistle; d) a red rose.

8.What is the emblem of Scotland?

a)a daffodil; b) a rose; c) a thistle; d) a dragon.

9.What is the state system of the UK?

a)a constitutional monarchy;

b)an absolute monarchy;

c)a limited monarchy;

d)a parliamentary republic.

10.Who presides in the House of Lords?

a)the MPs; b) the Speaker; c) the Prime-Minister; d) the Lord Chancellor.

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11.Where does the British Premier live and work?

a)at Downing Street 10;

b)in the Houses of Parliament;

c)in the Tower;

d)in Buckingham Palace.

12.The House of Commons is made up of _____members.

a)600; b) 650; c) 700; d) 850.

13.Who founded London, the British capital, in the first century AD?

a)the Angles; b) the Britons; c) the Romans; d) the Saxons.

14.The Roman province of Britannia covered the territory of present – day … and ….

a)England, Wales and Scotland;

b)Scotland and Wales;

c)Scotland and England;

d)England and Wales.

15.… dominated Ireland during the 10 th century.

a)the Saxons; b) the Angles; c) the Vikings; d) the Romans.

16.The Tudor dynasty established a system of government, which depended on the….

a)bishop; b) baron; c) monarch; d) royalist.

17.In the 18 th century the increased trade led to ….

a)the rise of the Middle Class;

b)the Civil War;

c)the Industrial Revolution;

d)the Agricultural Revolution.

18.The name of the UK was introduced in ….

a)1801; b) 1864; c) 1900; d) 1913.

19.In 1985 the AngloIrish Agreement was signed in ….

a)Cardiff; b) Edinburgh; c) London; d) Belfast.

20.The division of Parliament into 2 Houses dates back as ….

a)300 years; b) 500 years; c) 700 years; d) 900 years.

21.What natural resources bring the most profits to the British economy?

a)coal reserves; b) oil reserves; c) water resources; d) gas reserves.

22.What is the fastest way to cross the English Channel?

a)through the Channel Tunnel (the Chunnel);

b)by boat;

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c)by air;

d)by ferry.

23.Are most of British industries connected with the production of iron and steel goods, textiles and chemicals?

a)yes; b) no.

24.What is the great disadvantage of Great Britain?

a)It possesses very few of the raw materials;

b)Many towns are situated far away from the sea;

c)Many of the raw materials are exported;

d)It’s surrounded by the sea.

25.What is the school – leaving age in the UK?

a)13; b) 16; c) 17; d) 18.

26.What do we call the following pattern of tuition: six months in college and six months in industry?

a)“sandwich” courses;

b)part-time tuition;

c)further education;

d)full – time tuition.

27.What is the highest mark in British schools?

a)A; b) B; c) C; d) G.

28.At a British university or college a tutor is _____.

a)a person who examines students and gives them marks;

b)a person who has the highest rank of the teachers in a department and delivers lectures;

c)a member of a staff who teaches small groups of students and gives them help and advice;

d)a headmaster who runs the University.

29.What is the main cathedral of the Anglican Church?

a)St. Paul’s Cathedral;

b)Canterbury Cathedral;

c)Westminster Abbey;

d)Salisbury Cathedral.

30.Buckingham Palace is the official residence of _________.

a)the Parliament; b) the Queen; c) the speaker; d) the Prime-

Minister.

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31.In the centre of Trafalgar Square there is a monument to _______.

a)William Shakespeare; b) St. Paul; c) Admiral Nelson; d) Queen

Victoria.

32.What is the tallest building in England?

a)the Tower of London;

b)St. George’s Chapel;

c)Hampton Court Palace;

d)the Canary Wharf Tower.

33.What is the London residence of Queen Elizabeth II?

a)the Tower of London;

b)the Treasury;

c)Buckingham Palace;

d)Windsor Castle.

34.Where are British Kinds crowned?

a)in St. Paul’s Cathedral;

b)in Westminster Abbey;

c)in Canterbury Cathedral;

d)the Tower.

35.The ravens are a famous sight of _______.

a)the Tower of London;

b)London Zoo;

c)Covent Garden;

d)Piccadilly Circus.

36.What is the Scottish national costume for men?

a)the tuxedo; b) the bearskin; c) the kilt; d) red caps.

37.What country is called a land of castles and princes?

a)Scotland; b) Northern Ireland; c) Wales; d) England.

38.What is the name of the six counties of Northern Ireland?

a)Antrim; b) Ulster; c) Causeway; d) Eire.

39.The Tower of London was built more than … years ago.

a)300; b) 500; c) 700; d) 900.

40.The English are said to be very … .

a)optimistic; b) sociable; c) conservative; d) hard-working.

41.The capital of the United States of America is ________.

a)New York City;

b)Los Angeles;

c)Washington;

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d)Washington, D.C.

42.Where is Washington, the federal capital, located?

a)in the state of Washington;

b)in Alaska;

c)in the state of New York;

d)in the District of Columbia.

43.What is the longest river in the USA?

a)the Tennessee; b) the Mississippi; c) the Colorado; d) the Columbia.

44.What is the highest mountain in the USA?

a)Mount Vernon;

b)Mount Snowdon;

c)Mount McKinley;

d)Mount Whitney.

45.What do American people call the national flag?

a)the Stars and Bars, the Confederate Flag, the Southern Cross;

b)the Union Jack, the Saint George’s Cross, the Saint Andrew’s

Cross;

c)the Stars and Stripes, the Star – Spangled Banner, the Old Glory;

d)the Golden Eagle, the Saint Patrick’s Cross, the Northern Cross.

46.How many stars and stripes does the American national flag have?

a)50 stars and 13 stripes;

b)20 stars and 15 stripes;

c)13 stars and 50 stripes;

d)30 stars and 25 stripes.

47.What are the mottoes of the USA?

a)“God save our gracious Queen”, “Dieu et mon droit”;

b)“Lucky Country”, “Flourish Our Land”;

c)“Liberty Enlightening the World”, “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USA”;

d)“E plurubus unum”, “In God we trust”.

48.What is the symbol of the US financial power?

a)Times Square; b) the Old Bailey; c) Wall Street; d) Pennsylvania

Avenue.

49.What are the two leading national parties in the USA?

a)the Republican Party and the Democratic Party;

b)the Conservative Party and the Labour Party;

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c)the Green Party and the Prohibition Party;

d)the Liberal Party and Socio-Democratic Party.

50.The Congress consists of the House of Representatives and

________.

a)the House of Lords;

b)the Senate;

c)the House of Commons;

d)the White House.

Вариант II

Choose the right variant:

1.The first president of the USA was _________.

a)Thomas Jefferson;

b)Abraham Lincoln;

c)George Washington;

d)Franklin D. Roosevelt.

2.Abraham Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation which

________.

a)freed women from slavery;

b)freed the blacks in the South;

c)proclaimed peace;

d)freed the blacks in the North.

3.When did Christopher Columbus discover America?

a)in 1000; b) in 1235; c) in 1492; d) in 1607.

4.Who do Americans call the Pilgrim Fathers?

a)the Puritans who arrived in America aboard the ship Mayflower;

b)people who make a journey to a holy place for a religious

reason;

c)the Black Americans;

d)the Native Americans.

5.When was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

a)on July 4, 1776;

b)on October 12, 1492;

c)on April 30, 1789;

d)on December 15, 1545.

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6.What way was called the Trail of Tears?

a)the route of the pioneers across the treeless prairie, the Rocky Mountains and deserts to Oregon in 18301850s;

b)the settlement of the Native Americans throughout the country;

c)the trip of the Cherokee Indians forced by American soldiers from their own land to the Oklahoma Territory in 1838 – 1839;

d)the journey of the Pilgrims to the New World in 1620.

7.When did the Civil War in the US take place?

a)in 1861 – 1865; b) in 1848 – 1849; c) in 1840 – 1870; d) in 1856

–1875.

8.What tragic event happened on September, 11 2001?

a)The Twin Towers in New York were destroyed by terrorists;

b)The American war in Iraq started;

c)The American war in Japan took place;

d)The American war in Afghanistan began.

9.When did the history of blacks begin in North America?

a)in November 1616; b) in May 1617; c) in April 1618; d) in August

1619.

10.What country did the President Harry Truman order the use of the atomic bomb against?

a)Germany; b) China; c) Great Britain; d) Japan.

11.Thanksgiving Day is celebrated ________ in the USA.

a)in May; b) in November; c) in August; d) in February.

12.Which of the American presidents are honored on Presidents’ Day?

a)George Washington and Thomas Jefferson;

b)Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt;

c)George Washington and Abraham Lincoln;

d)Theodore Roosevelt and Thomas Jefferson.

13.What is the centre of the US automobile industry?

a)Chicago; b) Detroit; c) San Francisco; d) Washington.

14.Which state is called the nation’s Dairy Belt?

a)Illinois; b) South Carolina; c) Wisconsin; d) Indiana.

15.Where are Sequoia and Yosemite National Parks located?

a)in California; b) in Montana; c) in Alaska; d) in Kansas.

16.Where does the American president live and work?

a)in the DOD; b) in the White House; c) in the Capitol; d) in the City Hall.

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17.Where is the Statue of Liberty located?

a)in New York Harbor;

b)in Threadneedle Street;

c)in Washington Mall;

d)in Broadway in New York.

18.Which of the famous American presidents are carved in Mount Rushmore in South Dakota?

a)George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt;

b)George Washington, Franklin Roosevelt, John Adams, Abraham

Lincoln;

c)George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt;

d)George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, John Adams, Andrew

Jackson.

19.Where is Hollywood, the centre of the US film industry, located?

a)in Des Moines, Iowa;

b)in Miami, Florida;

c)in Boston, Massachusetts;

d)in Los Angeles, California.

20.How many floors does the Empire State Building have?

a)102; b) 50; c) 120; d) 65.

21.Where is the Metropolitan Museum of Art located?

a)in Washington; b) in Salem; c) in New York; d) in Atlanta.

22.How many federal holidays are there in the USA?

a)7; b) 8; c) 9; d) 10.

23.How did the British mostly spread English over the centuries?

a)by trade relations with foreign countries;

b)by political and cultural contacts;

c)by colonization;

d)by frequent contacts with the other countries.

24.What is the British Commonwealth?

a)an organization of about 50 independent countries which were the former colonies of Great Britain;

b)a political and economic organization established to encourage trade and friendly relations in Europe;

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c)a union organized to give the opportunity to spread the English language all over the world;

d)anorganizationsetupin1935torepresentBritishinterestsabroad in the spheres of education and arts.

25.English is the only official language in _________.

a)the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia;

b)The UK, the USA, Canada, Egypt;

c)the UK, the USA, Irelands, Hong Kong;

d)the USA, South Africa, India, Canada.

26.What flags contain the British flag?

a)the national flags of the USA and Canada;

b)the national flags of Canada and South Africa;

c)the national flags of India and Kuwait;

d)the national flags of Australia and New Zealand.

27.What waters separate the British Isles from the continent of Europe?

a)the Atlantic Ocean;

b)the Irish Sea;

c)the English Channel;

d)the North Sea.

28.What animals does the British coat of arms show?

a)the lion and wolf;

b)the sheep and bear;

c)the lion and unicorn;

d)the horse and sheep.

29.What chambers does the British Parliament consist of?

a)the Senate and the House of Lords;

b)the Senate and the House of Representatives;

c)the House of Lords and the House of Representatives;

d)the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

30.What is the financial part of London?

a)the West End; b) the East End; c) the City of London;

d)Westminster.

31.What are the official languages in Canada?

a)English and Spanish;

b)French and German;

c)English and German;

d)English and French.

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32.What is the capital of Canada?

a)Vancouver; b) Toronto; c) Ottawa; d) Montreal.

33.What is the floral symbol of Canada?

a)the maple leaf; b) the thistle; c) the birch; d) the oak leaf.

34.What street is called Wall Street of Canada?

a)Sussex Drive in Ottawa;

b)Bay Street in Toronto;

c)Newspaper Industry Street in Vancouver;

d)Main Street in Montreal.

35.What country does the United States border on in the north?

a)Russia; b) Canada; c) Argentina; d) Mexico.

36.Which continent is called the New World?

a)Australia; b) Antarctica; c) America; d) Eurasia.

37.What is the American flag called?

a)the St. Andrew’s Cross;

b)the Union Jack;

c)the Stars and Stripes;

d)the St. Patrick’s Cross.

38.Wall street, the symbol of the US financial power, is located in

__________.

a)New York; b) Washington; c) Los Angeles; d) Chicago.

39.Which country between the Indian Ocean and the southern Pacific Ocean is both a continent and an island?

a)New Zealand; b) India; c) Australia; d) Papua New Guinea.

40.What is the capital of Australia?

a)Sidney; b) Canberra; c) Melbourne; d) Adelaide.

41.What is the Australian national currency?

a)the American pound;

b)the Australian pound;

c)the Australian dollar;

d)the American dollar.

42.What animals can be seen on Australia’s coat of arms?

a)the koala and parrot;

b)the dingo and kookaburra;

c)the koala and emu;

d)the kangaroo and emu.

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