Введение в лингвострановедение. Практикум для студентов-бакалавров направления «Лингвистика»
.pdf18.There were … types of towns in Roman Britain.
a)1
b)2
c)3
d)4
19.Under Romans London became an important trading center because of…
a)wool export
b)corn export
c)hunting dogs export
d)all of these variants are right
20.Under Romans the gap between the rich and the poor…
a)didn’t change
b)became bigger
c)became smaller
d)disappeared
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Test 1. Variant 2
1.Which part of Britain is cooler?
a)East
b)West
c)South
d)North
2.Which part of Britain is hilly?
a)North and East
b)South and West
c)South and East
d)North and West
3.Stone tools dating about 250,000 BC show that…
a)different types of stone were used.
b)different techniques were applied
c)different types groups of inhabitants lived
d)different territories were occupied
4.What disaster happened about 5000 BC?
a)some animals died out
b)new people came to the island
c)Britain became an island
d)some languages disappeared
5.Nowadays it is thought that fresh stages in British development in prehistoric period mark…
a)changes of climate
b)waves of invaders
c)wars
d)social and economic changes
6.Stonehenge…
a)was constructed quickly
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b)is absolutely unique
c)didn’t have any practical use
d)was a sort of capital
7.The “Beaker” people…
a)were tall and slim
b)brought barley from Europe
c)didn’t use bronze
d)spoke Celtic language
8.The Celts arrived from
a)Central Europe
b)Scandinavian peninsula
c)Central Russia
d)Northern Russia
9.Who were the heads of the Celtic tribes?
a)tribal mayor
b)tribal chief
c)tribal father
d)tribal leader
10.The Celts continued to build…
a)henges
b)hillforts
c)barrows
d)beakers
11.Which class ruled in Celtic society?
a)warriors
b)priests
c)traders
d)gentry
12.In Celtic society a woman…
a)couldn’t take part in war conflicts
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b)couldn’t be a tribal chief
c)had only household duties
d)was equal to a man
13.During Celtic period Britain exported…
a)corn
b)slaves
c)hunting dogs
d)all of these variants are right
14.Literacy helped to…
a)spread ideas
b)establish power
c)develop culture
d)all of these variants are right
15.The Romans considered The Celts as…
a)war-mad
b)unskilled
c)clumsy
d)coward
16.“Caledonia” is a Roman name of…
a)Scotland
b)Ireland
c)Wales
d)England
17.Why weren’t the efforts to move Hadrian’s wall successful?
a)the wall was too strong to be destroyed
b)it was valuable historical monument
c)on either side armies considered supply line overstretched
d)all of these variants are right
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18.The basis of Roman civilization and administration were…
a)villages
b)tribes
c)towns
d)hillforts
19.Roman towns were built with…
a)bricks and wood
b)wood
c)stone and wood
d)bricks
20.What was the biggest change in the life of farmers in the Roman period?
a)new tools were applied
b)new methods of agriculture were introduced
c)many large farms appeared
d)new crops were grown
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Test 2. Variant 1
1.Where did the Angles settle in Britain?
a)in Kent
b)along south coast
c)in the east Midlands
d)in the west Midlands
2.How strong is the influence of Celtic and AngloSaxon cultures in The UK nowadays?
a)Celtic culture is stronger
b)Anglo-Saxon culture is stronger
c)both of them are strong
d)no trace of any of them is left
3.In the first century AD the king’s power depended on
a)the personal loyalty of his followers
b) |
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c)international relational
d)all of these variants are right
4.King’s Council had power to
a)choose kings
b)issue charters
c)issue laws
d)all of these variants are right
5.According to Anglo-Saxon agricultural system the land was divided into
a)3 parts
b)4 parts
c)2 parts
d)no parts
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6.Anglo-Saxon agricultural system
a)wasn’t effective
b)enumerated farmlands
c)helped individual farmers
d)was widely spread only in England
7.Cross out the wrong statement
a)class system began in the Saxon period
b)close cooperation between people developed in the Saxon period
c)one king united the whole country the Saxon period
d)a group of king’s advisors on the state affairs appeared
8.Christianity
a)spread faster Among Anglo-Saxon population
b)spread faster Among Celtic population
c)couldn’t replace paganism
d)was on equal terms with older Germanic religion
9.Who was walking from village to village teaching Christianity?
a)Christian bishops
b)Anglo-Saxon bishops
c)Roman bishops
d)Celtic bishops
10.Celtic and Roman Christian churches
a)were united
b)were both supported by the king
c)existed on equal terms
d)had different values
11.Who can be successor to the throne?
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a)the eldest son of the king
b)any member of a royal family
c)neighbouring king
d)all of these variants are right
12.Monasteries were centers of
a)religion
b)culture
c)education
d)all of these variants are right
13.Spread of literacy among the population
a)increased class division
b)brought mess into land law
c)inspired cooperation
d)all of these variants are right
14.Roman church helped English trade, because
a)bishops blessed fleet
b)bishops and monks had come to England from European monasteries
c)bishops developed the English language
d)all of these variants are right
15.“Viking” means
a)invader
b)warrior
c)pirate
d)sailor
16.Vikings settled very quickly because
a)they were good at fighting
b)they accepted Christianity quickly
c)they had strong allies
d)all of these variants are right
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17.Regular tax system began in
a)875
b)950
c)1035
d)1040
18.King Edward was mostly interested in
a)wars
b)trade
c)education
d)church
19.Harold became the king because
a)he was a hire
b)he had royal blood
c)he was brave
d)all of these variants are right
20.William’s army defeated Harold’s army because
a)Norman soldiers were better armed
b)Norman soldiers were better organized
c)Norman soldiers were mounted on horses
d)all of these variants are right
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Test 2. Variant 2
1.Why was Britain attractive for invaders?
a)mild climate
b)peaceful population
c)wealth
d)all of these variants are right
2.In what direction were Celts pushed by the newcomers?
a)eastwards
b)westwards
c)northwards
d)southwards
3.King Offa of Mercia…
a)claimed kingship of the English
b)built earth wall to keep out Celts
c)didn’t control all of England
d)all of these variants are right
4.“Witan” is
a)the name of the eldest son of King Offa
b)the name of King Offa’s brother
c)the name of King Offa’ Council
d)King Offa’s second name
5.“shire” and “county”
a)mean the same
b)words of different languages
c)are both used in modern English
d)all of these variants are right
6.According to Anglo-Saxon agricultural system the land was divided into
a)squares
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