Введение в лингвострановедение. Практикум для студентов-бакалавров направления «Лингвистика»

c)his son had to make a special payment

d)all of these variants are right

7.The king gave lands to nobles

a)to get income

b)to get military service

c)to improve control over the lands

d)all of these variants are right

8.William wanted to get exact information about landowners to

a)plan economy

b)know how much was produced

c)denote the size of taxes

d)all of these variants are right

9.What territories did William control in France?

a)Burgundy

b)Toulouse

c)Normandy

d)all of these variants are right

10.Who became the king of England in 1100?

a)Robert

b)William

c)Henry

d)Stephen

11.Why did the Norman nobles support Henry?

a)He was already crowned

b)They wanted their Norman lands back

c)Henry was a good leader

d)all of these variants are right

12.Who ruled after Henry I?

a)Robert

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b)Matilda

c)Geoffrey

d)Stephen

13.Henry II ordered the nobles to live in

a)castles

b)manors

c)farm houses

d)cottages

14.Henry II died in

a)1086

b)1087

c)1189

d)1199

15.Richard I was captured by

a)Duke of Austria

b)King of France

c)Muslims

d)Germans

16.King John was unpopular with

a)the nobles

b)the merchants

c)the Church

d)all of these variants are right

17.What made John even more unpopular in 1204?

a)John didn’t protect Normandy from French invasion

b)He raised taxes

c)He increased the amount of money he gathered from the nobles

d)all of these variants are right

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18.When was “Magna Carta” signed?

a)1204

b)1209

c)1214

d)1215

19.“Magna Carta” symbolized the collapse of feudalism because

a)the relations of lord and vassal were broken

b)special committee was organized

c)the nobles cooperated with the merchants

d)all of these variants are right

20.Lords had to fight for the king for

a)40 days

b)50 days

c)60 days

d)70 days

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Test 5. Variant 1

1.Church and state didn’t struggle for?

a)money

b)power

c)people’s loyalty

d)all of these variants are right

2.First serious quarrel between Church and state happened between

a)Anselm and William Rufus

b)Anselm and Henry I

c)Becket and Henry I

d)Becket and William Rufus

3.Thomas Becket was appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in

a)1066

b)1162

c)1170

d)1216

4.Henry II

a)could always rely on Becket

b)and Becket improved the relations between Church and state

c)put Becket into prison

d)ordered to kill Becket

5.After the death of Thomas Becket

a)Henry II asked the pope’s forgiveness

b)Henry II was whipped by monks

c)The Church got back some privileges

d)all of these variants are right

6.The civil war could break out because

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a)King John signed Magna Carta

b)King John didn’t sign Magna Carta

c)King John didn’t want to keep to Magna Carta

d)King John wanted to keep to Magna Carta

7.How old was Henry III when he became the king?

a)9

b)12

c)15

d)25

8.What did Henry III do as a king?

a)Spent time with foreign friends

b)Supported the pope in Sicily

c)Took part in wars in France

d)all of these variants are right

9.Parliament was organized in

a)1162

b)1170

c)1216

d)1258

10.Who ruled the ountey after Henry III?

a)John

b)Simon de Montfort

c)Edward I

d)Edward II

11.The House of Commons contained

a)gentry

b)knights

c)freemen

d)all of these variants are right

12.Why was English Parliament special?

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a)It had two houses

b)The House of Commons contained representatives from different classes

c)The Parliament could make statues

d)all of these variants are right

13.The rulers in Wales spoke

a)French

b)German

c)English

d)all of these variants are right

14.England and Wales were united in

a)1169

b)1272

c)1282

d)1284

15.Ireland was joined to England in

a)1169

b)1272

c)1282

d)1284

16.Who built strong stone castles in Ireland?

a)Irish chiefs

b)Anglo-Irish lords

c)Vikings

d)all of these variants are right

17.How many possible hires were there to the Scottish throne in 1290?

a)1

b)5

c)10

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d)13

18.John’s reign wasn’t happy because

a)Scottish nobles rebelled

b)Edward invaded Scotland

c)The Stone of Destiny was stolen

d)all of these variants are right

19.National feeling was strong in

a)Scotland

b)Wales

c)Ireland

d)all of these variants are right

20.When did Scots declared their unwillingness to subject ourselves to the dominion of the English?

a)1297

b)1307

c)1314

d)1320

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Test 5. Variant 2

1.There had been constant conflicts between Church and state since 1066. Why?

a)Pope wasn’t accepted as feudal lord

b)Bishops paid homage to the king.

c)The king created bishops.

d)all of these variants are right

2.In the 11th and 12th centuries the Church

a)wanted the king to accept its authority

b)wanted to control earthly and spiritual affairs

c)argued that king was answerable to God

d)all of these variants are right

3.After the death of archbishop Henry I delayed the appointment of a new one for

a)4 years

b)5 years

c)6 years

d)7 years

4.What relations were between Thomas Becket and Henry II in 1162?

a)They had never met before

b)They were cousins

c)They were friends

d)They were enemies

5.Thomas Becket died in

a)1066

b)1162

c)1170

d)1216

6.After the death of Thomas Becket

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a)the Nobles supported the king against the Church

b)the Nobles supported the Church against the king

c)the Church supported the king against the Nobles

d)the king Nobles supported the Church against the Nobles

7.When did King John die?

a)1066

b)1162

c)1170

d)1216

8.How old was Henry III when he could rule himself?

a)9

b)12

c)15

d)25

9.the Word “parliament” means

a)“Secret council”

b)“Meeting of nobles”

c)“Circle of advisors”

d)“Discussion meeting”

10.The Parliament

a)took control of treasury

b)made the king get rid of foreign advisors

c)was supported by the towns

d)all of these variants are right

11.Edward I’s Parliament could

a)make statutes

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b)written laws

c)make political decisions

d)all of these variants are right

12.How many representatives from each shire and town came to the Parliament?

a)1

b)2

c)3

d)4

13.Edward I was interested in

a)winning back parts of France

b)bringing the rest of Britain under control

c)winning new European territories

d)all of these variants are right

14.Who was last Welsh King?

a)Snowdon

b)Llewelyn

c)Gwynedd

d)Edward

15.Since 1284 Prince of Wales is

a)the son of Welsh King

b)the ruling king of England

c)the eldest son of the ruling English King

d)the youngest son of the ruling English King

16.Edward I took money from Ireland for wars against

a)France

b)Scotland

c)Holy Roman Empire

d)all of these variants are right

17.In the Highlands of Scotland

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