Введение в лингвострановедение. Практикум для студентов-бакалавров направления «Лингвистика»
.pdfa)feudal system was strong
b)tribal system was strong
c)partnership was strong
d)all these systems were equal
18.Who became the king of Scotland in 1290?
a)John
b)Robert
c)Matilda
d)Edward
19.Resistance movement in Scotland was against
a)Edward
b)William
c)John
d)all of these variants are right
20.Edward’s actions against Scotland
a)united Scotland
b)destroyed Scotland
c)brought Scotland under Edward’s control
d)made Scotland unite with Wales
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Test 6. Variant 1
1.Since 1290 administration was based in
a)Westminster
b)Winchester
c)London
d)The king’s saddle
2.The main source of money for Edward I was
a)taxes
b)land
c)feudal vassals
d)all of these variants are right
3.Serious offences were tried by
a)family
b)nobles
c)king
d)all of these variants are right
4.How did first judges appear?
a)People chose them
b)King chose them
c)They studied in the university
d)Parliament chose them
5.Legal practice in England was based on
a)canon Law of the Church
b)the Civil Law of the Roman Empire
c)common Law
d)all of these variants are right
6.How many people were in a jury
a)10
b)11
c)12
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d)13
7.At the time of William I local lords
a)chose priests
b)influenced local priests more than Church authorities
c)had churches next door
d)all of these variants are right
8.Why did people become monks and nuns?
a)To live in safety
b)To study
c)To have enough food
d)all of these variants are right
9.The population of the country in 1066 was about
a)2 million people
b)3 million people
c)4 million people
d)5 million people
10.“Home farm” was
a)landlord’s land
b)villager’s land
c)king’ land
d)nobody’s land
11.The manorial system could change under influence of
a)national pressures
b)economic pressures
c)local customs
d)all of these variants are right
12.The story of Robin Hood grew out of
a)Saxon hatred of Normans
b)Norman hatred of Saxons
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c)Saxon hatred of Romans
d)Roman hatred of Normans
13.The peasants tried to farm more land. How?
a)They drained marshland
b)They grew food on high ground
c)They grew food on poor land
d)all of these variants are right
14.What goods were imported by England?
a)Salt and species
b)Crops
c)Wool
d)all of these variants are right
15.What was the main product in trade with Low countries?
a)Salt and species
b)Crops
c)Wool
d)all of these variants are right
16.“Chapmen” were
a)members of Parliament
b)travelling traders
c)foreign merchants
d)king’s supervisors on the market
17.The brotherhood of merchants or skilled workers was called
a)“chapmen”
b)“huckster”
c)“guild”
d)“charter”
18.The members of guild
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a)protected their trade interests
b)had to pay town taxes
c)could raise prices
d)all of these variants are right
19.Which was the language of education?
a)Latin
b)Italian
c)English
d)French
20.When were Oxford and Cambridge estabilished
a)In the 11th century
b)In the 12th century
c)In the 13th century
d)In the 14th century
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Test 6. Variant 2
1.Until 1290 the capital of the country was in
a)Westminster
b)Winchester
c)London
d)The king’s saddle
2.Where were Domesday Book and other documents kept?
a)Westminster
b)Winchester
c)London
d)The king’s saddle
3.The administration grew very quickly because
a)of the growth of paperwork
b)of the need in better control
c)the king’s income grew
d)all of these variants are right
4.Travelling judges appeared at the time of
a)William I
b)Henry I
c)Henry II
d)Henry III
5.In the end of the 12th century travelling judges made decisions
a)according the same principles everywhere
b)paying attention to the local laws and traditions
c) |
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ccording to the specific situation
d)all of these variants are right
6.In the 13th century difficult cases were solved (in court)
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a)in a battle
b)by ordeal
c)by jury
d)all of these variants are right
7.At the time of William I priests
a)were often illiterate
b)were married
c)inherited their position
d)all of these variants are right
8.In the 13th century the most priests
a)weren’t married
b)were poor
c)were independent from local
d)all of these variants are right
9.Friars were wandering preacher who
a)were interested in Church power and splendor
b)were interested in souls of ordinary people
c)were interested in gathering money for monasteries
d)all of these variants are right
10.How often did ordinary people eat meat?
a)Every day
b)Twice a week
c)At the weekend
d)On special occasions
11.“Common land” was
a)landlord’s land
b)villager’s land
c)king’ land
d)nobody’s land
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12.Who was to blame for imperfect manorial system?
a)Normans
b)Anglo-Saxons
c)Celts
d)all of these variants are right
13.What was the worst way of payment for landlords?
a)Labour
b)Money
c)Crops
d)all of these variants are right
14.Rapid growth of population led to
a)increase in the number of landless labourers
b)poverty
c)hunger
d)all of these variants are right
15.Who was the main trading partner of England until 11th century?
a)Normans
b)Scandinavians
c)Romans
d)all of these variants are right
16.Where were large flocks of sheep kept?
a)In monasteries
b)On private farms
c)On king’s farms
d)On peasants’ farms
17.The town which had got “charter of freedom” could
a)raise local taxes
b)have own courts
c)develop social organizations
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d)all of these variants are right
18.In the course of time entry in guild
a)became very difficult
b)was possible for the sons of guild members
c)cost much
d)all of these variants are right
19.Craft guilds were the most developed in
a)Newcastle
b)Boston
c)London
d)Oxford
20.Which was the language of law?
a)Latin
b)Italian
c)English
d)French
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THE LATE MIDDLE AGES
On becoming king, Edward I rebuilt the status of the
monarchy, restoring and extending key castles that had fallen into disrepair. Uprisings by the princes of North Wales led to
Edward mobilising a huge army, defeating the native
Welsh and undertaking a programme of English colonisation and castle building across the region. Further wars were
conducted in Flanders and Aquitaine. Edward also
fought campaigns in Scotland, but was unable to achieve strategic victory, and the costs created tensions that nearly led to civil war. Edward II inherited the war with Scotland and faced growing opposition to his rule as a result of his royal
favourites and military failures. The Despenser War of 1321–
22 was followed by instability and the subsequent overthrow, and possible murder, of Edward in 1327 at the hands of his
French wife, Isabella, and a rebel baron, Roger
Mortimer. Isabella and Mortimer's regime lasted only a few years before falling to a coup, led by Isabella's son Edward III, in 1330.
Like his grandfather, Edward III took steps to restore royal power, but during the 1340s the Black Death arrived in England. The losses from the epidemic, and the recurring plagues that followed it, significantly affected events in
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