Спецкурс «Литература англоязычных стран»
ENGLISH LITERATURE.
TEST1.
I.There were five invasions of England. Match the time and the invaders.
1. about
the 4th century BC a) the Danes
2. the
1st century AD b) Anglo-Saxon
tribes
3. the
middle of the 5th century c) the Celts
4. the
end of the 8th century d) the Normans
5. the
11th century e) the
Romans
II. Divide the words into two groups:
those of Celtic (1) and Latin (2) origin.
a) dun
b) strata
c) vallum
d) avon
e) dum
f) loch
g) castra
III. The beautiful Saxon poem «Beowolf»
tells us of the times long before the Anglo-Saxons came to Britain.Choose the
events, which took plaсe in the poem.
a) a
monster killed and ate people
b) a
king fell in love with a princess
c) a
fight with Grendel
d) a
magician helped Hrothgar
e) a
young knight of Jutes saved the country
IV. Beowolf was
from
a) Denmark
b) Scandinavia
c) England
V. Hrothgar was
a) a
monster
b) a
king
c) brave
soldier
VI. During the period of the Norman
conquest there were different kinds of literature, which were written in
different languages. Match each type of literature with the language it was
written in.
1.historical
chronicles a) Norman - French
2. ballads and songs
b) Anglo - Saxon
3.
poetry c) Latin
VII. Choose the events, which took
place in the 14th century in Britain.
a) The
Danes invaded the country
b) Christianity
was penetrated
c) Three
epidemics of the plague
d) The
first University was founded
e) Hundred
Yeas War
f) War
of Roses
VIII. Who translated the Bible from
Latin into English?
a) Geoffrey
Chaucer
b) John
Wycliffe
c) William
Caxton
d) Thomas
Mallory
IX. Who is the author of the
following sayings: «Better three hours too soon than a minute too late».”Have
more than you show, speak less than you know”.
a) Geoffrey
Chaucer
b) Thomas
More
c) William
Shakespeare
X. Choose the words which we can use
speaking about Geoffrey Chaucer.
a) a
poet
b) a
courtier
c) a
monarchist
d) an
atheist
e) an
educated man
f) a
peacher
XI. What was Chaucer’s attitude
towards:
1. religion and
churchmen a) escaped his satire
2. the court and the
knights b) he attacked with real humor
3. the
townsfolk c) he liked the sense of
4. the
peasants d) he spoke with
admiration
XII. What Chaucer’s stories are the
following characters from?
1. Arveragus
a) “The Pardoner’s Tale”
2. The
Traitor Death b) “Three Promises”
3. Three
Rioters
4. Aurelius
5. The
Magician
XIII. Which of the following are
from the ballads about Robin Hood (1) and which are from the legends about
King Arthur (2)?
a) Nottingham
b) The
Sheriff
c) Sir
Ector
d) Igrain
e) Merry
men
f) Round
Table
g) The
Noble Knights
h) Princess
Guenever
i) Megician
Merlin
j) Sherwood Forest
XIV. How is Elizabethan time (1558 –
1603) called?
a) rebirth
b) golden
age
c) flourishment
of art
XV. What of the following is
connected with the life of Thomas More?
a) War
of Roses
b) Oxford
c) The
Tower
d) Queen
Victoria
e) Lord
Chancellor
f) Parliament
XVI. William Shakespeare wrote both
tragedies and comedies. Which of the following plays are tragedies (1) and
which are comedies (2)?
a) “Much
Ado about Nothing”
b) “King
Lear”
c) “Hamlet”
d) “A
Midsummer Night’s Dream”
e) “
The Twelfth Night”
f) “All’s
Well That Ends Well”
g) Julius
Caesar”
h) “As
You Like It”
i) “Othello”
XVII. From what Shakespeare’s play
are these characters
a) Claudius
b) Gertrude
c) Horatio
d) Polonius
XVIII. These events take place in
one of Shakespeare’s plays. Which one?
a) the
father divides his kingdom between his two daughters
b) the
king is left without power and kingdom
c) the
third daughter tries to help her father
d) the
king goes mad
XIX. W.Shakespeare wrote …………… sonnets.
a) 140
b) 150
c) 145
d) 154
XX. Shakespeare devoted his sonnets
to:
a) his
mother
b) his
wife
c) his
friend
d) Dark
Lady
Test II.
I.
The Age of Enlightenment was a period during:
a) the
second half of the 16th century and the first half of the 17th
century
b) the
second half of the 17th century and all the 18th century
c) all
the 17th century
II.
The writers of the Age of Enlightenment wanted:
a) to
improve the world by teaching people
b) to
improve people
c) to
improve the political situation in the world
III.
The central problem of the writers of the Enlightenment was:
a) the
study of man and the origin of his good and evil qualities
b) the
study of the political situation in the world
c) the
study of the influence of the church on the political situation
IV.
English writers of the Age of Enlightenment formed two groups. Match the
groups (1, 2) with the names of the writers (a – f):
1. a
group of writers who hoped to better the world simply by teaching
2. a
group of writers who openly protested against the vicious social order
a) Robert
Burns
b) Henry
Fielding
c) Daniel
Defoe
d) Alexander
Pope
e) Jonathan
Smith
f) Samuel
Richardson
V.
Who is the author of the following novels:” Oliver Twist”, “Domby and
Son”, “Pickwick Papers”, “David Copperfield”:
a) George
Gordon Byron
b) Charles
Dickens
c) Sisters
Bronte
VI.
Who of sisters Bronte wrote the novel “Jane Eyre”?
a) Emily
b) Anne
c) Charlotte
VII.
Match the names of the following writers with the titles of their books.
1. George
Gordon Byron a) “The Devoted Friend”
2. Charles
Dickens b) “Silver Blaze”
3. Oscar
Wilde c) “Childe
Haroild’s Pilgrimage”
4. Arthur
Conan Doyle d)”Pickwick Papers”
VIII.
In what novel of Oscar Wilde the portrait reflects all the changes in
the hero’s appearance, but the hero himself remains untouched by the course of
time?
a) “The
Devoted Friend”
b) “The
Picture of Dorian Gray”
c) “The
Selfish Giant”
IX.
Who of the following writers was a doctor by profession?
a) Charles
Dickens
b) Arthur
Conan Doyle
c) Oscar
Wilde
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