天津大学西方文化复习题库(to students)

Unit1

Multiple-choices

1.WhatintegratedtheCeltic,GermanicandSlaviccultureswiththeRomancultureintoWesternculture?

A.TheacceptanceofChristianity. B.GreeceunderAlexander.

C.Latinlanguage. D.ThefallofGreece

2.Whichofthefollowingclassicalstylesisbuiltwithaspiralscroll-likecapital?

A.theDoriccolumn B.theIoniccolumn

C.theCorinthiancolumn D.theTuscancolumn

3.WhichofthefollowingcapitalsisnotofGreekstyle?

A.theDoriccolumn B.theIoniccolumn

C.theCorinthiancolumn D.theTuscancolumn

4.A_____knotcanbereferredtoasanendlessormysticalknot,remindingusoftheendlessnature,anuninterruptedlifecycle.

A.Celtic B.Greek

C.Germanic D.Slavic

5.Whichofthefollowingcountriesisoftenknownas“theCradleofWesternCivilization”?

A.Israel B.Greek

C.Italy D.Egypt

6._____wasabductedbyZeusinbullformandtakentotheislandofCrete,whereshegavebirthtoMinos.

A.Alcmene B.Danaë

C.Europa D.Io

Trueorfalse

1.VictoriaisknownastheancientGreekgoddessofvictory.

2.Japan,asadevelopedcountry,isincludedin“theWest”.

3.ThefirstGreekcivilizationarosefromtheoldcityofMycenae.

Match

1.Caryatid A.AncientGreekGoddessofVictory

2.Nike B.EarthMotherinRomanMythology

3.Aphrodite C.anarchitecturalcolumntakingtheformofastandingfemalefigure

4.Terra D.Greekgoddessoflove,beauty,pleasureandprocreation

Unit2

Multiple-choices

1.WhatfruithadPersephonebeentemptedtotasteduringherstayin(with)Hades?

A.apple B.grape

C.pomegranate D.fig

2.Agamemnon,thekingof______,waselectedcommanderinchiefofallthecombinedGreekforcesthatattackedTroy.

A.Athens B.Ithaca

C.Mycenae D.Sparta

3.______describedajourneyhome.

A.PrometheusUnbound B.TheIliad

C.Agamemnon D.TheOdyssey

4.Penelopewasthewifeof______inGreekmythology,whoshowedgreatloyaltytoherhusband.

A. Achilles B.Agamemnon

C.Menelaus D.Odysseus

5.______isusuallyassumedtohavebeenthelegendaryhomeofOdysseusfromHomer’sOdyssey.

A.Ithaca B.Corinth

C.Elis D.Thebes

6._____isoftendescribedasthefatheroftragicdrama.

A.Aeschylus B.Aristophanes

C.Euripides D.Sophocles

7.WhichofthefollowingisnotoneofthegreatesttragicdramatistsofancientGreece?

A.Aeschylus B.Aristophanes

C.Euripides D.Sophocles

8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheplaywrittenbyAeschylus?______

A.Antigone B.Agamemnon

C.Persians D.PrometheusBound

9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheplaywrittenbySophocles?______

A.Electra B.Antigone

C.TrojanWomen D.Oedipustheking

10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheplaywrittenbyEuripides?______

A. Medea B.TrojanWomen

C.Andromache D.Antigone

11.Democracybeganin______.

A.Athens B.Crete

C.Sparta D.Mycenae

12.Whichculturereachedahighpointofdevelopmentinthe5thcenturyB.C.?______

A.GreekCulture B.RomanCulture

C.EgyptianCulture D.ChineseCulture

13.Whowasthefounderofscientificmathematics?_____

A.Heracleitue B.Aristotle

C.Socrates D.Pythagoras

Trueorfalse

1.Eris,thegoddessofdiscord,wasnotinvitedtotheweddingofPeleusandThetisandthrewagoldenappleinthewedding,thusfinallyleadingtotheoutbreakofTrojanWar.

2.InGreekmythology,AthenawasthedaughterofZeus,bornfromanegg.

3.PlatooncetutoredyoungAlexandertheGreat.

4.AchilleswasthesonofthemortalPeleusandtheNereidThetis.

MatchI

1.Eris A.goddessoftheseaandAchilles’mother

2.Thetis B.daughterofZeusandharvest-goddessDemeter,andqueenoftheunderworld

3.Persephone C.goddessofcorn,grain,andtheharvest

4.Demeter D.goddessofdiscord

MatchII(authorsandtheirworks)

1.Aeschylus A.TheFrogs

2.Sophocles B.Medea

3.Euripides C.OedipustheKing

4.Aristophanes D.PrometheusBound

Unit3

Multiple-choices

1.WhichofthefollowingwaswrittenbyVirgil,aRomanpoet?

A.Ulysses B.TheAeneid

C.Antigone D.Andromache

2.Whatcountrylookslikeabootatthemap?

A.Britain B.Italy

C.Norway D.Egypt

3.WhatriverwasbelievedtobetheriverintowhichRomulusandRemuswerethrownasinfants?

A.Tiber. B.Danube.

C.Nile. D.Euphrates

4.WhichofthefollowingisaRomangoddess?

A.Mithra B.Isis

C.Athena D.Minerva

5.MostoftheEnglishlettersinthealphabetcamefrom______.

A.Germanic B.Indo-European

C.Latin D.Semitic

6.WhichofthefollowingdoesnotbelongtotheIndo-Europeanlanguagefamily?

A.Germanic B.Hebrew

C.Baltic D.Slavic

7.WhichofthefollowingLatinmottosmeanstheprincipleofreciprocity?

A.Domine,dirigenos B.LuxetVeritas

C.doutdes D.Hinclucemetpoculasacra.

8.TheRomansadmiredthe______artandhadatraditionofimitatingit.

A.Greek B.Gaul

C.Egyptian D.Babylonian

9.Whowrote“Icame,Isaw,Iconquered.”

A.AlexandertheGreat B.Augustus

C.Darius D.JuliusCaesar

10.RomanconqueredGreeceintheyearof______.

A.323BC B.146BC

C.42BC D.30BC

11.Whoofthefollowingdoesn’tbelongtothefirsttriumvirate?

A.Antony B.Crassus

C.JuliusCaesar D.Pompeii

12.In392A.D.,______,theRomanEmperor,madeChristianitytheofficialreligionoftheempireandoutlawedalltheotherreligions.

A.ConstantineI B.TheodosiusI

C.Nero D.Trajan

Trueorfalse

1.TianjinUniversitywasfoundedintheyearofMDCCCXCIV.

2.TheRomanwriterHoraceoncesaid,“CaptiveGreecetookherrudeconquerorcaptive.”

3.RemuswasknownasthefirstkingofthetownwhichhenamedRome,afterhimself.

4.PaxRomana,whichmeans“Romanpeace”,wasthelongperiodofrelativepeaceandminimalexpansionbymilitaryforceestablishedbyJulius

\o"CaesarAugustus"

Caesar

.

5.In395,theRomanEmpirewasdividedintotheWesternandtheEastern.

6.In1453,theWesternRomanEmpireendedwithRomulus.

Match

Neptune Cronus

Plato Ares

Uranus Hermes

Saturn Poseidon

Jupiter Hades

Mars Zeus

Mercury Ouranos

Unit4

Multiple-choices

1.Vulgateisthe______versionoftheBible.

A.Latin B.Hebrew C.Greek D.Germanic

2.Historygoeson______generationsfromDavidtoChrist.

A.14 B.28 C.42 D.56

3.TheArabicfor______isIbrahim

A.Abraham B.Israelite C.Haj D.Isaac

4.WhosenamewasderivedfromtheEgyptianbyadaughterofPharaoh?

A.Jacob’s. B.Moses’. C.Aaron’s. D.Joseph’s

5.By1963,thewholeoftheBiblehadbeentranslatedintoabout______languages.

A.100 B.200 C.300 D.400

6.AccordingtotheOldTestament,Ruthwasthegreatgrandmotherof______.

A.Saul B.David C.Solomon D.Christ

7.Thename“Israel”firstappearsintheHebrewBibleasthenamegivenbyGodto______.

A.Abraham B.Isaac C.Jacob D.David

8.WhichofthefollowingisbyfarthemostinfluentialreligionintheWest?_____

A.Buddhism B.Islamism

C.Christianity D.Judaism

9.TheOldTestamentconsistsof39books,theoldestandmostimportantofwhicharethefirstfivebooks,called_____.

A.Exodus B.Commandments

C.Amos D.Pentateuch

10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecontentoftheTenCommandments?_____

A.Honoryourfatherandyourmother B.Donotcommitsuicide

C.Donotdesireyourneighbor’swife D.DonottakethenameofGodinvain

11.WheninBabylontheHebrewsformedsynagoguestopracticetheirreligion?_____

A.in169B.C. B.inthe4thcenturyBC

C.in76B.C. D.inthe6thcenturyBC

12.WhichofthefollowingemperorsmadeChristianitytheofficialreligionoftheempireandoutlawedallotherreligions?_____

A.TheodosiusI B.Augustus

C.ConstantineI D.NeroCaesar

13.WhichofthefollowingemperorsissuedtheEdictofMilanandmadeChristianitylegalin313?_____

A.Augustus B.TheodosiusI

C.Nero D.ConstantineI

14.Attheageof30,JesusChristreceivedthebaptismatthehandsof_____.

A.St.Peter B.St.Paul

C.JohnBaptist D.JohnWycliff

Trueorfalse

1.MeganDavid/StarofDavidisintheshapeofaPentagram.

2.Jacob’s12sonsweretheancestorsofthe12tribesofIsrael.

3.TheOldTestamentwaswritteninGreek.

4.ScholarsusuallyrefertothefirstfivebooksoftheHebrewBibleasthePentateuch.

5.MosesledhispeoplefinallybackintoCanaan.

6.Afterfortydaysofrain,Noahreleasedadovetoseewhetherthewaterhadsubsided.

7.HangingGardenofBabylonwasbuiltintheNeo-Babyloniandynasty.

8.JesusChristwasborninNazareth.

9.JesuswasbaptizedbyJohntheBaptistattheageof30.

MatchI

1.Hexagram A.aseven-branchedcandelabrumusedinthetemple,aJewishsymbol

2.Themenorah B.thecoreofthemoralteachingsofIsrael,alsoknownasTenCommandments

3.Pentateuch C.asix-pointedstarfigure,usedasaJewishsymbol,knownasStarofDavid

4.Decalogue D.thefirstfivebooksoftheOldTestament

MatchII

1.Abraham A.theleaderoftheHebrewpeoplewhentheyleftEgyptandwanderedinthe

wildernessduringtheBiblicalExodus

2.Jacob B.BiblicalJewishking,knownforhiswisdom,hiswealthandhiswritings

3.Moses C.FirstoftheHebrewpatriarchs

4.Solomon D.thetraditionalancestorofthepeopleofIsrael

Unit5

Multiple-choices

1.Whatcharacteristicsdidthemedievalperiodshow?

A.Romancontrol

B.Vikingpower

C.feudalorganization

D.directdemocracy

2.AninstancethattheWesternEuropeanschangedoneoftheiroldideasisthat_________.

A.theychangedtheirstars

B.theydranktea

C.theyfavoredArabicnumerals

D.theyestablisheduniversities

3.TodaytheboundarybetweenIslamandwesternChristianitywasformerlyshapedby_______.

A.SigurdIofNorway

B.ByzantineEmpire

C.theCrusaders

D.AttilatheHun

4.Charlemagne’sculturalrevivalissometimesreferredtoas__________.

A.theCarolingianRenaissance

B.theWanderingofthePeoples

C.theLiberationofJerusalemfromMuslimcontrol

D.thereturnofLatinpopularity

5.WhoassembledthebiggestarmyinthehistoryoftheCrusades?

A.AndrewIIofHungary

B.LouisIofHungary

C.AlexiosIKomnenos.

D.PopeUrbanII

6.WhenwasthefirstCrusadepreachedbyPopeUrbanIIattheCouncilofClermont?

A.In1071

B.In1095

C.In1099

D.In1066

7.BytheendoftheMiddleAges,theChristianCrusadershadcapturedalltheIslamicterritoriesinmodernSpain,Portugal,and_________.

A.SouthernItaly

B.NorthernAfrica

C.NearEast

D.FarEast

8.WhatKingdommadeoneoftheearliestknowncoatsofarms?

A.KingdomofJerusalem

B.KingdomoftheFranks

C.KingdomofNaples

D.KingdomofLombardy

9.WhichdidnotbelongtothethreeclassesofEuropeunderfeudalism?

A.clergy

B.peasants

C.lords

D.knights

10.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotbelongtothesevenliberalarts?

A.Geometry

B.Grammar

C.Astronomy

D.Arts

11.TheMiddleAgesisalsocalledthe______.

A.“AgeofChristianity” B.“AgeofLiterature”

C.“AgeofHolySpirit” D.“AgeofFaith”

12.Accordingtothecodeofchivalry,whichofthefollowingisnotpledgedtodoforaknight?______

A.tobeloyaltohislord

B.tofightforthechurch

C.toobeywithoutquestiontheordersoftheabbot

D.torespectwomenofnoblebirth

13.WhenwastheChurchdividedintotheRomanCatholicChurchandEasternOrthodoxChurch?

A.after1066 B.after1296

C.after1054 D.after476

14.WhichofthefollowingabouttheknightornobleintheMiddleAgesinWesternEuropeisNOTtrue?

A.AlmostallnobleswereknightsintheMedievaldays.

B.Anoblebeganhiseducationasapageattheageofseven.

C.Asaknight,hewaspledgedtofightforthechurch.

D.Ataboutfourteen,thepagebecameaknight.

15.BywhichyeartheMoslemshadtakenoverthelastChristianstrongholdandwoncrusadesandruledalltheterritoryinPalestinethatthecrusadershadfoughttocontrol?

A.1279 B.1254

C.1096 D.1291

Trueorfalse

1.CambridgeistheoldestuniversityintheEnglish-speakingworld.

2.ThepoetwhowroteTheDivineComedywasgraduatedfromUniversityofBologna.

3.Attheageof18,aqualifiedsquirecanbeknighted.

4.TheCarolingianempirewasbrokenintothreepartsbyhisthreesons.

5.VirgilshowedDantearoundintheHellbasedonTheDivineComedy.

6.Thetasselismovedfromrighttoleftafteragraduateisgrantedthebachelor’sdegree.

7.Allvilleins,knightsandbaronsprovidedmoneyandservicestothekingwhendemanded.

8.Knightswerepledgetorespectwomenofanybirth.

Matchtheitemontheleftcolumnwiththeonerelevantontherightcolumn.

1.Copernicus A.France

2.Beowulf B.Anglo-Saxon

3.TheSongofRoland C.Scientificresearch

4.RogerBacon D.Solarsystem

Unit6

1.WheredidtheRenaissancestartwiththefloweringofpaintings,sculptureandarchitecture?______

A.inGreeceandRome B.inFlorenceandVenice

C.inMilanandFlorence D.inItalyandGermany

2.WhendidtheRenaissancereachitsheightwithitscentremovingtoMilan,thentoRome,andcreatedHighRenaissance?______

A.inthe11century B.inthe15thcentury

C.inthe16thcentury D.inthe17thcentury

3.WhichofthefollowingworksiswrittenbyBoccaccio?______

A.Decameron B.Canzoniers

C.David D.Moses

4.WhichofthefollowingworksisNOTwrittenbyPetrarch?_____

A.Canzoniers B.OnSolitude

C.Ecologues D.DevineComedy

6.WhichofthefollowingHighRenaissanceartistswasbestknownforhisMadonna(VirginMary)?

A.Titian B.daVinci

C.Michelangelo D.Raphael

7.WhichofthefollowingpaintingswasbasedonthestoryintheBiblewithMariaridingonadonkeyreadytofacethehardshipahead?______

A.SacredandProfaneLove B.Tempesta

C.TheReturnoftheHunters D.FlightintoEgypt

8.WhotookupthetranslationoftheBibleintoEnglishforthefirsttime?_____

A.JanHus B.JohnWycliffe

C.MartinLuther D.JohnCalvin

10.Whosemottoputdowninhisessays,“WhatdoIknow”isworld-famous?_____

A.Cervantes B.Rabelais

C.Montaigne D.Shakespeare

11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTFrenchwriterpoet?_____

A.Cervantes B.PierredeRonsard

C.Rabelais D.Montaigne

12.In1516,whopublishedthefirstGreekeditionoftheNewTestament?_____

A.Bruegel B.Erasmus

C.ElGreco D.Rabelais

TrueorFalse:

1.HumanismisregardedastheessenceoftheRenaissance.

2.ItwasLeonardodaVinciwhoinspiredtheterm“Renaissanceman”.

3.AmongLeonardodaVinci’smajorworks,TheLastSupperisthemostfamousofreligiouspictures?

4.Titianfirsttreatedapaintingasawindowintospace.

5.Titianisregardedasisthefatherofthemodernmodeofpainting.

6.DonatellousedtoworkfortheMedici.

7.ThestyleofartMichelangelocreatedisknownasdocumentaryrealism.

8.GeoffreyChaucerislookedupasthefatherofmodernpoetry.

9.InthereignofHenryV,theformalbreakoftheBritishwiththepapalauthoritiestookplace.(FHenryVIII)

MatchI

1.Giotto A.BetrayalofJudas

2.Titian B.TheBirthofVenus

3.Raphael C.Anallegoryofprudence

4.Botticelli D.TheSistineMadonna

MatchII

1.Dias A.1stglobalvoyage

2.daGama B.discoveryofNewWorld

3.Columbus C.RoutetoIndia

4.Magellan D.CapeofGoodHope

Unit7

1.Whoeversaidthat“Themodernworld,sofarasmentaloutlookisconcerned,beginsinthe17thcentury”?_____

A.Copernicus B.FrancisBacon

C.BertrandRussell D.Leibniz

2.TheauthorofTheRevolu