西方文化期末考试题库(就考上面的了).doc

Question:1. What are the two major cultural influences over the European mind?Multiple-choices 1. What integrated the Celtic, Germanic and Slavic cultures with the Roman culture into Western culture?A. The acceptance of Christianity. B. Greece under Alexander.C. Latin language.D. The fall of Greece2. Which of the following classical styles is built with a spiral scroll-like capital?A. the Doric column B. the Ionic column C. the Corinthian columnD. the Tuscan column3. Which of the following capitals is not of Greek style?A. the Doric column B. the Ionic column C. the Corinthian columnD. the Tuscan column4. A _ knot can be referred to as an endless or mystical knot, reminding us of the endless nature, an uninterrupted life cycle. A. CelticB. Greek C. GermanicD. Slavic5. Which of the following countries is often known as “the Cradle of Western Civilization”? A. IsraelB. Greek C. ItalyD. Egypt6. _ was abducted by Zeus in bull form and taken to the island of Crete, where she gave birth to Minos. A. AlcmeneB. Dana C. EuropaD. IoTrue or false1. Victoria is known as the ancient Greek goddess of victory. T2. Japan, as a developed country, is included in “the West”. T3. The first Greek civilization arose from the old city of Mycenae. FMultiple-choices 1. Which of the following was written by Virgil, a Roman poet? A. UlyssesB. The Aeneid C. AntigoneD. Andromache2. What country looks like a boot at the map?A. Britain B. Italy C. NorwayD. Egypt3. What river was believed to be the river into which Romulus and Remus were thrown as infants?A. Tiber. B. Danube. C. Nile.D. Euphrates4. Which of the following is a Roman goddess?A. Mithra B. IsisC. Athena D. Minerva5. Most of the English letters in the alphabet came from _.A. Germanic B. Indo-European C. LatinD. Semitic6. Which of the following does not belong to the Indo-European language family?A. Germanic B. Hebrew C. BalticD. Slavic7. Which of the following Latin mottos means the principle of reciprocity?A. Domine, dirige nos B. Lux et Veritas C. do ut desD. Hinc lucem et pocula sacra.8. The Romans admired the _ art and had a tradition of imitating it.A. Greek B. GaulC. Egyptian D. Babylonian9. Who wrote “I came, I saw, I conquered.” A. Alexander the GreatB. Augustus C. DariusD. Julius Caesar10. Roman conquered Greece in the year of _. A. 323BCB. 146BC C. 42BCD. 30BC11. Who of the following doesnt belong to the first triumvirate? A. AntonyB. Crassus C. Julius CaesarD. Pompeii12. In 392 A.D., _, the Roman Emperor, made Christianity the official religion of the empire and outlawed all the other religions. A. Constantine IB. Theodosius I C. NeroD. TrajanTrue or false1. Tianjin University was founded in the year of MDCCCXCIV.2. The Roman writer Horace once said, “Captive Greece took her rude conqueror captive.” 3. Remus was known as the first king of the town which he named Rome, after himself.4. Pax Romana, which means “Roman peace”, was the long period of relative peace and minimal expansion by military force established by Julius Caesar. 5. In 395, the Roman Empire was divided into the Western and the Eastern.6. In 1453, the Western Roman Empire ended with Romulus. MatchNeptuneCronusPlatoAresUranusHermesSaturnPoseidonJupiterHadesMarsZeusMercuryOuranosMultiple-choices 1. Vulgate is the _ version of the Bible. A. Latin B. Hebrew C. GreekD. Germanic2. History goes on _ generations from David to Christ.A.14 B. 28 C. 42D. 563. The Arabic for _ is IbrahimA. Abraham B. Israelite C. HajD. Isaac4. Whose name was derived from the Egyptian by a daughter of Pharaoh?A. Jacobs. B. Moses. C. Aarons.D. Josephs5. By 1693, the whole of the Bible had been translated into about _ languages.A. 100 B. 200 C. 300D. 4006. Who of the Roman Empire made Christianity legal?A. Avignon B. Benedict XVI C. Theodosius ID. Constantine I7. According to the Old Testament, Ruth was the great grandmother of _. A. SaulB. DavidC. SolomonD. Christ8. The name “Israel” first appears in the Hebrew Bible as the name given by God to _. A. AbrahamB. IsaacC. JacobD. DavidTrue or false1. Megan David/Star of David is in the shape of a Pentagram. 2. Jacobs 12 sons were the ancestors of the 12 tribes of Israel.3. The Old Testament was written in Greek. 4. Scholars usually refer to the first five books of the Hebrew Bible as the Pentateuch. 5. Moses led his people finally back into Canaan. 6. After forty days of rain, Noah released a dove to see whether the water had subsided. 7. Hanging Garden of Babylon was built in the Neo-Babylonian dynasty.8. Jesus Christ was born in Nazareth.9. Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist at the age of 30. MatchRussian orthodox crossChi RhoGreek cross Papal crossCeltic crossLatin crossMultiple-choices 1. What characteristics did the medieval period show?A. Roman controlB. Viking powerC. feudal organizationD. direct democracy2. An instance that the Western Europeans changed one of their old ideas is that _.A. they changed their starsB. they drank teaC. they favored Arabic numeralsD. they established universities3. Today the boundary between Islam and western Christianity was formerly shaped by _. A. Sigurd I of NorwayB. Byzantine EmpireC. the CrusadersD. Attila the Hun4. Charlemagnes cultural revival is sometimes referred to as _.A. the Carolingian Renaissance B. the Wandering of the Peoples C. the Liberation of Jerusalem from Muslim controlD. the return of Latin popularity5. Who assembled the biggest army in the history of the Crusades?A. Andrew II of HungaryB. Louis I of HungaryC. Alexios I Komnenos.D. Pope Urban II6. When was the first Crusade preached by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont?A. In 1071B. In 1095C. In 1099D. In 10667. By the end of the Middle Ages, the Christian Crusaders had captured all the Islamic territories in modern Spain, Portugal, and _.A. Southern ItalyB. Northern AfricaC. Near EastD. Far East8. What Kingdom made one of the earliest known coats of arms?A. Kingdom of JerusalemB. Kingdom of the FranksC. Kingdom of NaplesD. Kingdom of Lombardy9. Which did not belong to the three classes of Europe under feudalism?A. clergyB. peasantsC. lordsD. knights10. Which of the following does not belong to the seven liberal arts? A. GeometryB. GrammarC. AstronomyD. ArtsTrue or false1. Cambridge is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. F2. The poet who wrote The Divine Comedy