Тест з теми "Культурознавство англомовних країн"

Test N1

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1. How many years did Romans live in Britain?

a. 200 years    b. 400 years    c. 600 years

2. Romans defended Britain from...

a. Scots-picts, anglo-saxons     b. Normanns and Vikings       c. Huns.

3. What did Romans build in their new cities?

a. Walls and towers.

b. baths,  temples, theatres and court-houses, and houses with glass windows.

c. All things named above.

4. Why did anglo-saxons want to settle in Britain?

a. Because they couldn’t do agriculture in their native lands, they also were besieged by Huns from the east.

b. They were attracted by the Roman culture

c. Britain was a safe place, it had fertile lands, and also Romans just left Britain.

5. What was the name of the king, who defeated Vikings in the IX-th  century?

a. Alfred the Great      b. Harold Godwinson       c. Edward Confessor.

6. At the top of the aristocracy and second after the king were...

a. Earls      b. Ceorls     c. Thanes.

7. When the English King Edward Confessor died, there were 3 claimants to the throne:

a. Anglo-Saxons from England, Vikings from North, and Normans from Normandy.

b. Anglo-Saxons from England, Scots-picts from Scotland, Normans from Normandy.

c. Anglo-Saxons from England, Huns from East, Romans from Roman Empire.

8. Who was William, Duke of Normandy, who wanted to be the next king after the death of Edward the Confessor?

a. Distant cousin of Edward the Confessor   b. Closest relative of Edward the Confessor

c. Son of Edward the Confessor

9. The ... letters of the Roman alphabet are used for modern English.

a. 32    b. 26    c. 33

10. The word "Cheese" has ... origin.

a. Old  Norse      b. Celtic.         c. Latin.

11. "Early Modern English", stage in the history of the development of the English language, is dating:

a. 1066-1500      b. 1500-1660      c. 1660-to the present.

12. What country was not reflected in the modern flag of the United Kingdom?

a. Scotland       b. Ireland        c. Wales

13. Modern Union flag was adopted in

a. 1066           b. 1606              c. 1801 

14. Tudor Rose is the symbol of

1. England       2. Scotland        3. Wales.

15. The largest Ukrainian community organisation in the United Kingdom is called

a. Plast

b. Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain (AUGB)

c. Ukrainian Youth Association