欧洲文化入门(中世纪)

作业

1．第1题

Which one of the following statements about the Great Famine

is NOT true?

A.It was the worst famine in European history.

B.It lasted for seven hard years.

C.In cities alone, there was shortage of food supplies.

D.By the time it ended, the Great Famine had wiped out 10

percent to 15 percent of the entire European population.

您的答案：C

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2．第2题

Which of the following statements about Joan of Arc is NOT

true?

A.She was born in a well-to-do peasant family.

B.She grew up with a strong religious belief.

C.Charles refused her to accompany the army.

D.She was burned at stake.

您的答案：C

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3．第3题

For some Muslims, Qur’an should not be translated

because_____.

A.it is impious to translate the very words of Allah.

B.it is too difficult to translate the rhymed prose of

Qur’an.

C.the original meaning of Qur’an would be distorted.

D.the beauty of Arabic language would be violated.

您的答案：C

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4．第4题

Which one is not the factor that led to the disintegration

of the Carolingian Empire after Charlemagne’s death?

A.the regional and ethnic diversity

B.the conflicts between different successors to the throne

C.the destructive attacks of non-Christian invaders

D.the emergence of feudalism

您的答案：D

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5．第5题

The following statements about the English Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 are true EXCEPT ______.

A.It accomplished its objectives.

B.It received help from members of the noble classes

C.It succeeded in showing the nobles what peasants were capable of when dissatisfied.

D.It marked the beginning of the end of serfdom in medieval England.

您的答案：A

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6．第6题

Pope Urban VI started to reform the church and wanted to abolish the following abuses, EXCEPT

A.Simony

B.Pluralism

C.Absenteeism

D.homosexual

您的答案：D

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7．第7题

During the Wat Tyler Rebellion, the rebels marched into London and executed the following important officials, EXCEPT

A.Lord Chancellor

B.Lord Treasurer

C.magistrate of London, William Tonge

D.Archbishop of Canterbury

您的答案：C

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8．第8题

Alcuin established ______ as the basis for education during the Carolingian renaissance.

A.the Carolingian minuscule

B.trivium and quadrivium

C.medieval Latin

D.biblical texts

您的答案：B

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9．第9题

All the following statements about the medieval commune are true EXCEPT__.

mune had its own local government, its own court, its own tax-collecting agencies and its own customs.

B.Some communes gained their independence by paying lords to grant it to them, while others governed alongside their lord.

C.No communes battled violently for rights of

self-governance.

munes in Italy gained the right not only to govern themselves but also to rule the farmland and villages around them.

您的答案：C

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10．第10题

What were the three forms of vernacular literature for town dwellers?

A.epic poetry, romance poetry and dramas

B.fabliaux, fables and romance poetry

C.lyric poetry, epic poetry and romance poetry

D.fabliaux, fables and dramas

您的答案：D

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11．第21题

Which is the correct description of life in the Byzantine Empire?

A.Peasants had a hard life due to the high tax on land.