外国语言文化学院学年第(一)学期期末考试.

外国语言文化学院2007—2008学年第（一）学期期末考试英语系《欧洲文化入门》试卷（B）

年级2007 班级姓名学号

说明：1、本试卷含有单项选择题一共60道，每题1分，满分为60分。

2、测试形式：开卷, 单项选择题请在答题卡上完成，试卷纸上答题无效

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PART I—MULTIPLE CHOICE (50%)

1.The Carolingians___.

A.assimilated the Merovingians

B.were less civilized

C.came from Asia

D.subdued the Merovingians

2.Charlemagne___.

A.means Charles the Great

B.refers to the first monarch

C.founded the royal dynasty

D.was tired of war

3.Charlemagne' empire was gained__.

A. by personal loyalty

B. by force

C. by peace

D. by authority

4.Charlemagne by no means maintained the empire___.

A.through centralization of political power

B.through personal loyalty

C.through military actions

D.through centralized administrative institutions

5.Charlemagne' empire was different from the Roman Empire for it was__.

A.based on the Mediterranean Sea

B.administered by the central power

C.ruled directly by the king

D.an empire of the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea

6.In the Charlemagne's empire, the royal officials do anything but__.

A.carrying out royal laws

B.overseeing court cases

C.getting money from the king for their services

D.pledging faithfulness to the king

7.In the Charlemagne's empire, the bishops do anything but__.

A.checking up on local officials

B.giving money to the local officials for their services

C.making sure that local officials carried out their duties well

D.attending the meetings called by the king

8.Charlemagne wanted __.

A.the pope to be more powerful

B.to be known as a Roman emperor

C.to be known as a Christian emperor

D.to be a Roman emperor

9.Charlemagne preferred __.

A.to be crowned by the pope

B.to be a Roman emperor

C.to be known as a Roman emperor

D.to claim that he was crowned emperor by God

10.Charlemagne set ___as his model.

A. Constantine

B. the Roman Empire

C. the pope

D. all the super-kings before him

11.The Holy Roman Empire __.

A.began in the 12th century

B.began in the 13th century

C.included Italy today

D.excluded Germany today

12.The Holy Roman Empire lasted__.

A. about 300 years

B. about 400 years

C. over 500 years

D. over 600 years

13.The Holy Roman emperor is __.

A.viewed as a Roman emperor

B.viewed as a second pope

C.like a pope

D.viewed as a Christian emperor

14.Charlemagne converted the Saxons into Christianity__.