英美国家概况课后题及答案

1. The British history before 55BC is basically undocumented.(T)

2. The Celts became the dominant group in Britain between the 8 th and 5th centuries BC.(T)

3. The n ame of Britai n came from a Celtic tribe--- the Brit on s.(T)

4. The An glo--Sax ons came to Britai n in the mid-5th cen tury.(T)

5. The chief or king of the Anglo--Saxon tribes exercised power at their own will.(F)

6. The Vikings began to attack the English coast in the 8 century.(T)

7. He nry II built up a large empire which in cluded En gla nd and most of Fran ce.(T)

8. The Magna Carta was desig ned to protect the rights of both the privileged class and the

tow nspeople.(F)

9. The Hun dred Years' War was a series of wars fought betwee n En gla nd and Norma ns foe trade and territory.(F)

10」n an effort to make a compromise between different religious factions,Queen Elizabeth I actually defended the fruit of the Religious Reformation.(T)

1. The D attack on Rome en ded the Roma n occupati on in Britai n in 410.

A. Norman

B. Da nish

C. Celtic

D. Germa nic

2. By the late 7th century, _D ____ became the dominant religion in England.

A. Celtic Christia nity

B. An glo-Saxon Christia nity

C. Germa nic Christia nity

D. Roma n Christia nity

3. Westmi nster Abbey was built at the time of B .

A. St. August ine

B. Edward the Con fessor

C. William the Con queror

D. Alfred the Great

4. The C marked the establishme nt of feudalism in En gla nd.

A. Viki ng inv asi on

B. sig ning of the Magna Carta

C. Norma n Conq uest

D. Adopti on of com mon law

5. The end of the Wars of the Roses led to the rule of C .

A. the House of Valois

B. the House of York

C. the House of Tudor

D. the House of Lan caster

6. The direct cause for the Religious Reformatio n was Ki ng Henry VIII

s effort to A_.

A. divorce his wife

B. break with Rome

C. support the Protesta nts

D. declare his supreme power over the church

7. The En glish Civil War broke out in 1642 between B _____ .

A. Protesta nts and Purita ns

B. Royalists and Parliame ntaria ns

C. n obles and peasa nts

D. aristocrats and Christia ns

8. A was passed after the Glorious Revolutio n.

A. Bill of Rights

B. Act of Supremacy

C. Provisio ns of Oxford

D. Mag na Carta

9. The In dustrial Revoluti on was accomplished in Brita in by the middle of the _C cen tury.

A. 17th

B. 18th

C. 19th

D. 20th

10. Brita in faced stro ng challe nges in its global imperial dominance by the beg inning of the

D _ century.

A. 17th

B. 18th

C. 19th

D. 20th