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天津大学西方文化温习题库tostudents
Unit1
Multiple-choices
1.WhatintegratedtheCeltic,GermanicandSlaviccultureswiththeRomancultureintoWesternculture?
A.TheacceptanceofChristianity.B.GreeceunderAlexander.
C.Latinlanguage.D.ThefallofGreece
2.Whichofthefollowingclassicalstylesisbuiltwithaspiralscroll-likecapital?
A.theDoriccolumnB.theIoniccolumn
C.theCorinthiancolumnD.theTuscancolumn
3.WhichofthefollowingcapitalsisnotofGreekstyle?
A.theDoriccolumnB.theIoniccolumn
C.theCorinthiancolumnD.theTuscancolumn
4.A_____knotcanbereferredtoasanendlessormysticalknot,remindingusoftheendlessnature,anuninterruptedlifecycle.
A.CelticB.Greek
C.GermanicD.Slavic
5.Whichofthefollowingcountriesisoftenknownas“theCradleofWesternCivilization”?
A.IsraelB.Greek
C.ItalyD.Egypt
6._____wasabductedbyZeusinbullformandtakentotheislandofCrete,whereshegavebirthtoMinos.
A.AlcmeneB.Danaë
C.EuropaD.Io
Trueorfalse
1.VictoriaisknownastheancientGreekgoddessofvictory.
2.Japan,asadevelopedcountry,isincludedin“theWest”.
3.ThefirstGreekcivilizationarosefromtheoldcityofMycenae.
Match
1.CaryatidA.AncientGreekGoddessofVictory
2.NikeB.EarthMotherinRomanMythology
3.AphroditeC.anarchitecturalcolumntakingtheformofastandingfemalefigure
4.TerraD.Greekgoddessoflove,beauty,pleasureandprocreation
Unit2
Multiple-choices
1.WhatfruithadPersephonebeentemptedtotasteduringherstayin(with)Hades?
A.appleB.grape
C.pomegranateD.fig
2.Agamemnon,thekingof______,waselectedcommanderinchiefofallthecombinedGreekforcesthatattackedTroy.
A.AthensB.Ithaca
C.MycenaeD.Sparta
3.______describedajourneyhome.
A.PrometheusUnboundB.TheIliad
C.AgamemnonD.TheOdyssey
4.Penelopewasthewifeof______inGreekmythology,whoshowedgreatloyaltytoherhusband.
A.AchillesB.Agamemnon
C.MenelausD.Odysseus
5.______isusuallyassumedtohavebeenthelegendaryhomeofOdysseusfromHomer’sOdyssey.
A.IthacaB.Corinth
C.ElisD.Thebes
6._____isoftendescribedasthefatheroftragicdrama.
A.AeschylusB.Aristophanes
C.EuripidesD.Sophocles
7.WhichofthefollowingisnotoneofthegreatesttragicdramatistsofancientGreece?
A.AeschylusB.Aristophanes
C.EuripidesD.Sophocles
8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheplaywrittenbyAeschylus?
______
A.AntigoneB.Agamemnon
C.PersiansD.PrometheusBound
9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheplaywrittenbySophocles?
______
A.ElectraB.Antigone
C.TrojanWomenD.Oedipustheking
10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheplaywrittenbyEuripides?
______
A.MedeaB.TrojanWomen
C.AndromacheD.Antigone
11.Democracybeganin______.
A.AthensB.Crete
C.SpartaD.Mycenae
12.Whichculturereachedahighpointofdevelopmentinthe5thcentury.?
______
A.GreekCultureB.RomanCulture
C.EgyptianCultureD.ChineseCulture
13.Whowasthefounderofscientificmathematics?
_____
A.HeracleitueB.Aristotle
C.SocratesD.Pythagoras
Trueorfalse
1.Eris,thegoddessofdiscord,wasnotinvitedtotheweddingofPeleusandThetisandthrewagoldenappleinthewedding,thusfinallyleadingtotheoutbreakofTrojanWar.
2.InGreekmythology,AthenawasthedaughterofZeus,bornfromanegg.
3.PlatooncetutoredyoungAlexandertheGreat.
4.AchilleswasthesonofthemortalPeleusandtheNereidThetis.
MatchI
1.ErisA.goddessoftheseaandAchilles’mother
2.ThetisB.daughterofZeusandharvest-goddessDemeter,andqueenoftheunderworld
3.PersephoneC.goddessofcorn,grain,andtheharvest
4.DemeterD.goddessofdiscord
MatchII(authorsandtheirworks)
1.AeschylusA.TheFrogs
2.SophoclesB.Medea
3.EuripidesC.OedipustheKing
4.AristophanesD.PrometheusBound
Unit3
Multiple-choices
1.WhichofthefollowingwaswrittenbyVirgil,aRomanpoet?
A.UlyssesB.TheAeneid
C.AntigoneD.Andromache
2.Whatcountrylookslikeabootatthemap?
A.BritainB.Italy
C.NorwayD.Egypt
3.WhatriverwasbelievedtobetheriverintowhichRomulusandRemuswerethrownasinfants?
A.Tiber.B.Danube.
C.Nile.D.Euphrates
4.WhichofthefollowingisaRomangoddess?
A.MithraB.Isis
C.AthenaD.Minerva
5.MostoftheEnglishlettersinthealphabetcamefrom______.
A.GermanicB.Indo-European
C.LatinD.Semitic
6.WhichofthefollowingdoesnotbelongtotheIndo-Europeanlanguagefamily?
A.GermanicB.Hebrew
C.BalticD.Slavic
7.WhichofthefollowingLatinmottosmeanstheprincipleofreciprocity?
A.Domine,dirigenosB.LuxetVeritas
C.doutdesD.Hinclucemetpoculasacra.
8.TheRomansadmiredthe______artandhadatraditionofimitatingit.
A.GreekB.Gaul
C.EgyptianD.Babylonian
9.Whowrote“Icame,Isaw,Iconquered.”
A.AlexandertheGreatB.Augustus
C.DariusD.JuliusCaesar
10.RomanconqueredGreeceintheyearof______.
A.323BCB.146BC
C.42BCD.30BC
11.Whoofthefollowingdoesn’tbelongtothefirsttriumvirate?
A.AntonyB.Crassus
C.JuliusCaesarD.Pompeii
12.In392.,______,theRomanEmperor,madeChristianitytheofficialreligionoftheempireandoutlawedalltheotherreligions.
A.ConstantineIB.TheodosiusI
C.NeroD.Trajan
Trueorfalse
1.TianjinUniversitywasfoundedintheyearofMDCCCXCIV.
2.TheRomanwriterHoraceoncesaid,“CaptiveGreecetookherrudeconquerorcaptive.”
3.RemuswasknownasthefirstkingofthetownwhichhenamedRome,afterhimself.
4.PaxRomana,whichmeans“Romanpeace”,wasthelongperiodofrelativepeaceandminimalexpansionbymilitaryforceestablishedbyJulius.
5.In395,theRomanEmpirewasdividedintotheWesternandtheEastern.
6.In1453,theWesternRomanEmpireendedwithRomulus.
Match
NeptuneCronus
PlatoAres
UranusHermes
SaturnPoseidon
JupiterHades
MarsZeus
MercuryOuranos
Unit4
Multiple-choices
1.Vulgateisthe______versionoftheBible.
A.LatinB.HebrewC.GreekD.Germanic
2.Historygoeson______generationsfromDavidtoChrist.
B.28C.42D.56
3.TheArabicfor______isIbrahim
A.AbrahamB.IsraeliteC.HajD.Isaac
4.WhosenamewasderivedfromtheEgyptianbyadaughterofPharaoh?
A.Jacob’s.B.Moses’.C.Aaron’s.D.Joseph’s
5.By1963,thewholeoftheBiblehadbeentranslatedintoabout______languages.
A.100B.200C.300D.400
6.AccordingtotheOldTestament,Ruthwasthegreatgrandmotherof______.
A.SaulB.DavidC.SolomonD.Christ
7.Thename“Israel”firstappearsintheHebrewBibleasthenamegivenbyGodto______.
A.AbrahamB.IsaacC.JacobD.David
8.WhichofthefollowingisbyfarthemostinfluentialreligionintheWest?
_____
A.BuddhismB.Islamism
C.ChristianityD.Judaism
9.TheOldTestamentconsistsof39books,theoldestandmostimportantofwhicharethefirstfivebooks,called_____.
A.ExodusB.Commandments
C.AmosD.Pentateuch
10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecontentoftheTenCommandments?
_____
A.HonoryourfatherandyourmotherB.Donotcommitsuicide
C.Donotdesireyourneighbor’swifeD.DonottakethenameofGodinvain
11.WheninBabylontheHebrewsformedsynagoguestopracticetheirreligion?
_____
A.in169.B.inthe4thcenturyBC
C.in76.D.inthe6thcenturyBC
12.WhichofthefollowingemperorsmadeChristianitytheofficialreligionoftheempireandoutlawedallotherreligions?
_____
A.TheodosiusIB.Augustus
C.ConstantineID.NeroCaesar
13.WhichofthefollowingemperorsissuedtheEdictofMilanandmadeChristianitylegalin313?
_____
A.AugustusB.TheodosiusI
C.NeroD.ConstantineI
14.Attheageof30,JesusChristreceivedthebaptismatthehandsof_____.
A.St.PeterB.St.Paul
C.JohnBaptistD.JohnWycliff
Trueorfalse
1.MeganDavid/StarofDavidisintheshapeofaPentagram.
2.Jacob’s12sonsweretheancestorsofthe12tribesofIsrael.
3.TheOldTestamentwaswritteninGreek.
4.ScholarsusuallyrefertothefirstfivebooksoftheHebrewBibleasthePentateuch.
5.MosesledhispeoplefinallybackintoCanaan.
6.Afterfortydaysofrain,Noahreleasedadovetoseewhetherthewaterhadsubsided.
7.HangingGardenofBabylonwasbuiltintheNeo-Babyloniandynasty.
8.JesusChristwasborninNazareth.
9.JesuswasbaptizedbyJohntheBaptistattheageof30.
MatchI
1.HexagramA.aseven-branchedcandelabrumusedinthetemple,aJewishsymbol
2.ThemenorahB.thecoreofthemoralteachingsofIsrael,alsoknownasTenCommandments
3.PentateuchC.asix-pointedstarfigure,usedasaJewishsymbol,knownasStarofDavid
4.DecalogueD.thefirstfivebooksoftheOldTestament
MatchII
1.AbrahamA.theleaderoftheHebrewpeoplewhentheyleftEgyptandwanderedinthe
wildernessduringtheBiblicalExodus
2.JacobB.BiblicalJewishking,knownforhiswisdom,hiswealthandhiswritings
3.MosesC.FirstoftheHebrewpatriarchs
4.SolomonD.thetraditionalancestorofthepeopleofIsrael
Unit5
Multiple-choices
1.Whatcharacteristicsdidthemedievalperiodshow?
A.Romancontr