The lives of children made miserable by cruel or thoughtless adults

Преподаватель: Буранова А.Б.

Группа: А-22, А-31

Предмет: Детская иностранная литература

 

1. What does the author describe in “Oliver Twist” and “David Copperfield”?

True love

The lives of children made miserable by cruel or thoughtless adults

Adventures in imaginary country

Family relationships

Happy and pleasant life

 

2. Who was the head of the Aesthetic movement?

Thomas Hardy

Charles Dickens

Daniel Defoe

Jonathan Swift

Oscar Wilde

 

3. Name the author of “David Copperfield”.

Jonathan Swift

Charles Dickens

Oscar Wilde

Jack London

Daniel Defoe

 

4. Name the author of “The Picture of Dorian Gray”.

Thomas Hardy

Charles Dickens

Oscar Wilde

Louis Stevenson

Jack London

 

5. Name the author of “Treasure Island”.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Oscar Wilde

Thomas Hardy

Jack London

Charles Dickens

 

6. Name the author of “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”.

George Herbert Wells

Arthur Conan Doyle

Thomas Hardy

Jonathan Swift

Oscar Wilde

 

7. The first major work of English literature is the epic poem…

King Arthur

Canterbury tales

Bible

Beowulf

Robin Hood

 

8. The poem Beowulf mainly tells about…

brave and loving mother

silly monster

adventures of a brave hero

pure love

the adventures of a coward

 

9. A song which has a dramatic plot.

poem

story

novel

tragedy

ballad

 

10. The most famous ballads were about Robin Hood who was…

a coward

Beowulf's friend

the greatest king of England

poor simple man

a friend and a protector of the poor

 

11. The poem Beowulf was created on the basis of old…

American legends

Germanic legends

French legends

English legends

Scottish legends

 

12. Name the author of “Robinson Crusoe”.

Daniel Defoe

Jack London

Charles Dickens

George Herbert Wales

Jack London

 

13. Name the author of “Gulliver's Travels”.

Charles Dickens

Jack London

Walter Scott

William Shakespeare

Jonathan Swift

 

14. Where was Jonathan Swift born?

Paris

London

Rome

Dublin

New York

 

15. A dramatic composition, telling about sorrowful or terrible events in a serious and dignified style, with an unhappy or disastrous ending…

poem

satire

comedy

legend

tragedy

16. A fictitious narrative, a tale pertaining to the epic genre, shorter and comprising less events and characters than a novel. What is it?

comedy

fairy tale

novel

story

poetry

 

17. How many parts do “Gulliver’s Travels” have?

2

6

4

3

5

 

18. A play of amusing character, in which either wit or road humour prevails, usually with a happy end.

tragedy

comedy

satire

fairy tale

novel

 

19. Use of ridicule, irony, sarcasm in writing or speech for the purpose of exposing some moral or social vice.

article

story

poetry

satire

comedy

 

20. A composition in prose or verse designed to be performed on the stage, belongs to the genre of drama.

play

book

article

satire

story

 

21. Choose the right name of Robinson Crusoe`s friend.

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

22. Who was the creator of the historical novel in British literature?

William Shakespeare

Jack London

Charles Dickens

Rudyard Kipling

Walter Scott

23. His series of books called the “Waverley novels” are the first truly historical novels in English literature.

Walter Scott

Jack London

Rudyard Kipling

Charles Dickens

William Shakespeare

 

24. Name the author of “The Lady of the Lake”.

Herbert Wells

Charles Dickens

Arthur Conan Doyle

Rudyard Kipling

Walter Scott

25. … рос в семье, где детей поощряли к творчеству, с юных лет сочинял забавные стихи, проявлял способности к точным наукам и поступил в Тринити-колледж в Кембридже на математическое отделение.

С. Маршак

Р. Киплинг

У. Шекспир

М. Твен

А . Милн

26. Most prose writers wrote commonly in … until 800.

English

Italian

French

Latin

German

 

27. The most sacred book of the Jewish and Christian religions.

Beowulf

Koran

Bible

Greek myths

Nowell Codex

 

28. Who is Poseidon?

god of war

god of earthquakes and the ocean

god of music, poetry and purity

ruler of all divinities

messenger of gods

29. The goddess of love in Ancient Greece mythology.

Hera

Demeter

Artemis

Aphrodite

Hestia

 

30. An English artist, illustrator and writer known for his literary nonsense, in poetry and especially his limericks.

George Herbert Wells

Edward Lear

Jonathan Swift

Daniel Defoe

Alan A. Milne

 

31. Name the author of “Winnie-the-Pooh”.

George Herbert Wells

Edward Lear

Jonathan Swift

Daniel Defoe

Alan A. Milne

32. Who is Zeus?

god of war

god of earthquakes and the ocean

god of music, poetry and purity

ruler of all divinities

messenger of gods

 

33. The goddess of wisdom and war in Ancient Greece mythology.

Hera

Demeter

Artemis

Athena

Hestia

 

34. Who is Apollo?

god of war

god of earthquakes and the ocean

god of music, poetry and purity

ruler of all divinities

messenger of gods

 

35. The goddess of hunting in Ancient Greece mythology.

Hera

Demeter

Artemis

Aphrodite

Hestia

 

36. Who is Ares?

god of war

god of earthquakes and the ocean

god of music, poetry and purity

ruler of all divinities

messenger of gods

 

37. Who is Hermes?

god of war

god of earthquakes and the ocean

god of music, poetry and purity

ruler of all divinities

messenger of gods

 

38. A sacred narrative usually explaining how the world or humankind came to be in its present form.

Novel

Ballad

Myth

Poem

Fairy-tale

 

39. The author of the “Iliad” and the “Odyssey”.

Homer

Hesiod

Aeschylus

Pindar

Sophocles

 

40. What was a common language for medieval writing in Western and Central Europe?

Greek

German

English

French

Latin

 

41. What were the dominant written languages in medieval Eastern Europe?