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?