《英美文化》复习题A
I. Fill in the blanks（10 points, with 0.5 point for each）
1. The full name of the United Kingdom is ______________________________________.
2. The two largest islands of the British Isles are Britain and _______________.
3. Many people associate the Elizabethan age with two things. The first is ______________, and the other is adventure on the sea.
4. The greatest sailor who led the English fleet to victory in fighting the Spanish Armada was
_____________.
5. The roots of the English language go back to __________________.
6. The history of English really began around the year AD 450 when the three Germanic tribes
of ___________, Saxons and Jutes invaded England in succession.
7. All English official documents bear the initials OHMS which stands for
________________________.
8. Parliament in Britain, strictly speaking, consists of three elements: the Crown, the House of Lords, and _________________.
9. Britain, unlike France and the USA, has no __________ constitution.
10. The Queen usually acts on the advice of ________________.
11. Two states are separated from continental US; that is Hawaii in the __________ Ocean and
Alaska to the northwest of Canada.
12.The first successful English colony in the America was founded at
_____________________in 1607.
13. In 1626, Dutch settlers built the town of New Amsterdam which was later renamed by the
English as _____________.
14. The first shot of the American War of Independence was fired at _______________ on
April 19, 1775.
15. in 1620, a group of Puritans, called Pilgrims, crossed the Atlantic in the ship ___________
and settled at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
16. The Declaration of Independence was drafted by __________________.
17. On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln issues ___________________________ which
granted freedom to all slaves in Confederate states.
18. In April 1865, ________________ surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Court
House.
19. In US, the state executive power is given to the governor while the federal executive
power is given to the ____________.
20. The theme of American literature is the record of _______________________.
II. Multiple choice（10 points, with 1 point for each）
1.The earliest written records of Britain’s inhabitants came from ________.
A. the Celts
B. the Romans
C. the Normans
D. the Germans
2. Christianity was introduced into Britain by ________.
A. the Celts
B. the Germans
C. the Viking Danes
D. the Romans
3. Which of the following is not considered a characteristic of the Englishman?
A. reserved
B. tough
C. shy of strangers
D. suspicious of change
4. In the year 1066, William the Conqueror invaded England from France, defeating the
Saxon king Harold at________.
A. the Battle of Crecy
B. the Battle of Agincourt
C. the Battle of Hastings
D. the Battle of Waterloo
5. Shakespeare lived in the period of ________.
A. the Middle Ages
B. the Victorian Age
C. the Elizabethan age
D. the Industrial Revolution
6. The stereotyped images of Indians that most other Americans have are from________.
A. Western movies
B. the mutual contact
C. the visits of Indians
D. research by anthropologists
7. In the 1950s, Americans were concerned with three of the following issues
