90. Which of the following is not true about Aristotle? A. Aristotle founded the school of Stoics. B. Aristotle was tutor of Alexander.
C. In Aristotle the great humanist and the great man of science meet
D. Aristotle wrote many books on logic, politics, poetry, rhetoric and other subjects
91. The Motto Montaigne put down in the essays was_______. A. “To be or not to be, that?s a question!” B. “I think, therefore I am.” C. “What do I know?”
D. “Only to stand out of my light.”
92. St. Thomas Aquinas defended in his works ________. A. feudal hierarchy of society B. divine power of feudal rulers
C. the pope?s supremacy over secular rulers D. all of the above
93. Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese navigator who _______. A. discovered the Cape of Good Hope
B. discovered the route to India round the Cape of Good Hope C. explored the mouth of the Amazon D. was the first to visit Cuba and Haiti
94. Which of the following laws was discovered by Newton? A. Law of inertia
B. Law of falling bodies C. Law of relativity
D. Law of universal gravitation
95. In which of the following books is the theory of the separation of powers proposed and illustrated?
A. The Social Contract B. The Spirit of Laws C. The Justinian Code D. Essay on Criticism
96. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about knighthood in the Medieval days? A. No one was born a knight, and knighthood had to be earned.
B. A noble began his education as a page at the age of seven, and leaned a variety of things from the religious rituals to the obligatory duties.
C. At about fourteen, the page became a squire or assistant to a knight who became his master. D. When grown up, the squire would become a knight automatically.
97. The Romans shared a lot of common grounds with the Greeks as follows EXCEPT :
A. Both peoples had traditions rooted in the idea of the citizen-assembly, hostile to monarchy and to servility.
B. Their religions were alike enough for most of their deities to be readily identified, and their myths to be fused.
C. Both of their languages were members of the Indo-European language family which stretches from Bangladesh to Iceland.
D. Both peoples built up a vast empire lasting for more than a hundred years.
98. The long period of peace in history known as Pax Romana began from the reign of ________ to that of ________.
A. Julius Caesar,... Theodosius I B. Julius Caesar,...Marcus Aurelius C. Augustus,...Diocletian D. Augustus, ...Marcus Aurelius
99. Which of the following is not of the Romans?
A. Pantheon B. Pont du Gard C. The Statue of Liberty D. The Aeneid
100. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Judaism and Christianity?
A. They both originated in Palestine--the bub of migration and trade route, which led to exchange of ideas over wide areas.
B. Hebrews? history was recorded later both in Judaists? holy book and the Old Testament, the first part of the Christian Bible..
C. It was the Jewish tradition which gave birth to Christianity.
D. Both the Judaists and the Christians have accepted Jesus as Christ, or Messiah.
101.The story of Cain who killed his brother is taken from_______. A. Exodus B. Genesis C. Numbers D. Ecclesiastes
102. According to the Old Testament, God promised Abraham and his son Jacob the land of Canaan, and suggested that Jacob change his name into Israel, which means__________. A. Grasping B. Hairy C. Father of many nations D. Wrestling with God
103. According to Exodus, Moses and his Hebrews followers took a journey from Egypt to the Promised Land which lasted ______.
A. Ten years B. Forty days C. Forty years D. One and a half year
104. Which of the following is NOT true about Psalm? A. King David contributed most of the poems to this book.
B. It is a collection of love poems, depicting everyday life in the countryside. C. It consists of 150 poetic pieces, the chief hymnal of the Jews. D. It is included in the 39 books of the Old Testament.
105. Which of the following is NOT true about Jesus?
A. He lived in Palestine during the reign of Augustus Octavius. B. He was raised as a Judaist.
C. He was later baptized by John the Baptist and preached on his own when doing miracles.
D. He was finally betrayed by one of his disciples and crucified in Rome as a dangerous reformer .
106. In 313, _________ issued the Edict of Milan and granted Romans religious freedom, thus
making Christianity legal.
A. Diocletian B. Theodosius C. Constantine the Great D. Octavius
107. The four Gospels are historical accounts about Jesus written by ________. A. St. Peter, St. Paul , St. Augustine, and St. Thomas Aquinas B. Job, Daniel, Amos, Jeremiah C. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John D. Matthew, Mark, Luke and Judas
108. The most important and influential English Bible is the ________ version. A. “King James” B. John Wycliff?s C. William Tyndale?s D. Miles Converdale?s
109. The Middle Ages is also called the _______. A. Age of Faith B. Age of Reason
C. Age of Renaissance C. Age of Byzantine Empire
110. There were altogether _______ chief Crusades. A. Twelve B. Ten C. Nine D. Eight
111. By the end of the 16th century, Calvinism had spread to England. As a result, the
__________ was started in England.
A. Puritan Movement B. Reformation C. Renaissance D. Counter-Reformation
112. The Latin Vulgate, translated by________ in common people?s language, became the official Bible of the Roman Catholic church throughout the world.
A. St. Jerome B. Jan Hus C. John Wycliff D. Mattin Luther
113. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Petrarch? A. He wrote a lot of love poems about Laura.
B. He was awarded the title of Laureate first time after the collapse of the Roman Empire. C. He invented the term ”the Dark Middle Ages”.
D. He was best known for Canzoniers, a book of lyrical songs written in Latin.
114. Which of the following great works is NOT relevant to Raphael?s achievement? A. The Sistine Madonna B. Madonna of the Chair C. School of Athens D. Sistine Chapel
115. ______________ was the main cause for Martin Luther?s 95 theses against the
Roman Catholic Church in 1517.
A. The purchase of indulgences B. The establishment of Inquisition C. The support of aristocratic Lords D. The rise of capitalism
116. The Praise of Folly, a literary work in which a lady named Folly criticized the fallacies and hypocrisy of human being, was written by _______.
A. Erasmus B. Cervantes C. Chaucer D. Shakespeare
117. Machiavelli was called ________ in the West.
A. Father of history B. the greatest humanist C. Father of political science D. Father of democracy
118. Sigmund Freud, the 20th century psychoanalyst owed a lot to _________, the German philosopher in the 17th century.
A. Issac Newton B. Galileo C. Leibniz D. Kant
119. Which of the following statements is NOT true of Descartes?s influence?
A. The MIT linguist Noam Chomsky owed a great deal to Descartes in the theory of “innate grammar”.
B. Descartes founded the analytical geometry.
C. “I think, therefore I am.” has been so often quoted that it became part of the European language.
D. Descartes inspired the Puritan movement in Great Briton.
120. Which of the following writers is NOT included in the literary groups of the “Augustan Age”.
A. Alexander Pope B. Daniel Defoe C. Jonathan Swift D. John Milton
1. Dante?masterpiece, The Devine Comedy, which was written in Latin, is one of the landmarks of world literature (F)
2. The Iliad and the Odyssey are about the great men and wars of Homer?s time in ancient Greece around 700 B.C. (F)
3. Pindar was considered the most important lyric poet of ancient Greece. (F)
4. The Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud?s term “the Electra Complex” was derived from Euripides?s play Electra. (F)
5. In the early age of Roman Empire, Latin was the only official language. (F)
6. Baroque art, flourished first in Italy, and spread to other countries, was characterized by dramatic intensity and sentimental appeal with a lot of emphasis on light and colour. (T) 7. Diderot is best known as the editor of the Encyclopedia. (T)
8. The story of Robinson Crusoe establishes Daniel Defoe as a great writer with “realistic” touch and ingenuity. (T)
9. Samuel Johnson was the editor of A Dictionary of the English Language, the first great English dictionary. (T)
