Cultural Exam PDF

Cultural-Exam.pdf user_3485861 Cultura Contemporánea de Los Países de Habla Inglesa a Través de Los Medios 1º Grado en Estudios Ingleses Facultad de Letras Universidad de Murcia Reservados todos los derechos....

Cultural-Exam.pdf user_3485861 Cultura Contemporánea de Los Países de Habla Inglesa a Través de Los Medios 1º Grado en Estudios Ingleses Facultad de Letras Universidad de Murcia Reservados todos los derechos. No se permite la explotación económica ni la transformación de esta obra. Queda permitida la impresión en su totalidad. a64b0469ff35958ef4ab887a898bd50bdfbbe91a-7216892 1- What is the official name of the UK? a)The United Kingdom of England and Northern Ireland b) The United Kingdom of Britain c) The United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland d) The United Kingdom of Britain and Ireland 2- The capital city of Wales is _____The national flower of wales is the_____ which is traditionally worn on St Davis Day 1 March. a) Cardiff/Daffodil b) Swansea/rose c) Belfast/shamrock d) Edinburgh/ thistle 3- The Norfolk Broads, The Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire Fens are in… a) Western Wales b) Western England c) Eastern Wales d)Eastern England 4-The______ which includes the famous Lake District celebrated in poetry by William Wordsworth and the other Lake poets, constitute an isolated, compact mountain group to the northern Pennines. a) Cumbrian Mountains b) Chiltern Mountains c) Cambrian Mountains d) Grampian Mountains 5-The highest point in the UK is… a) Snowdon (Wales) b) Helvellyn (England) c) Kinder Scout (England) d) Ben Nevis (Scotland) 6-______ is a 276 sq mile island around 200 m of the coast of northwest Wales. It is connected to the mainland by 2 bridges across the Menal strait, the Menal bridge and the Britannia bridge. a) Guernsey b) Anglesey c) The isle of Wight d) The isle of Man Reservados todos los derechos. No se permite la explotación económica ni la transformación de esta obra. Queda permitida la impresión en su totalidad. a64b0469ff35958ef4ab887a898bd50bdfbbe91a-7216892 7-National poet of Scotland, author of the poem my Heart is in the Highland: “My heart in the Highlands, my heart is not here, my heart is in the highlands a chasing the deer; chasing the wild deer, and following the roe. My heart is in the high land wherever I go” a) William Wordsworth Reservados todos los derechos. No se permite la explotación económica ni la transformación de esta obra. Queda permitida la impresión en su totalidad. b) Walter Scott c) William Shakespeare d) Robert Burns 8- Painting finished in 1821 which depicts a rural scene on the River Stour between the English counties at Suffolk and Essex. It hangs in the National Gallery in London and is regarded as one of the greatest and most popular English paintings a) Sunrise by Horatio McCulloch b) The Hay Wain by Joseph Turner c) The hay Wain by John Constable d) Sunrise by Edwin Henry Landseer 9- According to the Office for National statistics (Released date: 24 June 2020), the population of the UK reached _______ in mid-2019. The biggest nation is_______ both in area and population (______) a) 46.7 million / Scotland / 36.2 million b) 56.7 million / England / 46.2 million c) 36.7 million /Scotland /26.2 million d) 66.7 million /England / 56.2 million 10- The Giant´s Causeway and Causeway Coast is a spectacular area of global geological importance on the sea coast at the edge of the Antrim Plateau in _____. The most characteristic and unique feature of the site is the exposure of some 40,000 large, regularly shaped polygonal columns of ______ in perfect horizontal sections, forming a pavement. Celebrated in the arts and in science, it has been a visitor attraction for at least 300 years a) Northern Ireland / basalt b) Scotland / basalt c) Scotland / granite d) Northern Ireland / granite 11- The first monument at Stonehenge was a circular earthwork enclosure. In about ________ the site was transformed by the construction of the central stone settings. Enormous______ stones and smaller______ were raised to form a unique monument. Building Stonehenge took huge effort from hundreds of well- organized people. a) 2500 AD / bluestones / sarsen b) 2500 BC / sarsen / bluestones c) 1500 BC /sarsen / bluestones d) 1500 AD / bluestones / sarsen Nacida para sacar matrículas, experta en tener que matricularme tres veces de lo mismo - coches.net Cultura Contemporánea de Los... Banco de apuntes de la a64b0469ff35958ef4ab887a898bd50bdfbbe91a-7216892 12 - ______ in the English county of Suffolk, is the site of two 6 th. And early 7th century cemeteries. One contained an undisturbed ship burial, including a wealth of _______ artefacts of outstanding art-historical and archeological significance, now held in the British museum in London. a) Bijnor / Anglo-Saxon Reservados todos los derechos. No se permite la explotación económica ni la transformación de esta obra. Queda permitida la impresión en su totalidad. b) Sutton Hoo / Anglo-Saxon c) Sutton Hoo / roman d) Bijnor / roman 12- ______ was a roman frontier built in the years AD 122-130. It was 73 miles long and ran from Wallsend-on-Tyne in the east of Bowness on the Solway Firth in the west a) Caesar´s Wall b) Antonine´s Wall c) Augustus’s Wall d) Hadrian´s Wall 13- ________ This was unsuccessful and for nearly 100 years Britain remained separated from the roman empire. __________ This time there was a resistance from some of British tribes but the Romans were successful in occupying almost all Britain a) Emperor Claudius led a Roman invasion in 43 AD / in 55 BC Julius Caesar led the roman army in a new invasion. b) Julius Caesar led a Roman invasion in 55 BC / In AD 43 the Emperor Claudius led the roman army in a new invasion. c) Julius Caesar led a Roman invasion in 43 AD / In 55 BC the Emperor Claudius led the roman army in a new invasion. d) Emperor Claudius led a Roman invasion in 55 BC / in 43 AD Julius Caesar led the roman army in a new invasion. 14. One of the tribal leaders who fought against the romans was _____, the queen of the _____ in what is now eastern England. She led a revolt against the romans that resulted in the destructions of two Roman settlement and almost drove the empire of the island. a) Boudicca / Iceni b) Guinevere / Dumnonil c) Matilda / Iceni d) Gwenhwyfar / Dumnonil Nacida para sacar matrículas, experta en tener que matricularme tres veces de lo mismo - coches.net a64b0469ff35958ef4ab887a898bd50bdfbbe91a-7216892 15. ______ King of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of ______ and one of the outstanding figures of English history, as much for his social educational reforms as for his military success against the Danes. He is the only English monarch known as “The Great”. a. Alfred the Great (849 AD – 899 AD) / Wessex b. Arthur the Great (649 AD – 699 AD) / East Anglia c. Alfred the Great (649 AD – 699 AD) / Wessex d. Arthur the Great (849 AD – 899 AD) / East Anglia 16. During the Middle Ages, the English were able to stablish their rule in Wales. In 1284 king _____ of England introduced the Statue of Rhuddlan, which annexed Wales to the Crown of England. Huge Castle, including Conwy and Caernarvon, were built to maintain this power a. James I b. William I c. Edward I d. Henry I 17. The ______ took place on 14 October _______ it was the decisive Norman victory in the Norman Conquest of England, fought between the Normal army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army of King Harold II. a. Battle of Bannockburn / 1076 b. Battle of Brunanburh / 1176 c. Battle of Killecrankie / 1166 d. Battle of Hastings / 1068 18 A major Battle fought between Edward II of England and Robert I (the Bruce) in Scotland. This was a disastrous defeat for the English. The English King was lucky to be ae to flee to safety. a) Battle Bannockburn (June 1314) b) Battle of Stirling Bridge (July 1314) c) Battle of Falkirk (July 1414) d) Battle of Brunaburh (June 1414) 19. ________ is one of the most famous documents in the world. Originally issued buy ________ of England as a practical solution to the political crisis he faced in ______, it established for the first time the principle that everybody, including the king, was subject to the law a) The Grant Chart / King John /1315 b) Magna Carta / King John /1215 c) Magna Carta / King Edward I / 1272 d) The Grant Chart / King Edward I /1372 Reservados todos los derechos. No se permite la explotación económica ni la transformación de esta obra. Queda permitida la impresión en su totalidad. a64b0469ff35958ef4ab887a898bd50bdfbbe91a-7216892 20. Henry VIII was eighteen years old when he became King in _____ Who did he marry the same year? a. 1609 / Anne Boleyn b. 1550 / Jane Seymour c. 1509 / Catherine of Aragon Reservados todos los derechos. No se permite la explotación económica ni la transformación de esta obra. Queda permitida la impresión en su totalidad. d. 1650 / Anne of Cleves 21. ________ The oldest and most prestigious scientific society in Britain. It was formed by followers of Francis Bacon to promote scientific discussion especially in the physical sciences and received its charter from________ in 1662. a. The Natural Society / Charles I b. The Royal Society / Charles II c. The Scientific Society / Charles II d. The Regal Society / Charles I 22. An important person died in Battle in 1805. There is a monument in London to commemorate his victory. His ship was HMS Victory. a. Admiral Nelson in the Battle of Waterloo b. The Duke of Wellington in the Battle of Trafalgar c. Admiral Nelson in the Battle of Trafalgar d. The Duke of Wellington in the Battle of Waterloo 23. Identify the document these lines are taken from: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. a. The Declaration of Independence / Thomas Jefferson b. The US National Anthem / Thomas Jefferson c. The Pledge of Allegiance / Thomas Paine d. The US Constitution / Tomas Paine 24. Queen Anne died without a successor. To avoid uncertainty over the succession in England, Wales and Ireland and in Scotland, The Act of Union, known as the Treaty of Union in Scotland, __________. a. Was therefore agreed in 1607, creating the Kingdom of Great Britain. b. Was therefore agreed in 1707, creating the Kingdom of Great Britain. c. Was therefore agreed in 1907, creating the Kingdom of Great Britain. d. Was therefore agreed in 1807, creating the Kingdom of Great Britain. Nacida para sacar matrículas, experta en tener que matricularme tres veces de lo mismo - coches.net a64b0469ff35958ef4ab887a898bd50bdfbbe91a-7216892 25. _______ Queen Victoria became queen of the UK at the age of 18. She succeeded to the throne on the death of her uncle, William IV, and married her cousin Prince Albert. She reigned until _____ Her reign is known as the Victorian Age. It was a time when Britain increased in power and influenced abroad. a. In 1837 / 1901 Reservados todos los derechos. No se permite la explotación económica ni la transformación de esta obra. Queda permitida la impresión en su totalidad. b. In 1537 / 1681 c. In 1737 / 1881 d. In 1637 / 1701 26. The English Civil War, fought between Charles I and Parliament, broke out in _________ Royalist supporters became known as Cavaliers. Parliament supporters became known as ______. a. 1742 / Royals b. 1642 / Royals c. 1742 / Roundheads d. 1642 / Roundheads 27. The Statue of Liberty: Made in Paris by the French sculptor Bartholdi, in collaboration with Gustave Eiffel, this towering monument to liberty was a gift from _____ on the centenary of American independence. Inaugurated in _______, the sculpture stands at the entrance to _______ Harbour and has welcomed million of immigrants to the United States ever since. a. France / 1886 / New York b. France / 1776 / New York c. Mexico / 1886 / Boston d. Mexico / 1776 / Boston 28. The last monarch of the House of Tudors became one of the most popular monarchs in English history, particularly after _____, when the English defeated the Spanish Armada, which had been sent by Spain to conquer England and restore Catholicism. a. Queen Elizabeth I / 1588 b. Mary I / 1688 c. Henry VIII / 1588 d. Mary Stuart (Queen of Scots) /1688 29-(English architect). Following the Fire of London (1666)____ was responsible for the design of the new_____ and many of the city’s churches. Other works include the Royal Observatory at Greenwich and a partial rebuilding of Hampton Court. a) Sir Isaac Newton/Westminster Abbey b) Sir Edmund Halley/ St’s Paul’s Cathedral c) Sir James Watt/ Westminster Abbey d) Sir Christopher Wren/ St’s Paul’s Cathedral Nacida para sacar matrículas, experta en tener que matricularme tres veces de lo mismo - coches.net a64b0469ff35958ef4ab887a898bd50bdfbbe91a-7216892 30-____wrote the lyrics of the US National Anthem after watching the British attack Fort McHenry, Maryland, in_____ a) Francis Scott Key, a doctor, the eighteenth century b) Francis Scott Key, a lawyer, the nineteenth century c) Thomas Paine, a doctor, the eighteenth century d) Thomas Paine, a lawyer, the nineteenth century 31-The _____ are the broad expanse of____ and steppe which lie west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada. The region is about 500 miles east to west and 2,000 miles north to south. a) Central Lowlands/ rainforest b) Steepes/ rainforest c) Mid Atlantic Plain/prairie d) D. Great Plains/praire 32-The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the ____ in the United States in the state of _____it is a largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park, one of the first national parks in the United States. a) Rio Grande/Colorado b) Colorado River/Colorado c) Colorado River/Arizona d) Rio Grande/Arizona 33-What 2.320-mile-long river starts in Lake Itasca in Minnesota and ends in the Gulf of Mexico on the coast of Louisiana? a) Mississippi river b) Missouri river c) Colorado river d) Columbia river 34-The_____ is a crack in the Earth’s crust in California, some 1100 kilometers long. Many earthquakes have occurred along it, including famous ones in 1857, 1906 and 1989, it is the boundary between the North American and Pacific lithospheric plates. a) San Andreas Basin b) San Andreas Fault c) San Francisco Fault d) San Francisco Basin Reservados todos los derechos. No se permite la explotación económica ni la transformación de esta obra. Queda permitida la impresión en su totalidad. a64b0469ff35958ef4ab887a898bd50bdfbbe91a-7216892 35-____the first permanent English colony in north America was established at _____, Virginia a) In 1607/Boston b) In 1707/Jamestown Reservados todos los derechos. No se permite la explotación económica ni la transformación de esta obra. Queda permitida la impresión en su totalidad. c) In 1607/Jamestown d) In 1707/Boston 36-What battle that ended with an American victory was the turning point of the Revolutionary war? a) Battle of Boyne b) Battle of Vicksburg c) Battle of Culloden d) Battle of Saratoga 37-Who was the Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution? a) Jefferson Davis b) Charles Cornwallis c) George Washington d) Ulysses S. Grant 38-The_____(____)____ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on side the United States of America and its allies on the other. a) Treaty of London/ 1873 b) Treaty of Paris/1873 c) Treaty of Paris/ 1783 d) Treaty of London/1783 39-______is a masonry coastal fortification located in Charleston harbor, _____ This fort is best known as the site upon which the shots initiating the American Civil War were fired, at the Battle (same name) a) Fort Antietam/ Georgia b) Fort Lexington/ North Carolina c) Fort Concord/Virginia d) Fort Sumter/South Carolina 40-Elections for the President and Vice-President are held every _____ and follow a complicated procedure. a) Four years b) Six years c) Five years d) Three years Nacida para sacar matrículas, experta en tener que matricularme tres veces de lo mismo - coches.net a64b0469ff35958ef4ab887a898bd50bdfbbe91a-7216892 41- Thanksgiving has longstanding roots in the United States, and first celebration date back settlers at ______This holiday is centered around giving thanks, and tough it does have religious root, it is a widely celebrated secular holiday as well. a) Boston in 1720 Reservados todos los derechos. No se permite la explotación económica ni la transformación de esta obra. Queda permitida la impresión en su totalidad. b) Pennsylvania in 1721 c) Jamestown in 1620 d) Plymouth in 1621 42-The flag of the United States of the America consists of _____ equal horizontal striped of red alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton bearing___ small, white, five-pointed starts. a) 12/40 b) 13/50 c) 12/50 d) 13/40 43-_____National Memorial, colossal sculpture in the Black Hills of southwestern_____ Huge representations of the heads of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln, each about 60 feet (15 meters) tall, are carved in granite on the southeast side of this mount. a) Mount Rushmore/South Dakota b) Mount Rushmore/Utah c) Mount McKinley/ Utah d) Mount McKinley/ South Dakota. 44-Name one state that borders Mexico a) Arkansas b) Alabama c) Arizona d) Florida 45-When the Constitution was created some Americans said it did not list the rights of individuals. When the first U.S. Congress met the delegates proposed a number of amendments to the Constitution to list these rights. The first_____ amendments to the U.S Constitution are called the___ a) Ten/ Bill of Rights b) Twelve/ Bill of Amendments c) Ten/ Bill of Rights d) Twelve/ Bill of Rights. Nacida para sacar matrículas, experta en tener que matricularme tres veces de lo mismo - coches.net a64b0469ff35958ef4ab887a898bd50bdfbbe91a-7216892 46-(US) Which of these was not a Civil War battle? a) Battle of Vicksburg b) Battle of Trenton c) Battle of Gettysburg d) Battle of Antietam 47-The American Civil War stated in April _____The south claimed the right to leave the United States, also called Union, and form its own Confederacy. The war lasted ______ years. Tens of thousands of soldiers fought on land and sea. a) 1781/ six years b) 1861/ four years c) 1861/ six years d) 1761/four years 48-In the American Civil War, _____, at_______Court House in Virginia. a) General Ulysses S. Grant surrendered to General Robert E. Lee/Appomattox. b) General Ulysses S. Grant surrendered to General Robert E. Lee/ Lexington c) General Robert E. Lee to General Ulysses S. Grant/Appomatox d) General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant/Lexington 49-The founding fathers of the United States wrote ______ This is the “supreme law of land” It establishes the basic principles of the United States government. It also lists fundamental rights for all citizens and other people living in the United States a) The constitution in 1887 b) The constitution in 1787 c) The declaration of the independence in 1787 d) The declaration of independence in 1887 50-The following is an extract from one of the best-known speeches in United States history: “that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth”. It was delivered by_____ during the American Civil War at the dedication of a National Cemetery in_____ a) President Washington/Gettysburg, Pennsylvania b) President Franklin/ Boston, Massachusetts c) President Lincoln/ Gettysburg, Pennsylvania d) President Grant/ Boston, Massachusetts Reservados todos los derechos. No se permite la explotación económica ni la transformación de esta obra. Queda permitida la impresión en su totalidad.  a64b0469ff35958ef4ab887a898bd50bdfbbe91a-7216892 Nacida para sacar matrículas, experta en tener que matricularme tres veces de lo mismo - coches.net Reservados todos los derechos. No se permite la explotación económica ni la transformación de esta obra. Queda permitida la impresión en su totalidad.