西方文化导论 考试复习.docx

西方文化导论 考试复习西方文化导论 选择题10道 填空题10道 概念题4道 问答题2道 一、概念题 1. Da Vinci Leonardo di ser Piero Da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer. Leonardo has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance Man, a man of "unquenchable curiosity" and "feverishly inventive imagination". He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time and perhaps the most diversely talented person ever to have lived. According to art historian Helen Gardner, the scope and depth of his interests were without precedent and "his mind and personality seem to us superhuman, the man himself mysterious and remote". Marco Rosci points out, however, that while there is much speculation about Leonardo, his vision of the world is essentially logical rather than mysterious, and that the empirical methods he employed were unusual for his time. 2. Shakespeare William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. 3. black humor The definition of black humor is problematic; it has been argued that it corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor; and that, as humor has been defined since Freud as a comedic act that anesthetizes an emotion, all humor is "black humor," and that there is no such thing as "non-black humor". 二、填空题 1. Pindar is best known for his odes celebrating the victories at the athletic games, such as the 14 Olympic odes. 2. The three great tragic dramatists of ancient Greece are Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. 3. Aeschylus wrote such plays as Prometheus Bound, Persians and Agamemnon. 4. Euripides wrote mainly about women in such plays as Andromache, Medea, and Trojan Women. 5. Comedy also flourished in the 5th century B. C. Its best writer was Aristophanes, who has left eleven plays, including Frogs, Clouds, Wasps and Birds. 6. Euripides _ is the first writer of "problem plays". 7. Herodotus is often called “Father of History”. He wrote about the wars between Greeks and Persians. 8. Thucydides described the war between Athens and Sparta and between Athens and Syracuse, a Greek state on the Island of Sicily. 9. Pythagoras was a bold thinker who had the idea that all things were numbers. 10. Pythagoras was the founder of scientific mathematics. 11. She-wolf is the statue which illustrates the legend of creation of Roman. 12. The dividing range in the Roman history refers to 27 B.C. 13. “I came, I saw, I conquered.” is said by Julius Caesar. 14. Jesus went with his disciples to Jerusalem for the Passover, but was betrayed by Judas. 15. In 313 the Edict of Milan(米兰敕令) was issued by Constantine I and granted religious freedom to all and made Christianity legal. 16. In 392 A.D, Emperor Theodosius made Christianity the official religions of the empire and outlawed all other religions. 17. Charlemagne, who temporarily restored order in western and central Europe, was perhaps the most important figure of the medieval period. 18. Charlemagne was crowed “Emperor of the Romans” by the Pope in 800. 19. The Summa Theologica by St. Thomas Aquinas that had ruled Spain for four centuries were driven out from their last stronghold. 23. In 1492 Columbus discovered American and claimed America for Spain. 24. The most important contributions to the musical world by Beethoven were in those musical forms associated with the growth of the sonata). 25. Swan Lake was composed by Tchaikovsky. 三、选择题 1. Where did the Renaissance start with the flowering of paintings, sculpture and architecture? A. in Greece and Rome B. in Florence and Venice C. in Milan and Florence D. in Italy and Germany 2. When did the Renaissance reach its height with its center moving to Milan, then to Rome, and created High Renaissance? A. in the 11th century B. in the 15th century th C. in the 16 century D. in the 17th century 3. Which of the following works is written by Boccaccio? A. Decameron B. Canzoniers C. David D. Moses 4. Which of the following High Renaissance artists is the father of the modern mode of painting? A. Raphael B. Titian C. da Vinci D. Michelangelo 5. Which of the following High Renaissance artists was best known for his Madonna (Virgin Mary)? A. Titian B. da Vinci C. Michelangelo D. Raphael 6. Who took up the translation of the Bible into English for the first time? A. Jan Hus B. John Wyliff C. Martin Luther D. John Calvin 9. Who is the author Institutes of the Christian Religion? A. John Wycliff B. Jan Hus C. John Calvin D. Erasmus 10. By which year the Moslems had taken over the last Christian stronghold and won the crusades and ruled all the territory in Palestine that the crusaders had fought to control? A. 1270 B. 1254 C. 1096 D. 1291 11. Which of the following was crowned “Emperor of the Romans” by the Pope in 800? A. St. Thomas Aquinas B. Charlemagne C. Constantine D. King James 12. Who was the ruler of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex and contributed greatly to the medieval European culture? A. Charles I B. Constantine I C. Alfred the Great D. Charles the Great 13. Does Song of Roland belong to which countrys epic? A. English B. Germanic C. Hebrew D. French 14. Who is the author of the Opus Maius? A. Roger Bacon B. Dante Alighieri C. Chaucer D. St. Thomas Aquinas 15. Which of the following is NOT the greatest tragic dramatist of ancient Greece? A. Aristophanes B. Euripides C. Sophocles D. Aeschylus