SIMULADO Fund. Cult. QUESTÕES DISSERTATIVAS

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1a Questão (Ref.: 201202233994)
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	What was the importance of the printing press for the study of literature? It was important because...
		
	 
	Before its invention, books were written by hand and , sometimes, it would take a writer a whole year to put down into words a single copy of a book
	
	The Church members were only interested in publishing books about saints.
	
	Books, which were not religious ones, were seen as products of the demon. 
	
	The writers did not show any interest in having their books published.
	
	The process of printing a book before the printing press was not only very sophisticated but also very expensive.
	
	
	 2a Questão (Ref.: 201202234009)
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	How was Queen Elizabeth regarded by the ordinary people in England?
		
	 
	She was seen a weak women who was not fit to be the Queen of England.
	
	As a consequence of the dazzling richness of the Modern World, Elizabeth was beloved by her subjects.
	
	She was regarded as a witch.
	 
	She was supported by her subjects as the living embodiment of the English spirit which turned the entire age into one madly in love with life in all its aspects.
	
	As people opened their minds to the expanding world of arts, they did not care about who the ruler of the country was.
	
	
	 3a Questão (Ref.: 201202234014)
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	Choose the alternative that reveals a true information about Shakespeare
		
	 
	He was a famous American writer, who lived in the Elizabethan Age.
	
	He wrote dramatic love stories based on his previous experience as a detective.
	
	He did not allow women to act so the female roles were played by young boys.
	 
	 'Hamlet' was his most famous revenge tragedy.
	
	His comedies did not really become famous.
	
	
	 4a Questão (Ref.: 201202233545)
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	In the story of Beowulf, there is a noticeable struggle between Christianity and Paganism, and the characters personal battle between the two. Mark the question which expresses what Beowulf means to the people:
		
	 
	the pagan leader for all mankind.
	
	the promoter of wars
	 
	the epitome of good and beneficent
	
	the owner of vast lands
	
	the responsible for horrific events
	
	
	 5a Questão (Ref.: 201202233544)
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	Mark the only question which is true in relation to Beowulf. Beowulf typifies the Anglo-Saxon ideals of personal conduct. These ideals include:
		
	 
	to help people and become famous.
	
	to have powerful arms
	
	to be a good singer
	
	to be handsome
	 
	to be an advocate of freedom and justice
	
	
	 6a Questão (Ref.: 201202233553)
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	Choose the option which best suits the sentence below: Feudalism refers to
		
	 
	land given only to the "serfs"
	
	land the king did not want anymore
	 
	land held in return for duty or service to a lord
	
	land given to everyone freely
	
	land nobody wanted
	
	
	 7a Questão (Ref.: 201202234011)
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	England adopted the Protestant religion during the reign of King Henry VIII , approximately around 1530s. Prior to this, England had followed the Roman Catholic Church. How did England become protestant?
		
	 
	When the Pope refused to give Henry permission to divorce his first wife, Catherine, of the ruling house of Spain, in order to marry Anne Boleyn, Henry put through Parliament a number of bills that severed relation with The Catholic Church and set him up as the head of the Anglican Church of England.
	
	As religion was one of the issues that threatened to put an end to domestic peace, King Henry, under strong pressure of his subjects, founded the Anglican Church.
	
	Most of the Englishmen rebelled against The Catholic Church when Rome asked them to pay higher taxes to the Church.
	
	King Henry VIII was influenced by Martin Luther's idea that the Catholic Church was a fake.
	
	As Henry VIII did not like the amount of money which was spent in the monasteries, he decided that the banks should take care of the Church money which caused a rupture with the Catholic Church.
	
	
	 8a Questão (Ref.: 201202234005)
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	What was the CODE OF CHIVALRY associated with?
		
	 
	Being good at horse riding.
	 
	The way a perfect knight should behave.
	
	The Victorian Age.
	
	The idea of respect for foreign lords and ladies.
	
	Courtly manners and looking like a lord.
	
	
	 9a Questão (Ref.: 201202254691)
	
	Comment on the importance of the American Civil War.
		
	
Sua Resposta:
	
Compare com a sua resposta: The student is expected to mention that the Civil War is the defining event in American history. No previous American war came anywhere close to it in scale or in the casualties it caused. Its social and political consequences were vast. It preserved the Union, led to slavery's abolition, and dramatically altered the relationship between the states and the federal government.
	
	
	 10a Questão (Ref.: 201202254674)
	
	What was the importance of the Printing Press for literature?
		
	
Sua Resposta:
	
Compare com a sua resposta: The student should mention that since books became less expensive, and since many different titles were printed, for the first time it became worth while for the average man to learn to read. Thus to a great extent the invention of printing brought England to the close of the Middle Ages and ushered in the Renaissance.
	1a Questão (Ref.: 201202233973)
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	Read the alternatives and choose the one that is correct in relation to the epic Beowulf:
		
	 
	The characters in the poem are all people of noble birth, who came from France to try to defeat Grendel (the monster) who had been ruling the country for a few months.
	
	 Since it was the longest piece of literature to come down to us, it was regarded as the best chivalry poem to exemplify that period of time.
	
	In the battle against Grendel, Beowulf is able to win the fight by ripping Grendel's arm with a knife.
	 
	Pagan elements as well as Christian ones can be found in the poem.  Beowulf is seen as a superhero who came to the country to try to save the people in danger from the ruling of Grendel.
	
	It was written by the monks who were interested in developing the pagan beliefs and vanishing the Christian ones.
	
	
	 2a Questão (Ref.: 201202233975)
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	In 1066, the Anglo-Saxon history of England came to an end. In that year, William the Conqueror and his Norman warriors invaded England and overcame the Anglo-Saxons at the Battle of Hastings. As a result of this fact...(Choose the alternative that expresses this result.)
		
	 
	The Normans got along very well with the Anglo-Saxons.
	
	The Norman religion was established in the country.
	
	The Norman conquest lasted for a whole century.
	 
	The Normans destroyed all the houses between Durham and York.
	
	The Norman army, as it was a very big one, was able to conquer other European countries.
	
	
	 3a Questão (Ref.: 201202233985)
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	Which alternative explains the term DOOMSDAY ?
		
	 
	It is a piece of art found in the Sutton Hoo ship burial.
	 
	It is the only source that reflects British society at the time of the Normans, compiled in 1086-87 so that Wlilliam the Conqueror might know better the resources of his new kingdom.
	
	It is a law which was created by William the Conqueror by means of which ordinary people needed to pay a fine if they killed a Norman.
	
	It is a book which tells the story of the Romans.It is a gospel book of the Christian culture.
	
	
	 4a Questão (Ref.: 201202234003)
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	What was Arthur a symbol of?
		
	 
	Faith, as a magical dwarf of war.
	 
	Hope to the British people.
	
	Frailty, as he was a great leader.
	
	Disappointment to the ones who trusted him.
	
	Courage, as he fought bravely against the German soldiers.
	
	
	 5a Questão (Ref.: 201202234000)
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	According to the Knightly Code, the perfect knight should:
		
	 
	Give a good impression on women, offer his help to the ones in need, fight for his own interests.
	 
	Defend anyone in need, serve God and the King and fight for his good name if insulted.
	
	Spread the pagan beliefs, protect the lords and their families, love his mistress.
	
	Defend the pagan beliefs, know how to use the sword fairly well, get money from the rich.
	
	Kill the enemies in case it proved necessary, win duels, save the wealthy people who might be in danger.
	
	
	 6a Questão (Ref.: 201202233999)
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	Think about the characters and elements belonging to the stories of King Arthur. Then, match the names innumbered colum to the observation preceed by letters: 1- Lancelot ( ) the name of the legendary headquarter of Arthur's government 2- The Graal ( ) King Arthur's famous sword. 3- Caladfwick ( ) the most famous knight from the Round Table. 4- Camelot ( ) a magical pot whose theme dates from the Celtic legends.
		
	 
	2- 1 - 3 - 4
	
	3 - 4- 2- 1
	
	1 - 2- 3- 4
	
	4- 3- 2- 1
	 
	4 - 3- 1 - 2
	
	
	 7a Questão (Ref.: 201202233549)
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	Mark the option that presents the characteristics which describe Chivalry: I. It was a social class II. It was an order III. It was a gentry movement IV. It had a code of values V. It was formed by poets
		
	 
	All sentences are wrong
	
	All sentences are right
	
	Sentences I, IV and V are right.
	
	Only sentence IV is right
	 
	Sentences I, II and IV are right.
	
	
	 8a Questão (Ref.: 201202234005)
	Pontos: 0,0  / 1,0
	What was the CODE OF CHIVALRY associated with?
		
	 
	The idea of respect for foreign lords and ladies.
	
	Courtly manners and looking like a lord.
	
	The Victorian Age.
	
	Being good at horse riding.
	 
	The way a perfect knight should behave.
	
	
	 9a Questão (Ref.: 201202254691)
	
	Comment on the importance of the American Civil War.
		
	
Sua Resposta:
	
Compare com a sua resposta: The student is expected to mention that the Civil War is the defining event in American history. No previous American war came anywhere close to it in scale or in the casualties it caused. Its social and political consequences were vast. It preserved the Union, led to slavery's abolition, and dramatically altered the relationship between the states and the federal government.
	
	
	 10a Questão (Ref.: 201202254674)
	
	What was the importance of the Printing Press for literature?
		
	
Sua Resposta:
	
Compare com a sua resposta: The student should mention that since books became less expensive, and since many different titles were printed, for the first time it became worth while for the average man to learn to read. Thus to a great extent the invention of printing brought England to the close of the Middle Ages and ushered in the Renaissance.
	
	1a Questão (Ref.: 201202233994)
	Pontos: 0,0  / 1,0
	What was the importance of the printing press for the study of literature? It was important because...
		
	 
	Books, which were not religious ones, were seen as products of the demon. 
	
	The process of printing a book before the printing press was not only very sophisticated but also very expensive.
	 
	Before its invention, books were written by hand and , sometimes, it would take a writer a whole year to put down into words a single copy of a book
	
	The writers did not show any interest in having their books published.
	
	The Church members were only interested in publishing books about saints.
	
	
	 2a Questão (Ref.: 201202234009)
	Pontos: 1,0  / 1,0
	How was Queen Elizabeth regarded by the ordinary people in England?
		
	 
	She was supported by her subjects as the living embodiment of the English spirit which turned the entire age into one madly in love with life in all its aspects.
	
	As a consequence of the dazzling richness of the Modern World, Elizabeth was beloved by her subjects.
	
	As people opened their minds to the expanding world of arts, they did not care about who the ruler of the country was.
	
	She was seen a weak women who was not fit to be the Queen of England.
	
	She was regarded as a witch.
	
	
	 3a Questão (Ref.: 201202234014)
	Pontos: 1,0  / 1,0
	Choose the alternative that reveals a true information about Shakespeare
		
	 
	 'Hamlet' was his most famous revenge tragedy.
	
	He did not allow women to act so the female roles were played by young boys.
	
	He was a famous American writer, who lived in the Elizabethan Age.
	
	He wrote dramatic love stories based on his previous experience as a detective.
	
	His comedies did not really become famous.
	
	
	 4a Questão (Ref.: 201202234005)
	Pontos: 0,0  / 1,0
	What was the CODE OF CHIVALRY associated with?
		
	 
	The idea of respect for foreign lords and ladies.
	
	Courtly manners and looking like a lord.
	 
	The way a perfect knight should behave.
	
	The Victorian Age.
	
	Being good at horse riding.
	
	
	 5a Questão (Ref.: 201202233545)
	Pontos: 0,0  / 1,0
	In the story of Beowulf, there is a noticeable struggle between Christianity and Paganism, and the characters personal battle between the two. Mark the question which expresses what Beowulf means to the people:
		
	 
	the responsible for horrific events
	
	the owner of vast lands
	 
	the epitome of good and beneficent
	
	the pagan leader for all mankind.
	
	the promoter of wars
	
	
	 6a Questão (Ref.: 201202233544)
	Pontos: 0,0  / 1,0
	Mark the only question which is true in relation to Beowulf. Beowulf typifies the Anglo-Saxon ideals of personal conduct. These ideals include:
		
	 
	to help people and become famous.
	 
	to be an advocate of freedom and justice
	
	to be handsome
	
	to be a good singer
	
	to have powerful arms
	
	
	 7a Questão (Ref.: 201202233553)
	Pontos: 1,0  / 1,0
	Choose the option which best suits the sentence below: Feudalism refers to
		
	 
	land held in return for duty or service to a lord
	
	land nobody wanted
	
	land given to everyone freely
	
	land given only to the "serfs"
	
	land the king did not want anymore
	
	
	 8a Questão (Ref.: 201202234011)
	Pontos: 0,0  / 1,0
	England adopted the Protestant religion during the reign of King Henry VIII , approximately around 1530s. Prior to this, England had followed the Roman Catholic Church. How did England become protestant?
		
	 
	Most of the Englishmen rebelled against The Catholic Church when Rome asked them to pay higher taxes to the Church.
	
	As Henry VIII did not like the amount of money which was spent in the monasteries, he decided that the banks should take care of the Church money which caused a rupture with the Catholic Church.
	
	King Henry VIII was influenced by Martin Luther's idea that the Catholic Church was a fake.
	
	As religion was one of the issues that threatened to put an end to domestic peace, King Henry, under strong pressure of his subjects, founded the Anglican Church.
	 
	When thePope refused to give Henry permission to divorce his first wife, Catherine, of the ruling house of Spain, in order to marry Anne Boleyn, Henry put through Parliament a number of bills that severed relation with The Catholic Church and set him up as the head of the Anglican Church of England.
	
	
	 9a Questão (Ref.: 201202254691)
	
	Comment on the importance of the American Civil War.
		
	
Sua Resposta:
	
Compare com a sua resposta: The student is expected to mention that the Civil War is the defining event in American history. No previous American war came anywhere close to it in scale or in the casualties it caused. Its social and political consequences were vast. It preserved the Union, led to slavery's abolition, and dramatically altered the relationship between the states and the federal government.
	
	
	 10a Questão (Ref.: 201202254674)
	
	What was the importance of the Printing Press for literature?
		
	
Sua Resposta:
	
Compare com a sua resposta: The student should mention that since books became less expensive, and since many different titles were printed, for the first time it became worth while for the average man to learn to read. Thus to a great extent the invention of printing brought England to the close of the Middle Ages and ushered in the Renaissance.