Religion and History: Who was Augustine?

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In the history of England as well as that of other countries, religion has always played an important role. Who was Augustine? 
		
	
	A serf who lived in the Kingdom of Kent and who led a pious life and became a saint later on.
	
	A Pope who successfully brought English rulers to the new Christian faith in England.
	
	A Pope who sent a monk named Gilda to establish Christianity in England in Medieval Times.
	
	A monk who was sent by Pope Gregory to re-establish Christianity in England in 597.
	
	A monk who was able to spread the Christian faith among ordinary people in England.
	Respondido em 02/11/2020 10:09:21
	
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There aren't many people who have had such an impact on history as St Augustine of Canterbury. Augustine of Canterbury was the man chosen by the Pope to re-establish Christianity in Britain. He was very successful in doing it.
	
		
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	The relationship between the king and his main nobles involved
		
	
	large states given in return of less noble activities 
	
	large states given in return to serve the king in war 
	
	large states given in return to live better than slaves 
	
	large states given in return to pay the knights´rent 
	
	large states given in return for a promise to become "freeman"
	Respondido em 02/11/2020 10:09:52
	
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Feudal society  was a society dominated by a vast network of mutual relationships based almost entirely on personal loyalty and service. So, it is easy to justify that the relationship between the king and his main nobles involved large states given in return to serve the king in war.
	
		
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	In the legend of King Arthur, why was he taken to the island of Avalon?
		
	
	To be treated by a doctor.
	
	To meet his family members.
	
	To heal his wounds.
	
	To meet a magician who could save him.
	
	To have a love affair with the Lady of the Lake.
	Respondido em 02/11/2020 10:11:44
	
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According to Geoffrey of Monmouth and to Thomas Malory, Avalon is the place where King Arthur is taken after fighting Mordred at the Battle of Camlann to recover from his wounds.
	
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	Choose the appropriate words to fill in the blanks:
The .......... of Elizabeth I is often thought of as a .......... . It was a time of extravagance and luxury in which a ..........  popular culture was expressed through writers such as .......... , and explorers like Drake and Raleigh sought to expand England's territory overseas. This sense of well-being was embodied by Queen Elizabeth who liked to wear ..........  costumes and jewellery, and be entertained in style at her court.
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/elizabeth )
		
	
	aniversary celebration - majestic one - surprising - Jane Austen - simple
	
	century - prosperous one - poor - Thomas Malory - odd
	
	time - disgusting one - rich - Emily Brontë - fancy
	
	reign - Golden Age - flourishing - Shakespeare - sumptuous
	
	life - difficult one - famous - Chaucer - beautiful - 
	Respondido em 02/11/2020 10:13:47
	
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This kind of 'fill in the blanks' type of question needs to create a coherent passage, so the choice of words one makes must be made to build it up.
	
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	In the process of Independence, what did the colonists fear to lose? 
		
	
	freedom
	
	land 
	
	money 
	
	power 
	
	hope 
	Respondido em 02/11/2020 10:15:56
	
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The colonists in the United States were mainly concerned with losing their freedom. It was not a matter of money, land, power or hope. Their main goal in fighting for their independence from England was to be free.
	
		
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	What were the origins of Romanticism in the American literature tradition? 
		
	
	American medieval tales and traditions constitute an inexhaustible source of themes and ancient historical facts that fed the imagination of authors.
	
	Americans were very proud of their military and political accomplishments.
	
	In 1820 United States had fought and won its second war with England in 1812, 
	
	The publication of The Sketch Book by Washington Irving in 1820 represented a great achievement to American authors.
	
	In consequence, there was an increased demand for independence in cultural and intellectual affairs. Authors were very dissatisfied with the fact that no independent literary tradition existed. 
	Respondido em 02/11/2020 10:17:15
	
	Explicação: 
One can say that American medieval tales and traditions constitute an inexhaustible source of themes and ancient historical facts that fed the imagination of authors. They may even be regarded as a very rich period of time for literature.
	
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	Which alternative IS NOT CORRECT to the Spanish-American War (1898): 
		
	
	The war did not make the US a great power: the rapid industrialization and economic growth of the previous decades had done that. 
	
	It was not a monumental war. The war was brief, included few battles, and the US generally had an easy time of it, with the war's outcome never in much doubt. 
	
	the war did announce to the rest of the world that the US was now a major player. Lifting its head from a century of isolationism 
	
	Internationally, however, the war had major historical significance. The Spanish-American War signaled the emergence of the US as a great power onto the world stage of international relations and diplomacy 
	
	Militarily, the Spanish-American War (1898) was a monumental war. The war constituted a long period of bloody numerous battles between to potencies.
	Respondido em 02/11/2020 10:17:40
	
		
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	Studying American literature after World War II it is incorrect to say that: 
		
	
	The spectacular dimension of violence that can be detected in previous conflicts (even before the First World War as it appears, for example, in Stephen Crane¿s The Red Badge of Courage),becomes more central as a theme. 
	
	Novelists were inspired by William Faulkner to use regional specificity to make major statements about race, history, and national identity.
	
	American literature revived Romantic patterns and standarts of writing poetry and novels that abused of sentimentality, fantasy and idealization of life and love
	
	Fiction writers began to suspect that novelistic conventions were inadequate to the task of representing essential American¿s beliefs, much less contemporary reality
	
	The period in time from the end of World War II up until, roughly, the late 1960s and early 1970s saw the publication of some of the most popular works in American history 
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	Relevant facts which took place in the 1960s, in the US, are still associated with facts which happen nowadays.
Choose the one which did not happen in the 1960s.
		
	
	Opposition to the Vietnam War.
	
	Martin Luther King's speech ´I have a dream.´
	
	The American Civil Rights Movement.
	
	The abolition of slavery.
	
	The 1964 Free Speech Movement at the University of California, Berkeley.
	Respondido em 02/11/2020 10:19:36
	
	Explicação: 
  The only one which did not take place in the 1960s was the abolition of slavery.
	
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	Choose the option which best completes the following paragraph.
The election of Obama represents the ........ of American democracy, in a society deeply characterized by slavery and ........... He recruited to his candidacy voters of all stripes: black, white, ......... , southerners and northerners,educated and non-educated, the politically .........  and those who had previously stayed on the sidelines, which means that Americans placed their ........ in Obama and turned their backs to the past. (webclass)
		
	
	style  -  poverty -  young  -  voted  -  optimism
	
	side  -  negroes  -  Canadians  -  chosen  -  money
	
	merits  -  prejudice  -  Hispanic  -  engaged  -  faith
	
	ideals  -  richness  -  the old people  -  correct  -  debt
 
	
	preference -  robbery  - English  -  respected  -  love
	Respondido em 02/11/2020 10:18:49
	
	Explicação: 
The aim of this type of question is to make students grasp the correct meaning of a passage by choosing the appropriate words.