Vstupni test do kurzu Anglictina pro historiky

1.      Complete the text with the following words and phrases: Middle Ages, monastery, monks,
nuns, orders, poverty, rule, vows,wealth, obey, established, followed (You can use the words only
once /more than once.)

The medieval ___________ was established during the ____________. It was the home of a group of
____________. Female monks were called ____________ and lived in nunneries. There were several
different monastic ___________ in the Middle Ages, e.g. Benedictine, Cistercian and Carthusian. The
earliest type of monastery __________ the Benedictine ___________, established by St. Benedict in
the sixth century. The monks had to _________ three _________: ___________, chastity and obedience.
The Cistercian order was _________ in the late 11th century as a reaction against the _________ of
many Benedictine monasteries.

2.      Choose the correct word:

The expansion of the Christian mission beyond Judaism to those who were not Jewish became/started a
contested issue. The Apostle Paul was an early proponent of this expansion, and contextualized the
Christian message for the Greek and Roman cultures, permitting it to reach beyond its Hebrew and
Jewish context. In Late Antiquity, much missionary activity were/was carried out by members of
religious orders. Monasteries followed disciplines and supported missions, libraries and practical
research, all of which were perceived/thought as works to reduce human misery and suffering, thus
enhancing the reputation of God. For example, Nestorian communities evangelized much of North
Africa. Cistercians evangelized much of Northern Europe, as well as developing/growing most of
European agriculture's classic techniques. In the 16th century the proselytization of Asia was
linked to Portuguese colonial politic/policy. With the Papal bull, Romanus Pontifex, the patronage
for the agitation/propagation of the Christian faith in Asia was given to the Portuguese, who were
rewarded with the right of conquest. The Portuguese trade with Asia was commercial/profitable and
when the Jesuits came to India around 1540, the colonial government in Goa supported the mission
with incentives/stimulations for baptized Christians. Later, Jesuits were sent to China and other
countries in Asia. With the decline of Portuguese power, other colonial powers and Christian
organisations gained/took up influence.

3.      Answer the questions below:

The Assembly Hall of the United Free Church is the meeting place. It is not the largest hall in
Edinburgh, but it is admirably adapted to the purposes of this conference. It must be remembered
that this is a conference. It is not the same sort of a missionary meeting as that held in Chicago
in May when 5,000 men gathered to hear great missionary addresses. The purpose of that Laymen’s
Congress was to quicken missionary enthusiasm, to develop a missionary conscience, to make the
church feel her duty to carry the gospel to the ends of the earth.

This meeting in Edinburgh is a gathering of missionary specialists, in the main, who come together
to exchange views on the ways and means of executing the Lord’s command to preach the gospel to the
whole creation. The missionary conscience is assumed here. The church’s duty is taken for granted.
Every delegate is already an ardent missionary believer.

But the past hundred years of missionary campaigning has brought to light an almost endless number
of problems and difficulties about which these missionary workers -- both those at the front and
those administering the enterprise at home -- have good reasons to hold divergent opinions. These
problems form the subject matter for the discussions of the conference. A large hall like the
Museum in Edinburgh or the Auditorium in Chicago is too vast for effective discussion of problems.
Hence this Assembly Hall, seating the 1,200 delegates on the main floor, with galleries on four
sides for wives of delegates and representative visitors, especially missionaries, is just suited
to the purpose.

     A) Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)?

1. The conferences in Edinburgh and Chicago were very similar. T/F

2. The conference in Edinburgh is about practical rather than emotional issues. T/F

3. Missionaries agree on what the main problems have been over the previous century. T/F

4. Larger halls usually have a better atmosphere for debates. T/F

B)    Find synonyms from the text for the following:

suitably:

heighten:

moral sense:

strong:

opposing:

governing:

enormous:

4. Change these sentences to the passive voice (eg, The woman said  he was murdered – It is said he
was murdered)

1. I believe that without the Kulturkampf the German Centre Party would not have existed.

2. We understand from the study that the decrease in church attendance corresponds to a decrease in
the support of Catholic parties.

3. Many people think that some Catholic politicians were soothed by Hitler’s strategy of legality
into downplaying the Nazi threat.

4.  My colleagues told me that the conference on the relationship between Catholicism and politics
was a great success.

5. The editor criticized the Pope for failing to respond adequately to the threat Hitler posed.

6. The dean and the chancellor hope that more funding will be available for research into Catholic
politics.

7. Professors C. Brown and L. van Pelt have suggested that the relationship between Catholicism and
voting behaviour in the United States is no longer as strong as it once was.

4. Match these words with their synonyms

monk

schism

indulgence

break

corruption

friar

excommunication

dishonesty

expulsion

pardon