MOOC 中国故事英文演绎(常州大学)1463860162 最新慕课完整章节测试答案
Chapter 1 Chinese Myths
文章目录
Quiz 单元测验
1、判断题：
The word “myth” originates from the Roman word “mythos”, meaning “speech, tale, fiction or narrative”.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
2、判断题：
Myth is an anonymous account with supernatural characteristics that tends to explain natural phenomena and origin of humanity, culture, and other incidents.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
3、判断题：
Mythology can be defined as the study of myths or can be used to refer to a collection of myths that usually describe a particular group of people or culture, such as their history, religion, and ancestry.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
4、判断题：
Different cultures often reveal some similar themes or images in their myths. Some scholars believe that these similarities result from archetypes present in the conscious levels of every person's mind.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
5、判断题：
Chthonic myths that involve death and rebirth motifs, typically characterized by natural disasters such as flood, storm, hurricane, earthquake and other natural phenomena unexplainable to ancient people.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
6、判断题：
Pan Gu was often regarded as the god who created heaven and earth and Nvwa as the goddess who created humans.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
7、判断题：
The story of Nvwa creating mankind provided an explanation for the social hierarchy in ancient China. It was said the few people created by her own hand became the rich and the powerful and the majority she flung as drops from the rope became the poor and the weak.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
8、判断题：
Fu Xi and Nvwa were credited with creating the Eight Trigrams, which formed the basis for the philosophy of the Book of Changes.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
9、判断题：
It is said that the current custom of a bride covering their face with a fan or a veil at a marriage ceremony originated from the story of the creation of mankind by the union of Fu Xi and Nvwa, who were brother and sister.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
10、判断题：
Shennong is honored as the ancestor of Chinese herb medicine and agriculture.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
11、判断题：
Shennong often used cha, which originally meant “to drink or to eat” as an antidote.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
12、判断题：
The social position of the businessmen was superior in our feudal society.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
13、判断题：
Wang Hai is now honored as the ancestor of commerce of China and highly respected by the later generations as a result of his initiating commercial trade.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
14、判断题：
One of Wang Hai’s ancestors named Xi Zhong penned the wild horses and put fodder into mangers to raise them. Later, he created halters to lead the horses for carrying goods.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
15、判断题：
Wang Hai found the most sensitive place of an ox was its nose. He later created vehicles pulled by oxen and they became the important tool for transferring people and goods.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
16、判断题：
With the help of vehicles pulled by horses and oxen, Wang Hai led his clansmen to do business with other tribes on a large scale. Soon, their tribe became the richest and the most influential one.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
17、判断题：
The influence and prosperity of Shang tribe laid the solid material foundations for defeating the Xia Dynasty and setting up of a new one --- the Shang Dynasty.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
18、判断题：
Comparative mythology has uncovered a number of recurring themes between the myths of different cultures, such as the creation myth, disaster myth and hero myth. Among them, disaster myth is at the foundation of almost every culture.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
19、判断题：
The creation of the universe, the Earth, and humans, are three major subjects covered in nearly, if not all creation mythology.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
20、判断题：
In Norse mythology, Ymir’s brothers and sisters slew him and fashioned the cosmos from his corpse.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
21、判断题：
Disaster myths are those that are related with natural disasters such as flood, storm, hurricane, earthquake, and other natural phenomena unexplainable to ancient people.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
22、判断题：
Ritual myths mainly explain the performance of certain religious practices or patterns and are usually associated with temples or centers of worship.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
23、判断题：
Traditionally, consanguineous marriage between closely related blood relatives was not prevalent in different cultures all over the world.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
24、判断题：
Consanguineous marriage was encouraged in ancient time for the benefit of preserving family wealth, strengthening family ties, maintaining family structure or a closer relationship between the wife and her in-laws, and keeping tradition and cultural values intact.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
25、判断题：
It was said Gun, the father of Yu accepted the commission from the Emperor of Heaven and decided to use Xirang (息壤), a self-expanding soil, given by the Emperor of Heaven to control the flooding water.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
Chapter 2 Chinese Folktales
Quiz 单元测验
1、判断题：
The four classic folktales in Chinese culture are the Cowherd and the Weaver Maid, Lady Mengjiang Crying at the Great Wall, Dong Yong and the Seventh Fairy and the Legend of White Snake.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
2、判断题：
The four classic folktales are all legends that eulogize genuine love between men and women in ancient China.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
3、判断题：
Folktales are usually spread in writings instead of orally.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
4、判断题：
On each side of the Milky Way , there are the Altair star and the Vega star.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
5、判断题：
The Vega is the daughter of the Queen Mother.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
6、判断题：
The beautiful clouds woven by the Vega changed their colors with time and season, so it is called ‘Heaven Clothes’.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
7、判断题：
The Cowherd’s brother and sister-in-law treated him very well.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
8、判断题：
The old cow in the story was originally Taurus Star in the heaven.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
9、判断题：
The Cowherd happened to meet across the Weaver at the Bilian Pool.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
10、判断题：
After being married, the Cowherd and the Weaver gave birth to two sons.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 错误】
11、判断题：
Before its death, the old cow told the Cowherd to keep its skin that could help him fly in the sky.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【 正确】
12、判断题：
When the Queen Mother knew about the marriage between the Cowherd and the Weaver, she was furious and went to arrest the Weaver herself.
选项：
A: 正确
B: 错误
答案: 【