第四章 Ayrshire and Robert Burns:(1)to understand Robert Burns’s position as Scotland’s national poet and his literary contribution(2)to grasp the connection between Robert Burns’s background as a farmer in Ayrshire and the features of his poetry (3)to analyze the poetic style and major theme of “Tam O’Shanter” as well as the author’s purpose of writing4.1Alloway, Ayrshire:This lecture introduces Burns Night, the geographical and cultural background of Ayrshire, and the plot of “Tam O’Shanter”.
4.2"Tam O'Shanter":This lecture guides students to analyze the major theme and poetic style of the poem “Tam O’Shanter” and the author’s writing purpose, as well as gives an introduction to the Scots language.
4.3From Ayrshire to Edinburgh:This lecture details Robert Burns’s journey from being a farmer in Ayrshire to a poet popular in Edinburgh, and introduces his contribution to Scottish folksong collection.
[单选题]Burns Night is traditionally celebrated on?
January 24th
January 23rd
January 22nd
January 25th
答案:January 25th
[判断题]Robert Burns’s parents were buried in the graveyard of the same old kirk featured in his poem “Tam O’Shanter”.

[单选题]Tam in “Tam O’Shanter” witness ( ) at a stormy night.
a fight happened at the market
a debate between God and Satan
witches and warlocks partying with the devil
a murder that happened in the graveyard[判断题]Scots refers to English spoken in the Scottish accent.

[多选题]The development of the Scots language has been influence by ( )
the Cyrillic languages
the Germanic languages
the Romance languages
the Scandinavian languages[单选题]“A wee bairn” in Scots means ( ) in English:
a big child
a big dog
a small dog
a small child[判断题]Because “Tam O’Shanter” was written for a historical record of Scottish castles and churches, the story of it was factual.

[单选题]The 18th century Ayrshire was dominated by ( ).
none of above
Catholicism
the Orthodox Church
Protestantism[多选题]Robert Burns’s education include ( )
his father’s teaching him to read from The Bible
folksongs and tales from his mother and nanny
school and a private tutor
the University of Edinburgh

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