French 335 – Fall 2001 – Mid-term examination
Name________________________
Part A (No dictionaries or other reference material)
1. Complete the English translations, being careful to respect tenses and making sure your English is idiomatic and makes sense. (15 points)
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La France cherchait à se doter d’une politique coloniale. |
France was seeking |
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Les contrées méridionales, loin d'être un marché pour nous, faisaient concurrence à notre commerce. |
countries, far from being a market for us, our business. |
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On ne peut empêcher son maître de le brimer |
You can’t his master |
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Elles ont harcelé leurs professeurs |
They their teachers. |
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Elle était parée d’une crinière rousse savamment brossée. |
She a carefully brushed . |
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Cela a anéanti la plus importante ville de l'époque . |
It the most important town of . |
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Le sondage qui sort ce matin établit le taux d'augmentation de la population à 5%. |
The which came out this morning, establishes the of the population at 5%. |
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2. Circle the best translation. (5 points)
(a) le caractère envahissant du petit animal (invading - demanding – enterprising)
(b) un jeune seigneur du Poitou l'accueillit chez lui (welcomed – accosted – gathered)
(c) On se sait pas actuellement si… (actually – at the present time – finally – in point of fact)
(d) Les adeptes sont principalement des enfants et des adolescents (adept ones – best ones – followers – adaptable ones)
(e) La cuir de poule n'était que de la peau de chevreau. (camel – kid – horse - cheap)
Part B
Dictionaries and other reference material allowed
Name________________________
1. Read the text with pictures of the Crusades and circle True or False for each question below. Base your answer on what the text says, not on what you may know from other sources. Note that the Capétiens were French kings. (20 points)
(a)
The Crusades were organized to destroy Jerusalem. T F
(b)
It was the Pope who
set in motion the Crusades. T F
(c)
An enthusiastic Crusade by the people never got to the Holy
Land. T F
(d)
The Crusaders were more religious fanatics than fighters. T F
(e)
The Crusades helped France establish peace and security at
home. T F
(f)
The Christians only aim was to establish free access to
Christ’s tomb. T F
(g)
The Crusades began after the Muslims had destroyed holy places
in Jerusalem. T F
(h)
The Christians saw the other side as evil. T F
(i)
They portrayed them as being very small. T F
(j) The first crusade of the nobles ended in disaster. T F
2. In the same text about the Crusades, use your dictionary to find the best translations for the following. (10 points)
(a) délivrer
la ville sainte (paragraph 37)
(b) [les] richesses du proche Orient (paragraph
38)
(c) En
fait (paragraph 38)
(d) Les
Musulmans étaient peints sous des aspects effrayants (paragraph 39)
(e) la
prise de Constantinople (paragraph 40)
(f) les croisés (paragraph 40)
3. Indicate clearly the best
translation. This question has nothing
to do with the two texts. (10 points)
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J’ai peur qu’elle ne me voie. |
I’m afraid she won’t see me. I’m afraid she might see me. I’m afraid she’s seen me. |
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C’est une bénévole. |
She’s a nice person. It’s a benefit. She’s a volunteer. It’s a benevolence. |
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Baudrillard a fait une conférence. |
B gave a lecture. B made a conference call. B organized a conference. |
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Elle semblait contente, comme si elle eût gagné. |
…as if she was winning …as if she had won …as if she has won |
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C’est un premier avertissement. |
It’s a first advertisement. It’s your first warning. It’s your first averting |
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Il n’y a plus qu’à attendre. |
There’s nothing but waiting. It’s no longer necessary to wait. The only thing left to do is wait. |
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Elle les a fait faire. |
She had them made. She made them do it. She made them make them. |
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Joanne n’assiste plus au culte. |
J no longer helps the cult. J no longer does much for culture. J no longer goes to church. J no longer assists at church. |
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Pourvu que la guerre finisse vite! |
Provided the war will finish quickly. Let’s hope the war will soon be over. Because the war is finishing quickly. |
4. Read the
text on fairies and answer the following questions. (14 points)
(a)
Write down what the text says about the physical appearance of
fairies.
(b)
Give one legend about the origin of fairies.
(c)
Give two reasons why people talk a lot about fairies in this
region.
(d)
Do people in this region believe in fairies? Explain their position in detail.
5. Give
the best meanings for the following words and phrases (underlined in the text)
in this context. (6 points)
(a)
Outre
(b)
à leur sujet
(c)
du linge
(d)
moules
(e)
prirent parti
(f)
il n'en existerait plus