&vsize=400&exid=1&exmo=0&exty=3&thre=1&trmo=0&trurl=http://62.232.76.134/Campus/Britcoun/Script/Script.cfm&shuf=0&spdrag=1&sppos=50&skelt=../obj/skelt01.swf&frameup=cnt_txt1.swf&framedown=tpl_multiplechoice.swf&panel=0&audiolv=70&audiofile=nul&autoplay=0&buffertime=5&tscr=0&audioscript=HTML text&subm=1&hurl=helpfile.swf&cnt_txt=Below are 10 questions about the text. For each one, select the best answer: a), b) or c). When you have finished, click "Submit" to check your answers. If you get any incorrect answers, you can see why they are wrong by clicking on the blue ball next to the answers and selecting "Comment".&i10_risposta3=an especially long day.&i10_risposta2=a leap year.&i10_risposta1=an especially short year.&i10_nrisposte=3&i10_domanda=In Russia in 1918 they had ...&i10_comm=B. no There were leap years in Russia in 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912 and 1916.
C. The length of a day doesn't depend on the calendar, it depends on the sun.&i10_dvalue=0&i10_cvalue=1&i9_risposta3=from 1582 to 1752.&i9_risposta2=from 1582 to 1700.&i9_risposta1=from 1700 to 1752.&i9_nrisposte=3&i9_domanda=In Russia they used the same calendar as Britain ...&i9_comm=B. Italy changed to the Gregorian calendar in 1582, but Britain didn't.
C. Britain changed to the Gregorian calendar in 1752, but in Russia the Julian calendar was still quite new.&i9_dvalue=0&i9_cvalue=1&i8_risposta3=an extra day at the end.&i8_risposta2=an extra day in the second month.&i8_risposta1=an extra day at the start.&i8_nrisposte=3&i8_domanda=The Roman Leap year had ...&i8_comm=A. No, the year started in March.
B. No, the second month was April.&i8_dvalue=0&i8_cvalue=3&i7_risposta3=more accurate than the Chinese one.&i7_risposta2=as good as the Chinese one.&i7_risposta1=less accurate than the Chinese one.&i7_nrisposte=3&i7_domanda=Julius Caesar started a calendar which was ...&i7_comm=B. no it wasn't.
C. No, the Chinese calendar is extremely accurate.&i7_dvalue=0&i7_cvalue=1&i6_risposta3=was in the summer.&i6_risposta2=was the tenth month of the year.&i6_risposta1=was the last month of the year.&i6_nrisposte=3&i6_domanda=In the Roman calendar, December ...&i6_comm=A no, February was the last month.
B. no, December was always in the winter.&i6_dvalue=0&i6_cvalue=2&i5_risposta3=Nothing in the calendar.&i5_risposta2=November.&i5_risposta1=Friday.&i5_paudio=0&i5_nrisposte=3&i5_domanda=In English, the planet Venus is the origin of our word for ...&i5_comm=A. no, Friday comes from the Scandinavian goddess of love.
B. November comes from the Latin word for 9.&i5_dvalue=3&i4_risposta3=less months than the western one.&i4_risposta2=the same number of months as the western one.&i4_risposta1=more months than the western one.&i4_nrisposte=3&i4_domanda=The Chinese calendar has ...&i4_comm=B. and C. the western calendar has 228 months in 19 years.&i4_dvalue=0&i4_cvalue=1&i3_risposta3=about 365 and a quarter days.&i3_risposta2=about 365 days.&i3_risposta1=about 354 days.&i3_nrisposte=3&i3_domanda=12 cycles of the moon are ...&i3_comm=B. no, this is why the Chinese need extra months sometimes.
C. this is a year.&i3_dvalue=0&i3_cvalue=1&i2_risposta3=exactly 365 days.&i2_risposta2=a bit less than 365 days.&i2_risposta1=a bit more than 365 days.&i2_nrisposte=3&i2_domanda=The year really has ...&i2_comm=B. and C. no, our normal years are not quite long enough.&i2_dvalue=0&i2_cvalue=1&nitem=10&i1_comm=A. it wanes after a full moon.
B. when it is Full it can't wax any more.&i1_dvalue=0&i1_cvalue=3&i1_risposta3=until the moon is full.&i1_risposta2=when the moon is full.&i1_risposta1=after a full moon.&i1_nrisposte=3&i1_domanda=The moon waxes ...&