English 12 Final Exam Review

Question 1

The Anglo-Saxon belief that one’s fate was predetermined is known as

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fatalism

Question 2

An epic hero is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

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is unethical

Question 3

Canterbury Tales is about 29 pilgrims who are going to Canterbury to visit the shrine of

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St. Thomas Beckett

Question 4

Courtly love was not between husband & wife because it was an idealized relationship that couldn’t exist in “real life”

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True

Question 5

The Canterbury pilgrimage takes place during the season of

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Spring

Question 6

The 7 deadly sins are greed, pride, wrath, envy, glutton, lust, and

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sloth

Question 7

In “The Pardoner’s Tale,” 1 rioter died from poisoned wine, and 2 were stabbed.

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False

Question 8

After Beowulf’s weapons fail him against the dragon, his men rush to help him.

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False

Question 9

There were 6 deadly sins according to the Church in the Middle Ages.

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False

Question 10

Canterbury Tales character who is a hopeless romantic and vain son of the Knight

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Squire

Question 11

Canterbury Tales character high ranking pilgrim; the epitome of the code of chivalry

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Knight

Question 12

Beowulf goes and ends up leading Grendel to his death by tearing off his

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arm

Question 13

Which of the following quotations from Beowulf contains alliteration?

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“The ancient blade broke, bit…, drew blood”

Question 14

In "The Wife of Bath's Tale," the knight has a year to seek the answer to the queen's question.

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False

Question 15

Canterbury Tales character who was an honest worker and brother of the Parson

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Plowman

Question 16

What does Beowulf’s woven chain mail that protects him from Grendel’s mother’s dagger symbolize?

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the good in the battle between good and evil

Question 17

The first people to inhabit Britain were

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the Celts

Question 18

After the First Crusade, the church became corrupt, and the Pope wanted fought for which type of power?

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political

Question 19

The characteristics of epics including all of the following EXCEPT

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always has a rhyme scheme

Question 20

Canterbury Tales character who knows his stuff but is dishonest to his patients

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Doctor

Question 21

Beowulf is an epic poem about a hero who is asked to slay Grendel who is said to represent the murderous biblical figure

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Cain

Question 22

Canterbury Tales character who is the Squire’s servant; Robin Hood-like character

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Yeoman

Question 23

Beowulf intends to fight Grendel with his bare hands because Grendel will have no weapons.

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True

Question 24

Even w/ the odds against him battling the dragon, Beowulf keeps fighting because it's his duty to protect his people.

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True

Question 25

Beowulf's final battle is with the dragon where he meets his end & names WHO as his successor to the throne?

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Wiglaf

Question 26

The Black Death killed much of the population which, paradoxically, led to

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hundreds of new jobs becoming available

Question 27

In “The Pardoner’s Tale,” what do the 3 rioters find under the tree?

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gold florins

Question 28

The rioters in "The Pardoner's Tale" agree to seek revenge on Death, but end up the story

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dead

Question 29

Beowulf becomes king of the Geats.

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True

Question 30

What does the hag in “Wife of Bath’s Tale” request of the Knight if she gives him the correct answer to his question?

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whatever she asks of him next

Question 31

Canterbury Tales character who is a starving student whose horse is skinny

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Oxford Clerk

Question 32

Canterbury Tales character who upholds justice in matters large and small

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Sergeant at Law

Question 33

The Middle Ages lasted until the beginning of the Renaissance.

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True

Question 34

The people of the Middle Ages were divided into 3 estates or orders.

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True

Question 35

Beowulf battles Grendel’s mother and kills her with what kind of sword?

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Giant

Question 36

Term used for the political & economical system in Medieval England with a hierarchy of power & ownership of land is

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feudalism

Question 37

The Pardoner says envy is always the theme of his sermons.

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False

Question 38

Beowulf carries Grendel’s head to King Hrothgar and returns home with many fine gifts.

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False

Question 39

Canterbury Tales character who is a corrupt clergyman who is bald and fat

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Monk

Question 40

The event that disturbs the rioters in “The Pardoner’s Tale” is a funeral processional.

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True

Question 41

In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” the knight could save his head by answering the question “what do women most desire?”

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True

Question 42

Canterbury Tales character who defied vows of obedience, chastity, & poverty

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Prioress

Question 43

The rhythmical pause separating a line of verse into halves is

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caesura

Question 44

Canterbury Tales character who is a model of what a clergyman should be

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Parson

Question 45

Anglo-Saxon poets held an honored position in society primarily because they

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preserved heroic deeds in oral stories

Question 46

The suggestion to tell stories on the way to and from Canterbury is made by the Host.

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True

Question 47

The belief that gods/spirits controlled all aspects of life and could take the form of trees, rivers, thunder, etc, was

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animism

Question 48

Canterbury Tales character who face full of sores and took bribes

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Summoner

Question 49

Beowulf can be characterized as greedy.

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False

Question 50

One of the stories told along the way is “The Pardoner’s Tale,” in which 3 rioters’ friend was killed by

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Death

Question 51

In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” the fairies were driven out of their natural habitat by the Prioress.

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False

Question 52

In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” the knight chose which option that the old hag gave him?

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He told her to choose.

Question 53

Beowulf helps the Hrothgar because he is indebted to him for helping his father.

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True

Question 54

Using his ancestral sword, Beowulf kills Grendel’s mother.

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False

Question 55

The 3 estates of the Middle Ages were

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Clergy, Nobles, and Commoners

Question 56

The pilgrims meet to begin their journey to Canterbury at

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the Tabbard Inn in Southwark

Question 57

Which of the following phrases from Beowulf is an example of a kenning?

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"ring-giver

Question 58

Canterbury Tales character who is partner of the Summoner and sold fake relics

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Pardoner

Question 59

The adjective that came from the Latin medium aevum and was used to describe things associated with the Middle Ages was

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Medieval

Question 60

English was the language of the commoners.

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True

Question 61

Beowulf proves he is up to the task of killing Grendel because he slayed the cyclops.

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False

Question 62

The pilgrims are going to hear a sermon by St. Thomas Becket at Canterbury.

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False

Question 63

Why did Beowulf go to the aid of the Danes?

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out of a sense of duty

Question 64

The Canterbury Tales was written by

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Geoffrey Chaucer

English 12 Final Exam Review

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English 12 Final Exam Review

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