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ENGL 220AH: Final Exam Review
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World Literature I (survey course) final exam review.
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1
Dante Alighieri is known as "the father of _____."
Ancient Greek
Modern Latin
Classic Italian
Modern Italian
2
Chaucer will probably be best known for championing what?
Using Latin professionally and in literature
Using English vernacular in literature and professionally
Arranged marriages used by English king
All of the Above
3
An "epic at the collision of expansionist and missionary imperatives," what is true of
Beowulf
?
All of the Above
Blends Nordic tradition & Frech Christianity
Story predicts a future of chaos
Translations included many Christian references
4
Before writing was common practice, how were stories and histories preserved primarily?
Orally (Oral Tradition)
They were lost
Through pictures
They were made into movies
5
What modern language is old-English most similar to?
Spanish
French
Italian
German
6
What is an "allegory?"
Story with hidden moral or political meaning
Disorganized, chaotic story-telling
Giving animal characters a voice in story
Overtly self-conscious story-telling
7
Chaucer can best be described as having a _____ childhood.
Royal
Disparate, lower-class
Privileged, upper-class
Solid, middle-class
8
Don Quixote
represents the _____ genre.
Triune
Picaresque
All of the Above
Petrarchan
9
Who is featured in the painting?
William Shakespeare
Francis Petrarch
Dante Alighieri
Geoffrey Chaucer
10
What does "double entendre" mean?
Double Ending
Double trouble
Triple Ending
Double meaning
11
What was medieval Europe's official language of literature, scholarship and statecraft?
Italian
English
Greek
Latin
12
Although a modernized poem of its time, what writing element gave
Beowulf
its classic tone?
Allegory
Alliteration
Analogy
Allusion
13
Dante Alighieri's family was _____.
Disinterested in his chosen profession
Artistically employed
Foreign to Italy, his birthplace
Heavily involved in politics
14
Dramatic irony _____.
emphasizes human perception limitations
provides readers with more knowledge than characters
Both are Correct
None of the Above
15
"Foils" in literature are characters that _____.
All of the Above
Possess skills and services other characters lack
act as confidants for each other
Offer opposing, contrasting views to help identify solution
16
Who is featured in this painting?
William Shakespeare
Dante Alighieri
Geoffrey Chaucer
Miguel de Cervantes
17
What is the always consistent rule for sonnets?
Poem must conclude with a couplet
Stanzas must be equal
Poem must be 14 lines
Rhyme pattern must be ABAB
18
Which of the following make
Inferno'
s writing
dolce stil novo
?
Beatrice as symbolic of God's redeeming love
Writing in present tense, literally unfolding dream-vision
Themes: secular vs. divine love & emotion vs. intellect
All of the Above
19
What is a "tertiary epic?"
Poem disregards historical dramatic themes
Poem recreates religious and political imagery
None of the Above
Poem makes conscious attempt to imitate classic epic poetry
20
Who is featured in the painting?
Dante Alighieri
Francis Petrarch
Geoffrey Chaucer
William Shakespeare
21
Who is pictured here being beaten by Beowulf?
Grendel's mom
Grendel
None of the Above
Demon
22
What main literary themes does
Don Quixote
discuss?
All of the Above
Corruption
Romantic love
Chivalry
23
This picture is an example of an early version of
Beowulf
. Who probably constructed this page?
French imperialists
Anglo-Saxon aristocrats
Christian monks
Vikings
24
Medieval readers placed high value on which of the following?
Acknowledging/Referencing popular historical literature
All of the Above
Auctoritee
Sententiousness
25
Although Beowulf takes place in modern-day Denmark and Sweden, who adopts it as their own?
British
Americans
French
Germans
26
Petrarch is one of the first writers to write _____.
Novels
Sonnets
All of the Above
Free-verse Poetry
27
In "didactic" story-telling, which of the following is most important?
Emphasizing monolithic truths
All of the Above
Downplaying subjective experience & individual introspection
Emphasizing broad moral lessons
28
What genres did Shakespeare focus on?
Tragedy
All of the Above
History
Comedy
29
Who is Dante's guide through Hell in
Inferno
?
Virgil
Jesus
St. Peter
Petrarch
30
Which of the following are "embedded genres" in
The Canterbury Tales
?
Ironic Sermon
Breton lai
All of the Above
Arthurian Romance
31
Which of the following elements from
Don Quixote
make it an example of the picaresque genre?
Protagonist is a rogue adventurer
Explores real-life hypocrisy
Survival dependent on outsmarting wealthy corrupt characters
All of the Above
32
What adversary does Beowulf engage with?
Grendel
All of the Above
Grendel's mom
Dragon
33
What does Dante consider to be tenets of "divine intent?"
Charity
Justice
All of the Above
Salvation
34
When was
Beowulf
written?
Between 7th and 9th centuries
Between 9th and 11th centuries
Between 11th and 13th centuries
Between 1st and 5th centuries
35
What is the name of the master of ceremonies in
The Canterbury Tales
?
Barely Hairy
Harry Bailey
Harvey Bright
Barry Harrison
36
What is a "frame narrative," as witnessed in
The Canterbury Tales
?
merging of existing archetypes with modernized atrocities
Historical biography
collision of epic tradition and novella
Codified pilgrimmage
