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BJU British Literature 3rd edition
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1
Calling Grendel the "Shadow of Death" is what poetic feature?
Kenning
Stock Epithets
Bias
Litotes
2
Which is NOT true about the legend of King Arthur?
The Welch added supernatural elements to the legend.
Germans added Lancelot to the round table.
The legend in England was very patriotic.
King Arthur's legends popularized chivarly and courtly love.
3
What is hagiography?
The history of England
A heroic virtue
The study of old maps
Biographies of saints
4
Long, stylized narrative poem celebrating the deeds of a hero of legend:
Legend
Epic
Romance
Chronicle
5
What is a frame tale?
A larger situation or story that provides structure to smaller narratives
A type of play
A picture that tells a story
A story where someone is framed for a crime.
6
"Their weapons and armor are nobly worked - these men are no beggars" is an example of:
Wyrd
Didactic
Kenning
Litotes
7
Phrases like: "the famous ring-giver" and "the bracelet-wearing queen" are examples of:
Stock Epithets
Litotes
Didactic
Kenning
8
How does Beowulf defeat Grendel?
Crushes him
Pierces his heart
Cuts off his head
Rips off his arm
9
Which is NOT a heroic virtue?
Fortitude
Prudence
Generosity
Romance
10
Which of these is NOT characteristic of a typical ballad?
Abruptly shifts between settings or dialogue and narrative
Uses repetition of sounds, words, phrases, or lines.
Begins in media res
Has a well-developed narrator character
11
Which ballad or song celebrates Christ's birth?
"Get Up and Bar the Door"
"I Sing of a Maiden"
"The Cuckoo Song"
"Sir Patrick Spens"
12
Something in a story that carries meaning or significance in addition to itself:
Bias
Christ figure
Symbol
Kenning
13
Making fun of a group, person, or institution to try to make a change.
Satire
Propaganda
Persuasive text.
Morality Play
14
Direct characterization is...
Things we infer about a character.
A character that copies a different character.
Details about a character that are stated by the author.
A character who always tells it the way it is.
15
In "Caedmon's Hymn," Caedmon had no previous training in poetry or music. How did he compose his hymn?
He took lessons secretly
He just moved his mouth while someone else sang
He heard it somewhere else
It was a supernatural act
16
Who was known as the Father of English Poetry?
Caedmon
Bede
Chaucer
Gawain
17
A line or group of lines repeated throughout a song is
A refrain
Rhyme
A repeat
Stanzas
18
Many medieval plays were performed by trained actors.
True
False
19
In
Sir Gawain
, what does the pentangle symbolize?
Faithfulness
Fortitude
Wisdom
Kindness
20
Medieval plays benefitted communities by providing a shared experience and a chance for entertainment/a break from work.
False
True
21
What are the three genres of medieval plays?
Comedy, drama, mystery
Heroes, peasants, kings
Miracle, mystery, morality
Shakespeare
22
What is the most widely known and best English morality play?
Beowulf
Everyman
L'Morte de Arthur
Caedmon's Hymn
23
Instructive works of literature are called:
Epic
Litotes
Didactic
Variation
24
What were the two main ways English literature benefitted society?
It shared new ideas from other cultures.
It preserved English cultural values.
It brought the community together.
It rejected the past and celebrated the future.
25
What genre is Beowulf?
Alliterative Verse
Epic
Prose Romance
Chronicle
26
A supposedly historical story that is believed but lacks factual evidence:
Legend
Romance
Epic
Chronicle
27
What character embodies England's greatest legend?
Beowulf
Sir Lancelot
King Arthur
Hrothgar
28
Which two are examples of supernatural elements in "Le Morte d' Arthur?"
The Lady of the Lake
Bedivere keeping Excalibur
The archbishop living as a hermit
Gawain's prophecy in Arthur's dream
29
A pagan Germanic concept functioning as a determiner of human affairs:
litotes
wyrd
kenning
didactic
30
At the beginning of the Middle Ages, England's literature was primarily...
Written on scrolls.
Kept a secret
Passed down orally.
Stone tablets
