What is iambic pentameter?

Rhythm pattern: 5 iambs per line. Iamb: unstressed-stressed

People traveled to Canterbury to

visit the shrine of Thomas à Becket.

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1
The Middle English Period was followed by the
Neoclassical Period
Renaissance
Victorian Age
Anglo-Saxon Period
2
What is iambic pentameter?
Rhythm pattern: 5 iambs per line. Iamb: unstressed-stressed
Rhythm pattern: 10 iambs per line. Iamb: stressed-unstressed
Rhythm pattern: 10 iambs per line. Iamb: unstressed-stressed
Rhythm pattern: 5 iambs per line. Iamb: stressed-unstressed
3
The Nun's Priest's Tale is about
a Lady who scolds her husband.
a tale about haughty priests.
a fox which is killed for his vanity.
a nun who sings beautifully.
4
Beowulf kills Grendel's mother by
strangling her.
poisoning her.
beheading her.
cutting off her arm.
5
'Except you enthrall mee, never shall be free' This is an example of a(n)
Pun
Conceit
Paradox
Epigram
6
People traveled to Canterbury to
visit the shrine of Thomas à Becket.
pay hommage to Henry II.
pray for lost souls.
worship the relics of Geoffrey Chaucer.
7
John Donne was a
Medieval poet
Modernist poet
carpenter.
Metaphysical poet
8
Which of these poetical devices are NOT used in 'Batter my heart'?
Enjambment
Regular rhythm pattern
Alliteration
Caesura
9
Which of these plays was NOT written by Shakespeare?
Romeo and Juliet
The Unexpected Guest
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
10
'keenest blade' is a
Kenning, meaning 'sword'
Caesura, meaning 'sun'
form of alliteration, meaning 'smart guy'
Formula, meaning 'monster'
11
What were the names of Shakespeare's children?
Hamlet, Lear and Jane
Susanna, Hamnet and Judith
Joy, Fernando and Bob
Henry, Chienna and Peter
12
What are the mistress' lips compared to in Sonnet 130?
Roses
Coral
Wires
Snow
13
Beowulf is a
Dane
King
Monster
Geat
14
'But am betrothed unto your enemie'. 'Betrothed' refers to
pain
marriage
science
fighting
15
Which is NOT a characteristic of Old English/Anglo-Saxon Poetry?
Ceasura
Alliteration
Rhytmical
Written down by bards
16
Chaucer was a
Monk
Singer
Minister
Diplomat
17
In 'A Valediction', Donne unifies the worlds of
Love and poetry.
Love and medicine.
Love and music.
Love and maths.
18
Fill in: 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's ...?'
night
day
flower
bird
19
Renaissance people tried to immortalise themselves by means of
drinking special concoctions.
creating art.
having children.
creating cities.
20
The Middle English period began in
1066
1500
1000
750

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5V Literature Test I

20 termsStudBud Administration101 plays

Beowulf till John Donne

Flashcards20 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 20

Answers

1
The Middle English Period was followed by the
Neoclassical Period
Renaissance
Victorian Age
Anglo-Saxon Period
2
What is iambic pentameter?
Rhythm pattern: 5 iambs per line. Iamb: unstressed-stressed
Rhythm pattern: 10 iambs per line. Iamb: stressed-unstressed
Rhythm pattern: 10 iambs per line. Iamb: unstressed-stressed
Rhythm pattern: 5 iambs per line. Iamb: stressed-unstressed
3
The Nun's Priest's Tale is about
a Lady who scolds her husband.
a tale about haughty priests.
a fox which is killed for his vanity.
a nun who sings beautifully.
4
Beowulf kills Grendel's mother by
strangling her.
poisoning her.
beheading her.
cutting off her arm.
5
'Except you enthrall mee, never shall be free' This is an example of a(n)
Pun
Conceit
Paradox
Epigram
6
People traveled to Canterbury to
visit the shrine of Thomas à Becket.
pay hommage to Henry II.
pray for lost souls.
worship the relics of Geoffrey Chaucer.
7
John Donne was a
Medieval poet
Modernist poet
carpenter.
Metaphysical poet
8
Which of these poetical devices are NOT used in 'Batter my heart'?
Enjambment
Regular rhythm pattern
Alliteration
Caesura
9
Which of these plays was NOT written by Shakespeare?
Romeo and Juliet
The Unexpected Guest
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Hamlet
10
'keenest blade' is a
Kenning, meaning 'sword'
Caesura, meaning 'sun'
form of alliteration, meaning 'smart guy'
Formula, meaning 'monster'
11
What were the names of Shakespeare's children?
Hamlet, Lear and Jane
Susanna, Hamnet and Judith
Joy, Fernando and Bob
Henry, Chienna and Peter
12
What are the mistress' lips compared to in Sonnet 130?
Roses
Coral
Wires
Snow
13
Beowulf is a
Dane
King
Monster
Geat
14
'But am betrothed unto your enemie'. 'Betrothed' refers to
pain
marriage
science
fighting
15
Which is NOT a characteristic of Old English/Anglo-Saxon Poetry?
Ceasura
Alliteration
Rhytmical
Written down by bards
16
Chaucer was a
Monk
Singer
Minister
Diplomat
17
In 'A Valediction', Donne unifies the worlds of
Love and poetry.
Love and medicine.
Love and music.
Love and maths.
18
Fill in: 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's ...?'
night
day
flower
bird
19
Renaissance people tried to immortalise themselves by means of
drinking special concoctions.
creating art.
having children.
creating cities.
20
The Middle English period began in
1066
1500
1000
750