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English IV Midterm 2016
English IV Midterm 2016
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Beowulf, Canterbury Tales, Literary Terms, Macbeth and Renaissance
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1
What is it called when the author
tells
the audience what a character is like?
Direct characterization
Indirect Characterization
2
Which two monarchs loved attending Shakespeare's plays?
Queen Elizabeth and King James
Queen Mary and Lord-Protector Cromwell
Lady Jane Grey and King Henry
Queen B and Prince
3
What was the nickname for The Globe?
The Alley
The Tender Box
The Tavern
The Wooden O
4
What was the most immediate and drastic change exacted by the Normans?
Sexism
Capitalism
Feudalism
Racism
5
Long speech by a character as if no one else is on stage
Soliloquy
Aside
Foreshadowing
Blank verse
6
When author
shows
type person a character is through their thoughts, actions and deeds.
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
7
How many years does Grendel terrorize Herot
142 years
12 years
20 years
2 years
8
Who is the old man in the "Pardoner's Tale"?
serial killer
The wizard of Oz
Donald Trump
Death
9
"Nothing in his life/became him like the leaving it." Is a reference to what?
The careless way the thane threw away his life.
The bravery shown by a thane as he died from battle wounds.
Voldermort
The abandonment of Macbeth by his own father.
10
What is the main idea of the tale of Midas?
Women love donkey ears
Women can't keep secrets
Midas was deformed
Midas has a golden touch
11
Martin Luther led what movement.
The Renaissance
BLM
The Protestant Reformation
The Purge
12
What happens when Beowulf's men attack
Beowulf goes missing
Grendel's mother fights
Their swords cannot hurt Grendel.
Thor kicks back to watch
13
How did Malcolm's troops camouflage themselves as they approached Dunsinane?
They hid behind branches cut from Birnam Wood.
They covered themselves in mud and crawled on their bellies.
They dressed as ghosts of all the people Macbeth had killed.
They used magic and an invisibility cloak.
14
Why does Macbeth kill Banquo?
Banquo may talk in his sleep and reveal all.
Banquo wants to be king
Banquo is a threat because knows the prophecy.
Banquo is having an affair with Lady Macbeth
15
What does Divine Right mean?
King can evoke God and heal the sick
King has the right to divinity.
King has the right to remain silent and hire an attorney
King is supreme and God's representative.
16
Which is was not a part of Elizabeth's reign?
Defeated Spanish armada and made British Navy #1
Supported the arts and religious tolerance
Guy Fawkes Gun Powder Plot
Global exploration, trade and colonozation
17
What does Wulfgar mean when he says this to Beowulf and the Geats upon their arrival? (See #7)
Once we trust you to protect us you can get your weapons
Do not drag dirt into the Hrothgar's home!
No shirt, no shoes, no service
18
What is the name for the type of story that is structured to consist of multiple other stories?
Fictional
Fantasy
Frame Story
Fable
19
"So Hrothgar's men lived happy in his home"
Antecedent
Alliteration
Allegory
Allergy
20
Literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
Fair sharing
Foreshadowing
cheese
Shadow boxing
21
Why does MacDuff flee to England?
To convince Malcolm to claim throne and save Scotland
To secure a new life far from Macbeth and his own family.
To seek asylum for himself and then send for his family.
To trick Malcolm into returning so Macbeth can kill him.
22
Queen Elizabeth ruled for how many years?
32
54
20
45
23
Why did King Henry VIII create the Church of England?
He wanted the center of the church to be England
He did not like confession.
To divorce his wife and marry another, but Pope said NOPE!
He wanted to eat meat on Fridays.
24
What is the exemplum that the Pardoner teaches in his tale?
Swearing in a sin
Avarice/ Greed is a sin
Beware of false friends
Death is unavoidable
25
Which is NOT a type of play written by Shakespeare?
Romance
History
Tragedy
Comedy
26
A literary device used to reference another object outside of the work of literature
Exemplum
Allusion
Allegation
Hyperbole
27
What was NOT a part of King James reign?
Guy Fawkes, Gun Powder Plot
Translated bible into English
Civil War
United England and Scotland
28
What is the Wife of Bath's purpose in telling about the disappearance of the elves?
To set up for the old crone's reveal at the end
To remind people that love is a fantasy
Because the Wife of Bath is actually a witch
Because she is mad at the church for driving out the fae
29
Why do Malcolm and Donalbain flee England after Duncan's murder?
There is a traitor amongst them and they are not safe.
The planted the idea in Macbeth's head.
The witches foretold they would find riches and wives.
They never wanted to become king.
30
How many times was King Henry VIII married ?
once
six
eight
seven
31
What does "Out, out, damned spot" symbolize?
Lady Macbeth casting spell for witches.
The unrelenting guilt driving Lady Macbeth insane.
The stubborn blood stains on Lady Macbeth's hands.
The neighbor's dog who keeps getting in their house.
32
Signed by king in 1215 to create basis for representative government in England
Declaration of Independence
Modest Proposal
Magna Carta
Canterbury Tales
33
Format which narrator tells the story, giving it personality, point of view and uniqueness
Voice
characterization
Times Roman
Personification
34
Situation where actors say something audience knows to be wrong
Dramatic irony
Foreshadowing
Aside
Soliloquy
35
What part does Lady Macbeth NOT play in Duncan's murder?
Made sure everyone got really drunk and would pass out
She kept the watch and distracted Malcolm and Donalbain
Bullied Macbeth into regicide after he decided against it.
She placed bloody daggers on guards and set them up.
36
How many deaths are due to Macbeth?
more than 10
less than 10
37
Who's guest shows up at Macbeth's banquet?
Bloody child
Christmas Past
Duncan
Banquo
38
What characteristic leads to the downfall of the rioters in the "Pardoner's Tale"?
Gluttony
Sloth
Vanity
Avarice/Greed
39
What does the knight do after hearing the queen's question/ task?
He searches out a coven of witches who reveal a prophecy.
He jumps out the window and runs.
He travels asking everyone woman he meets for the answer.
He throws a temper tantrum.
40
What does the youngest rioter decide while walking back to town for food and wine?
To talk to his mom about the strange men
To set up the other men to be hung.
To poison the other two men so he can have all the gold
To track down the old man and ask what game he's playing
41
Why does the old man send the 3 rioters to the tree in the "Pardoner's Tale"?
To find the gold and their death.
So the men can rest before chasing down death.
They asked for directions.
He wanted to get away from the annoying drunks.
42
Who was the prophesied man NOT "of woman born" that kills Macbeth?
Malcolm
MacDuff
Fleance
Lennox
43
Why was the knight condemned to die in the Wife of Bath's Tale?
He held up the 7-11
He raped a maiden.
He had committed treason.
He had an affair with the king's wife.
44
“Double double, toil and trouble/Fire burn and cauldron bubble", is part of the witches what?
casting a spell
cooking dinner for a banquet
singing a number one summer hit
rambling crazy nonsense
45
According to the crone in Wife of Bath's Tale, what do women really want?
Power to crush the church
Power over themselves and their husbands
Power to bring back the elves
Power to turn into beautiful young women
46
What is ironic about the pardoner telling his tale?
He wants to find a cure for the plague.
He does not believe in death.
He is a modest man who preaches against avarice
He is guilty of the sin of greed which he warns against.
47
What do the witches tell Banquo?
Thou shalt get winning lottery numbers, but lose the ticket
Thou shall bare kings, though not with thy queen
Thou shall be king, though thou bare none
Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none.
48
The use of obvious and deliberate exaggeration, not to taken literally.
Allusion
Hyena
Exemplum
Hyperbole
49
What is NOT a characteristic of an epic
Larger than life hero, high ideals
Happy Ending
Vast quest
Supernatural activity
50
From whom is Grendel descended?
Beowulf
Cain
Abel
Macbeth
51
Who are Malcolm and Donalbain?
Sons of the Confederacy
Sons of King Duncan
Sons of Anarchy
Sons of McDuff
52
What was the destination of the pilgrims during the Canterbury Tales?
Shrine of St. Tomas a Becket
Shriner's Circus
Shrine of St. Tomas Aquinas
Shriners' Hospital
53
Why does Macbeth try to kill Fleance?
To prevent the prophecy of Banquo's heir becoming king.
To stick it to Scotland
Lady Macbeth insulted his manhood
The witches told him to kill the spare
54
Who is the Thane of Fife?
Macduff
Banquo
Duncan
Macbeth
55
Which adjective does not describe the 3 rioters?
disrespectful
prideful
greedy
lazy
56
a rhetorical device,as a short tale, narrative, or anecdote used to emphasize a moral point
arboretum
et cetera
ex gratis
exemplum
57
What caused one-third of the population in England to die between 1346 and 1349?
Ebola
Famine
Black Plague
Werewolves
58
"Remember Midas? Will you hear the tale?/ We can't keep secrets; as for Midas, well,.."
couplet
soliloquy
singlet
dramatic irony
59
How were epics presented in Anglo-Saxon culture
monthly newsletter
singing bards
On i-tunes
Sunday school
60
What is a wergild?
compensation paid to murdered victim's family
a document giving instruction or command
habitat of werewolves
destiny
61
Who motivates Macbeth to pursue killing Duncan?
Banquo
Lady Macbeth
Fleance
Lady Macduff
62
How were Shakespeare's plays advertised?
Poster of the playbill cover was pasted on walls around city
Advertisements went out in the mail
Radio teasers were previewed daily
Announcements were made at church
63
What are the two choices the old women gives the knight at the end of her tale?
A young pretty wife who cheats or an old faithful wife.
A young pretty wife who smells or an old scentless wife
A young ugly wife or an old gorgeous wife.
A young beautiful wife who cooks or an old wife who dances
64
How does Macbeth convince the men to kill Banquo and Fleance?
He is holding their families hostage
He convinces them Banquo is their enemy and bullies them
He will pay their debts and they can be freemen
He'll tattoo "I Love Trump" on their foreheads if they don't
65
What is fate?
destiny
foreshadowing
fight
hooey
66
Where was Shakespeare born?
Stratford-Upon-Avon
Houston, Texas
London
Canterbury
67
What are Birnam and Dunsinane?
Old Scotish forest and Duncan's castle
A magical forest and King of the Fae
A forest in Scotland and Macbeth's castle
A golfer and Scotish golf course
68
What sexist system of inheritance ensured all land holdings stayed intact through generations?
Chivalry
Primogeniture
Signature
Chastity
69
What was Macbeth's title at the start of the play?
Thane of Fife
Thane of Scotland
Thane of Cawdor
Thane of Glamis
70
a pair of lines that rhyme with each other and contain the same meter
Subpoena
Couplet
Duplex
Quartet
71
What event marks the beginning of the Medieval Period?
Battle of Normandy
Norman Invasion- Battle of Hastings
Trump's election
Magna Carta
72
Why is this quote ironic in the "Pardoner's Tale"?
There is no irony.
The men are actually ghosts.
The greedy men will end up planning the others' murders.
The men really are brothers from different mothers.
73
What does the word "renaissance" mean?
Rebirth/ Revival
Removal/ Rescue
Madness/ Disorganization
Chivalry/ Chastity
74
Short comment delivered by character directly to audience without other actors hearing
Aside
Couplet
Foreshadowing
Soliloquy
