stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Unit 2 British Lit Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Unit 2 British Lit
Unit 2 British Lit
36 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
110 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
36 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
36
Answers
1
What does the Pearl chastise the narrator for?
Only seeing her earthly value
Cursing God for taking her from him
His pride in thinking that he could take her back with him
His lust for only seeing her beauty while in heaven
2
Why does the Narrator get kicked out of Heaven?
He wakes up
He tries to take the Pearl back with him
He tries to jump across the river
He requests to leave (he isn't kicked out)
3
Which of these is NOT a feature of the heavenly place that the narrator goes in "The Pearl"?
Blue Trees with silver leaves
Golden Banks on a river
The Sun in full radiance alongside the moon
Sweet Smell and Singing Birds
4
Why would people be interested in what is essentially a medieval travel blog?
They couldn't travel the world themselves, so they had to read about it
They really weren't, the book is from a very niche genre
The church wanted them to read such things
They wanted to seem educated and worldly
5
What gets Merlin killed?
His loyalty in Arthur
His love for Guinevere
His uncontrolled desire for some (ahem)
Lancelot kills him
6
When was Le Morte D'Arthur published?
1526
1372
1399
1485
7
Why was Lancelot unable to achieve the Holy Grail?
His lust for his best friends wife
His Pride kept him from repenting his sins
His fury prevented him from being humble before God
He chose poorly
8
How does John Mandeville prove that the earth is round?
He says its flat
By being able to only see one pole star at a time
He mathematically proves it
At certain points, you can see the curvature of the earth
9
Which of these is
NOT
a stipulation of the story telling game?
Each must tell 4 stories
Each story must have a moral
The stories must be entertaining
The winner has their trip paid for by the host
10
What is Satire?
A protective coat that goes on tires
Mocking people and the silly things that they do
Irony
Pointing out the faults of people and their vices
11
When was the Canterbury Tales published?
1372
1126
1392
1485
12
Excalibur (the sword) gave it's wielder invincibility.
True
False
13
What type of references does the Pearl use to teach the Narrator?
Scientific
Biblical
Dante
Historical
14
Where was King Arthur originally from (as in the genre)?
Some Place with Dragons (Wales)
Some place with bad weather and leaf water (England)
Some place where they eat snails (France)
Some place where they don't understand underwear (Scotland)
15
Who was Arthur's father?
Uther Pendragon
Merlin Stormcrow
Lord Baldwin Tintagel
Sir Eckard Fitzgerald
16
How was Arthur conceived?
After a long and drawn out war, they married to bring peace
Merlin fooled Uther into doing it
Uther and Igraine got married and had a loving relationship
Uther murdered her husband and had Merlin set him up via deception
17
The narrator is representative of an Earthly view, while the Pearl is representative of some divine quality.
False
True
18
What deal does Arthur agree to in order to get Excalibur?
He would have to return it when the time came
He would have to marry the lady of the lake, Guinevere
He would have to rule wisely and justly with it
He would have to achieve the Holy Grail with it
19
What does Mandeville not claim about the people of Sumatra?
They take marriage very seriously
They eat people there
They don't wear clothes
They don't don't have personal things or connections
20
What was the T-in-O map?
A map that showed that the earth was oriented to the west
A map that showed the world with three continents separated by water
A map that showed that the earth was flat
Another name for the modern map
21
Chaucer is both the author, and a character, in
The Canterbury Tales
.
False
True
22
What is the setting of "The Pearl"?
A man sells everything he has for a pearl of great value
A jeweler is trying to strike a good deal
A man laments the loss of a beloved female individual
A man looks for his lost treasure
23
Who wrote
Le Morte D'Arthur
?
Sir John Walcott
William Caxton
Thomas Mallory
Geoffrey Chaucer
24
Who are the Cynocephales?
Strange, cowardly people with faces on their backs
One legged, amicable people
Intelligent, mighty dog headed people
Savage people with faces on their chests
25
Which of these was
not
an adventure of the Holy Grail?
Sir Bors and the Devil's temptations
Galahad versus the Maiden's Castle
Sir Melias and the Crown
The Bridge of Death to Castle Carbonek
26
How can we explain the things Mandeville recounts in his story?
They were honest accounts of now extinct humans
He's using accounts that misinterpret natural things
He's just spinning a yarn to sell books
He's following presently standing mythology/beliefs
27
What language is the Canterbury Tales in?
Middle English
Old English
French
Latin
28
Why does Bedivere fail to throw the sword back?
He gets greedy, and wants to keep it
He wants to use it to kill Mordred and avenge Arthur
He knows that it means the end
He is convinced that Arthur is fine, and is going to make it
29
All of Arthur's knights set out in the Quest for the Holy Grail
True
False
30
What type of literature is
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
?
A parable
A travelers log
A satire
An adventure tale
31
The Canterbury Tales
contains a lot of ...
Allegory
Parables
Satire
Metaphors
32
In the Canterbury Tales, what are they doing?
Recounting their life's stories
Walking a pilgrimage to the Shrine of St. Thomas Becket
Sitting in a bar telling stories
Planning a trip to Jerusalem
33
What powers did Merlin have?
Foresight (Prophecy)
Shapeshifting into animals
All of them (You're a wizard Merlin)
Arcane Spells
34
Why did Sir Kay need the sword in the stone?
He had broken his in a fit of rage by bashing a tree
He had dropped his in battle, and was calling for one
I mean, he wanted to be king, obviously
He had forgotten it in his tent
35
What starts the end of Camelot?
Mordred trying to take over Arthur's kingdom
Lancelot and Guinevere getting caught in 4k
Guinevere trying to replace Lancelot
Gawain attacking and killed Lancelot's brothers
36
Galahad was the son of which Knight?
Sir Gawain
Sir Lancelot
Sir Bedivere
Sir Kay
