11.12 Middle English

Question 1

In "The Nun's Priest's Tale," Chanticleer refuses to listen to Partlet's advice about the dream

Accepted Answer

true

Question 2

Sir Patrick Spens agrees to go on the voyage because he's confident in his sailing abilities

Accepted Answer

false

Question 3

Many priests during this period were deficient in personal holiness and Biblical knowledge.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 4

The Scots nobles were reluctant to embark with Sir Patrick Spens on his voyage.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 5

About how many stories were projected as part of the original plan for The Canterbury Tales?

Accepted Answer

120

Question 6

Most ballads deal with some kind of injustice.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 7

Wycliffe cites Bernard of Clairvaux as an attack on what?

Accepted Answer

wealthy, worldly clergymen

Question 8

In "The Nun's Priest's Tale," why does Partlet reprove her husband?

Accepted Answer

his fear

Question 9

The verse form of the ballad is simple.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 10

A beast fable is a story in which humans battle against animals.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 11

According to Wycliffe's Sentence of the Curse Expounded, what did Christ promise his followers?

Accepted Answer

tribulation

Question 12

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a typical ballad?

Accepted Answer

conciseness

Question 13

Why does Beaumains fight with Lancelot in Morte d' Arthur?

Accepted Answer

To prove he's brave and strong enough to be a knight

Question 14

In "The Twa Corbies," which is not mentioned as knowing the dead knight's location?

Accepted Answer

his squire

Question 15

Which is not a desirable priestly trait in For the Order of the Priesthood?

Accepted Answer

obedience to temporal authority

Question 16

Both the rooster and the fox learn valuable lessons in "The Nun's Priest's Tale."

Accepted Answer

true

Question 17

Which of the following ballads occurs around Martinmas?

Accepted Answer

"Get Up and Bar the Door"

Question 18

What shrine was the destination of the pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Becket

Question 19

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a ballad stanza?

Accepted Answer

first and third lines rhyme

Question 20

Which ballad is not concerned with death?

Accepted Answer

"Get Up and Bar the Door"

Question 21

What man does Wycliffe use as a Biblical example of longsuffering?

Accepted Answer

Paul

Question 22

Why does Wycliffe allude to Christ and His apostles as examples?

Accepted Answer

clergy sought to avoid tribulation and gain prosperity

Question 23

What is Beaumain's quest in Morte d' Arthur?

Accepted Answer

rescue a damsel in distress

Question 24

What is the dramatic irony in "The Wife of Usher's Well"?

Accepted Answer

thinking her sons are well when they are really ghosts

Question 25

What was the primary requirement for clergy in For the Order of the Priesthood?

Accepted Answer

a godly lifestyle

Question 26

Wycliffe's two-part plan included training and sending out preachers and translating the Bible.

Accepted Answer

true

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