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