TEST REVIEW Beowulf & Canterbury Tales

Question 1

The knight undertakes a quest to —

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learn what it is that women want most

Question 2

The Wife of Bath’s philosophy of marriage shows that she —

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is a strong person with a keen sense of her own rights

Question 3

Who leaves a claw behind in Herot?

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Grendel

Question 4

In the Canterbury Tales, what is the name of the narrator?

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Narrator is not named

Question 5

Following his death, Beowulf's body is _______________

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creamated on a funeral pyre

Question 6

Who lives in a "lake of fire"?

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Grendel's mother

Question 7

writhing means

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making twisting or turning motions

Question 8

Which is the best synonym for prowess?

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ability

Question 9

The stories about Death that the servant boy and the tavern-knave tell suggest that —

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death from violence and plague is rampant

Question 10

According to the old woman, what women really want is —

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mastery over their husbands

Question 11

In Beowulf, who was Wiglaf?

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Successor to Beowulf

Question 12

Which of the following statements best describes the end of the tale?

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The rioters meet death.

Question 13

Click on all TRUE statements regarding the epic poem Beowulf.

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The author of Beowulf is anonymous.Answer 4

Question 14

After the rioters abandon their search for Death, they kill one another. This is an example of

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situational irony

Question 15

Beowulf's people were___________________

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The Geats

Question 16

Before he sees the old woman in the woods, the knight sees —

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more than twenty-four ladies dancing

Question 17

Click on all TRUE statements regarding the epic poem Beowulf.

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Beowulf was written in England.., Strength, bravery & compassion were valued by Anglo-Saxons.

Question 18

As a reward for giving him the answer that will save his life, the old woman demands —

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to marry the knight

Question 19

The Pardoner earns money from all of the following activities except —

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making, selling baskets

Question 20

The King of the Danes was_____________

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Hrothgar

Question 21

The knight shows that he has learned what women want most when he —

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asks his wife to decide which form she will take

Question 22

purge means

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purify; cleanse

Question 23

To which Biblical character is Grendel compared?

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Cain

Question 24

solace means

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comfort; relief

Question 25

Which of the following is characteristic of Old English poetry?

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all of these

Question 26

It is ironic that the Pardoner preaches against avarice, because he is —

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especially greedy

Question 27

What literary device is used in the Biblical reference?

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allusion

Question 28

loathsome means

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disgusting

Question 29

The man who challenges Beowulf’s strength, heroism, and past was _______________

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Unferth

Question 30

How many husbands did the Wife of Bath have?

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5

Question 31

In “The Pardoner’s Tale,” Death is portrayed as —

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both the price of wickedness and an actual person

Question 32

The rioters go looking for Death because they —

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plan to avenge the deaths of their friends

Question 33

In Beowulf, who was Echtheow?

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Beowulf's father

Question 34

Which is the best synonym for contemptuous?

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scornful

Question 35

A Pardoner is an official of the —

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church

Question 36

reparation means

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something making up for a wrong

Question 37

Choose the best synonym for pestilence

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plague

Question 38

The knight’s quest is a(n) —

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task given to him by the queen

Question 39

What is ironic about the attitude that the old man has toward Death?

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Most people seek to avoid death; the old man looks for it.

Question 40

After telling his tale, what does the Pardoner offer to do for his fellow pilgrims?

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Sell them relics and pardons

Question 41

When do most scholars believe “Beowulf” was written?

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700 to 1000

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