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English Lit Test 1
English Lit Test 1
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1
Mary & Joseph are from what selection
Get on up
Christmas Time
the Cherry-Tree Carol
the Bible
2
Who wrote an Ecclesiastical History of the English People?
Henry of Navarr
King Henry VIII
St. Francis
Venerable Bede
3
What is the moral of The Pardoners Tale?
Money is the root of all evil
Death is evil
Greed is evil
Greed is the root of all evil
4
Who surprised Everyman by his sudden appearance?
Health
Death
Life
Sickness
5
They made a paction tween them twa, They made it firm and sure, That the first word..
Bonny Barbara Allen
Everyman
The Cherry-Tree Carol
Get Up and Bar the Door
6
Who wrote Sir Gawain & the Green Knight?
caedmon
the venerable bede
john wycliffe
the pearl poet
7
What was the first literature of the Anglo-Saxons
Poetry
Prose
Novels
Romances
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King Arthur is from what selection
Morte Darthur
Get up and bar the door
Beowulf
The pardoners tale
9
What does Arthur tell Sir Bedivere to do with the sword?
hide it
throw it in the lake
keep it
give it to Guinevere
10
What selection is Sir John Graeme from?
Bonny Barbara Allan
Morte Darthur
The Pardoner's Tale
Beowulf
11
Who is the father of English prose?
the Venerable Bede
the pearl poet
John Wycliffe
Caedmon
12
Who was the first English poet whose name is known?
The Venerable Bede
the pearl poet
Caedmon
John Wycliffe
13
An EPIC poem is
a long, narrative poem about a regular Joe who ate hotdogs.
a short poem with no more than 6 lines.
a long, persuasive letter.
a long, narrative poem about the adventures of a hero.
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"I charge thee, to get such a blow deservedly as thou hast dealt, to be yielded thee promptly next New Year's Morn."
Get Up and Bar the Door
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Morte Darthur
Bonny Barbara Allan
15
What is an exemplum
a short tale designed to teach a lesson
the back part of your brain
a story to increase depression
Emma's left toe
16
Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?
Geoffray Chaucer
Jeffrey Chaucer
Geofrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer
17
What is a movable stage, platform, or scaffold upon which medieval dramas were performed?
carol
morality play
pageant
drama
18
What selection has the subject of the hour of death
cuckoo song
Everyman
the pardoners tale
the cherry tree carol
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At night there came into that hostelry/Full nine and twenty in a company/Of sundry folk, by chance together there
Morte Darthur
The Green Knight
The Canterbury Tales
Bonny Barbara Allan
20
What is the Anglo-Saxon word for poet?
wergild
scop
wyrd
alliteration
21
Characteristics of an epic poem
supernatural forces, locations, style is formal/grand
Being strong
Being in a random town
22
In the Pardoner's Tale, why do the three rakes search for death?
They want to pay him off to save them.
They want an explanation.
They want to see what he looks like.
They plan to kill him.
23
Sir Bedivere is from which selection
Dead Arthur
Morte Darthur
Your mom went to college
Arthur the Aardvark
24
These plays were based on biblical stories.
modern
mystery
morality
miracle
25
a narrative folk song that highlights cultural normsand values
ballad
ballod
balad
bahlood
26
Shakespeare loved the most...?
board games
travelling
architecture
acting
27
In Morte Darthur, what happened when the sword Excalibur was thrown into the water
It floated
It stabbed Bedivere
Twas caught by a hand
It sank
28
What does
"Great Britain"
mean etymologically?
The Land of the Brits
The Land of the Queen
The Land of the pirates
The Land of the tattooed
29
What country's army had the Pit bull as the mascot? (this one easy >:3)
Japan
Denmark
America
Iran
30
greatest Saxon poem
Domesday Book
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
King Arthur
Beowulf
31
Who wrote The Canterbury Tales?
Charles Dickens
Geoffrey Chaucer
William Shakespeare
Dante
32
Tha knights of the ____________ helped King Arthur
Dark Forest
Round table
Loch Ness
33
Stresses certain syllables or words
kenning
Pageant
Caesura
Accent
34
Who wrote Morte Darthur?
Sir Thomas Malory
Geoffrey Chaucer
For real guys, no one knows
Margery Kempe
35
Who is the first African American president?
Kanye West
Abraham Lincoln
Colin Powell
Barack Obama
36
"Since my love died for me today, I'll die for him tomorrow."
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
Beowulf
Bonny Barbara Allan
The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd"
37
These plays were based on biblical stories.
morality
mystery
miracle
modern
38
Who/What was the last enemy that beowulf had to fight?
A witch
A snake
Grendel
A Dragon
39
Define epic poem
A paper that you wrote
Large writing
An essay
Long narrative poem
40
Why is the Black Death an appropriate setting for an exemplum designed to provoke repenting?
People were afraid they could die before absolution
Peasants were entertained by listening to friends confess.
People thought repenting would save them from the plague
Exemplums are only told during plagues.
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what was the ending of the pardoners tale?
the men succeeded in killing death and were hero’s
it’s a mystery
all three men died
all men went home rich and happy
42
What was the plot of The Pardoners Tale?
That Greed is the root of all evil
Radix malorum est cupiditas
That the Rioters should have shared their money equally
That money gives you power
43
Based upon the adventures of Knights
medieval romance
mystery play
miracle play
popular ballad
44
How did Arthur become King?
The people chose him.
His father died, so Arthur became king.
He killed the old King.
He pulled a sword from the stone.
45
Wiglaf was...?
Another monster
A Dane that traveled to Geatland
Beowulf's wife
The Geat who helped Beowulf fight the Dragon
46
a pause or a sudden break in a line of poetry
caesura
accent
enjambment
stanza
47
Ballad. Typically a Ballad...
Is a Mystery Story
Is a Traditional Fairy Story
Is a Gothic story
Is a Love story
48
A strong metaphorical expression is a….
king pin
kensington
kenning
kennel
49
Plays based on the legends of saints are called
saint plays
mystery plays
miracle plays
the passion play
50
Who was King Arthur's wife?
Morgan le Fay
Guinevere
Lady of the Lake
Merlin
51
Which story was Hrothgar from?
None of the Above
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Canterbury Tales
Beowulf
52
This friend of Everyman's was willing to go with him after he died.
Good-deeds
Fellowship
Kindred
Morality
53
What poem shows the irony of a seaman longing for the sea?
"On the Life of Man"
"A Hymn to God the Father"
"The Seafarer"
"Leave me O Love"
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What are the features of an epic poem?
Celebration of the Bible and the Old Testament
Celebration of a banquet
Long narrative; elevated style; celebration of a hero
Descriprion of Christian society
