English IV Final Exam Review

Question 1

What was the name of the Archebishop of Canterbury who was murdered by Henry II knights?

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Thomas a Becket

Question 2

Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in

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language of the everyday Londoners

Question 3

What statement supports Beowulf as an epic hero?

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He embodies the ideals of Anglo-Saxon society

Question 4

How many social classes are presented in The Canterbury Tales?

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three

Question 5

What was a witan?

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an assembly of respected thanes

Question 6

The pilgrims are traveling to Canterbury because

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they want to visit the shrine of Thomas a Becket

Question 7

Who was responsible for uniting England into a unified country?

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Alfred of Wessex

Question 8

The inventory of nearly every piece of property in England for taxation was called

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Domesday Book

Question 9

Who had a vision from God that convinced the French King to let this person lead the army?

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Joan of Arc

Question 10

What is wyrd?

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fate

Question 11

Why doesn't Grendel kill Unferth?

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He finds his heroic effort to be funny

Question 12

In the "Wife of Bath's Tale," why is the knight going to be beheaded?

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He raped a young maiden

Question 13

What is a morgengifu?

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payment of money and land from a groom to his bride

Question 14

What does the knight learn when he asks women what they want most?

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Women disagree on the answer

Question 15

In Sir Gawain, why does Gawain take the green sash?

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he believes it will save his life

Question 16

What is the meaning of "Radix maloum est cupiditas"?

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The root of evil is desire

Question 17

What does Grendel consider to be the worst pain?

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boredom

Question 18

Why does Grendel consider both man and himself to be cursed?

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They have both killed

Question 19

Why does Grendel become enraged with the Shaper's stories?

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They distort the truth

Question 20

What statement shows Beowulf has the ethics of an epic hero?

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He berates Unferth for killing his kin

Question 21

What groups of people made up the Anglo-Saxons?

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Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Frisians

Question 22

When was the Battle of Hastings fought?

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1066

Question 23

The biblical allusion to the birth of Grendel is the story of

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Cain and Abel

Question 24

What was one feature of Anglo-Saxon life?

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kinship groups w/ strong chiefs

Question 25

The main poetic device Chaucer uses in writing The Canterbury Tales is

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rhyming couplets

Question 26

The two main literary forms during the middle ages were the

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dream vision/romance

Question 27

What are the three parts of the Tree of Penitence?

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contrition/confession/penance

Question 28

Which of the following best describes the feudal pyramid?

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God/King/Barons/Knights/Serfs

Question 29

This dream vision has a dead daughter appear as as heavenly queen.

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The Pearl

Question 30

The knight shows he has learn what women want when he

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asks his wife to decide what form she will take

Question 31

Who was responsible for the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle?

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Alfred of Wessex

Question 32

What is the moral of the Parson's Tale?

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Repent of sins and achieve forgiveness

Question 33

What is a thane?

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an Anglo-Saxon noble

Question 34

Could women in Anglo-Saxon society inherit property?

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yes

Question 35

The Hundred Years War was based on the claims of Edward III and Henry V to the throne of

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France

Question 36

What literay device was primarily used in the dream vision?

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allegory

Question 37

The personal servant to a knight was called a

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squire

Question 38

The Bubonic Plague was spread to England by flea infested

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rats

Question 39

It is ironic that the Pardoner preaches against avarice because

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he is especially greedy

Question 40

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a medieval romance?

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abba rhyme scheme

Question 41

Each pilgrim was to tell how many tales on the journey?

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four

Question 42

The system of ideals and social codes governing a knight's behavior is called

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chivalry

Question 43

Unferth is a foil to which character?

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Beowulf

Question 44

Grendel is told from what point of view?

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first person

Question 45

In his first battle w/ Unferth, Grendel defeats him by throwing apples. This is an example of

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irony

Question 46

"Sometimes they sacrificed to the old stone gods, and made heathen vows" is an example of

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Paganism

Question 47

The Norman ruler who defeated the Anglo-Saxons in the Battle of Hastings was

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William the Conquerer

Question 48

Why does Gawain feel ashamed after his final confrontation with the Green Knight?

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He violated the code of Chivalry

Question 49

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

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situational irony

Question 50

In the Prologue, Chaucer's objective is to

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introduce the cast of characters

English IV Final Exam Review

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English IV Final Exam Review

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