Midterm 2 MC and questions Flashcards
To prepare you for the MC on midterm 2 and test your understanding of the 3 texts you have read
Which of the following pairs do not belong? A) Cupid and Venus B) Rafe and Ray C) Phillida and Melebeus D) Galatea and Tyterus
B) Rafe and Ray
Which of the following is a plausible theme in Galatea? A) Sacrifice B) Gender fluidity C) Forbidden love D) Individual vs community E) All of the above
E) All of the above
Cupid attempts to make Diana's nymphs fall in love with which of the following people? A) Rafe and Dicke B) Robin and Safe C) Phillida and Dicke D) Phillida and Galatea
D) Phillida and Galatea
How is a werewolf described in the beginning of Bisclavret? A) A savage beast B) A divine animal C) A precious creature D) A devious animal
A) A savage beast
How many days did Bisclavret disappear during the week? A) one day a week B) two days a week C) five days a week D) three days a week
D) three days
How much time elapsed between the wedding of the wife and the king's hunt? A) 6 months B) 18 months C) 12 months D) 2 years
C) 12 months
What is Euphuism and what author employs this style of writing?
John Lyly introduced euphuism in writing: a sophisticated style that employs a deliberate excess of literary devices such as antitheses (comparing contrasting things), alliteration, repetition, rhetorical questions
Who is Peter in Galatea?
Alchemist boy
Which of Miller’s sons first link up with Peter and the Alchemist?
Rafe
Who is the father of Hebe?
Ericthinis
Who are Diana’s nymphs?
Telusa, Ramia, Larissa, Eurota
Which nymph believes love is virtuous?
Ramia
Who does Telusa fall in love with?
Melebeus
Who does Eurota fall in love with?
Tityrus
Diana is the god of what?
The hunt and Chastity
Neptune is the god of what?
the sea
Venus is the god of what?
Love, sex, beauty
Who wrote The Love of the Nightingale?
Timberlake Wertenbaker
who are the female chorus in Nightingale?
Echo, June, Hero, Iris
Tereus becomes which kind of bird
Hoopoe
Pandion and Tereus are the kings of which countries?
Pandion is the king of Athens. Tereus is the king of Thrace
Which novel describes an anagnorisis moment for the protagonist?
Philiomele from love of the nightingale by Timberlake Wertenbaker experiences anagnorisis after being sexually abused.
What 3 Ovid stories did we read?
Philomele, Iphis and Ianthee, Acis and Galatea
In the Ovid story, which birds did Philomele and Procne turn into?
Philomele; swallow
Procne; nightingale
How did Philomele and Procne get revenge on Tereus?
Kill Itys and make the king eat him.
In ovid, was Iphis a boy or girl initially?
A girl but then transformed into a boy
Acid turns into what in the end of Ovid?
A river god
