Semester 1 Exam

Question 1

in what year does William, Duke of Normandy invade England to end the Anglo saxon period?

Answer 1

1066

Question 2

technique that employs wit to ridicule a subject, usually some social institution of human foible

Answer 2

Satire

Question 3

who translated Beowulf?

Answer 3

Burton Raffel

Question 4

who put Beowulf into a written form?

Answer 4

a monk named Caedmom

Question 5

how many lines does Beowulf have?

Answer 5

3,200

Question 6

between what years was Beowulf written?

Answer 6

700-750 AD

Question 7

what language is Beowulf in?

Answer 7

Old English

Question 8

when a noun is renamed in a creative way using a compound word or union of two separate words

Answer 8

Kenning

Question 9

repetition of the original consonant sound throughout a phrase

Answer 9

alliteration

Question 10

an understatement

Answer 10

litotes

Question 11

skilled storytellers. AKA “bards”

Answer 11

Scops

Question 12

the art of speech giving

Answer 12

Rhetoric

Question 13

when did the crusades begin?

Answer 13

1096

Question 14

this was the first national war waged between England and France

Answer 14

One Hundred years war

Question 15

when was Bubonic Plague?

Answer 15

1348 - 1349

Question 16

this was the shortest of shakespeare’s tragedies

Answer 16

Macbeth

Question 17

an extended speech by one person

Answer 17

monologue

Question 18

An extended speech in which a character alone on stage expresses his thoughts

Answer 18

Soliloquy

Question 19

A short passage speaker in undertone, usually directed towards the audience. Presumed inaudible to other characters on stage. How villains reveal true motives.

Answer 19

Aside

Question 20

A thematic element that reoccurs in a musical, artistic, or literary work

Answer 20

Motif

Question 21

how many lines does a sonnet have?

Answer 21

14

Question 22

a style of 17th century poetry first by John Dryden, and later by Dr. Samuel Johnson because of the highly intellectual and often abstruse imagery involved.

Answer 22

Metaphysical Poetry

Question 23

Fanciful or elaborate figure of speech that makes a surprising connection between two dissimilar things. (Over the top metaphors)

Answer 23

Conceit

Question 24

what is the rhyme scheme of an English Sonnet

Answer 24

ABAB CDCD EFE GG

Question 25

bodily fluids that affect a person’s behavior

Answer 25

humors

Question 26

what did ballads come from

Answer 26

French dancing songs

Question 27

which ballad is a call and response?

Answer 27

Lord randall

Question 28

Which ballad shows emasculation?

Answer 28

Get Up and Bar the Door

Question 29

which story is a frame story?

Answer 29

Canterbury Tales

Question 30

in what month does Canterbury tales take place

Answer 30

April

Question 31

a strong persistent urge to travel

Answer 31

Wanderlust

Question 32

when was the renaissance era?

Answer 32

1485 - 1660

Question 33

when was Shakespeare born

Answer 33

April 23, 1564

Question 34

When did Shakespeare die

Answer 34

April 23, 1616

Question 35

where was shakespeare born

Answer 35

Stratford-Upon-Avon

Question 36

how many siblings did Shakespeare have

Answer 36

7

Question 37

who was Shakespeare’s wife

Answer 37

Anne Hathaway

Question 38

what does Valediction mean?

Answer 38

fairwell

Question 39

which Sonnet was a carpe diem sonnet

Answer 39

To His Coy Mistress