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Units 1-2 Test 9/9/16 Flashcards

1
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What kind of writing is Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

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Medieval Romance

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A medieval play based on biblical history and scriptural themes.

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Mystery Play

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3
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Who accompanies Everyman at the end of the story?

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Good Deeds

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Who is considered to be the greatest prose writer of the 14th century in England?

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John Wycliffe

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5
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What work talked about a married couple?

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Get Up and Bar the Door

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Who wrote Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

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The Pearl Poet

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What did Sir Gawain do to the Green Knight?

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Cut off his head

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Who visits Everyman at the beginning of the story?

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Death

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9
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Who set up the first printing press in England?

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William Caxton

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10
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Which plays allegorically represented the battle of vices and virtues for the possession of the human soul?

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Morality Play

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What are the five striking characteristics of Anglo-Saxon literature?

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1) love of freedom
2) responsiveness to nature (especially in her sterner moods)
3) strong religious convictions and a belief in Wyrd, or Fate
4) reverence for womanhood
5) devotion to glory (as the ruling motive in every warrior’s life)

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12
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What is the genre of the Anglo-Saxon literature?

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Poems

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13
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What form are Anglo-Saxon works supposed to take?

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It was not written, but rather recited or sung (see p2 for further explanation if necessary)

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14
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What nickname is given to Anglo-Saxon poets?

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Scop

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15
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What are kennings?

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figurative expressions (often compound)

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16
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Who is the first Anglo-Saxon poet whose name we know?

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Caedmon

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17
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What work is considered to be the greatest of the Anglo-Saxon poems and the oldest surviving epic of any Germanic people?

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Beowulf

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18
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What are the four traditional qualities of an epic (that were displayed in Beowulf)?

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1) It is about a great national hero
2) It is written in lofty language
3) It contains supernatural elements
4) It explores the struggle of good and evil

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19
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Who are the tree beasts that Beowulf encounters?

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Grendel, Grendel’s Mother, and the fire-drake

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20
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How does Beowulf end?

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Beowulf ends up killing Grendel, Grendel’s Mother, and the fire-drake, but ends up dying when he kills the fire-drake.

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21
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T/F: Beowulf kills the fire-drake single-handedly.

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False: his friend Wiglaf helps him

22
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Which of our stories had a very prominent use of kennings?

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What do(es) the following line(s) demonstrate?:
"Have as an exile endured the winter
On the icy sea...."
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Responsiveness to nature

from The Seafarer

24
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What do(es) the following line(s) demonstrate?:
"Wherefore my heart leaps within me,"
A

Freedom

from The Seafarer

25
What do(es) the following line(s) demonstrate?: "Wherefore each man should strive, before he leaves This world, to win the praise of those living After him. The best of posthumous fame"
Devotion to glory | from The Seafarer
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What do(es) the following line(s) demonstrate?: "And the many treasures he wished to take with him, The shining gold which a man stores on earth Is of no assistance to his sinful soul Confronted at the last by God's wrath. Great is the fear of God; through Him the world turns. He created the mighty plains, The face of the earth and the sky above. Foolish is he who fears not his Lord: death will find him unprepared. Blessed is the humble man: he will find mercy in Heaven. God gave man a soul to have faith in His great strength."
Strong religious conviction | from The Seafarer
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What work is/are the following line(s) from?: "The present life of man, O king, seems to me, in comparison of that time which is unknown to us, like to the swift flight of a sparrow through the room wherein you sit at supper in winter, with your commanders and ministers, and a good fire in the midst, whilst the storms of rain and snow prevail abroad; the sparrow, I say, flying in at one door, and immediately our at another, whilst he is within, is safe from the wintry storm; but after a short space of fair weather he immediately vanishes our of your sight, into the dark winter from which he had emerged."
The Ecclesiastical History of the English People | see p.11 for line; will most likely want to know general meaning of the simile
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What work is/are the following line(s) from?: "We are now to praise the Maker of the heavenly kingdom, the power of the Creator and his counsel, the deeds of the Father of glory. How He, being the eternal God, became the author of all miracles, who first, as almighty preserver of the human race, created heaven for the sons of men as the roof of the house, and next the earth"
The Ecclesiastical History of the English People (more specifically, Caedmon's Hymn)
29
What years are considered to be The Anglo-Saxon Period?
449-1066
30
What years are considered to be The Medieval Period?
1066-1485
31
What two languages, concerning literature, became more popular during The Medieval Period?
Latin and French
32
What type of writing was "germinated" during The Medieval Period?
the lyric (as well as the drama)
33
What is a short narrative folk song which tells of a single (usually tragic) event in an objective, unbiased manner?
The popular balad
34
What is a form of writing that was originally defined as any joyous songs or hymns, but is now associated with Christmas hymns in particular?
The carol
35
Who is known as the "Father of English Prose"?
John Wycliffe
36
Who is known as the "Morning Star of the Reformation"?
John Wycliffe
37
What is a form of writing based primarily on the adventures of various knights and often abounding in the supernatural?
A medieval romance
38
What work is/are the following line(s) from?: "If there be a man in this house who holds himself so hardy, is so bold in his blood, so rash in his head, that he dares stiffly strike one stroke for another, I shall give him as m gift this rich gisarm, this axe, that is heavy enough, to handle as he likes; and I shall abide the first bow as bare as I sit."
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | not exactly sure what he wants us to know about this line; just be familiar with it
39
Plays dealing with legends of saints were called _____.
Miracle plays
40
Who are some of the characters in Everyman?
``` (in order of appearance): Death Everyman Good-Deeds Knowledge The Angel Doctor (I would suggest to be familiar with the basic story line of Everyman) ```
41
What work is/are the following line(s) from?: | "O Death, thou comest when I had thee least in mind;"
Everyman
42
Explain the meaning of the following line(s): | "O Death, thou comest when I had thee least in mind;"
No man knows when death is coming; death comes when you least expect it.
43
Who wrote "The Prologue in Middle English"?
Geoffrey Chaucer
44
What is a short tale or anecdote told to teach a lesson?
The exemplum
45
Who wrote "The Canterbury Tales"?
Geoffrey Chaucer
46
Name some of the tales in "The Canterbury Tales."
``` [Prologue] The Knight The Squire The Yeoman The Nun The Oxford Scholar The Parson The Pardoner (I would be familiar with these names, especially with the ones we read in class) ```
47
What work is/are the following line(s) from?: Let each of us hold up his hand to the other And each of us become his fellow's brother. We'll slay this Death, who slaughters and betrays."
The Pardoner's Tale
48
In "The Pardoner's Tale", what did the three men go looking for? What did they find?
Death; Gold
49
How many of the three men were left in "The Pardoner's Tale"?
0
50
How did the two men kill the third guy?
They stabbed him
51
How did the one man kill the other two?
He poisoned the wine which they drank after killing him.
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NOTE: Mr. Simms assigned "Morte Darthur" but I don't think we had any notes for it. ALSO: You should probably be ready to explain the lesson/moral or "The Pardoner's Tale"
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