This week review what we have done so far in order to prepare for your test Oct. 20.
Fri. Oct. 21--I'll be in Vancouver. No need to come to class as this period is your opportunity to prepare for the recitations which will be presented in class Oct. 24.
We have "The Pardoner's Tale," "Bonny Barbara Ann," and an excerpt from "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" to complete before the unit test. We will be ready. Below is a practice test. Your unit test will consist of 25 multiple choice questions testing literary terms, knowledge of character, plot and theme, identifying key pilgrims, and character traits. The second section is a paragraph. There will be five topics. You choose one topic and choose examples from any of the works studied in class in order to answer the paragraph. You must complete the time in the 65 minutes but if you are prepared, you will have ample time.
Unit One Practice Test
Section 1: Multiple Choice
1. Why are Beowulf’s followers unable to harm Grendel?
A. They are badly wounded.
B. They lack sufficient courage.
C. Grendel proves too powerful.
D. Grendel has put a spell on their weapons.
2. In “The Prologue” to The Canterbury Tales, which word best describes the Reeve?
A. lazy
B. witty
C. deceptive
D. honourable
3. In Beowulf, why does Beowulf choose to fight Grendel with his bare hands?
A. Grendel fights without weapons.
B. Beowulf’s weapon is bewitched.
C. God has commanded that he do so.
D. King Hrothgar has challenged Beowulf to fight unarmed.
4. The Parson is most critical of the
A. poor.
B. sinful.
C. wealthy.
D. obstinate.
5. What is Gawain’s response after the Green Knight’s revelations?
A. He laughs heartily and thanks God for his delivery.
B. He blushes in shame and throws the belt to the Knight.
C. He thanks the Knight courteously and rides back to Camelot.
D. He flushes with anger and strikes at the Knight with his sword.
6. In “The Prologue” to The Canterbury Tales, how is the Parson described?
A. “a very festive fellow”
B. “a fat and personable priest”
C. “rich in holy thought and work”
D. “an easy man in penance-giving”
7. Which of the traits listed below best represent Anglo-Saxon heroic values?
A. loyalty to the land and boasting
B. loyalty to king and receiver of king’s gratitude
C. courtesy, valor, cowardice
D. courtesy, misgivings, bravery
8. Which two literary elements are essential to Anglo-Saxon poetry?
A. caesura and allusion
B. alliteration and kennings
C. alliteration and allusion
D. caesura and rhyme
9. “. . . spoke daintily in French, extremely,
After the school of Stratford-atte-Bowe;
French in the Paris style she did not know.”
A. Wife of Bath
B. Squire
C. Knight
D. Nun
Section 2: Matching
Match the key trait or description with each pilgrim:
- Knight a. a noble pillar to his Order
- Squire b. noble varlet
- Nun c. deceptive
- Monk d. big in brawn and bone
- Friar e. chivalrous and courteous
- Doctor f. fatherly and pure
- Wife of
- Parson h. takes a cut from the apothecaries
- Plowman i. effeminate
- Miller j. his prominent eyeballs never seemed to settle
- Reeve k. thinks highly of herself
- Summoner l. an honourable worker
- Pardoner m. as thin as his horse
- Oxford Cleric l. vain
Section 3: Definitions
Define the terms below:
- caesura
- kenning
- epic poem
- heroic tradition
- chivalry
- bob
- wheel
- ballad
- reverdi
- morality play
- satire
- alliteration
- romance tale
Section 4: Literary Paragraph 300 word minimum. Follow literary must-haves list. Marks awarded for the examples you choose, how well they are explained and cited, effective vocabulary, sentence structure variety, logical development, transitions, insight, and style. 48 marks 6 X 8
Choose one question from the list below.
- Beowulf is an example of an epic poem. Explain.
- Most religious figures Chaucer represents in The Canterbury Tales all deviate in one way or another from what was traditionally expected of them.
- Setting is used effectively to reveal theme in Beowulf and in “The Pardoner’s Tale.”
- Writers often use satire in order to poke fun at religious or political figures.
