Anglo Saxon History - Beowulf
What was the Celtic religion called where they worshipped stones, river and fire?
Animism
After the Norman invasion, a new social system of land apportionment emerged that was called....what?
Feudalism
Where does the Old Man tell the Rioters to look for death?
Under an oak tree
What actually starts the battle in Le Morte d' Arthur?
A knight unsheathing his sword to kill a snake
How does Claudius justify his actions for becoming king and marrying his brother's wife?
He felt that becoming king, he gave the country stability in a time of trouble
Which of the following was NOT one of the 3 major contributions to the culture that the Romans brought with them to the Celtic land that they conquered?
A. Their Language
B. Their religion
C. Road building
D. A defensive wall
A. Their language
(Latin!)
According to your textbook, what was the term used that is associated with a system of ideals and social codes that governed the behavior of knight?
The code of chivalry
In the Pardoner's Tale, what is IRONIC about the old man's attitude towards death?
He seeks to dies, but DEATH won't take him!
Who is William Caxton?
He printed the Arthurian tales
Explain the following quote from Ophelia to Laertes:
"Do not as some gracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven, Whiles like a puffed and reckless libertine, Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads and recks not his own rede..."
Don't warn me about the pitfalls on the way to heaven because you are no "pastor" yourself
Who exactly was a SCOP in the Anglo Saxon society?
A bard or storyteller
After the 100 Year's War, England was no longer represented best by knight but by whom in medieval society?
Yeomen
Because as bowman they were able to move up in society
What is the Wife of Bath IMPLYING with the following passage?
"Wherever there was wont to walk an elf To-day there walks the holy friar himself As evening falls or when the daylight springs, Saying his matins and his holy things, Walking his limit round from town to town. Women can go safely up and down By every bush or under every tree; There is no other incubus but he, So there is really no one else to hurt you And he will do no more than take your virtue..."
The friars made a show of getting rid of the "elves" but innocent maidens' virtues are still at risk
Who is Morgan LeFay?
She was King Arthur's half-sister who tricked him into sleeping with her and producing an illegitimate son!
Explain the following Hamlet quote:
" I am mad north-north-west. When the wind is southernly, I know a hawk from a handsaw..."
I can act mad when the wind blows one way, but I am sane and know a hawk from a handsaw...
What is a CAESURA in Anglo Saxon literature?
A rhythmic pause between verses
According to your textbook, how is vernacular applied to The Canterbury Tales?
Because it is written in everyday language
Why does the Wife of Bath bring up the story of King Midas in the middle of the tale?
She wants to prove that women aren't perfect and some cannot keep secrets
What is Sir Gawain's reason for accepting the Green Knight's challenge?
He is the weakest of the knights / his death will matter the least
When Hamlet says....
"To die, to sleep, ah that's the rub..."
What is the "rub" he's referring to?
The obstacle as to what happens after one dies....
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an epic?
A. Elevated use of language
B. Use of supernatural and magic
C. A hero with a tragic flaw
D. Use of majestic settings
C. A hero with a tragic flaw
After the Normans invaded the Anglo-Saxon landscape, what was one of William the Conquerer's GREATEST administrative feats?
An effective inventory of property for taxes
What does the knight discover that women WANT at the end of the tale?
Women want sovereignty or power in the relationship
Which of the following characteristics of a Medieval Romance is NOT one of the MR characteristics given?
A. The use of magic/ use of threes
B. Knights/ Kings / Ladies as characters
C. Elevated language / tragic hero
D. Castles / quests are part of stories
C. Elevated language / tragic hero
Which of the following choices is the definition of the poetic meter, IAMBIC METER?
A. 10 stressed / UNstressed WORDS per line
B. 10 stressed / UNstressed SYLLABLES per line
C. 10 UNstressed / stressed WORDS per line
D. 10 UNstressed / stressed SYLLABLES per line
D. 10 UNstressed / stressed SYLLABLES per line