Midterm Exam Review

Beowulf thru Metaphysical Poetry

Which of the following are true of the Anglo-Saxons?

• courageous

• cruel

• highly moral

• generous

• courageous

• cruel

• highly moral

. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People was first composed in what language?

• Anglo-Saxon

• Celtic

• Latin

• Danish

• Latin

What is a Scop?

• Warrior

• Leader

• Monster

• Poet

• Poet

The following is an example of a kenning:

• Candle of Heaven

• Ring Bestower

• Frog’s Head

• Swan-Road

• Candle of Heaven

Anglo Saxon Riddles are:

Metaphors

The basic struggle illustrated in Beowulf’s battle with Grendel is:

Good vs Evil

How does Beowulf kill Grendel?

How many years of peril did Beowulf’s defeat of Grendel?

•12 Years

The characteristics which typify a hero from Beowulf’s time period:

• Great strength

• Courageous

• Loyalty and allegiance

• Desire for fame

What is chivalry?

• Generally began with King Arthur and his Knights and based on the ideals of honor, courage, courtesy and service to women.

The religious shrine of St. Thomas Becket was the destination of:

• The Canterbury Tales’ pilgrims

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• Which social class is not represented in The Canterbury Tales ?Royalty

• The theme of "The Pardoner's Tale“ is :Greed/Avarice

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• • 34. • 37. • 38. 45. Who is considered the greatest metaphysical poet?• • 46. Milton's purpose in, writing "Paradise Lost" was:• • 47. Essay comes from the word 'essais' meaning:• • 48. In style, "Paradise Lost" combines biblical allusions with allusions to which of the following?• Puritan doctrine• classical literature• Anglican Church• man's inhumanity to man• • 49. Respecting God, Satan vows hereafter in "Paradise Lost" to do what?• • ••

• 50. In what form is "Paradise Lost" written?• couplets• Spenserian stanzas• blank verse• tree verse• • 51. The element which The Pilgrim's Progress shares with "The Faerie Queene" is:• . poetic style .• simple heroes• direct and simple diction• allegorical framework• • 52. Christian's companion Faithful is put on trial in Vanity Fair as a result of:• ,.• 53. The story of the prodigal son is an example of what type of literary work?• • 54. The story of the prodigal son says that one should do what?•• 55. Psalm 23 utilizes a basic metaphor. That metaphor is:•• 56. What are three qualities that make the Bible a literary masterpiece?• • 57. Which of the following is distinguished as an essayist, a philosopher, and scientist?• Francis Bacon• Michael Montaigne• Thomas Wyatt• Ben Jonson• • 55. What is the basic metaphor used in Psalm 23?• • 58. What is the key word in the text of I Corinthians?• faith• charity• hope• forgiveness• • 59. What do John Wycliffe and William Tyndalle have in common?• • 60. The most influential writer of the early 1600s was:• • •

• • •• ,\• ,• • • 61. Which of the following reflects Milton's humanistic love of poetry and his Puritan• devotion?• "On My First Son"• "Paradise Lost"• “ Paradise Regained" .• "On His Having Arrived at the Age of Twenty-three"• • 62. The majority of Puritanist were strongly against the “divine right of Kings" view of whom?•• 63. The word metaphysical means:• • 64. The speaker is not afraid of death in "Death Be Not Proud" because:• • 65. What is the subject of "Meditation 17?"•• 66. The sonnet, "Batter My Heart," is an example of what literary type?• • 67. What was Ben Jonson attempting to do in the poem, "On My First Son?"• • 68. What event is glorified in the poem, "Easter Wings?"• • 69. What is the central concern of Marvell's poem, "To His Coy Mistress?"• • 70. Which of the following makes a constant attempt in his poems to find a comfortable and• lasting relationship, between himself and God?• Robert Herrick I• George Herbert• Richard Lovelace • Sir John Suckling• • 71. What is the theme of Milton's "Paradise Lost"?• ,• 72. The main topic(s) discussed by the the fallen angels in the selection• from "Paradise Lost" is …• • 73. What is the central theme of "To the Virgins,To Make Much of Time?"• • 74. Why was the author of The Pilgrim's Progress thrown in jail?•• 75. The poems of Sir John Suckling and Richard Lovelace are always concerned, in one way• or another, with what?• • "•

• .•• \• \• ,• \• • II.• • 76. - ,• 80. "The Faerie Queene" was written in a special stanza form called what?• 81. Shakespeare's sonnets were addressed mainly to a young man, a rival poet and a. mysterious lady. T/F• • 82. Marlowe was the most exciting Elizabethan dramatist prior to Shakespeare. T/F• 83.Puritanism in England allowed the theater to grow and flourish. T/F• 84.The Elizabethan stage provided an opportunity for women to act on stage. T/F• 85. The play Macbeth deals with the tragic story of the rise and fall of a powerful but• __________ man. • 86. Who were the most influential Cavalier poets?• 87. What is the central theme of Marvell's poem "To His Coy Mistress"? • 88. Who was the leader of the Puritan's New Model Army.• 89. In Pilgrim's Progress, what familiar metaphor does Bunyan use?• 90. What is The Petition of Right similar to?• 91. Parliament dominated religious life during which period?• 92. The Whigs strongly opposed the monarchv. T/F• 93. The expulsion of James II from the throne led to the "Glorious Revolution." T/F• • 94. Ben Jonson is famous for his writing of madrigals to be performed for Henry VIII. T/F• • 95.The symbols used in "To the Virgins, To Make Much of Time" convey the• theme of the poem to the reader. T/F• • 96. Ben Jonson is being praised by Robert Herrick in the poem, "An Ode to Him." T/F• • 97. The Spanish Armada was defeated by whom in what year?• • 98. Who is the speaker in Donne's poem, "Song"?• • 99. Donne uses the conceit of a voyage to death in "Batter My Heart." T/F• • 100. Charles II executed when what force defeated him?• ..•

144. As a result of not buying anything at Vanity Fair, ______________ was put on trial.• 145. The _________________ was introduced to England by Sir Thomas Wyatt.• 143. The town of Vanity Fair described in Pilgrim's Progress represents• 146. England, under the rule of Queen Elizabeth I, defeated the Spanish Armada in• 147. The signal to begin the murder of Duncan in the play, Macbeth, was the ringing of a ___________.• 148. The fallen angels in "Paradise Lost" were Beelzebub and _________• 149.• _____________is the hero of "Paradise Lost."• 150. ________________ is the one talent that Milton said was 'death to hide' in his sonnet,• "When I Consider How My Light Is Spent."•

• Sir Walter Raleigh was:• Soldier, statesman, poet (many written to

Queen Elizabeth), and fought against Spanish.

• The King James version of the Bible was written-by a group of scholars

Ben Jonson's poem, "On My First Son," deals

with the loss of his son.•

• What causes Lady Macbeth's sleepwalking?Guilt• What political event occurs when the English

invade Scotland?Scottish troops join them in Birnam Wood

• Although he learns Macduff is not “of woman born” Macbeth fights him because:

He will not live as a slave and be teased by Malcolm and his men.

In "The Pardoner'.s Tale," the three young men plot against:

Death(several of their friends recently dies)

• • 16. In "The Pardoner's Tale," when one of the

young men goes to town to fetch wine for the• others, the remaining two do what?

Plan his murder (to get his share of the gold)

The following are true about Spenser's "Fairie Queene”

• it is an allegory• the “Fairie Queene” herself represents Queen

Elizabeth• it is one of the longest noteworthy poems in

the English language• it is written in blank verse

• Metaphysical poetry focuses on all the following except:

• law • medicine • philosophy • religion

• Identify 3 characteristics of John Donne's writings: Italian sonnet form, religion, and death.

• The subject of the majority of Donne's poetry is:Death

• The leading Cavalier poet is considered to be: Robert Herrick

• The Romans were one of the many invaders of Britain. T/F

• The Bede scrupulously researched his subjects and interviewed eyewitnesses to events . T/F

• Humanism emphasized what two concepts?Human reason and common sense

• What playwright’s “Mighty Line” added emphasis to an actor's lines?

Christopher Marlowe

Blank verse had existed before him, but Marlowe made it far more powerful.

John Milton's purpose in, writing "Paradise Lost" was:

To justify the ways of God to man.

Essay comes from the word 'essais' meaning:an attempt

In style, "Paradise Lost" combines biblical allusions with allusions to which of the following? Classical literature

In what form is "Paradise Lost" written?

blank verse

The element which The Pilgrim's Progress shares with "The Faerie Queene" is:

It’s an allegory

The story of the prodigal son is an example of what type of literary work?

ParableThe story of the prodigal son says that one

should do what?Be forgiving

Psalm 23 utilizes a basic metaphor. That metaphor is:

Shepherd and his flock

What are three qualities that make the Bible a literary masterpiece?

Simplicity, eloquence, directness, and clarity of prose

Which of the following is distinguished as an essayist, a philosopher, and scientist?

Francis Bacon

What is the key word in the text of I Corinthians?

Charity What do John Wycliffe and William

Tyndalle have in common?

Executed for translated the Bible

The most influential writer of the early 1600s was:

John MiltonThe majority of Puritanist were strongly against

the “divine right of Kings" view of whom?James I (16th and 17th Century)

The word metaphysical means: “beyond the physical”

The speaker is not afraid of death in "Death Be Not Proud" because:

his belief in Heaven

What is the subject of "Meditation 17?“

Death

What was Ben Jonson attempting to do in the poem, "On My First Son?“

His son was lent to him“Seven years thou wert lent to me, and I thee

pay,”Spare his son old age“To have so soon 'scaped world's and flesh's

rage,/And if no other misery, yet age !”Rationalize loss of his son

What is the central concern of Marvell's poem, "To His Coy Mistress?”

Carpe diem