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English IV CP Midterm 2024

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In what ways is the Gospel structured like a fairy tale? Give specific examples and consider the whole context of Scripture.

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Although we studied the texts in reverse order, The Canterbury Tales predates Macbeth. How might the feudal system, with its rigid separation of class and rank, affect the way we view Macbeth's ambition to obtain the throne of Scotland? Does it cast Macbeth's actions in a negative or positive light, and why? Consider the fact that medieval thinking considered kingship to be a divine right given by God. (Bonus idea: The Anglo-Saxons highly valued leadership and honored their kings, as we see in Beowulf. How does this value, which is a cornerstone of English literary ideas, also affect our view of Macbeth? You do not have to include this angle in your response, but you may choose to do so.)

What are the 4 pillars of English literature? Check all that apply.
Family stories
Legends
Mythology
Bedtime stories
Fairy and folk tales
The Bible
The Koran
The mitochondria. It's the powerhouse of the cell, so it might as well be a pillar of English literature.
What shape best represents the structure of a fairy tale?
The letter "U"
A circle
A triangle
The letter "V"
What are the parts of a fairy tale structure in the correct order?
restoration, lowest point, fall from grace/status, reversal of fortune
lowest point, fall from grace/status, restoration, reversal of fortune
fall from grace/status, lowest point, reversal of fortune, restoration
reversal of fortune, lowest point, fall from grace/status, restoration
Characteristics of a fairy tale: check all that apply
Ends happily
Usually favors underdog characters
Ends sadly
Can deceive children into thinking fairy tales are reality and should thus be avoided
Escapism
Often explores dark themes
Transcends cultures
Identify which parts of "Cinderella" correspond to which part of the fairy tale structure.
lowest point
reversal of fortune
fall from grace/status
restoration
Cinderella's mother dies, and her father remarries. The stepmother (and stepsisters) are cruel to Cinderella.
Cinderella is prevented from attending the ball, usually by some shenanigans from her stepfamily.
Because of magical intervention, Cinderella attends the ball and meets the prince.
The prince finds Cinderella, correctly identifies her, and they get married. Cinderella is no longer oppressed by her stepfamily.
In Beowulf, what place is being attacked by Grendel?
Denmark
Heorot
Hygelac
New Zealand
Who is the first monster Beowulf faces in the poem?
Grendel
Grendel's Mother
The Dragon
None of the above
“In his far-off home Beowulf, Higlac’s Follower and the strongest of the Geats…Heard how Grendel filled nights with horror And quickly commanded a boat fitted out, …Would sail across the sea to Hrothgar, Now when help was needed.” This quote best illustrates which EPIC hero trait?
Identifies the need to go on a quest
Embodies and protects the values of their society
Carries themselves with competence
Possesses supernatural qualities
“Hail, Hrothgar! …the days Of my youth have been filled with glory.” This quote best illustrates which EPIC hero trait?
Possess supernatural qualities
Carries themselves with confidence
Embodies and protects the values of their society
Identifies the need to go on a quest
Woe-walker, Mankind’s-enemy, and Shepherd of evil are all _______ to describe __________
Alliteration to describe Grendel
Kennings to describe Beowulf
Caesuras to describe Beowulf
Kennings to describe Grendel
What is the definition of an epic poem
An archaic and historically significant poem
An impressive and popular poem
A long narrative poem
A short unrhyming poem
The Anglo-Saxons were once ____ who believed in ____
Christians / God and the bible
Pagans / Many gods and lucky charms
Agnostics/ Nature and the unknown
Germans/ Law and order
What did Heorot, the mead hall, represent? Based on the mead hall, what did Grendel represent?
The community at large / an attack on community values
Hrothgar's greed / a commentary about bad leaders
A central meeting place / hatred of parties
Who avenges Grendel's death?
Hrothgar
Wiglaf
Grendel's mother
One of Beowulf's followers
This line “For this, this gold, these jewels, I thank Our Father in Heaven, Ruler of the Earth—” combined with Beowulf’s pagan funeral ritual and belief in fate prove that the story of Beowulf is unique because it shows…
a mixture of fiction and historically accurate events.
a mixture of sad events and happy celebrations.
a mixture of Christian teachings and pagan rituals.
a mixture of wealth and poverty.
"Is this a dagger which I see before me, The handle toward my hand? Come, let me clutch thee. I have thee not, and yet I see thee still." Who said this quote?
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Malcolm
Banquo
Match the event to its place in the tragic structure.
Macbeth loses the kingship and dies at the hands of Macduff
Macbeth decides to give into his ambition and murder King Duncan
The Weird Sisters tell Macbeth that he will become the thane of Cawdor (which he does) and that he will be king
Macbeth becomes paranoid, which causes him to murder his friend Banquo, murder Macduff's family, and alienate himself from everyone, including his wife.
Protagonist is elevated for some reason (good or bad)
Flaw in the protagonist's character becomes more pronounced and causes problems
Protagonist chooses to act on their character flaw despite knowledge or warnings that their actions will bacfire
Protagonist falls from grace/loses the status gained at the beginning
This character was Macbeth's "dearest partner in greatness" who encouraged him to kill Duncan.
Lady Macbeth
Banquo
Macduff
Malcolm
Methought I heard a voice cry "Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep...Glamis hath murdered sleep, and therefore Cawdor shall sleep no more. Macbeth shall sleep no more." Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood clean from my hand? No, this my hand will rather the multitudinous seas incarnadine, making the green one red." What do these two declarations by Macbeth tell us about his spiritual state after he murders Duncan?
He no longer has any peace and knows that nothing can hide or remove his guilt.
He will have sleepless nights from now on.
He is being haunted by Duncan's ghost.
Even though killing Duncan was bad, Macbeth feels justified in doing it.
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Satire is best defined as.....
a type of poetry
making fun of or criticizing something in order to change it
a serious, informative writing style
a Middle English invention
When The Canterbury Tales was written, the feudal system divided people into strict....
business guilds
land ownership
social classes or ranks
The Canterbury Tales gives us not only ______________ but also _________________.
a fun set of stories/some crazy characters
a cross-section of medieval English society/a literary masterpiece
Chaucer's opinions about different types of people/a long story about going on pilgrimage
The most accurate description of the group of pilgrims is as a....
number of people who represent many different occupations, classes, and personalities
collection of people who are obsessed with money and sensual pleasures
group that comes from many walks of life, but consists only of deeply flawed individuals
variety of individuals who have qualities that are meant to make you unhappy
The Canterbury Tales is unique because it is a frame story. What is the best way to describe a frame story?
A story that is framed in a symbolic way
A bigger story that encompasses and binds the smaller stories within it together
A story that is framed in reverse order
A story that is framed together by a large number of characters
Some nine and twenty in a company Of sundry persons who had chanced to fall In fellowship, and pilgrims were they all. What is the closest meaning of the word “sundry” in these lines?
miscellaneous
assorted
several
diverse
The Pardoner is a corrupt church official who gets rich off of exploiting the people he preaches to. Which quote best demonstrates this?
“I take great pains, and stretching out my neck/To east and west I crane about and peck”
“The curse of avarice (greed) and cupidity/ is my sermon, for it frees the pelf (money gained in a dishonest way)./Out come the pence, specially for myself”
In "The Pardoner's Tale," as soon as the rioters find the tree and the gold, they.....
end the agreement between them
start attacking the old man viciously
begin to suspect Death of tricking them
forget all about Death because of their greed
The youngest rioter buys poison because he
wants all the treasure for himself
hopes to help the old man find death
notices wild animals around the treasure
knows that the other two are planning his death
Chaucer most likely includes the Pardoner and his tale to MOST strongly criticize…
Everyone on the pilgrimage because they are all greedy
The corruption of The Church during his time
Gullible people who give their money away to frauds
Capitalists who want to make money
The most important part of exposition that comes before the central conflict of the Wife of Bath’s tale is….
The explanation why there are no fairies
The reason the knight is being punished
The description of the time period
The example of why women can’t be trusted
What problem does the knight encounter on his quest to solve the queen's riddle?
People are vague in their answers to the question.
A year is not enough time to fulfill his promise.
No one can agree about what women want.
The queen expects the knight to fail.
What does the knight tell the queen that women want?
power over their husbands
freedom to do as they please
the opportunity to remarry often
wealth, treasure, flattery, and pleasure
When the old woman speaks about the importance of noble birth, she says that...
only dukes and earls are gentlemen
true gentility comes only from God
nobility is more important than looks
nobility is a matter of wealth and worth
If you wanted an example to best prove how the old woman rebuts the knight’s qualms against her low-breeding, which evidence would be the strongest?
" Is not a noble, be he duke or earl;/For bad and sinful deeds just make a churl.”
“Gentility is only the renown /For bounty that your fathers handed down,/Quite foreign to your person, not your own; Gentility must come from God alone”
“We gain nobility and not by race.”
"For poverty you scold me. By your leave,/The God on high, in whom we both believe,/Chose willfully to live a poor man's life"
The knight is able to have the old woman as young and pretty and also faithful because…
He chooses old and faithful, so she rewards him with both
He allows the old woman to decide—therefore giving her the power
He allows the old woman to decide and chooses both because she has fallen in love with him
He chooses young and pretty and only thinks she will remain faithful
Chaucer most likely includes the Wife of Bath and her tale to MOST strongly criticize…
The corruption of the knighthood
The feudalism mindset that rank and sex directly represent character
The oppression of poor people
The progressive mindset of women who think they can gain power