End of Semester Test: English 12A (PLATO)
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Which sentence best explains why B. Between AD 500 and 1200, in-
modern English reflects the influence vaders from several countries con-
of several languages? quered parts of Britain.
favored ’lucky
drenched ’soaked
Match the words that have the same
grinned ’smiled
denotations.
scoffed ’mocked
elated ’happy
What is the reason for the tragic end
B. hubris
of the hero Beowulf?
Which three parts of this excerpt from
Beowulf relate to a warrior code?
Beowulf answered, Ecgtheow's son:
"Grieve not, O wise one! for each it is His friend to avenge than with vehe-
better, mence wail him;
[His friend to avenge than with vehe-
mence wail him;]
[Each of us must the end-day abide
of]
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His earthly existence; who is able ac-
complish
[Glory ere death!] [To battle-thane
noble Glory ere death!
Lifeless lying, 'tis at last most fitting.]
& To battle-thane noble
Arise, O king, [quick let us hasten
Lifeless lying, 'tis at last most fitting.
To look at the footprint of the kinsman
of Grendel!]
I promise thee this now: to his place
he'll escape not, . . ."
What do these lines from Sir Gawain
and the Green Knight reveal about the
character of Sir Gawain?
That no host under heaven is hardier
B. He is modest.
of will,
Nor better brothers-in-arms where
battle is joined;
I am the weakest, well I know, and of
wit feeblest;
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Medieval romances abounded in ar-
the trickster ’Morgan Le Faye
chetypes. Most characters in ro-
the temptress ’Bertilak's wife
mances fit into a certain archetypal
the hero on a quest ’Sir Gawain
mold. Match the characters from Sir
the hospitable host ’Bertilak of Haut-
Gawain and the Green Knight to the
desert
archetypes they represent.
Read this excerpt from "The Nun's
Priest's Tale" in Chaucer's The Canter-
bury Tales.
O new Iscariot, O new Ganelon!
O false dissimulator, Greek Sinon
That brought down Troy all utterly to B. The narrator mocks the narrative
sorrow! style of epic poetry by applying it to a
O Chanticleer, accursed be that mor- beast fable.
row
Which sentence in the following de-
scription identifies the style used in
the excerpt?
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Which sentence best explains why B. Between AD 500 and 1200, in-
modern English reflects the influence vaders from several countries con-
of several languages? quered parts of Britain.
favored ’lucky
drenched ’soaked
Match the words that have the same
grinned ’smiled
denotations.
scoffed ’mocked
elated ’happy
What is the reason for the tragic end
B. hubris
of the hero Beowulf?
Which three parts of this excerpt from
Beowulf relate to a warrior code?
Beowulf answered, Ecgtheow's son:
"Grieve not, O wise one! for each it is His friend to avenge than with vehe-
better, mence wail him;
[His friend to avenge than with vehe-
mence wail him;]
[Each of us must the end-day abide
of]
, End of Semester Test: English 12A (PLATO)
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His earthly existence; who is able ac-
complish
[Glory ere death!] [To battle-thane
noble Glory ere death!
Lifeless lying, 'tis at last most fitting.]
& To battle-thane noble
Arise, O king, [quick let us hasten
Lifeless lying, 'tis at last most fitting.
To look at the footprint of the kinsman
of Grendel!]
I promise thee this now: to his place
he'll escape not, . . ."
What do these lines from Sir Gawain
and the Green Knight reveal about the
character of Sir Gawain?
That no host under heaven is hardier
B. He is modest.
of will,
Nor better brothers-in-arms where
battle is joined;
I am the weakest, well I know, and of
wit feeblest;
, End of Semester Test: English 12A (PLATO)
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Medieval romances abounded in ar-
the trickster ’Morgan Le Faye
chetypes. Most characters in ro-
the temptress ’Bertilak's wife
mances fit into a certain archetypal
the hero on a quest ’Sir Gawain
mold. Match the characters from Sir
the hospitable host ’Bertilak of Haut-
Gawain and the Green Knight to the
desert
archetypes they represent.
Read this excerpt from "The Nun's
Priest's Tale" in Chaucer's The Canter-
bury Tales.
O new Iscariot, O new Ganelon!
O false dissimulator, Greek Sinon
That brought down Troy all utterly to B. The narrator mocks the narrative
sorrow! style of epic poetry by applying it to a
O Chanticleer, accursed be that mor- beast fable.
row
Which sentence in the following de-
scription identifies the style used in
the excerpt?
