British Literature Midterm Exam

British Literature Midterm Exam What character embodies England's greatest legend? -Answer= King Arthur During whose reign did learning, literacy, and literature advance in Anglo-Saxon times? -Answer= Alfred the Great What genre is Beowulf? -Answer= oral epic The Anglo-Saxon term for fate is ________________. -Answer= wyrd Epics are traditionally ________________. -Answer= didactic One evidence of the mixing of pagan and Christian elements in Beowulf is ___________________________. -Answer= the assertion that wyrd is providence. Beowulf mortally wounds Grendel by ___________________________. -Answer= tearing off his arm. What was the original purpose of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle? -Answer= to inform According to The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, what heroic quality does Alderman Eadric lack the most? -Answer= loyalty In Sir Gawain, what does the pentangle symbolize about Gawain? -Answer= faithfulness What number is repeatedly used symbolically in Sir Gawain? -Answer= 3 In Sir Gawain, what is the significance of the green girdle as it relates to Gawain's character development? -Answer= Gawain's use of the girdle violates his vow but provides an opportunity for true confession. In Sir Gawain, why did the queen tempt Gawain? -Answer= The king directed her to tempt Gawain. In Sir Gawain, by continuing to wear a green sash, what does every Round Table knight commemorate? -Answer= the frailty of human hearts and the virtue of humility Sir Gawain and Le Morte d'Arthur share all of the following except... -Answer= noble death of the protagonist. In Le Morte d'Arthur, what is the name of King Arthur's sword? -Answer= Excalibur Sir Bedivere's part in Le Morte d'Arthur resembles which biblical figure? -Answer= Peter