British Literature Final

What was NOT a typical genre of Anglo-Saxon literature?

• a. chronicle

• b. novel

• c. heroic poem

• d. war song

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What is "Beowulf" about? Select all answers that apply.

• a. a king fighting dragons

• b. a warrior fighting monsters

• c. sailor fighting mermaids

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How were stories passed down during the Anglo-Saxon period?

• a. Plays

• b. Oral Tradition

• c. Stained Glass Windows

• d. Gossip

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List some traits of an epic hero.

• a. The supernatural often intervenes

• b. Code of conduct forces hero to challenge any threat to society

• c. The epic hero discovers his or her destiny

• d. The epic hero completes the steps of the hero's journey.

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What literary device is used in saying "Beloved Beowulf''?

• a. Caesura

• b. Allusion

• c. Alliteration

• d. Kenning

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What is the central conflict of Beowulf?

• a. Beowulf versus the Dragon

• b. Good versus Evil

• c. Man versus Monster

• d. Grendel versus Hrothgar

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How does Chaucer use satire in The Canterbury Tales?

• a. In The Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer uses satire to expose the faults of institutions, and common stereotypes of his time.

• b. He does not use satire

• c. In the Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer uses satire to to try to woo women

• d. In the Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer uses satire to prove that the church is not a corrupt institution

In using the reference of “punished forever for the crime of Abel's death", what literary device is being used?

• a. Kenning

• b. Allusion

• c. Caesura

• d. Dramatic Irony

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Select all that apply. Most of the clergy characters in The Canterbury Tales are corrupt. The parson, however, is described by the narrator as:

• a. rich in holy thought and work

• b. patient when adversity was sent

• c. giving to poor parishioners.

What brings Hamilton Prince back to Denmark, Tennessee?

• a. He is taking over Elsinore, the family paper plant

• b. He has graduated

• c. The death of his father, and his mother’s remarriage

• d. He is getting married to Olivia

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