Brit Lit Final Quiz

Whose funeral at the beginning of Beowulf foreshadows Beowulf's own funeral at the end of the story?

• Shield Sheafson

• King Hrothgar

• Wealhtheow

• King Hrethel

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What was the purpose of the mead-hall in Beowulf? What does it symbolize?

• Safety, refuge, and community

• Hatred, death, and unfairness

• Hope, fortune, and optimism

• Anticipation, anxiety, and dread

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is the theme of "Lanval"?

• Love overpowers all

• Death is unavoidable

• People are capable of change

• Social status does not determine worth

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which quote from "Lanval" describes the theme of "Lanval"?

• "I don't care if my life should end, / Or who kills me, if she has mercy; / I'm healed again, when her I see."

• "Up to her room, all crying / Pain and anger drove her wild— / She'd been insulted and reviled."

• "To stranger and to citizen / Lanval would gladly have given. / Lanval had great joy and delight : Whether by day or in the night,"

• He lay thinking of his sad plight; / He saw nothing to bring delight. / He lay thus, in a kind of daze, / Following the river-bank with his gaze

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CCSS.RL.11-12.12

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

List a character from "The Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue" that Chaucer portrays as morally right and a character that is portrayed as morally wrong.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which characters from "The Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue" have ironic descriptions?

• Monk who enjoys hunting

• Nun who is vain

• Pardoner who is greedy

• Knight who is chivalrous

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who kills Othello in the end of the story?

• Othello

• Iago

• Desdemona

• Cassio

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What is the flaw that leads to the demise of Othello?

• Jealousy

• Anger

• Hubris

• Greed

What does the handkerchief symbolize in "Othello"?

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CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

Who is the author of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"?

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6