Midterm Examination in Literature

Which people began their invasion and conquest of Southwestern Britain around 450?

• The Normans

• The Geats

• The Celts

• Anglo-Saxons

Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary around time of Norman Conquest in 1066?

• French

• Norwegian

• Spanish

• Hungarian

Which hero made earliest appearance in Celtic literature before becoming a staple subject in French, English, and German literatures?

• Beowulf

• Arthur

• Caedmon

• Augustine of Canterbury

Which poem is considered the first poem of English Literature?

• Beowulf

• Arthur

• Caedmon

• Augustine of Canterbury

Who would be the father of English poetry?

• Bede

• Geofrey Chaucer

• Caedmon

• Sir Thomas Malory

In Anglo-Saxon heroic poetry what is the fate of those who fail to observe the sacred duty of blood vengeance?

• Banishment to Asia

• Everlasting Shame

• Conversation to Christianity

• Mild Melancholia

Which of following statements are accurate descriptions of old English poetry?

• Its formal and dignified use of speech with distant from everyday use of language.

• Irony is mode of perception as much as it was a figure of speech.

• Christian and pagan ideals are sometimes mixed.

• All of these.

Which of the following did not co-exist in Anglo-Norman England?

• Latin

• Dutch

• French

• English

Which of the following sets consists of exclusively English Thinkers?

• Newton, Hobbies, Locke

• Locke, Smith, Kant

• Lock, Hume, Kant

• Goethe, Paine, Franklin

Which city is often called the birthplace of the Renaissance?

• Rome

• Venice

• Florence

• Milan