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| Great Britain has been invaded and settled by all of the following | Romans, Vikings, and Normans |
| After the Romans evacuated their troops, Britain was left with | A system of roads and architecture |
| An important effect of Christianity’s spreading in Britain in this era was that | Britan became culturally linked to Europe |
| Anglo-Saxon life was dominated by | close allegiances between leaders and their followers |
| The old Anglo-Saxon religion | mainly encouraged earthly virtues such as bravery |
| Christian monasteries served Anglo-Saxon society by | encouraging learning and preserving literarcy works |
| Grendel has terrorized Herot for how many years? | 12 |
| items Grendel touches in Herot are? | bronze cross on the wall, Hrothgar's shield, and the mead |
| The monster Grendel is descended from | offspring of Cain |
| When Beowulf returns to the Geats, he does what? | becomes their king |
| Wiglaf | He makes a speech about the importance of loyalty and bravery |
| What last thoughts does Beowulf express as he is dying? | desires that his people remember him and his leadership |
| Beowulf embodies the Anglo-Saxon hero because he | is strong and able to protect his people |
| The Seafarer------The speaker thinks that his world in its present state is what? | lacking glory and honor |
| The Seafarer----The poem ends with a | statement of the poet's beliefs |
| The Seafarer----Life has taught the speaker that | only fate and God help sailors |
| After William the Conqueror triumphed at the Battle of Hastings, England changed because of its | adoption of the Norman social system |
| The growth of cities in the Middle Ages led to | the development of lower middles, and upper-middle classes |
| The Crusades influenced everyday life in England by | affecting the creators of the Magna Carta |
| 1170 martyrdom of Thomas a Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, led to | greater power for the Church of Rome |
| The most positive effect of the medieval church was | the fostering of common beliefs and symbols |
| The signing of the Magna Carta by King John signaled the | renewal of older, democratic ideals |
| The ideals of chivalry lost popularity | As a result of the Hundred Years’ War between England and France |
| The Black Death ultimately resulted in what? | freedom for the serfs and greater power for the lower classes |
| The lady of the castle attempts to seduce Sir Gawain because she | is ordered to test Sir Gawain |
| Sir Gawain takes the green sash because he | hopes that it will help him stay alive |
| Sir Gawain agrees to meet thne lady after he meets who | Green Knight |
| The Green Knight taunts Sir Gawain because Sir Gawain | flinches at the sight of the decending ax |
| Sir Gawain is ashamed after his final confrontation with the Green Knight because | he kept the sash and violated the code of knighthood |
| In “The Prologue” of The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer’s primary goal is to | introduce his cast of characters |
| The pilgrims are traveling to Canterbury because | the shrine of Saint Thomas a Becket is there |
| The pilgrims agree to tell tales during the journey in order to | win a free meal and to entertain each other |
| The Canterbury Tales reflects | the importance of religion during the Middle Ages, the varied social clases of the Middle Ages, Chaucer's criticisms about certain aspect of society |
| How does Chaucer imply that the Cook’s dishes are not appetizing? | the cook has a large, festering sore |
| The Wife of Bath is a | veteran of several pilgrimages and marriages |
| Chaucer’s descriptions of the many pilgrims who are members of the clergy create a primarily ____________ view of the Church. | critical |
| It is ironic that the Pardoner preaches against avarice because he is | greedy himself |
| In “The Pardoner’s Tale,” the three rioters go looking for Death because they | plan to avenge the death of their friend |
| "the pardoner's Tale"- in the story, Death is portrayed as | both the penalty for wickedness and as an actual person |
| The Pardoner’s Tale------After abandoning their search for Death, the rioters murder each other. This is an example of | situational irony |
| The Wife of Bath and her Tale----The knight in this story is originally sentenced to death because | he raped a woman |
| In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” the knight’s quest is | a task given to him by the queen |
| The Wife of Bath and her Tale----According to this tale, what women really want is | mastery over their husbands |
| The Wife of Bath and her Tale-----The knight most clearly shows that he has learned what women want when he | asks his wife to decide which form she will take |
| Which of the following statements best describes the intellectual movement known as humanism? | Humanism combined the wisdom of the classics with that of the Bible |
| Why was the invention of printing with movable type significant? | THE WIDE AVailability of reading material allowed ideas to spread quickly |
| People in England were dissatisfied with the Catholic Church for all of the following reasons | they wanted to follow the teachings of humanism instead |
| King Henry VIII could be considered a “Renaissance man” because he | was literary, musical, athletic, and sholarly |
| The end of the English Renaissance was characterized by | Increasing interest in secular, rather, |
| Why are historical periods so inexact, and why are they generally unknown as periods or eras to the people who live during them? | They are created later by historiams to describe general trends rather than precise beginnings and end |
| VIII’s first wife was | Anne Boleyn |
| Henry’s first daughter Mary was raised as a ______ with her mother in Spain. | Catholic |
| Elizabeth was known for all of the following accomplishments | she raised a Navy, she loved the literary and musical theatrics of Shakespeare, and she beheaded her cousin Mary Queen of Scots |
| A turn can best be describes as | the change or shift that occurs after the first eight lines of a sonnet |
| The couplet is necessary to keep the speaker from being | misunderstood |
| The turn in a sonnet can best be described as | the change or shift that occurs after the first eight line of a sonnet |
| The couplet at the end of the sonnet functions to | express the point of the poem |
| King Hamlet’s ghost visits Hamlet to tell him | express the speaker's sorrow... |
| Hamlet is angry with his mother, Queen Gertrude, because she | married Claudius so quickly |
| Polonius commands Ophelia to ________________ Hamlet’s advances | reject |
| Hamlet initially hesitates to kill Claudius because he | is not sure he whether can trust the ghost or not |
| Rather than making a decision regarding avenging his father’s murder, Hamlet | contemplates suicide |
| Hamlet suspects that his friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are there to | spy on him for the king or queen |
| Hamlet’s other friend, Horatio, has come to Elsinore to | express spy on Hamlet at the request of Claudius and Gertrude |
| Claudius killed Hamlet’s father by | pouring poison in his ear |
| Hamlet decides to test whether or not Claudius is guilty by | having actors perform a play that parallels the murder |
| The ghost of King Hamlet tells Hamlet that his spirit is tormented because he | had no chance to confess his sins |
| When Hamlet begins to act strangely, Polonius is convinced it is because of | Ophelia's rejection of him |
| Gertrude is convinced Hamlet’s strange behavior is due to | his grief over his father's death and her quick marriage |
| When Claudius feels threatened by Hamlet, he decides to send Hamlet | to England |
| Once Hamlet is convinced that Claudius did murder his father, he immediately follows him to kill him, but he changes his mind because | he sees Claudius praying |
| When Hamlet confronts Gertrude about her hasty marriage to Claudius, she | denies any wrongdoing |
| Hamlet kills Polonius because | he thinks he may be Claudius |
| Claudius ultimately sends Hamlet to England with sealed letters requesting that | Hamlet be executed |
| Hamlet’s level of trust in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern is best revealed when he refers to them as | fanged adders (snakes) |
| Ophelia dies when she | drowns in a lake |
| Shakespeare uses Ophelia and Hamlet to contrast | genuine insanity an feigned insanity |
| Which reason(s) does Claudius give Laertes for not punishing Hamlet for his murder of Polonius? | he does not want to hurt Gertrude by punishing him and Hamlet is too popular with the people of Denmark |
| Claudius intends to kill Hamlet by having him drink from a poisoned cup, | Gertrude |
| Laertes dies after | he is stabbed with the poisoned blade |
| When Gertrude begins to die, Claudius says she is | faint from the blood |
| Gertrude’s death is caused by | a drink of posoned wine |
| Hamlet finally kills Claudius by | stabbing him with a poisoned blade and forcing him to drink the poisoned cup |
| Hamlet dies when he | is cut with a poisoned blade |
| Before he dies, Hamlet asks __________ to tell his story. | Horatio |
| Hamlet gives his approval for this man to become King of Denmark. | Fortinbras |
| Fortinbras’s importance for Hamlet lies in the fact that | Hamlet learns from his decisiveness |
| Hamlet, Laertes, and Fortinbras have in common the fact that | their fathers have all been killed |
| The play-within-a-play is a device | to help Hamlet identify his father's murder |
| Regarding the play-within-a-play, Claudius | reveals his guilt by his actions |
| The soliloquy “To be, or not to be” is a meditation on | life and death |
| When Hamlet says, “Frailty, thy name is woman” he is referring to | Gertrude |
