English Iv Midterm Exam

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List invaders of Great Britian

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Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Normandy

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Celtic religion characteristics

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NOT worship of Ancient Greek gods of wisdom

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What was Anglo-Saxon life dominated by?

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Close allowance between leaders and their followers

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Why were Anglo-Saxon poets/bards honored?

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Preserved heroic deeds in collective memory

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Why does Beowulf come to kill Grendel?

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The adventure would give him new glory.

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What last thoughts does Beowulf express as he is dying?

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Sadness that heroes like him and England are a dying breed

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Why is Beowulf an epic hero?

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He embodies the ideals of Anglo-Saxon society

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Describe Beowulf.

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NOT mild-tempered and modest

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What epics do epic heroes follow?

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Brave, clever, fair, patience, wisdom; ethics of a good warrior

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Why did Beowulf go to aid the Danes? What was his connection?

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To get new glory and adventure; father is related to the king, distant family.

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What murderous biblical figure is Grendel related to?

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Cain

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Beowulf is praised for what virtues after his death?

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Bravery and fairness.

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What makes Beowulf an important literary work?

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First great work of national literature

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Who is Unferth? Brecca?

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Unferth is the man of Dane who challenges Beowulf because he envies his courage and fame; Brecca is Beowulf's friend that raced him in their famous and dangerous swimming match

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How does Beowulf kill Grendel? His mother?

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Twists off Grendel's arm and stabs him with it; cut off his mothers head

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How did England change after William the Conqueror triumphed at the Battle of Hastings?

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Adaption of Norman social system and French words to English language

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Explain Feudalism's religious concept of hierarchy.

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Caste system of overlords, vassals and serfs

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What effect did the Black Death have in feudalism? Why?

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Freedom for seeds and greater power for lower classes

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What is Chauncer's main objective to writing the Prologue?

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Introduce cast of characters

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Why are the pilgrims traveling to Canterbury?

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To see the shrine of Saint Thomas a'Becket.

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Why do the pilgrims agree to tell tales during the journey?

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Win a free meal and entertain one another to pass time

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Which member of the clergy receives the most admiring, flattering description?

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The parson

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Which pilgrim apparently knows and uses potions?

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The wife of bath

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Chauncer's characterizations of the Prioress, the monk, and the others connected with the church are mainly what?

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Satirical

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In "the Pardoner's Tale" why is it ironic that the Pardoner preaches against avarice?

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He is especially greedy himself

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How is death portrayed?

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Skeletal figure and an evil angel

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Why do the rioters go looking for death?

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Avenge death of their friends

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In "sir gawain and the green knight" why does gawain take a green sash?

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He hopes it will keep him alive, his lover (the lady) gives it to him.

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Why does the green knight taunt sir gawain and how?

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Flinches at the sight of a descending ax; sharpens ax from afar and repeatedly swings and purposely miss

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Why is this work considered a romance?

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A brave knight on a dangerous journey

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What is the main thing that Gawain gains from his experiences with the lord, his lady, and the Green Knight?

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Punishment of deceit

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In Le Morte Darthur the two armies begin the battle because what happened?

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Modred is a traitor

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How (weapon) does Arthur kill Modred?

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His spear

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Why doesn't Bedivere throw Excalibur into the lake at first?

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Knows it's important and valuable

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What does Arthur's epitaph imply?

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He will return to England if needed.

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Who becomes king in the end?

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Malcolm

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Details of Banquo's murder.

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Ambushes Banquo and his son while walking home, Banquo killed, Fleance escape.

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Are the Thanes loyal to Macbeth in the end?

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No they act because they are scared an Macbeth is a tyrant

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What are the things the witches prophesize?

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Macbeth the thane of Cawdor and king, banquos sons will be king but not him, beware Macduff, no one but not born of a woman can kill Macbeth, Macbeth will remain king until Birnam wood comes up Dunsindane hill.

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Banquo's ghost-who sees it?

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Macbeth only

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How does Lady Macbeth die? What is her problem in Act V?

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Guilt consumes her and she kills herself; she starts sleepwalking every night

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Is Duncan ever suspicious of Macbeth?

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No

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What is the point of the porter scene?

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Comic relief after king is murdered.

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How would you describe Macbeth in the end?

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Scared.

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What is his reaction to his wife's death?

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Anger, terrible timing, bound to happen.

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How does Macbeth die?

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Macduff (who's mother died before his birth) killed him and cut his head off.

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Who is Hecate? Macdonwald? Fleance? Macduff?

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Hecate is "queen" or leader of the witches; Macdonwald is the traitor of Scotland from the beginning and was called "merciless"; Fleance is Banquo's son; Macduff is a thane who flees Scotland to find Malcolm to get help to save Scotland and have Malcolm back as king, he also kills Macbeth

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How are the thanes of Glamis? Fife? Inverness?

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Glamis is Macbeth as well as Inverness; Fife is Macduff

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What does Macbeth hallucinate in Act I? Lady Macbeth in Act V?

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Macbeth sees a dagger leading him to the king's chamber to murder him; Lady Macbeth sleepwalks and sees blood on her hands that can not be washed off.

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Clerval

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Victor's childhood friend, nurses him to health

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Felix

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DeLacy son, in love with Safie.

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Walton

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Letters from beginning, aided Frankenstein and heard from him his story.

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Kremp

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professor of natural philosophy, victor dislikes

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Justine

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Servant and adopted into Frankenstein family; framed for murder.

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Agatha

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DeLacy daughter, sister to Felix.

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Safie

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came and found felix, in love with him

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DeLacey

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Family the monster watches, father is blind

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Elizabeth

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Victor grew up with, beautiful, adopted in family, Victor loves and intends to marry.

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William

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Victor's youngest brother, strangled in woods by the monster

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Maragret

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Sister of Walton he writes to her on the ship telling her of Frankenstein's story.

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Beatrice

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Hero's cousin; witty

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Benedick

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Soldier under Don Pedro; witty; love affair with Beatrice

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Claudio

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Soldier under Don Pedro; in love with Hero

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Hero

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Daughter of Leonato; beautiful and kind; in love with Claudio

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Don Pedro

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prince; friend of Leonato

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Leonato

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successful, governor, elderly, well loved

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Don John

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Brother of Don Pedro; evil villain

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Margaret

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hero's servant mistaken as hero

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Berachio and Conrad

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Don Johns evil helpers

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Dogberry

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the fool; in charge of the watch

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Verges

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deputy to dogberry

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Antonio

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Beatrice's father