Posted: September 13th, 2017

The Dream of the Rood, Judith, The Seafarer

The Dream of the Rood, Judith, The Seafarer

-Dante Alighieri (B387-91)
The Divine Comedy, Inferno, Cantos I-V (B392-409)
Inferno Cantos XXIII (23) (B467-71)
XXVI (26) (B478-82)
XXVIII (28) (B486-89)
Inferno Canto XXXIV (34) (B508-11)
Paradiso Canto XXXIII (33) (B531-34)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (B 725-80)

-Geoffrey Chaucer (B657-62)
“General Prologue” (B662-68 and 672-73)
“The Wife of Bath’s Prologue” (B682-700)
“The Wife of Bath’s Tale” (B701-10)

-Sei Shonagon (B1127-31)
Selections from The Pillow Book (B1142-44, 1151-53)

-William Shakespeare
Othello
Acts I-III
Acts IV-V

 
Question 1
1.
What is unusual about Bertran de Born’s appearance?
Answer

he is holding his head in his hand.

he has no legs.

he has no mouth.

he has only one eye.
2 points
Question 2
1.
In which text does this passage appear?

“With all the wonder in the world they gathered there as one:
the most chivalrous and courteous knights known in Christendom;
the most wonderful women to have walked in this world”
Answer

Prologue to Canterbury Tales

Wife of Bath’s Tale.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Wife of Bath’s Prologue.
2 points
Question 3
1.
A primary characteristic of the European Renaissance was a revival of
Answer

ancient Egyptian science.

classical learning.

tyranny in government

the Crusades.
2 points
Question 4
1.
Which of these is not an opinion that Sei Shonagon expresses in The Pillow Book?
Answer

a preacher ought to be good looking.

oxen should have very small foreheads.

snow on the houses of common people is unsuitable.

an empress should be petite.
2 points
Question 5
1.
Satire is best defined as
Answer

assigning life-like characteristics to inanimate objects.

a comparison using “like” or “as.”

the antagonist in a romance.

often being concerned with ethical reform.
2 points
Question 6
1.
According to the lecture, which of these texts reflects a culture preoccupied with aesthetics?
Answer

Othello.

The Canterbury Tales.

The Pillow Book.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
2 points
Question 7
1.
Who is speaking in the passage below?

“Demand me nothing. What you know, you know.
From this time forth I never will speak word.”
Answer

Iago

Sir Gawain

The Green Knight

Othello
2 points
Question 8
1.
Which of these sinners is guilty of malice?
Answer

Ulysses.

Paolo and Francesca.

Both of the above.

Neither of the above.
2 points
Question 9
1.
Which of the following statements is true?
Answer

Canterbury Tales was written in Middle English, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was written in Old English.

Canterbury Tales was written in Old English, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was written in Middle English.

Canterbury Tales was written in Early Modern English, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was written in Middle English.

Canterbury Tales was written in Middle English, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was written in Middle English.
2 points
Question 10
1.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the romance?
Answer

The romance’s values are those of a heroic age.

The romance stresses tales involving knightly adventures.

The romance tends to be light-hearted.

The romance tends to be loose in structure.
2 points
Question 11
1.
Who is Bertilak?
Answer

one of the Wife of Bath’s husbands.

one of Arthur’s knights.

the Green Knight.

Sir Gawain.
2 points
Question 12
1.
How did Othello woo Desdemona?
Answer

by writing her poetry.

by writing her love letters.

by singing to her.

by telling her stories of his past.
2 points
Question 13
1.
Where is Virgil spending eternity in The Divine Comedy?
Answer

Purgatory

Limbo

Paradise

Ninth circle of hell
2 points
Question 14
1.
Which of the following characters does NOT come into contact with the handkerchief during the course of Othello?
Answer

Bianca

Roderigo

Cassio

all of the above characters come into contact with the handkerchief during the course of the play
2 points
Question 15
1.
The passage below appears in which text?

“And every night and day, some time he found…
To read then in this book of wicked wives.
He knew of them more legends and more lives
Then there are of good wives in the Bible.
For trust it well, it is impossible
For any clerk to speak some good of wives,
Unless he speaks about holy saints’ lives”
Answer

Prologue to Canterbury Tales

Wife of Bath’s Tale

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Wife of Bath’s Prologue
2 points
Question 16
1.
In _________, the lover looks on the beloved as one who is higher and can be approached only with a supposed awe and wonder.
Answer

the satire.

courtly love literature.

the classic tragedy.

the mock epic.
2 points
Question 17
1.
The online lecture states that Othello’s disintegration is evident through all of the following ways EXCEPT
Answer

he strikes Desdemona.

he plans to seduce Emilia.

he eavesdrops on Cassio and Iago.

All of the above are indications of Othello’s disintegration.
2 points
Question 18
1.
Who claims that reading a tale of adultery led her to commit adultery?
Answer

Francesca.

Wife of Bath.

Lady Bertilak.

Dido.
2 points
Question 19
1.
Who says the following passage despite the fact that he is very articulate?

“Rude am I in my speech, / And little blessed with the soft phrase of peace.”
Answer

Othello.

Iago.

Sir Gawain.

Dante the pilgrim.
2 points
Question 20
1.
Othello suffers from what illness?
Answer

cancer.

the plague.

epilepsy.

a heart condition.
2 points
Question 21
1.
Which of the following statements is NOT true of Virgil in The Divine Comedy?
Answer

At one point, while guiding Dante through the Inferno, he becomes lost.

He lives in Purgatory.

He acknowledges he did not worship God in fitting ways.

All of these statements are true of Virgil in the Divine Comedy.
2 points
Question 22
1.
Who is still alive at the end of Othello?
Answer

Roderigo, Iago.

Iago, Cassio.

Cassio, Roderigo.

Emilia, Iago.
2 points
Question 23
1.
Before Gawain accepts the girdle from the lady of the castle, he refuses another gift from her. What is that gift?
Answer

a helmet

a love knot

a ring

a sword
2 points
Question 24
1.
Why is The Divine Comedy called a “comedy”?
Answer

It has humorous episodes.

It has a comic antagonist.

It ends happily.

It made people laugh in the Middle Ages.
2 points
Question 25
1.
Which of these statements is not true regarding Elizabethan Theatre?
Answer

The Globe was the only permanent playhouse.

The church condemned plays as immoral.

The theatre was a place in which disease easily spread.

Queen Elizabeth and King James enjoyed plays.
2 points
Question 26
1.
Please read the following instructions before writing your response.
o Write a response to the question listed below. Strong responses to the essay question are usually between 200-300 words, and you need to allow time to write a response in which you provide textual support, including quotes, to support your claims. You should also allow time to proofread your response as well.
o You should include limited quotations from the literary works when appropriate to support your points, and you should include parenthetical references whenever using quoted material.
o Do not use any outside sources for this essay exam. All of the content should be your own ideas supported by specific evidence from our readings. Any student using any information from a source other than the textbook and class notes will receive an automatic 0 on the exam. As your syllabus explains, plagiarism will not be tolerated in any form whatsoever.
Essay Question:
Do you believe Dante, the principal character in the Divine Comedy, shows heroic characteristics in the poem? Why or why not? Make clear in your response how you are defining heroism. Write a multi-paragraph essay in which you use textual support, including limited quotations, from the textbook to support your assertions.
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