British Literature Midterm Exam 2021-2022
What character embodies England's greatest legend? -Answer= King Arthur
During whose reign did learning, literacy, and literature advance in Anglo-Saxon times? -Answer= Alfre
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British Literature Midterm Exam 2021-2022
What character embodies England's greatest legend? -Answer= King Arthur
During whose reign did learning, literacy, and literature advance in Anglo-Saxon times? -Answer= Alfred the Great
What genre is Beowulf? -Answer= oral epic
The Anglo-Saxon term for fate is ________________. -Answer= wyrd
Epics are traditionally ________________. -Answer= didactic
One evidence of the mixing of pagan and Christian elements in Beowulf is ___________________________. -Answer= the assertion that wyrd is providence.
Beowulf mortally wounds Grendel by ___________________________. -Answer= tearing off his arm.
What was the original purpose of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle? -Answer= to inform
According to The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, what heroic quality does Alderman Eadric lack the most? -Answer= loyalty
In Sir Gawain, what does the pentangle symbolize about Gawain? -Answer= faithfulness
What number is repeatedly used symbolically in Sir Gawain? -Answer= 3
In Sir Gawain, what is the significance of the green girdle as it relates to Gawain's character development? -Answer= Gawain's use of the girdle violates his vow but provides an opportunity for true confession.
In Sir Gawain, why did the queen tempt Gawain? -Answer= The king directed her to tempt Gawain.
In Sir Gawain, by continuing to wear a green sash, what does every Round Table knight commemorate? -Answer= the frailty of human hearts and the virtue of humility
Sir Gawain and Le Morte d'Arthur share all of the following except... -Answer= noble death of the protagonist.
In Le Morte d'Arthur, what is the name of King Arthur's sword? -Answer= Excalibur
Sir Bedivere's part in Le Morte d'Arthur resembles which biblical figure? -Answer= Peter
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