Literature Test Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ( /14) .

____ 1. Read these quotations from A History of the English Church and People. Based on the details they provide, which quotation is probably the most historically accurate? a.I have heard that folk suffering from snakebite have drunk water in which scrapings from the leaves of books from Ireland have been steeped b.On the opposite side of Britain, which lies open to the boundless ocean, lie the isles of the Orcades. c.As Saint Basil says: Water receives its heat when it flows across certain metals, and becomes hot d.almost everything in this isle enjoys immunity to poison

____ 2. Based on The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, what can you conclude about life during the early 900s? a.The Danes ruled most of Britain. b.There were many wars. c.It was mostly a time of peace. d.The government of Britain was unite

____ 3. Which of these quotations from The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle shows the author's bias or loyalties? a.Then the king commanded men to go there with nine of

the new ships b.The same summer no less than twenty ships perished with men and all c.Alfred, son of Aethelwulf, passed away, six nights before All Saints' Day. d.The force had not, by the grace of God, utterly broken down the English.

____ 4. What is the main setting of the story about the knight in The Wife of Bath's Tale? a.England in the time of King Arthur b.the court of a great queen c.an unknown country in the distant past d.a mythical kingdom at an unknown time ____ 5. In The Wife of Bath's Tale, the knight decides to return to the queen and meet his fate even before he meets the old woman. Why? a.He thinks he knows the answer. b.He gave his word he would return. c.He thinks she will forgive him. d.She will find him wherever he runs. ____ 6. In the final scene of the story in The Wife of Bath's Tale, the ugly old woman transforms herself into a beautiful young wife. How do you know she might be a fairy? a.Only fairies have the power to transform themselves. b.The Wife of Bath suggests the existence of fairies when she frames the tale. c.The old woman is so wise she must be something more than human. d.The queen would not have allowed the knight to marry

her as a human.

____ 7. What is the moral of The Wife of Bath's Tale? a.Men should never let women gain the upper han b.Women make wiser decisions than men in all matters. c.The best judges are women because they are compassionate. d.It is best for husbands and wives when women rule the marriage. ____ 8. Bede's main purpose in writing A History of the English Church and People was to a.describe Britain's geography. b.provide a factual narrative of past events in Britain. c.delineate the languages and nations within Britain. d.compare Britain and Ireland ____ 9. Considering the time in which he wrote, which source would probably have provided Bede with the most reliable information that Britain had twenty-eight noble cities? a.personal experience b.testimony from sailors c.records from a monastic library d.accounts in letters ____10. Which of the following seems to lend the greatest credibility to Bede's work? a.the large amount of factual specific, information b.his personal observations on climate c.the references to religion in Britain d.his descriptions of different customs

____11. What is the Wife of Bath's purpose in telling about the disappearance of the elves in The Wife of Bath's Tale? a.to b.to c.to d.to introduce King Arthur and the queen get her listeners' attention as she starts her tale foreshadow the later transformation of the old woman explain why the knight's behavior was so shocking

____12. Why does the queen ask the king not to kill the knight in The Wife of Bath's Tale? a.She thinks justice will be better served if he learns a lesson. b.She thinks a woman should pass sentence on him. c.She wants to make an example of him for other men. d.She wants to avoid the loss of another of King Arthur's knights. ____13. According to The Wife of Bath's Tale, why does the queen give the knight a chance to save his life? a.She thinks it is more important to teach him a lesson than to kill him. b.She knows that he is good at heart and will never rape another woman. c.She thinks killing is too severe a punishment for such a common crime. d.She believes that the knight will be loyal to her forever if she saves him. ____14. In The Wife of Bath's Tale, while the knight is returning to the castle, he sees young maidens dancing in the woods. When he rides up, he finds only the old woman. What can you infer about the woman from these events? a.She is blind and did not see him coming or she would

have escape b.She is an elf or fairy, and she has transformed herself into an old woman. c.She was too old and unable to slip away with the younger ladies. d.She was sent by the queen to meet him in order to help him find the answer.

Reading Strategy: Breaking Down Sentences (

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____15. Break down the following sentence from A History of the English Church and People. Where did the Britons originally come from? The original inhabitants of the island were the Britons, from whom it takes its name, and who, according to tradition, crossed into Britain from Armorica, and occupied the southern parts. a.Britain b.Armorica c.the southern parts d.Briton ____16. Break the following sentence down. Then decide which choice presents the main (independent) clause. When writing supposedly historical accounts, authors present their facts as completely as possible, unencumbered by bias, prejudice, or exaggeration. a.When writing supposedly historical accounts, authors present their facts

b.When writing supposedly historical accounts, authors present their facts as completely as possible c.authors present their facts d.present their facts as completely as possible ____17. The following sentence is from The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Break the sentence down and decide which option best gives the main points. Aethelwald lured the East Anglian force into breaking the peace, so that they ravaged over the land of Mercia, until they came to Cricklade, went over the Thames there, seized all they could carry off both in and around Braydon and then went home-ward again. a.Aethelwald tricked the soldiers so that they broke the peace; they ravaged the land; they seized all they could carry; they went home. b.Aethelwald persuaded many soldiers to cross the Thames and ravage Braydon before returning home with what they'd stolen. c.The soldiers ravaged over the land of Mercia and crossed the Thames River at Cricklade. d.After peace was declared, Aethelwald and his soldiers were greedy; they ravaged the land of Mercia and all the towns along the Thames. . 18. Write the word from the Word List that best completes each of the following sentences. ( /3) solicitous garnished absolution sanguine avouches prevarication 1. The Franklin is probably most ______________ when he is dining, since eating well gives him tremendous pleasure.

2. The Friar believes that _____________should come at a price so that people experience painful consequences for their sinful actions. 3. The Miller _____________that just by feeling grain with his thumb he can tell how much it is worth, which is a fairly bold assertion. 4. The Knights sons garments are _____________ with embroidery. 5. The innkeeper is a ______________host, doing all he can to make sure his guests are comfortable and happy. 6. A Pardoner given to ______________ought to be afraid of excommunication.

19. Circle the synonym of the underlined word or phrase (

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1. According to Bede there were a vast number of wonderful things in Ireland. hallowed ravaged innumerable stranded 2. The king wanted to help the townspeople who had been left helpless at the crossroads. barricaded innumerable hallowed stranded 3. The lighthouses were perched along the cliffs above the ocean. promontories furlongs cockles barricades 4. The enemy had blocked all the exits and set fire to the building. stranded barricaded confounded achieved

Answer the following questions. keep your answers short and neat.( /8) 20. What is the main idea of the story of Midas in The Wife of Bath's Tale? does it contradict or confirm the feminist character sketch of the Wife of Bath? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 21. What is the Wifes purpose behind mentioning the fairies? what does it signify? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 22. What traits do epic heroes like Gilgamesh and Achilleus possess? how do these two heroes differ? _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ 23. In writing A History of the English Church and People, Bede was not completely scholarly or accurate for several reasons. Mention two. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

24. Parphrase the following lines : (

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When good King Arthur ruled in ancient days, (A king that every Briton loves to praise.) This was a land brim-full of fairy folk. The Elf-Queen and her courtiers joined and broke Their elfin dance on many a green mead, Or so was the opinion once, I read, Hundreds of years ago, in days of yore.

But no one now sees fairies any more. For now the saintly charity and prayer Of holy friars seem to have purged the air _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

Literature Test Answer Section MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. ANS: Analysis TOP: B PTS: 1 DIF: easy OBJ: Literary

Critical Reading DIF: easy OBJ:

2. ANS: B PTS: 1 Interpretation TOP: Critical Reading 3. ANS: D PTS: 1 Interpretation TOP: Critical Reading 4. ANS: Analysis TOP: A PTS: 1

DIF:

easy

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easy

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5. ANS: B PTS: 1 Interpretation TOP: Critical Reading 6. ANS: Analysis TOP: B PTS: 1

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easy

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7. ANS: D PTS: 1 Interpretation TOP: Critical Reading 8. ANS: B PTS: 1 Interpretation TOP: Critical Reading 9. ANS: C PTS: Interpretation 1

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easy

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average OBJ:

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Critical Reading DIF: challenging OBJ:

10. ANS: A PTS: 1 Interpretation TOP: Critical Reading 11. ANS: C PTS: 1 Literary Analysis TOP: Critical Reading 12. ANS: A PTS: 1 Interpretation TOP: Critical Reading 13. ANS: A PTS: 1 Interpretation TOP: Critical Reading 14. ANS: B PTS: 1 Interpretation TOP: Critical Reading 15. ANS: Strategy TOP: B PTS: 1

DIF:

challenging

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average OBJ:

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challenging

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challenging

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easy

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16. ANS: C PTS: 1 Reading Strategy TOP: Critical Reading 17. ANS: Strategy TOP: A PTS: 1

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average OBJ: Reading

Critical Reading

COMPLETION 18. ANS: 1. sanguine 2. absolution

3. 4. 5. 6.

avouches garnished solicitous prevarication

PTS:1 19. ANS: PTS:1 SHORT ANSWER 20. ANS: women cannot tell a secret. it contradicts PTS:1 21. ANS: the friars danger to women. corrupt church PTS:1 22. ANS: godlike traits- Achilleus can behave badly PTS:1 23. ANS: relying on observations- accepting tales as truth- little resourcesdid not tell where he got his information from PTS:1 OTHER 24. ANS: varies 1. C; 2. D; 3. A; 4. B

PTS:1