British Literature Midterm Exam 2023.What character embodies England's greatest legend? -Answer= King Arthur
During whose reign did learning, literacy,
... [Show More] 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
T/F Most Anglo-Saxon literature was written, not oral, literature. -Answer= False
T/F The epic and the elegy are among the most prominent genres in Old English literature. - Answer= True
T/F Throughout the text's excerpt from Beowulf, Hrothgar clearly envies Beowulf's strength and seeks to show how he is of greater heroic virtue than Beowulf. -Answer= False
T/F True courtly love was spiritual, not physical. -Answer= True
T/F Thomas Malory's life choices evidenced the wisdom displayed in his prose romances. -Answer= False
T/F The legend of Arthur originated in the exploits of a Celtic chieftain in the fifth century. -Answer= True
in texts, cues that indicate main ideas and supporting points or show how these points relate to each other -Answer= transitional phrase [Show Less]