Enelisb LitlComp
Mid-Term Exam
Directions: Choosethe BEST arlswerand fill in the correspondingletter on the scantronanswer
sheet.
1. Beowulf was king of the _---__*.
a. Danes
b. Grendels
c. Geats
d. he was nevera king
2. This man doubtedBeowulf s abilitiesandmotives.
a. Wiglaf
b. Unferth
c. Edgetho
d. Grendel
3. Why could Grendelnot be harmedby swords?
a. he had a spell on him
b. he wore arrnor
c. he had scales
d. no one daredstrike him with a blade
4. Which of the following bestdescribesGrendel?
a. brave warrior
b. paganantagonist
c. wizard
d. thief of treasure
5. Why did Grendelattack Herot?
a. to get revengefor his mother'sdeath
b. to rob the hall of treasures
c. to kill Beowulf
d. becausehe hateshumanhappiness
6. Who is Beowulf s father?
a. Edgetho
b. Wiglaf
c. Unferth
d. Hrothgar
7. The term "wyrd" is closestin meaningto which of the following?
a. dragon
b. fate
c. weird
d. hero
8. Which of the following itemsbestsynibolizesBeowulf s strength?
a. Grendel'sseveredarm
b. Grendel'sMother'sdagger
c. Hrunting
d. the deep-keeledship
9. Why is Beowulfjustified irr usirrga sword and shieldagainstthe dragon?
a. Beowr"rlfis a good swordfighter
b. Hrothgar bet Beowulf he coLrldnot defeatthe dragon
c. Beowulf is older, weaker,and tlre dragonbreathesfire
d. Beowulf must aclrieveglory with Hrur-rting
10.What is a kenning?
a. a call to adventure
b. a part ofa ship
c. a sr,rbstitution
for a propername
d. a medievalweapon
I l. Which of the following systernsoriginatedduring the Medieval Period?
a. Monarchy
b. Feudalism
c. Capitalism
d. Democracy
12. Which of the following classesis ftiund at the bottomof the structureof the feudal system?
a. Serf.s
b. Knights
c. Dukes
d. Earls
13. This forrl of govemmenthasorreleaderand that leadermust be of a royal line.
a. Democracy
b. Natioualism
c. Dictatorship
d. Monarchy
14.Chivalryinvolvesall of the following except
a. riding horses
b. honor
c. a desirefor riches
d. musicalability
15.InMorted'Arthur,Gawainappears
to Arthur
a. in a dream
b. aftera battle
c. with liis brother
d. afterMordred'sdeath
16.Complete
thefollowinganalogy:
Titanic:ship:: Excalibur:
a. Arlhur
b. sword
c. slrip
d. spear
17.Mordredis Arthur's nephewand his
a. uncle
b. father
c. brother
d. sou
18. Which of the following elementsfronr Morte d'Arthur has no Christiansymbolism?
a. Arthur's dream
b. the adder
c. tlre nurrberthree
d. the mysteryof Arthur's death
19.Which of'the following charactersis not involvedin the battleagainstMordred?
a. Sir Lancelot
b. Sir LLrcan
c. Arthur
d. Sir Bedivere
20. Atthe herrriitage,
one of Arthur's knightsmeets
a. Merlin
b. TheformerBishopof Canterbury
c. L.uttcelot
d. Guinevere
21. SirThorrasMalory,theautlrorof Morled'Arthur,wasknownasa
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29.
a. 1licnd to Chaucer
b. religiousleader
c. talentedstoryteller
d. criminal
In the openirrgof Sir Gm,rtainund the Green Knight, what are Arthur and his knights
doing?
a. celebratingNew Year's Eve
b. planningan attack
c . k i l l i n gs n a k e s
d. mourninsa death
What ttrolivitlt:sthe GreenKnight to cometo Camelotand issuethe challenge?
a. (lrrr.vairr-s
letter
b. Guinevere'saffair with Lancelot
c. Ar'tlrur'sreputation
d. the searchfor the grail
What is tlre plize that the Creen Knight offers to the player of his "game,,?
a. a lrattleax
b. his head
c. glory nrrrlriches
d. a girdle
The GrecttKrrirlrt enticesl(ing ArthLrrarrdhis knightsto participatein the gameby
a . p r r r i s i r rt rl r er n
b . i n s L r l t i nt hge m
c . t r i c l < i r rt gl r c m
d . a t t a c k i ntgh e m
Why does Crrrvirirr
askto take Arthur's placein the "game"?
a. the lossof Gawain would not be too bad
b. Arthur is too old to fight
c. Carvrirr lratesthe GreenKnight
d. Gawain is betterwith an ax than Arthur
Gawain'saxc srrtrckthe GreenKnight's neckand o'cloveit in twain" what doesthis mean?
a. sclsorr"' ir late
b. missedthe mark
c. crl it i,r ' o
d. barelybrokethe skin
What lr:rir1'rt.r,.
rrlierGawainstril<es
the CreenKnight with the axe?
a. tlrc crL L'.,l(night laLrghs
at lrim
b. the GreenKnight attackshim
c. tlre lrerr,llhlls off
d. the GreenKnight disappears
What arc tlrt' r'ills that Gawairtreceivesfrorn the hunter'swife in the castle?
a. trvt'llii , '' an4 a fOx tirr
b. a scarf,a fur, and an axe
c. ir lrrl. I
and fox firr
d. two kissesand a sirdle
30. which ol'1lrcl',llowingtraitsof the GreenKnight exhibitspaganinfluences?
a . h i s c l r r r l 'r g e
b. his home
c. his lx.''
d. both a and b
31. At the Cr''.'cnI iurpel,how doesthe GreenKnight attemptto intimidateGawain?
a . s c r r ' i i l u l 'I a t h i m
b. sliarpeninghis ax
c. moc:liirrr,rim
d. hidingfrom him
32. By lying rrborrrlrelastgift, Gawainshowsthat he is
a. flirrt'ctl
c. evil
b. wise
d. not a Chr.istian
33. Geoffrev('1, t'r held all of the following occupations
in his life except
a. soltii.',
b. rnerc5ant
c. pagc
d. diplorlat
34. NOT COUD' ,
Canterbrrt't,'1s?
, how manypilgrimsarein The
a.42
b.23
c.28
d.30
35. Whatis llr,.:r,, ,: of the story-tellingcontest?
a. a Swr)i
b. a meal and a room at the inn
c . t w e r r l Y 'cesof silver
d. a book containingstorieswritten by Chaucer
3 6 . W h i c ho f t i r , lowiugpilglirrrshacl."an ulceron his knee"?
a. the r-'ocr
b. the Parsorr
c. the Rec
d . t h eM i l l e r
37. The Knight r, lccornpaniedby _
a . h i su i l
b. the Doctor
c ' t h eS i J r '
d. the Pardoner
38. The Yeourrn s clothedin what color?
a. red
b. white
c. green
d.blue
39. The Nun wls rrr'econcer"ned
with -_
tlian with being a charitablechristian.
a. monc!
b. table ,.r',o,',,'r"r,
c. her cl , :; d. hunting
40. In "The Paru r''sTale", the rnoralcoLrldNOT be
a. be kinc: l,our elders
b. honestyis thebestpolicy
c. be carel rvhatyou wish for
d. greedis therootofall evil
41. The threeRio s are lookingftrr _
a. money
b. death
c. food
d. an old nran
42. The Rioter w
|cturrrs[o towr]br:ys_
a. rum
b. bandages
c. poison
d. basketsto carrythe gold
43. In British hisl ,', what eventr-rsually
signifiesthe end of historicalperiods?
a. the crea rr of new literature
b. a holiday
c. celestia, Vellts
d. the death or removal of a monarch
44. Beforethe Re issance,religioustexts were prirnarily written in what language?
a. Anglo-l r) ll
b. Middle-English
c. Latin
d. they were not written down
45. Renaissancentcans
a. king
b. rebinh
c. revolutiorr
d. Anglo-Saxon
46. William Shakeslreare
was born in tlre town of
a. London
b. Bremen
c. Canterbrrr'1,
d. Stratford-Upon-Avon
47. Which of the f()llowingis a legendaboutShakespeare?
a. the name rrctuallybelongedto a group of writers
b. he was st'\r'etly a pagan
c. his moth, r'wrotemosl of his poetry
d. he was sr cretly a rlerrber of tlie royal family
48. Blank versedocsnot
a. have forlr
b. have rhythm
c. rhyme
d. makesense
49. KingHenryVlt I is responsible
fbr establishing
a. the modc rrjudicial system
b. the Church of England
c. the first r riversity
d. Shakespeare's
reputation
50. During the Rerrrissartce,
what civilization influencedmany of the changestaking place
throughoutEurope'.'
a. America
b.China
c. Italy
d. Anglo-Saxon
51. who is oftenc.rrrributed
with helpingShakespeare
writehisplays?
a. QueenEl ,,abeth b. JohrrDryden
c. KingHer .vVII
d. LordCharnberlain
52. Whichof thefi iowingis NOI'one of Shakespeare's
plays?
a. The Tent,rt.st
b. The Odyssey
c. Othello
d. King Lear
53. Renaissance
thi'rrlerusedvery little of which of the following elements?
a. colorful ( ',stumes b. interactionwith the audience
c. scenepr( ,'r
d. imagilatiorr
54.Shakespeare,sl.iltertroupewaskllowt-taS-.
a. The Glol
b. Lord Cliamberlain'sMen
c. The Querrr'sMen
d. England,sThespians
55. Which of these;rctorshasplayedthe role of Macbethin film?
a. Mel Gib. ,rr
b. Shakespeare
c. Vin Dies l
d. OrsonWelles
56. Greattragedy r, ,-vbefall any actor who says
beforea performance.
a. "break 3 .,"
b. ,,Hamlet,,
c. "Shakesi,lrre"
d. "Macbeth"
57. Which of the fi lowing bestdescribesWilliam Shakespeare?
a. superstili rrs
b. deceitful
c. narrow-r, 'rded
d. wealthy
58. _
is a. .rracterin the rrrovieversionof Macbethwho is
not found in thr' rt.
a. Fleance
b. Hecate
c. Holy Far 'r
d. Duncan
59. The witcheshri r a(n)
in themovie.
a. extfa mCr l)er
b. Macbethstatue
c. black cat
d. bleedinghand
60. The asidesanclsoliloquiesarediffere't in the rnoviebecause
a. they alr.r,ays
end the scene
b. other charactershear them
c. they are louder than the other lines
d. they are thought ratherthan spoken
61. This sceneis in the movie and was only mentionedin the text.
a. Cawdor's execution
b. Macbeth'sdeath
c. Banquo'sghost
d. Duncan'smurder
MACBETH TEXT OUESTIONS
62. Whatcouldbe classifiedas Macbeth,s
character
flaw durineAct I?
a. a needto be loved
b. his desirefor an herr
c. a desireflorpower
d. slow-wittedness
63. What importantrole do the witches play in Act I?
a. they help establishthe setting
b. they foreshadowevents
c. they describeotlrercharacters
d. both a and b
64. How would one bestdescribeMacbeth'sf-eelings
aboutkilling Duncan?
a. confiderrce
b. torlLrredindecisiveness
c. fear
d. constantdenial
65. In Act Il, scencii, why doesLady Macbethdrug the guards?
a. so they u,ill kill Duncan
b. to makethem sleep
c. to eraselllelr lnemories
d. to kill them in casethey saw the murder
66. What characterizesthis line as blank verse? "this night's greatbusinessinto my dispatch,,
a. Ten syllrrbleswith the stressfalling on everyothersyllable
b. It is wrirrenirr ian-rbic
hexanreter
c. It hastlrreepausesto makeit soundlike a song
d. It foresl,rrdor.vs
rna.jorplot events
67. Macbethsaysrlrathe will "sleepno lnore',because
he believes
a. he will r()t beconre
a firgitive
b. his conscience
will neverlet him rest
c. he will lrrveonly rriglrtnrares
d. hewill soondie
68. WhatdoesM;,,'bethrrreanwherrhe saystlratthe bloodon his handswill reddenall the seas?
a. he is vcrv gr:ilty
b. thebloodwill literallynevercomeoff
c. he livesrreartheocean
d. LadyMacbethwill alwaysblamehim
69. Which part ot r rc lirllowingqLrotestatesthe purposeof the meetingafter Duncan's
murder?
"And wht'r,rve have our ual<edfrailties hid, /That suffer in exposure,let us meet/
And qr"resr,rrtlris rrrostbloodypieceof work, /To know it further. Fearsand
scrupless r rlieus"
a. To kno" tlre [rloodypieceof work fiuther
b. To get shelterfrom exposure
c. To shair tlrcirfearsandscruples
d. To hidetheirnakedfrailties
7 0 . What reason,' ,, s l-aciyMacbethgive fbr not killing King Duncanherself?
a. Shesar rlrrrtslreis a wornanand cannotdo it
b. Shewa s N4acbeth
to provehe is a man
c . t h ek i n r ' ,'okstoo lnLrclr
Iike her father
d. Shelor ; l)rlrcarrtoo muchto kill hini
7 1 .Unrhyrnedirr rc pentarleter
is alsocalled
a. sol'lnel
b. free verse
c. rap
d. blank verse
72. What causes) ' rrcbcllr'scrazybehaviorat the banquet?(in the text,not the movie)
a. too lru, , to (lrinl(
b. irritation at his guests,late arrival
c. Macdrr s glrost
d. a guilty conscience
73. Why is Macbeth afi'aidof Banquo?
a. Banquo is loyal to Duncan
b. Banquo'spart of the prophecy
c. Banquo is tlvirrg to kill him
d. Banquoknows Macbethkilled Duncan
rvitch
r.r,lre
74. In Act IV,
u tlrc
says,"Somethingwicked this way comes,"you know that
a. Hecate rvill alrive soon
b. thewitchesthink Macberftis evil
c. the witr:lresrle afraidof Macbeth
d. Macbethwill soondie
75. What is the rrrrirritleaof Act V, sceneone?(The sleepwalking scene)
a. evil pc()l,lellrvlrys losein the end
b. guilt is easyto overcome
llrc
rvrong
peoplearepunished d. one is doomedto relive evil deeds
c. sometirrrt's
76. When doesirlrrcbctlrrcalizehe hasbeenhicked by the witches?
a. whett tlrt aplrrrlitions
appear
b. when he hearsthat Birnam Wood is moving
c. when lri. wiltrtlics
d. whenMacdufftells him how he wasborn
77. Atthe endol i:replrrv,howdoesMacbethshowtraitsof his former,goodself?
a. he crie,. ,,r,el llrecleathof his wife
b. hetreatshis menwith respect
c. hefigl,r' \lr,, rlrrtfwith courage
andbravery d. He putsScotland's
interests
beforehis own
eventsis theresolution
78. Whichof tlr('I ,llo'r'irt.g
of theplot?
a . L a d 1 ,l ' I r el r t ' i ' s t l e a t h
b. Macduffkilling Macbeth
s (, rr'()natiol'l
c. Malcr,
d. Macbethrealizinghehasbeentricked
79. In Macbetlr',, rc. ''()rrl.out. brief candle!"tlre word candlesvmbolizes
a. servani
b. life
c. death
d. fire
80. Which of tlrc t',llorrins is an exampleof drarnaticirony?
a. Macb.'r' nt | , r'.,irrgwhenhis wife dies
b. Mac,l, i, ,, ;:tirrsMacbethaftertelling him the secretof his birth
c. Barrrlir -'i,, i iIleclandFleanceescaping
d. Duner,, n irrr Irow pleasantMacbeth'scastleis
MACBETH _ THEMES
Directions:Matclrtlrc letterof thequotein columnB to thecorrectthemein columnA. Write
the letterof the corre..:t
quoteon your scantronanswersheet.
ColumnA-Thenrcs
QolumnB-euotes
81.Fate
a.oolfchancewill havemeKing, why
chancemaycrownme,withoutmy stir.,'
-Macbeth
82.BorrowedRoLr,.'s
b."l[hat's donecannotbe undone.To
bed,to bed,to bed." -Lady Macbeth
83.Sleeplessness
c."I hqve done the deed. Didst thou
hear a noise?" -Macbeth
84.Paranoia
d."All theperfumesof Arabiawill not
sweetenthis little hand."-Ladv
Macbeth
85.Blood
e. "...a giant'srobeupona fuarfish
thief'-Angas
HAMLET
86. Fortinbrasis a plince of
(a) Norway
(b) Denmark (c) Poland
(d) England
87. "Get theeto a lrrrnnery"is addressed
to
(a) Gertrude
(b) Hamlet
(c) Ophelia
(d) polonius
88. Hamlet doesnot ltill ClaLrdiusat prayerbecause
(a) he does not want the queento find out (b) he is well guarded
(c) he warrtsto danrnthe king's soul
(d) he will be found out
89. Hamlethopestlrc playrvill
(a) win Oplreliabacli
(b) causeClaudiusto revealhis guilt
(c) amuseI iorutio
(d) causePoloniusto revealhis guilt
90. The graveyardscc-neshows
polonius
(a) the ghosr is not ot ,."s@
(c) all are etltralin cleath
(d) how greedypeoplecanbe
91. What is Laertes'rrrotivationin the duel?
(a) revengc
(b) ambition
(c) jealousy (d) pride
92' comic relief is "rLr'idedby --(a) Laertes
(b) the gravediggers (c) the players (d) Ophelia
93. How doesHanrl,r tlil'f'erfrom the othercharacters
in the play?
(a) He still r , rr.srrourningclothes(black) (b) He can readand write
(c) He drirrl . r()()nrLlclr
(d) He knowsPoloniusis guilty
94. The duel is ploi,,,i I'r'l,aeftesand
(a) Claudirr.
(tr) Polonius (c) Hamlet (d) Ophelia
9 5 . Hamletkills l', '
(a) in a ducl
(tr) by accident (c) witli poison
(d) at prayer
Hamlet's fatht'r Li i l c d
(a) with a tl 'c,' (b) in anorchard (c) by drinkingpoison (d) bVpolonius
97.
k r
i i lrrmlet's
father.
(a; Hotuti,,
(d) Fortinbras
1tr)Polonius (c) Claudius
,,' ,LrlctliutoOld Hamlet's
98. --rt
to kill him.
( a )P o i s o nr., , i i
(b) Bleach,drink
(c) Poison.u.
(d) Acid. drink
99. The oath giverr I i i : r l r l e t o h i s f a t h e r
i ,itratha secret (b) is to kill his (Hamlet's)mother
(a) is to ke
(c)istoat.'
s death
(d) is to saveOphelia'ssoul
100. Horatio'so;ri, ' I r ; l r r l e t
(a) is to li,
rlct's secret
(b) is to helphim kill Polonius
( c ) i s t o a .r
(d) is to avenge
him
l 0 l . W h y d o e sI l , , i r , , rl Ilarnletaboutthe ghost?
a .t o f i ' i g l r t , r r
b. to seeif Hamlet is lying about his father,smurder
c. the gho,t r
pealtto Hamlet d. to frame Claudius
1 0 2 .W h i c ho f t l r ' ' , er
,'elers actually goescrazy?
a .O p h c l r r
b. Hamlet
c . P o l c r r rsi l
d. Fortinbras
103.Whattypc ,,1
r,'r'is Hamlet?
a . s t l iI i e
b. antagonist
c . t r a s . i eI r t
d. epic hero
'cuseLaeftesof when he
104. What does I n)
seesOphelia'sbody being laid to rest?
a. killin, rr'
b. not beingas mournful as he
c . f l r & k i ' ; ,rri ,
ril)py
d. plottingagainsthim
105.Laertesfontivc:,| |
a . r r h e r,r l :
c . a t O p l r , ' i i sr :
106.What is irorrici, ,'
a . n o o n | ' l l a . .. r i
c . t l r eg l l r rc , l .
1 0 7 .W h a t h o n o r i s r t '
a' a t'olltl
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c.loco\
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C .l l r e1 l 1 e n .
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a , l r r l t rr a t t
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a. I llnrlet
C .I r e ( l u e l
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a. ill rrrrt
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r
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isliilled
b. when he seesthe ghost
rcraI
d. as he (Laertes)lies dying
tlregraveyardscene?
rrllydied
b. Shakespeare
was fearfulof .,used,,graves
is are kings d. Harllet hasno soliloquy
to Flamletby Fortinbras?
b. a statueof his father
t )lrhelia
d. dominion over Norway
I insane?
()phelia
b. to annoyPolonius
lrstigation
d. to appease
the ghost
rg clraracters
doesnot die?
b. Horatio
d. Claudius
',:rrthe movie Hamletand
tlie actualtextis
b. the setting
d. the dialogue
'ic eveutsof Hamlet'sreveugeplot
to Fortinbras?
b. no one
ls
d. Horatio
r tluel?
b. Horatio
r l i c sp l a c e
d. rroone,they both die
rvcsthe rnostsympathy'/
b.Claudius
ct's mother) d. Fortirrbras
.nd of the Hamletroyalline?
crownedking
b. the destructionof the castle
Ii l r a t i o
d. the destructionofthe statue
,.rrrliedofl -'is beingsymbolized.
b. Christ
d. nothing
r.ilishtranslationof the Bible beforethe Renaissance?
I blasphernyto translatereligioustext into English
, priests,could reador write beforethis time
lor eachchurchto write its own translation
,llishBiblebeforethe Renaissance
r:;livedduringtheMeclievalPeriod?
)care
b. William Tyndale
,'r'
d. "The BeowulfPoet"
r statentents
is trueol'tlreElizabethan
Era?
,.1'
the reignof Henry VIII.
. the MedievalPeriocl.
, udor Dynasty.
s alivedr-rring
thisperiod.
;rqedymLlstalways be
b.killed
d. deviours
iccl,"The Bard" to tlris day. What doesthe word,.bard,,mean?
ir' greatstoryteller c. superstitiousperson d. writer of tragedies