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Midterm review

Midterm review. English 12 Honors, fall 2012. disclaimers. Some of these slides are repetitive. Some of them ask the same question but in slightly different ways. Don’t be concerned about that—just be grateful to have this review.

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Midterm review

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  1. Midterm review English 12 Honors, fall 2012

  2. disclaimers • Some of these slides are repetitive. Some of them ask the same question but in slightly different ways. Don’t be concerned about that—just be grateful to have this review. • Not all of these questions are on the test. And there may be questions on the test that are not on this review. However, if you study this review, you will be well prepared for the midterm.

  3. Which character from Twelfth Night is described? • “the devil a puritan that he is, or anything constantly but a time-pleaser; an affectioned ass…so crammed, as he thinks, with excellencies, that it is his grounds of faith that all that look on him love him” • Malvolio

  4. Which character from Twelfth Night is described? • “But o, how vile an idol proves this god. Thou hast, ____, done good feature shame.” • Whose name fills in the blank? • Sebastian

  5. Which character from Twelfth Night is described? • Marries Maria • Toby

  6. Which character from Twelfth Night is described? • “Well, I’ll put it on, and I will dissemble myself in ‘t, and I would I were the first that ever dissembled in such a gown.” (IV.2.4-6) • Fool

  7. Which character from Twelfth Night is described? • “He did me kindness, sir, drew on my side, / but in conclusion put strange speech upon me” • who is “he” ? • Antonio

  8. Which character from Twelfth Night is described? • Marries Sebastian • Olivia

  9. Which character from Twelfth Night is described? • is convinced by Toby that he will eventually win the favor and grace of Olivia • Andrew

  10. This king united England by encouraging the use of Old English as a common language Alfred the Great

  11. This ended Anglo-Saxon rule of England in 1066 • Norman Conquest

  12. The signing of this limited the power of the English king and gave more power to the barons • Magna Carta

  13. This is an Anglo-Saxon word meaning “man-price,” or the price a tribe must pay for murdering a warrior from another tribe Wergild

  14. this is the rigid social system that governed England in the early medieval era • Feudalism

  15. This conflict helped England develop a sense of national identity Hundred Years War

  16. In these places, written texts were copied and preserved during the Anglo-Saxon and Medieval eras • Monasteries

  17. This is the Anglo-Saxon word for “fate” • Wyrd

  18. This is the Anglo-Saxon word for a travelling storyteller • Scop

  19. This is the word describing a group composed of a warlord and his followers Comitatus

  20. This was the vernacular language in Anglo-Saxon England Old English

  21. Chaucer writes about this kind of trip in The Canterbury Tales • Pilgrimage

  22. This is the language of the church and known by the educated elite in Anglo-Saxon and medieval England • Latin

  23. This is the language spoken by the ruling class in medieval England • French

  24. Which character from Twelfth Night is described? • who is “the lady” described in Act IV scene 3: “…or else the lady’s mad. Yet if ‘twere so, she could not sway her house, command her followers…” • Olivia

  25. This is the vernacular language in medieval England • Middle English

  26. The one hundred most commonly used words in Modern English come from this language • Old English

  27. Became the basis for English constitutional law • Magna Carta

  28. This is a long poem telling the deeds of a hero Epic

  29. This is a man who does great deeds and represents the values of his people and culture • Epic hero

  30. A word or phrase used to characterize a particular person, place, or thing • Epithet

  31. A phrase used in Anglo-Saxon poetry to describe a person, place, or thing • Kenning

  32. This is a literary device which seems to be contradictory but is actually true in the context of the work of literature. • Paradox

  33. This is a literary device directly comparing two unlike things • metaphor

  34. Which character from Twelfth Night is described? • says that “such as I am, all true lovers are, unstaid and skittish in all motions else save in the constant image of the creature that is beloved” • Orsino

  35. The manuscript for Beowulf was probably written in one of these places • monasteries

  36. This author was born into a middle class family but worked as a page in an upper class household, thus allowing him to know about both social classes. Geoffrey Chaucer

  37. This is the plot structure used for The Canterbury Tales and The Decameron. • Frame narrative/story

  38. This is the language commonly spoken every day by a large group of people • Vernacular

  39. This Italian work is an important source for Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales • The Decameron

  40. This type of story became the most popular work of literature in medieval England. • Romance

  41. This is the code of behavior for knights in medieval England Chivalry

  42. This word means “entertainment value” in Middle English • “solace”

  43. Which character from Twelfth Night is described? • writes a deceptive letter • Maria

  44. This word means “lesson or moral” in Middle English • “sentence”

  45. This pilgrim is on the pilgrimage to Canterbury specifically to give thanks to God. Knight

  46. This pilgrim works with pharmacists to maximize their profits. Doctor

  47. This religious pilgrim has the gift of gab and loves to spend time with the wealthy people in town, hearing their confessions for a fee. Friar

  48. This pilgrim has beautiful manners and cares very much about animal welfare. • Nun

  49. This is a journey that is meant to show religious devotion. • Pilgrimage

  50. This pilgrim loves to travel and knows the “remedies” for the pains of love. Wife of Bath

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