English 12B Lessons 1-11 part 1

Which lines from the poem "Gawayne and the Green Knight: A Fairy Tale" most clearly support the inference that Lady Elfinhart has conflicting emotions about encouraging Sir Gawayne to accept the Green Knight's challenge?

She laughed a gay laugh, but by hard constraint: Then turned and hid her face, all pale and faint, As one might be who stabs and turns the knife In the warm heart of one more dear than life. Gaily she spoke, and seemed all unconcerned; And yet a curious watcher might have learned From a slight quaver in her laughter free To doubt the frankness of her flippancy.

Read the excerpt from Gulliver's Travels, which lists two of the conditions that Gulliver must agree to before the Lilliputians grant him freedom. "1st, The man-mountain shall not depart from our dominions, without our license under our great seal. "2d, He shall not presume to come into our metropolis, without our express order; at which time, the inhabitants shall have two hours warning to keep within doors." Which option most accurately explains how these conditions contribute to the tone of the narrative?

The conditions are written in a serious manner, contributing to the self-important tone.

Read the lines from The Faerie Queene. Faint, weary, sore, emboiled, grieved, brent With heat, toil, wounds, arms, smart, and inward fire, That never man such mischiefs did torment; Death better were, death did he oft desire, But death will never come, when needs require. Which option most accurately describes how the author uses this part of the plot to develop the knight's character?

The passage depicts the knight's mindset in the face of troubles; he struggles to go on despite being battered and weary.

Read the sentence and then use a print or digital dictionary to look up the word allusion. The presidential candidate made several literary allusions in her speech, which illustrated her point nicely. Which option provides the most accurate definition for the word allusion?

a short reference to a well-known person, event, or object

So, in this fleeting earthly time, each man Who orders heedlessly his mortal life Lets a sweet odor, some beguiling wish, Entice him, so that in the eyes of God, The King of glory, his iniquities Make him abhorrent. Which words from the text most effectively help indicate the meaning of the word iniquities as it is used in this passage? (Select all that apply.)

beguiling wish Make him abhorrent

Read the lines from The Tempest. PROSPERO Thou liest, malignant thing. Hast thou forgot The foul witch Sycorax, who with age and envy Was grown into a hoop? Hast thou forgot her? Which words most effectively help determine the meaning of malignant as it is used in the excerpt?

thou liest

Which lines from The Canterbury Tales most clearly illustrate how the author depicts the characters' deepest beliefs and desires through dialogue?

"Amended?" asked the knight. "Whatever way? There's no way it could ever be amended. You are so old and loathsome—and descended, To add to that, from such a lowly kind— No wonder that I toss and turn and wind. I wish to God my heart would burst, no less!" "No, damn us both then!" she replied. "For though I may be ugly, elderly, and poor, I'd give all of the metal and the ore That lies beneath the earth and lies above If only I could be your wife and love."

In Gulliver's Travels, as the Lilliputians gather and catalog Gulliver's belongings, they invite him to demonstrate how his pistol works. When Gulliver discharges it, everyone cowers in fear. What does this demonstrate about the relationship between Gulliver and the Lilliputians?

Despite the Lilliputians' perceived control of Gulliver, he could easily kill all of them.

Which option, indicated by italics, most effectively depicts author Sir Thomas More's use of sarcasm?

It frequently happens that the same house which one person built at a vast expense is neglected by another, who thinks he has a more delicate sense of the beauties of architecture, and he, suffering it to fall to ruin, builds another at no less charge.

Use reference materials to search for the meaning of the word gentility. Which sentence uses the word gentility correctly?

Lady Elizabeth's fine manners were characterized by both gentility and courtesy.

Which response most accurately defines pacing?

NOT manipulation of time and tone throughout the story

Which response most clearly describes how the author uses the rising action in The Faerie Queene to help establish tone?

The Redcrosse knight has a series of injuries from the dragon followed by miraculous recoveries, which extend the conflict and heighten the tension.

Straightway the feud with fee I settled, to the Wylfins sent, o'er watery ridges, treasures olden: oaths he swore me. Which response mosteffectively explains why King Hrothgar's story supports the theme that one must always honor one's oaths?

Hrothgar's story shows that Beowulf's father owed Hrothgar a debt for helping to settle a feud with the Wylfins, so it is noble that Beowulf has come to kill Grendel.

Read the excerpt from Gulliver's Travels. Golbasto Momaren Evlame Gurdilo Shefin Mully Ully Gue, most mighty Emperor of Lilliput...monarch of all monarchs, taller than the sons of men; whose feet press down to the centre, and whose head strikes against the sun; at whose nod the princes of the earth shake their knees. Which option most accurately explains how the emperor's inflated view of himself represents Jonathan Swift's views of society?

Just as the emperor believes himself to be more powerful than he is, Swift believes that modern society also has false ideas of its own power and importance.

Which excerpt from Gulliver's Travelsmost effectively demonstrates the ridiculousness of Gulliver's captivity, considering the power and size advantage he has over the Lilliputians?

My gentleness and good behaviour had gained so far on the emperor and his court, and indeed upon the army and people in general, that I began to conceive hopes of getting my liberty in a short time.

Which options accurately explain how the "General Prologue" of The Canterbury Tales sets up the rest of the narrative?

The "General Prologue" introduces all the characters who will have roles in the pilgrims' tales. The "General Prologue" functions as a frame narrative for the pilgrims' tales.

Re-read "The Partridge" section, in its entirety, from Physiologus. Which option most effectively depicts the symbolic meaning of this section?

The partridge symbolizes the ultimate goal—attainment of heaven—and the many spiritual journeys people undertake to reach it.

Read the paragraph from Utopia in which the character Hythloday addresses those with the power to change society. ...'If you do not find a remedy to these evils it is a vain thing to boast of your severity in punishing theft, which, though it may have the appearance of justice, yet in itself is neither just nor convenient; for if you suffer your people to be ill-educated, and their manners to be corrupted from their infancy, and then punish them for those crimes to which their first education disposed them, what else is to be concluded from this but that you first make thieves and then punish them?' What option most accurately identifies the literary device used in this excerpt and the way it depicts Hythloday's perspective about societal values?

Hythloday uses irony to present his opinion that a society that does not provide for its people creates desperation and is thus responsible for improving living conditions rather than simply punishing people's wrongs.

Read the passage. After spending two years in the Amazonian rainforest, Marina acquired remarkable wilderness survival skills. When she returned to the US, she was eager to impress everyone with her fathomless knowledge of the Amazonian culture and ways of living. Which response most clearly analyzes the effect of the word fathomless in the passage, as opposed to a synonym such as extensive?

NOT Fathomless means that Marina's knowledge was without restrictions, while extensive implies she had just enough knowledge. NOT Fathomless means that Marina's knowledge was unbelievable, while extensive implies she had a large amount of knowledge.

Read the sentence and then use a print or digital thesaurus to look up the word credulous. The credulous audience believed all the magician's tricks were real. Which synonym most accurately conveys the meaning of the word credulous?

trusting

Which excerpt from The Canterbury Tales mosteffectively depicts how the author chooses to speed up the pacing with action?

NOT "Experience, though no authority Were in this world, would be enough for me To speak of woe that married life affords; For since I was twelve years of age, my lords, Thanks be to God eternally alive, Of husbands at the church door I've had five (If I have wed that often legally), And all were worthy men in their degree. But I was told not very long ago That as but once did Jesus ever go To a wedding (in Cana, Galilee), By that example he was teaching me That only once in life should I be wed. And listen what a sharp word, too, was said Beside a well by Jesus, God and man, In a reproof of the Samaritan: 'Now you have had five husbands,' Jesus said, 'But he who has you now, I say instead, Is not your husband.'" NOT Some said that women all love riches best, While some said honor, others jolly zest, Some rich array; some said delights in bed, And many said to be a widow wed; Some others said that our hearts are most eased When we are flattered and when we are pleased— And he was nigh the truth, if you ask me. A man shall win us best with flattery; With much attendance, charm, and application Can we be caught, whatever be our station.

In the "Wife of Bath's Tale," the old woman reminds the knight that he promised to grant any request she made. Read the excerpt in which the knight replies. "My love?" he said. "No, rather my damnation! Alas! that there is any of my nation Who ever could so foully be disgraced." But all for naught, the end was that he faced Constrainment, for he now would have to wed And take his gray old wife with him to bed. Based on this excerpt, which option most effectively explains how the knight's character influences the decision he must make?

The knight is a man of honor, and thus must fulfill the oath he made to the old woman.

Read the excerpt from Physiologus. Then when the crafty fiend perceives that men, Encamped upon him, making their abode, Enjoy the gentle weather, suddenly Under the salty waves he plunges down, Straight to the bottom deep he drags his prey; He, guest of ocean, in his watery haunts Drowns ships and men, and fast imprisons them Within the halls of death. Which options most accurately explain the implicit meaning of this passage? (Select all that apply.)

The seamen are oblivious and do not have a good understanding of Satan's powers and schemes. Thus, they are unknowingly putting themselves in danger because they want to rest and enjoy the beautiful landscape. Satan enchants the seamen by luring them into what they think is a safe shelter. However, Satan is only deceiving and tempting them, so once they give in, he can claim their souls and drag them to hell.

Which quote from Gulliver's Travelsmost accurately demonstrates how author Jonathan Swift develops the relationship between Gulliver and the emperor?

"By which the reader may conceive an idea of the ingenuity of that people, as well as the prudent and exact economy of so great a prince."

Which options mosteffectively explain why Christ, or the Panther, is portrayed as having a "sweet odor" in Physiologus? (Select all that apply.)

"Sweet odor" represents Christ's purity and virtuousness. "Sweet odor" represents the alluring power of faith that people have in Christ.

What excerpts from Utopia best support the author's perspective that corruption within a society stems from ineffective governance?

'It seems to me a very unjust thing to take away a man's life for a little money, for nothing in the world can be of equal value with a man's life: and if it be said, that it is not for the money that one suffers, but for his breaking the law, I must say, extreme justice is an extreme injury.' ... and it is plain and obvious that it is absurd and of ill consequence to the commonwealth that a thief and a murderer should be equally punished; for if a robber sees that his danger is the same if he is convicted of theft as if he were guilty of murder, this will naturally incite him to kill the person whom otherwise he would only have robbed.

What excerpts from Utopia best support Thomas More's perspective that a successful society should value everyone's time and labor?

And thus, since they are all employed in some useful labor, and since they content themselves with fewer things, it falls out that there is a great abundance of all things among them; so that it frequently happens that, for want of other work, vast numbers are sent out to mend the highways; but when no public undertaking is to be performed, the hours of working are lessened. Then consider how few of those that work are employed in labors that are of real service, for we, who measure all things by money, give rise to many trades that are both vain and superfluous, and serve only to support riot and luxury: for if those who work were employed only in such things as the conveniences of life require, there would be such an abundance of them that the prices of them would so sink that tradesmen could not be maintained by their gains ... ... if all those who labor about useless things were set to more profitable employments, and if all they that languish out their lives in sloth and idleness (every one of whom consumes as much as any two of the men that are at work) were forced to labor, you may easily imagine that a small proportion of time would serve for doing all that is either necessary, profitable, or pleasant to mankind, especially while pleasure is kept within its due bounds.

Which response mostclearly explains why the queen, Wealhtheow, served Beowulf the mead last?

Beowulf was the guest of honor because he had vowed to kill Grendel.

Which lines from the poem "Gawayne and the Green Knight: A Fairy Tale" most clearly support the central idea that obeying a knightly code of honor involves facing one's fears?

But now it seemed a foolish thing to throw One's whole life to the fortune of a blow. True valor breathes not in the braggart vaunt; True honor takes no shame from idle taunt; So let this wizard, if he wants to, scoff; Why should our hero have his head cut off?

Fair is he, full bright And wonderful of hue. The holy scribes Tell us how Joseph's many-colored coat, Gleaming with varying dyes of every shade, Brilliant, resplendent, dazzled all men's eyes That looked upon it.

Christ radiates a unique and magnificent presence that is unparalleled.

Which excerpts from Beowulf effectively demonstrate the author's use of tone to develop Beowulf's boastful personality?

PARTIAL 50% "With thrust of my sword, the darling, I dealt them due return! Nowise had they bliss from their booty then to devour their victim, vengeful creatures, seated to banquet at bottom of sea; but at break of day, by my brand sore hurt, on the edge of ocean up they lay, put to sleep by the sword." "Never to any man erst I trusted, since I could heave up hand and shield, this noble Dane-Hall, till now to thee. Have now and hold this house unpeered; remember thy glory; thy might declare; watch for the foe!" "This was my thought, when my thanes and I bent to the ocean and entered our boat, that I would work the will of your people fully, or fighting fall in death, in fiend's gripe fast. I am firm to do an earl's brave deed, or end the days of this life of mine in the mead-hall here." PARTIAL 67% "This was my thought, when my thanes and I bent to the ocean and entered our boat, that I would work the will of your people fully, or fighting fall in death, in fiend's gripe fast. I am firm to do an earl's brave deed, or end the days of this life of mine in the mead-hall here." "With thrust of my sword, the darling, I dealt them due return! Nowise had they bliss from their booty then to devour their victim, vengeful creatures, seated to banquet at bottom of sea; but at break of day, by my brand sore hurt, on the edge of ocean up they lay, put to sleep by the sword."

Read the lines from The Faerie Queene. When gentle Una saw the second fall Of her dear knight, who weary of long fight, And faint through loss of blood, mov'd not at all, But lay, as in a dream of deep delight, Besmeared with precious Balme, whose virtuous might Did heal his wounds, and scorching heat allay, Again she stricken was with sore affright, And for his safety gan devoutly pray, And watch the noyous night, and wait for joyous day. Which response most accurately describes how the author uses plot to develop the character of Una in The Faerie Queene?

The author describes Una praying for the knight's recovery, showing that she is a virtuous and spiritual person.

Read the sentence from Gulliver's Travels. As the news of my arrival spread through the kingdom, it brought prodigious numbers of rich, idle, and curious people to see me; so that the villages were almost emptied; and great neglect of tillage and household affairs must have ensued ... Which context clue from this sentence would be most helpful in determining the meaning of prodigious?

The clause "so that the villages were almost emptied" suggests that almost everyone in the kingdom visited Gulliver.

"I am a realist, and if elected student body president, I will keep my promises to you," Ellyse said to the students in the auditorium. "So I won't tell you that we'll get a new soccer field, like my opponent said, because that's impossible. But if you vote for me, I will establish a monthly student-teacher school culture committee. That's the truth." Which response most accurately distinguishes between the denotative and connotative meanings of the word realist?

The denotation of realist is "someone who understands the world accurately," and the connotation is that she is reliable and effective.

Read the excerpt from the "Wife of Bath's Tale" in which she relates the story of a knight who has committed a criminal offense, and his punishment by the queen. King Arthur spared him for at least a space; He left him to the queen to do her will, To choose to save or order them to kill. The queen then thanked the king with all her might, And after this the queen spoke with the knight When she saw opportunity one day. "For you," she said, "things stand in such a way You can't be sure if you're to live or not. I'll grant you life if you can tell me what It is that women most desire. Beware The iron ax, your neckbone now to spare! And if you cannot tell me right away, I'll give you leave, a twelvemonth and a day, That you may go to seek, that you might find An answer that is of sufficient kind." Which options best explain the relationship between the narrator and her story?

The narrator's motivation, like the queen's, is to educate men about women. The narrator believes men should allow women the freedom to make choices.

Read the excerpt from Gulliver's Travels, which describes what transpires after six men mistreat Gulliver. But the colonel ordered six of the ringleaders to be seized, and thought no punishment so proper as to deliver them bound into my hands; which some of his soldiers accordingly did, pushing them forward with the butt-ends of their pikes into my reach. I took them all in my right hand, put five of them into my coat-pocket; and as to the sixth, I made a countenance as if I would eat him alive. The poor man squalled terribly, and the colonel and his officers were in much pain, especially when they saw me take out my penknife: but I soon put them out of fear; for, looking mildly, and immediately cutting the strings he was bound with, I set him gently on the ground, and away he ran. How do Gulliver's actions affect the Lilliputians' opinion of him?

They view Gulliver's actions as noble, which encourages them to treat him with more kindness and leniency.

Read the excerpt from Beowulf. Unferth spake, the son of Ecglaf, who sat at the feet of the Scyldings' lord, unbound the battle-runes.—Beowulf's quest, sturdy seafarer's, sorely galled him; ever he envied that other men should more achieve in middle-earth of fame under heaven than he himself. Which response mostclearly predicts what Unferth will likely do next, based on this evidence?

Unferth will try to embarrass Beowulf because he is jealous of Beowulf's fame.

Fair is he, full bright And wonderful of hue. The holy scribes Tell us how Joseph's many-colored coat, Gleaming with varying dyes of every shade, Brilliant, resplendent, dazzled all men's eyes That looked upon it. So the panther's hues Shine altogether lovely, marvelous, While each fair color in its beauty glows Ever more rare and charming than the rest. Which response most accurately identifies a literary device used in the reference to "Joseph's many-colored coat"?

allusion

Read the lines from the "General Prologue" of The Canterbury Tales in which a wide variety of occupations and social rankings is represented by the group of pilgrims. There with us was a KNIGHT, a worthy man Who, from the very first time he began To ride about, loved honor, chivalry, The spirit of giving, truth and courtesy. He was a valiant warrior for his lord; No man had ridden farther with the sword Through Christendom and lands of heathen creeds, And always he was praised for worthy deeds. ... He found the highest favor in all eyes, A valiant warrior who was also wise And in deportment meek as any maid. He never spoke unkindly, never played The villain's part, but always did the right. He truly was a perfect, gentle knight. ... He helped win Alexandria in the East, And often sat at table's head to feast with knights of all the nations when in Prussia. In Lithuania as well as Russia No other noble Christian fought so well. Based on the excerpt provided, which option most accurately categorizes the knight's social class?

the aristocrats, or upper class