Middle Ages Test
Which of the following quotations from "The Prologue" is the best example of imagery?
"the veins are bathed in liquor of such sweet power/as brings about the engendering of the flowers"
some of chaucer's couplets use enjambment, which is:
a line of poetry thats meaning continues on to the next line
in "the wife of bath's tale" the knight's quest is
a task given by the queen
all of the following are stages of a romantic quest except
a visit to the land of dead
when sir gawain arrives at his meeting place with the green knight, he hears that sound of an axe being "ground on the grindstone" what literary devices is this?
alliteration
a romance contains all of the following elements except..
an abba rhyme scheme
all of the following are elements of romance except
an aged king
It is ironic that the Pardoner preaches against avarice because he is
especially greedy
in le morte d'arthur one of the chief indications that arthur is a romance hero is that
excalibur is a magic sword
because the canterbury tales is geared toward a particular class of people - the first estate - it is said to be written "ad status" latin for "to the estate"
false
the knight is looking forward to his marriage to the old woman because she saved his life.
false
this system assigned an economic, social, and political position to each person at birth
feudalism
the green knight taunts sir gawain because sir gawain
flinches at the sight of descending axe
what is the genre of the Canterbury Tales as a whole?
frame narrative
Readers of the Canterbury Tales need to be be aware that some references to the pilgrims' physical characteristics are intended to
give us an indication of the characters' personality types
Why does Sir Gawain feel ashamed after his final confrontation with the Green Knight?
he is ashamed because by keeping the sash, he violates the code of knighthood
sir gawain takes the green sash because he
hopes that it will help him to remain alive
all of the following are characteristics of ballads except
iambic pentameter
the pardoners pious tale reveals his
immorality
in "the prologue" Chaucer's main objective is to :
introduce his cast of characters
the lady of the castle attempts to seduce sir gawain because she
is asked by her husband to test dir gawain
based upon his description of this character, Chaucer appears to admire which character in "the prologue" most?
knight
the pardoner earns money from all of the following except
making and selling baskets
in what language was the canterbury tales originally written?
middle english
the political event that had long-lasting consequences for development of the English language
norman conquest
the wife of bath tale tells her tale to do all of the following except
persuade other travelers to agree with her
the rioters go looking for death because they
plan to avenge the deaths of their friends
the ballad "get up and bar the door"
pokes fun at the absurd bickering of a husband and wife
the concluding refrain is "get up and bar the door"
provides a comic twist to the story
In order to reveal his characters, Chaucer uses all of the following techniques except
providing detailed descriptions of the characters' homes
All of the following statements are true EXCEPT:
refrain may be found only in poetry
A couplet is consecutive lines of poetry that
rhyme
which of the following literary techniques does Chaucer use in the Canterbury Tales?
rhyming couplets and iambic pentameter
Chaucer's characterizations of the Prioress, the Monk, and others connected with the church are mainly
satirical
which of the following statement best describes the mother in "lord randall"?
she is inquisitive, and she is afraid for her son
Which of the following statements is false?
sir gawain agrees to meet the lady after the second battle with the green knight
After they abandon their search for Death, the rioters murder one another. This is an example of
situational irony
in ballads, incremental repetition and question-and-answer format were used to increase
suspense
sir gawain and the green knight can be considered a romance because
tells the story of a brave knight who goes on a dangerous journey for a lofty ideal
sir gawain is tested three times and then is forgiven like he "had never fallen in fault" both of these elements are allusions to
the bible
when sir gawain first arrives at the green chapel he is convinced the green knight is
the devil
in the end, which of the following saves sir gawain's life
the green knight's mercy
which of the following best describes the end of the tale?
the rioters meet death
the pilgrims are traveling to Canterbury because:
the shire of Saint Thomas a Becket is there
which of the following statements best describes the two gentlemen in "get up and bar the door"
they are somewhat threatening to the couplet
during the middle ages what was the primary obligation of serfs?
to produce food
Chaucer includes members of all levels of the feudal system in "the Prologue" including the emerging merchant class
true
Physiognomy refers to the relationship between a person's outward appearance and the person's personality and character; during the Middle Ages, it was considered a science.
true
the tale the wife of bath is an example of a romance
true
the word ballad is derived from the old french word "ballares" meaning dancing song
true
the old woman speaks eloquently about
true and false gentility and virtue
the couplet is comprised of
two consecutive rhyming lines
the Wife of Bath is a:
veteran of several pilgrimages and marriages
the pilgrims agree to tell tales during the journey to:
win a free meal, entertain, and instruct one another
The member of the clergy given the most admiring, flattering description is the:
Parson
the knight shows that he has learned what women want most when he
asks his wife to decide which form she will take
according to this tale, what women really want is
autonomy to make their own decision
in "the pardoner's tale" death is portrayed as
both the price of wickedness and an actual person
ballads were composed for
common everyday people
under norman rule, middle english became the language of the
common people