English 10 Midterm 2019

Steinbeck includes

"His bare feet projecting from his long saffron robe caressed each other, the toes curled downward"

The Chivalric code of honesty

"Sir, I see now that I might go in peace and good fellowship or other wise fight to death; but being the knight I am, I must tell you: I am Sir Launcelot du Lake..."

Cavalcade

A procession of people on horses

Reprisal

A retaliation in the form of the injury received

Someone who acts ignominiously

Acts reluctantly

Succession

The sequence in which one person after another acquires a title

Resurrect

To bring back to life

Vagrant

Wandering

King Arthur and Sir Launcelot demonstrates the same characteristic of medieval romance hero's

When they prove themselves to be noble knights

Caedmon

_________ is the earliest English poet known to us by name

Caedmon

___________ is a poet in Anglo-saxon Britain

brother

a man who lives in or works for a religious community but is not a priest or a monk

whitby abbey

a religious community off the coast of england

Historical writing

a systematic account, often in narrative form, of the past of a nation or group of people

super

above, beyond (opposite of sub, sup)

epic

actions are significant for their society

se

apart, away

retroactive

applying or referring to a period prior to enactment

Jarrow

at what monastery did Bede spend most of his life

retro

backward, behind

sub,sup

below, under (opposite of super)

ultra

beyond, excess

chivalric

goes on a big journey

semi

half, partly

through God

how did Caedmon require his talent of poetry?

byronic

isolated

"A History of the English Church and People"

most famous work of Bede

Genesis

opening book of the Bible, tells the creation story

semi-annual

twice a year

no profane verses, it always had a religious theme

what did Caedmons poetry not include? what did it include?

he fell asleep and dreamt about a man telling him to sing about God, Caedmon sang in his dream and once awake used the same verses and added onto them

what happened one night when Caedmon went out to the stable during a feast?

reciting the scriptures as if it were poetry

what was Caedmon known for?

the Creation of all things

what was Caedmon told to sing about in his dream?

1. write it down 2. leave the secular life and join the monastery

when Caedmon sang to the abbess what 2 things did they ask of him?

to take care of the animals in the stable

when Caedmon would step out of a feast celebration during the songs where would he go?

657 by St. Hilda

when was whitby abbey founded? who founded it?

Secede

withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.

Hostility

A person who shows enmity acts with

Britain/Roman

Bed's most famous work is a source of info about life in _______ from the first successful ________ invasion (spread of christianity among english)

History

Bede's ________________ has the only info about Caedmon

God

Caedmon first poem was a hymn to ______

whitby abbey

Caedmon lived at ____________

happy death

Caedmon resisted all evil, therefore he had a _____________

Guinevere's questions for Lancelot suggest the idea of Lancelot's having relationships with other Women make

Guinevere jealous

Launcelot is bored at the banquet because

He tired of hearing his own praises

Intemperate

Person that is extreme

Prowess

Superior skill and strength in battle

You can infer that Lancelot is deeply in love with Guinevere from

The vision that he has that he follows Guinevere.

Vindicate

To clear of suspicion

Exalt

To glorify

Burnish

To polish

Visual humor

Used as a technique of parody in the musical play but not in the novel by the animals in the story actually being people

byronic

dark qualities

byronic

dark secret

epic

embody values admired by their society

epic

epic proportions (battles, etc.)

ultranationalistic

exceedingly nationalistic- beyond a lot of pride of a nation; Example-Nazis

tragic

fatal flaw - excessive pride - hubris

Venerable Bede

father of english history

chivalric

follows chivalric code

pro

forward, forth (opposite of re)

40

how many books did Bede write

go home, he had never learned anything about poetry (poetry was passed orally)

if Caedmon was present at a feast and people began to sing what did he do? what does this show?

harp

in Anglo-Saxon time poetry was often recited to the accompaniment of a ______

vice

in place of

byronic

moody, passionate, emotional

sacred history

narrative of the Christian Bible

tragic

noble birth

vicechancellor

person acting in place of a chancellor or

recalcitrant

stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority

epic

super human deeds

byronic

superior to the average person (intelligence)

transient

temporary, fleeting

reeve

the officer that oversaw the monastery's farms

regular discipline

the rules of monastic life

trans

through, across

re

to do again,go back (opposite of pro)

promote

to raise or move to a higher grade, rank, or job; to advocate

supersede

to take the place of; to replace

subvert

to undermine; to corrupt; to overthrow

true

true or false "venerable" is a religious title

1. concerned with real events of distant past 2. events are in chronological order 3. an objective retelling of fact, not personal interpretation. Author has a purpose like teaching a moral lesson 4. author may use literary devices like anecdotes (brief stories that focus on an episode or event in a persons life to illustrate a point)

what are the characteristics of a historical writing?

19/30

Bed became a deacon at _____ (age) and a priest at _____

Britain

Bed wrote about _______ after the roman invasion

Benedict Bishop/Wearmouth

Bede was raised by ____________ at a monastery at ____________

Disparagement

Belittlement

Old English/Latin

Caedmons verses were composed in ____________, but Bede wrote his history in ________

Don Quixote is excited at the end of Man of La Mancha because

He sees a "castle" where he may be knighted

The main character from Don Quixote is convinced that he is

Heroic Knight

Incongruous

Incompatible

Recompense

Payment for service

Lancelot knows the rank of the people at the banquet because

People of different ranks have distinctive walks.

Washerman reveals

Sancho's humor through his proverbs for Don Quixote

Young noblewoman setting him free

Sir launcelot escapes from the 4 queens who hold him in " Sir Launcelot du Lake"

Don Quixote hears that a angers magician

Stole Don Quixote's library

The people wanting Arthur to rule in "The Crowning of Arthur" indicates

That Arthur will be a beloved king

In "The Crowning of Authur," Merlin hides King Uther's identity because

The king desires Lady Igraine