End of Semester Test: English 12A (PLATO) ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED 100% CORRECTLY
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End of Semester Test: English 12A (PLATO) ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED 100% CORRECTLY
Which sentence best explains why modern English reflects the influence of several languages? - ANS B. Between AD 500 and 1200, invaders from several countries conquered parts of Britain.
Match the words that have t...
End
of
Semester
Test:
English
12A
(PLATO)
Which
sentence
best
explains
why
modern
English
reflects
the
influence
of
several
languages?
-
ANS
B.
Between
AD
500
and
1200,
invaders
from
several
countries
conquered
parts
of
Britain.
Match
the
words
that
have
the
same
denotations.
-
ANS
favored
→
lucky
drenched
→
soaked
grinned
→
smiled
scoffed
→
mocked
elated
→
happy
What
is
the
reason
for
the
tragic
end
of
the
hero
Beowulf?
-
ANS
B.
hubris
Which
three
parts
of
this
excerpt
from
Beowulf
relate
to
a
warrior
code?
Beowulf
answered,
Ecgtheow's
son:
"Grieve
not,
O
wise
one!
for
each
it
is
better ,
[His
friend
to
avenge
than
with
vehemence
wail
him;]
[Each
of
us
must
the
end-day
abide
of]
His
earthly
existence;
who
is
able
accomplish
[Glory
ere
death!]
[To
battle-thane
noble
Lifeless
lying,
'tis
at
last
most
fitting.]
Arise,
O
king,
[quick
let
us
hasten
To
look
at
the
footprint
of
the
kinsman
of
Grendel!]
I
promise
thee
this
now:
to
his
place
he'll
escape
not,
.
.
."
-
ANS
His
friend
to
avenge
than
with
vehemence
wail
him;
Glory
ere
death!
&
To
battle-thane
noble
Lifeless
lying,
'tis
at
last
most
fitting.
What
do
these
lines
from
Sir
Gawain
and
the
Green
Knight
reveal
about
the
character
of
Sir
Gawain? That
no
host
under
heaven
is
hardier
of
will,
Nor
better
brothers-in-arms
where
battle
is
joined;
I
am
the
weakest,
well
I
know ,
and
of
wit
feeblest;
-
ANS
B.
He
is
modest.
Medieval
romances
abounded
in
archetypes.
Most
characters
in
romances
fit
into
a
certain
archetypal
mold.
Match
the
characters
from
Sir
Gawain
and
the
Green
Knight
to
the
archetypes
they
represent.
-
ANS
the
trickster
→
Morgan
Le
Faye
the
temptress
→
Bertilak's
wife
the
hero
on
a
quest
→
Sir
Gawain
the
hospitable
host
→
Bertilak
of
Hautdesert
Read
this
excerpt
from
"The
Nun's
Priest's
Tale"
in
Chaucer's
The
Canterbury
Tales.
O
new
Iscariot,
O
new
Ganelon!
O
false
dissimulator ,
Greek
Sinon
That
brought
down
Troy
all
utterly
to
sorrow!
O
Chanticleer ,
accursed
be
that
morrow
Which
sentence
in
the
following
description
identifies
the
style
used
in
the
excerpt?
[These
lines
describe
the
false
beliefs
that
Chanticleer
held.]
The
proud
Chanticleer
is
being
mocked
in
these
lines
for
having
raised
such
outcry .
[The
narrator
mocks
the
narrative
style
of
epic
poetry
by
applying
it
to
a
beast
fable.]
[The
proud
Chanticleer
is
mocked
by
the
other
hens
because
he
was
making
much
of
the
dream.]
-
ANS
B.
The
narrator
mocks
the
narrative
style
of
epic
poetry
by
applying
it
to
a
beast
fable.
In
this
excerpt
from
"The
Nun's
Priest's
Tale"
in
Chaucer's
The
Canterbury
Tales,
how
is
Pertelote,
a
hen,
compared
to
Hasdrubal's
wife?
When
they
had
caught
a
sight
of
Chanticleer .
But
fair
Dame
Pertelote
assailed
the
ear
Far
louder
than
did
Hasdrubal's
good
wife
When
that
her
husband
bold
had
lost
his
life,
And
Roman
legionaries
burned
Carthage...
-
ANS
B.
Pertelote's
screams
are
likened
to
the
laments
of
Hasdrubal's
wife.
Which
line
in
these
excerpts
from
the
play
Everyman
implies
that
the
common
people
of
the
time
were
leading
a
life
dedicated
to
material
gain
and
pleasure-seeking
activities?
Of
ghostly
sight
the
people
be
so
blind,
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