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END OF SEMESTER TEST ENGLISH 12A(PLATO) QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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Which ppsentence ppbest ppexplains ppwhy ppmodern ppEnglish ppreflects ppthe ppinfluence
ppof ppseveral pplanguages? pp- ppAnswer ppB. ppBetween ppAD pp500 ppand pp1200,
ppinvaders ppfrom ppseveral ppcountries ppconquered ppparts ppof ppBritain.
Match ppthe ppwords ppthat pphave ppthe ppsame ppdenotations. pp- ppAnswer ppfavored pp→
pplucky
drenched pp→ ppsoaked
grinned pp→ ppsmiled
scoffed pp→ ppmocked
elated pp→ pphappy
What ppis ppthe ppreason ppfor ppthe pptragic ppend ppof ppthe pphero ppBeowulf? pp- ppAnswer
ppB. pphubris
Which ppthree ppparts ppof ppthis ppexcerpt ppfrom ppBeowulf pprelate ppto ppa ppwarrior
ppcode?
Beowulf ppanswered, ppEcgtheow's ppson:
"Grieve ppnot, ppO ppwise ppone! ppfor ppeach ppit ppis ppbetter,
[His ppfriend ppto ppavenge ppthan ppwith ppvehemence ppwail pphim;]
[Each ppof ppus ppmust ppthe ppend-day ppabide ppof]
His ppearthly ppexistence; ppwho ppis ppable ppaccomplish
[Glory ppere ppdeath!] pp[To ppbattle-thane ppnoble
Lifeless pplying, pp'tis ppat pplast ppmost ppfitting.]
Arise, ppO ppking, pp[quick pplet ppus pphasten
To pplook ppat ppthe ppfootprint ppof ppthe ppkinsman ppof ppGrendel!]
I pppromise ppthee ppthis ppnow: ppto pphis ppplace pphe'll ppescape ppnot, pp. pp. pp." pp-
ppAnswer ppHis ppfriend ppto ppavenge ppthan ppwith ppvehemence ppwail pphim;
Glory ppere ppdeath!
& ppTo ppbattle-thane ppnoble
Lifeless pplying, pp'tis ppat pplast ppmost ppfitting.
, What ppdo ppthese pplines ppfrom ppSir ppGawain ppand ppthe ppGreen ppKnight ppreveal
ppabout ppthe ppcharacter ppof ppSir ppGawain?
That ppno pphost ppunder ppheaven ppis pphardier ppof ppwill,
Nor ppbetter ppbrothers-in-arms ppwhere ppbattle ppis ppjoined;
I ppam ppthe ppweakest, ppwell ppI ppknow, ppand ppof ppwit ppfeeblest; pp- ppAnswer ppB. ppHe
ppis ppmodest.
Medieval ppromances ppabounded ppin pparchetypes. ppMost ppcharacters ppin ppromances
ppfit ppinto ppa ppcertain pparchetypal ppmold. ppMatch ppthe ppcharacters ppfrom ppSir
ppGawain ppand ppthe ppGreen ppKnight ppto ppthe pparchetypes ppthey pprepresent. pp-
ppAnswer ppthe pptrickster pp→ ppMorgan ppLe ppFaye
the pptemptress pp→ ppBertilak's ppwife
the pphero ppon ppa ppquest pp→ ppSir ppGawain
the pphospitable pphost pp→ ppBertilak ppof ppHautdesert
Read ppthis ppexcerpt ppfrom pp"The ppNun's ppPriest's ppTale" ppin ppChaucer's ppThe
ppCanterbury ppTales.
O ppnew ppIscariot, ppO ppnew ppGanelon!
O ppfalse ppdissimulator, ppGreek ppSinon
That ppbrought ppdown ppTroy ppall pputterly ppto ppsorrow!
O ppChanticleer, ppaccursed ppbe ppthat ppmorrow
Which ppsentence ppin ppthe ppfollowing ppdescription ppidentifies ppthe ppstyle ppused ppin
ppthe ppexcerpt?
[These pplines ppdescribe ppthe ppfalse ppbeliefs ppthat ppChanticleer ppheld.] ppThe ppproud
ppChanticleer ppis ppbeing ppmocked ppin ppthese pplines ppfor pphaving ppraised ppsuch
ppoutcry. pp[The ppnarrator ppmocks ppthe ppnarrative ppstyle ppof ppepic pppoetry ppby
ppapplying ppit ppto ppa ppbeast ppfable.] pp[The ppproud ppChanticleer ppis ppmocked ppby ppthe
ppother pphens ppbecause pphe ppwas ppmaking ppmuch ppof ppthe ppdream.] pp- ppAnswer ppB.
ppThe ppnarrator ppmocks ppthe ppnarrative ppstyle ppof ppepic pppoetry ppby ppapplying ppit ppto
ppa ppbeast ppfable.
In ppthis ppexcerpt ppfrom pp"The ppNun's ppPriest's ppTale" ppin ppChaucer's ppThe
ppCanterbury ppTales, pphow ppis ppPertelote, ppa pphen, ppcompared ppto ppHasdrubal's
ppwife?
When ppthey pphad ppcaught ppa ppsight ppof ppChanticleer.
But ppfair ppDame ppPertelote ppassailed ppthe ppear
Far pplouder ppthan ppdid ppHasdrubal's ppgood ppwife
When ppthat ppher pphusband ppbold pphad pplost pphis pplife,
And ppRoman pplegionaries ppburned ppCarthage... pp- ppAnswer ppB. ppPertelote's
ppscreams ppare pplikened ppto ppthe pplaments ppof ppHasdrubal's ppwife.
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