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End Of Semester EXAM TEST 12A (PLATO EDMENTUM 2024 Which sentence best explains why modern English reflects the influence of several languages? - CORRECT NSWER-B. Between AD 500 and 1200, invaders from several countries conquered parts of Britain. Match the words that have the same denotations. - CORRECT NSWER-favored → lucky drenched → soaked grinned → smiled scoffed → mocked elated → happy What is the reason for the tragic end of the hero Beowulf? - CORRECT NSWER-B. ...

End Of Semester EXAM TEST 12A (PLATO EDMENTUM 2024 Which sentence best explains why modern English reflects the influence of several languages? - CORRECT NSWER-B. Between AD 500 and 1200, invaders from several countries conquered parts of Britain. Match the words that have the same denotations. - CORRECT NSWER-favored → lucky drenched → soaked grinned → smiled scoffed → mocked elated → happy What is the reason for the tragic end of the hero Beowulf? - CORRECT NSWER-B. ...

The early middle ages read Beowulf; what is it about? Com on wanre niht scriðan sceadugenga. Sceotend swæfon, þa þæt hornreced healdan scoldon, ealle buton anum. Þæt wæs yldum cuþ, þæt hie ne moste, þa Metod nolde, 1.Metod = God, creator, how can there be references to God? - ***A monk wrote it down and the story excited for a long time and it was told down by generation to generation till the monk wrote it down and he must have added some Christian elements. 2. This is a...

End Of Semester EXAM TEST 12A (PLATO EDMENTUM 2024 Which sentence best explains why modern English reflects the influence of several languages? - CORRECT NSWER-B. Between AD 500 and 1200, invaders from several countries conquered parts of Britain. Match the words that have the same denotations. - CORRECT NSWER-favored → lucky drenched → soaked grinned → smiled scoffed → mocked elated → happy What is the reason for the tragic end of the hero Beowulf? - CORRECT NSWER-B. ...

Read this passage from Beowulf. then, saw the sage companions who waited with Hrothgar, watching the flood,that the tossing waters turbid grew,blood-stained the mere. Old men together,hoary-haired, of the hero spake;the warrior would not, they weened, again,proud of conquest, come to seek their mighty master. To many it seemed the wolf-of-the-waves had won his life.The ninth hour came. Which of these words best describes the effect this passage creates? A. dullness B. suspense C. ho...

Unit Test Review- Epic Beginnings 2023 Read the excerpt from Gilgamesh: A New English Version. Gilgamesh climbed to the mountaintop, he poured out flour as an offering and said, "Mountain, bring me a favorable dream." Enkidu did the ritual for dreams, praying for a sign. A gust of wind passed. This excerpt is repeated several times. What effect does this repetition have on the epic? ~It shows that Gilgamesh is a courageous hero who seeks adventure. ~It shows that Gilgamesh...

English 12A Semester Test What is true about both "Beowulf and Grendel" and "Hektor and Achilleus"? - ANS They were preserved through oral tradition. Today many people still value Beowulf, the longer work from which "Beowulf and Grendel" was taken, because the story __________. - ANS shows what life was like in Germany in ancient times Why does Beowulf put aside his weapons when it comes time to fight Grendel? - ANS The monster does not use weaponry, and Beowulf wants to ...

English 12A Final Review During the Anglo-Saxon rukle, Christianity would gradually take hold under the leadership of which group? - ANS European missionaries Ancient Europeans believed what plant possessed magical powers? - ANS mistletoe Who was the goddess of the netherworld? - ANS Hel Who was the god of thunder and lightening of the Norsemen? - ANS Thor We get "---day" or Wednesday from whom? - ANS "Woden's day"; Woden Why does Unferth challege Beowulf's crede...

PLATO English 12 Semester 1 End of Semester Test Read this passage from Beowulf. then, saw the sage companions who waited with Hrothgar, watching the flood,that the tossing waters turbid grew,blood-stained the mere. Old men together,hoary-haired, of the hero spake;the warrior would not, they weened, again,proud of conquest, come to seek their mighty master. To many it seemed the wolf-of-the-waves had won his life.The ninth hour came. Which of these words best describes the effect this pas...

English OSAT Witten Test Guide |100% Correct Answers| Active Voice *Ans*Sentence subject performs the action Ex. "Over one-third of the applicants to the school failed the entrance exam" "She slammed on the brakes as the car sped down the hill" Adjectival Phrase *Ans*modifies (adds to meaning of) a noun or a pronoun Ex. "A kid *on the roof* is looking at the sky" modifies the noun KID Adverbial Clause *Ans*group of words that function as an adverb. The clause can modify...