Unit 2 Evaluation Twelfth Grade English 1 ENGH 043 060 This evaluation will cover the lessons in this unit. It is open book, meaning you can use your textbook, syllabus, and other course materials. You will need to understand, analyze, and apply the information you have learned in order to answer the questions correctly. To submit the evaluation, follow the directions in your online course. Part A: Multiple-Choice Select the best answer for each question. _____ 1. In “Twa Corbies,” what attitude toward death does the author present? a. b. c. d. _____ 2. In “Lord Randall,” the comparison between love and poison a. b. c. d. _____ sadness and regret darkly evil acceptance vengeful and angry expresses an exaggerated sense of love’s power. celebrates the love of marriage emphasizes a realistic view of love and death. mirrors the importance of a mother-son relationship. 3. What do “Twa Corbies” and “Lord Randall” suggest about medieval attitudes toward women in romantic relationships? a. b. c. d. Unit Evaluation 2 They are highly respected but unloved. They are untrustworthy and dangerous. They are unwitting victims of chivalry and romance. They exist to save men from their evil ways. 1 ENGH 043 _____ 4. How do the events in “Barbara Allan” echo the medieval ideas presented in “Lord Randall”? a. The events in “Barbara Allan” equate love sickness with death in the same way “Lord Randall” does. b. “Lord Randall” and “Barbara Allan” express thoughts about the fleeting nature of life. c. “Barbara Allan” and “Lord Randall” investigate the importance of romance, chivalry, and revenge. d. Barbara Allan and Lord Randall are both murdered. _____ 5. How is the perspective of medieval life presented in “Get Up and Bar the Door” different from those presented in the other ballads? a. This ballad expresses a more romantic view of life and love than the other ballads. b. This ballad lacks the same sense of humor in addressing medieval attitudes as the other ballads. c. This ballad presents a humorous and exaggerated look at married life, not a romanticized view of love. d. This ballad tells more about medieval relationships than the other ballads do. _____ 6. An iambic foot is a. b. c. d. _____ 7. “Barbara Allan” laments a. b. c. d. _____ Sir John’s murder of Barbara. that Sir John and Barbara were unable to express their love in life. that Barbara was incapable of seeing Sir John before his death. that Barbara knew what was happening, but Sir John did not. 8. “Get Up and Bar the Door” reflects real life because a. b. c. d. _____ a refrain. one unstressed and one stressed syllable. an unbalanced line in a ballad. a type of symbolism. people often fight about petty issues. the pudding bree represents money. people often miss opportunities. the pudding bree is a symbol of wasted time. 9. A ballad stanza has how many lines? a. b. c. d. Unit Evaluation 2 five three four two 2 ENGH 043 _____ 10. Ballads are a reflection of a. b. c. d. the times in which they were written. musical tastes of the twentieth century. all of the problems and troubles of a group of people. none of the above. _____ 11. “Lord Randall” is about a. b. c. d. the loss of a dear friend. the robbery of an elderly couple. a poisoning that may be physical or metaphorical. a noble involved in espionage. _____ 12. Which statement would you include in a summary of the first section of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight? a. b. c. d. The Green Knight has a beard. The Green Knight arrives in the middle of a New Year’s Eve feast. Sir Gawain flinches when the Green Knight swings his ax. King Arthur is disgusted by the Green Knight, but he does not show it. _____ 13. Which of the following events from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight conveys a sense of the supernatural? a. b. c. d. The Green Knight challenges King Arthur’s knights. Sir Gawain arrives at the Green Castle and finds it hideous. The Green Knight does not die from Sir Gawain’s blow. The Green Knight appears a year later. _____ 14. Which plot element characteristic of medieval romances is missing in the excerpt you read from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight? a. b. c. d. castle life adventure chivalry a woman in distress _____ 15. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, why does Sir Gawain volunteer to fight the Green Knight? a. b. c. d. Unit Evaluation 2 He wants to protect the honor of his king and fellow knights. He wants to settle an old dispute he has with the Green Knight. He wants to protect the queen. He wants to prove that the Green Knight is not real. 3 ENGH 043 _____ 16. Which of the following events in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight represents a deviation from the ideals of chivalry? a. b. c. d. King Arthur accepts the Green Knight’s challenge. Sir Gawain keeps the magic girdle. Sir Gawain takes the Green Knight’s ax. The Green Knight reminds Sir Gawain of his promise. _____ 17. Which character is not essential to a summary of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight? a. b. c. d. King Arthur the lady of the castle near the Green Chapel the lord of the castle near the Green Chapel Guenevere _____ 18. Sir Gawain’s internal conflict in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight involves his guilt over a. b. c. d. keeping the lady’s girdle. disappointing King Arthur. disappointing the Green Knight. accepting the knight’s challenge. _____ 19. Which saying best paraphrases what the Green Knight says to Sir Gawain at the end of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight? a. b. c. d. Live by the sword and die by the sword. Admit your mistakes and move on. A leopard never changes his spots. The best is yet to come. _____ 20. A central theme of Morte d’ Arthur involves the a. b. c. d. belief that all wars are unjust. belief that evil will always prevail. principles of chivalry. fear of death. _____ 21. Which of the following parts of Morte d’ Arthur involves an element of the supernatural? a. b. c. d. Unit Evaluation 2 King Arthur’s campaign against Sir Lancelot the death of Sir Lucan the Butler Sir Bedivere’s decision to stay with the hermit the catching of King Arthur’s sword 4 ENGH 043 _____ 22. The battle between King Arthur and Sir Mordred in Morte d’ Arthur is similar to other legends of the Middle Ages because a. b. c. d. it is planned during a celebration. it is completely realistic. its heroes fight nobly. it presents death solely in an idealized, spiritual manner. _____ 23. In Morte d’ Arthur, why does Sir Bedivere disobey King Arthur’s order to throw the king’s sword into the lake? a. b. c. d. kindness inattentiveness He thinks it a shame to throw away such a noble sword. He and the Green Knight are plotting to overthrow Arthur. _____ 24. Which statement is least essential to a summary of Morte d’ Arthur? a. b. c. d. A battle starts when a knights raises a sword to strike a snake. Sir Bedivere reluctantly throws King Arthur’s sword into the lake. Arthur may return to protect England. Sir Bedivere weeps for the death of his brother. _____ 25. Chaucer uses the pilgrimage primarily as a device to a. b. c. d. emphasize the characters’ religious aspirations. frame the stories told by individual characters. describe the rigors of medieval life. create a vivid and realistic setting. _____ 26. The narrator of The Canterbury Tales is portrayed as a. b. c. d. stern and judgmental. sophisticated and worldly. robust and merry. observant and attuned to detail. _____ 27. The narrator of The Canterbury Tales says he plans to “give account of all their words and dealings, / Using their very phrases as they fell.” For which kind of characterization would an author provide such details? a. b. c. d. Unit Evaluation 2 direct characterization indirect characterization overt characterization dramatic characterization 5 ENGH 043 _____ 28. Chaucer’s attitude toward the Nun is best described as a. b. c. d. amused tolerance. polite detachment. marked scorn. weary reproachfulness. _____ 29. Determine which statement best summarizes this quote from The Canterbury Tales: “He was an easy man in penance-giving / Where he could hope to make a decent living; / It’s a sure sign whenever gifts are given / To a poor Order that a man’s well shriven, / And should he give enough he knew in verity / The penitent repented in sincerity.” a. b. c. d. The Friar cannot make enough money to live. The Friar is extremely judgmental. The Friar frequently doubts his beliefs. The Friar thinks sinners who make large gifts are truly sorry for their sins. _____ 30. Determine what the following quotation from The Canterbury Tales says about the Friar: “But anywhere a profit might accrue / Courteous he was and lowly of service too.” a. b. c. d. He helps others make money. He is humble and servile. He has aspirations to be a merchant. He will use people for money. _____ 31. Determine what the following quotation from The Canterbury Tales suggests about the Miller: “His mighty mouth was like a furnace door. / A wrangler and a buffoon, he had a store / Of tavern stories, filthy in the main. / His was a master-hand at stealing grain.” a. b. c. d. The Miller has refined social graces. The Miller looks for the goodness in people. The Miller is an evil, cruel person. The Miller is a coarse, crude character. _____ 32. Read the following lines about the woman of Bath in The Canterbury Tales and summarize what they suggest: “In all the parish not a dame dared stir / Towards the altar steps in front of her.” a. b. c. d. Unit Evaluation 2 She is a religious fanatic. She hates the Christian church. She is arrogant and competitive. She disdains the company of men. 6 ENGH 043 _____ 33. Chaucer calls the Franklin’s girdle “white as morning milk” to a. b. c. d. reiterate the Franklin’s obsession with food. emphasize the Franklin’s personal cleanliness. symbolize the Franklin’s purity of heart. show the Franklin’s fondness for fancy clothes. _____ 34. Determine the answer that best summarizes the meaning of this quote about the Oxford Cleric: “Whatever money from his friends he took / He spent on learning or another book / And prayed for them most earnestly, returning / Thanks to them thus for paying for his learning.” a. b. c. d. He stole money and left his friends behind laughing at what he got away with. He took money and used it to pay others for praying for him and his studies. He got money to use for his studies, and bought his friends books as a thank-you. He received money to use for his studies, and prayed for his friends as a thankyou. _____ 35. Which of the following is an example of indirect characterization? a. b. c. d. He was honest. He had a loud mouth. Children screamed when he appeared. His tunic was stained and dark. _____ 36. By positioning his description of the Miller almost immediately after that of the Plowman, Chaucer accentuates a. b. c. d. the cruelty of the Plowman. the kindness of the Miller. the kinship between these two laborers. the Plowman’s virtue and the Miller’s crudity. _____ 37. What theme does Chaucer convey in “The Prologue” to The Canterbury Tales? a. b. c. d. the predictability of society the basic evil of the human race the infinite variety of human nature the pitfalls of sensual pleasure _____ 38. Which of the following is most likely true of the Squire and the Knight in “The Prologue” to The Canterbury Tales? a. b. c. d. Unit Evaluation 2 The Squire is braver than the Knight. The Knight is more musically inclined than the Squire. The Knight is more interested in romance than the Squire. The Knight and the Squire are both brave and skillful. 7 ENGH 043 _____ 39. In The Canterbury Tales, the pilgrim who ran a profitable business selling fake holy relics was the a. b. c. d. Parson. Merchant. Pardoner. Summoner. _____ 40. Which character in The Canterbury Tales frightens children? a. b. c. d. the Miller the Summoner the Squire the Knight Part B: True or False Determine whether each statement is true or false. _____ 41. Hexameter is a line of poetry with seven poetic feet. a. true b. false _____ 42. In a dactylic foot, the first syllable is stressed, and the last two are unstressed. a. true b. false _____ 43. Lord Randall’s dogs were stolen by his lover. a. true b. false _____ 44. Chaucer was the first author to frame stories within another story. a. true b. false _____ 45. In “Get Up and Bar the Door,” the husband kills the strangers. a. true b. false Unit Evaluation 2 8 ENGH 043 _____ 46. In Morte d’ Arthur, Sir Bedivere told King Arthur in a dream to meet with Sir Mordred immediately. a. true b. false _____ 47. In The Canterbury Tales, the Miller is the Knight’s son. a. true b. false _____ 48. In The Canterbury Tales, the Plowman is the Parson’s brother. a. true b. false _____ 49. Sir Mordred was the illegitimate son of King Arthur. a. true b. false _____ 50. There is some historical evidence that King Arthur may have been a real Celtic chieftain. a. true b. false Carefully check your answers on this evaluation and make any corrections you feel are necessary. When you are satisfied that you have answered the questions to the best of your ability, transfer your answers to an answer sheet. Please refer to the information sheet that came with your course materials. Unit Evaluation 2 9 ENGH 043 BLANK PAGE Unit Evaluation 2 10 ENGH 043
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