WGU C100 QUIZZES Questions and Answers

1. Which of the following describes iambic pentameter? a A 3-syllable foot occurring five times in a line. b A 2-syllable foot occurring four times in a line. c A 3-syllable foot occurring four times in a line. d A 2-syllable foot occurring five times in a line. d A 2-syllable foot occurringfive times in a line. 2. Geoffrey Chaucer authored which of the following Medieval works? a Beowulf b The Canterbury Tales c The Song of Roland d Lancelot b The Canterbury Tales 3. Which of the following ancient texts both featured an account of the creation of man and woman and the story of a worldwide flood? a The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Book of the Dead b The Book of the Dead and the Torah c The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Torah d The Iliad and the Book of the Dead c The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Torah2 / 9 4. Which of the following describes a 14-line poem with a rhyming couplet at the end? a Lyric b Sonnet c Ode d Elegy b Sonnet 5. A Woman singing against orchestral background is an example of a(n) . Rondo Nocturne Fugue Aria Aria 6. Consider this stanza of poetry from Robert Burns ("A Red, Red Rose") O, my luve's like a red, red rose That's newly sprung in June. O, my luve is like the melodie That's sweetly played in tune