English 4A End of Semester Test 2023 with complete solution(A+ Guaranteed)

1.Which sentence best explains why modern English reflects the influence of several languages?: Between AD 500 and 1200, invaders from several coun- tries conquered parts of Britain 2.Match the words that have the same denotation: Favored=lucky Drenched=soaked Grinned=smiled Scoffed=mocked Elated=happy 3.What is the reason for the tragic end of the hero Beowulf?: Hubris 4.Which three parts of this excerpt from Beowulf relate to a warrior code?- : -His friend to avenge than with vehemence wail him; -Glory ere death! -To battle thane noble Lifeless Lying, 'tis at last most fitting 5.What do these lines from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight reveal about the character of Sir Gawain?: He is Modest 6.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: The trickster=Morgan Le Faye The temptress= Bertilak's wife The hero= Sir Gawain The hospitable host= Bertilak of Hautdesert 7.Read this excerpt from "The Nun's Priest's Tale" in Chaucer's The Canter- bury Tales. Which sentence in the following description identifies the style used in the excerpt?: The narrator mocks the narrative style of the epic poetry by applying it to a beast fable 8.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?: Pertelote's screams are likened to the laments of Hasdrubal's wife. 9.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?: In worldly riches is all their mind: 10.What do the following lines from the play Everyman refer to?: The fleeting nature of earthly pleasures 11.Henry VIII separated from the Catholic Church because.............. In addi- tion, he wanted to..............: The Catholic church refused to grant him a divorce