End Of Semester EXAM TEST 12A (PLATO EDMENTUM 2024

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. hubris Which three parts of this excerpt from Beowulf relate to a warrior code? Beowulf answered, Ecgtheow's son: "Grieve not, O wise one! for each it is better, [His friend to avenge than with vehemence wail him;] [Each of us must the end-day abide of] His earthly existence; who is able accomplish [Glory ere death!] [To battle-thane noble Lifeless lying, 'tis at last most fitting.] Arise, O king, [quick let us hasten To look at the footprint of the kinsman of Grendel!] I promise thee this now: to his place he'll escape not, . . ." - CORRECT NSWER-His friend to avenge than with vehemence wail him; Glory ere death! & To battle-thane noble Lifeless lying, 'tis at last most fitting. What do these lines from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight reveal about the character of Sir Gawain? That no host under heaven is hardier of will, Nor better brothers-in-arms where battle is joined; I am the weakest, well I know, and of wit feeblest; - CORRECT NSWER-B. He is modest. 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. - CORRECT NSWER-the trickster → Morgan Le Faye the temptress → Bertilak's wife the hero on a quest → Sir Gawain the hospitable host → Bertilak of Hautdesert