Eng 225 Exam 2
1. Peasants' Revolt in England (Piers Plowman): 1381
2. a word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by changing the order
of the letters: anagram
3. opposed or hostile to the basic tenets of feminism-that women should enjoy
the same social, political, and economic rights as men;
n. a person who holds such views: antifeminist
4. A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a famous school,
studied with Plato: Aristotle
5. theory of the influence of planets and stars on human events: astrology
6. the right to use power: authority
7. insincere or overly sentimental quality of writing/speech intended to evoke
pity: Bathos
8. Group of similar orders: class
9. the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another
country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.: Colonialism
10. to give advice: counsel
11. home or family life: domesticity
12. a genre in which "the author presents the story under the guise of having
dreamed it" (Piers Plowman): dream vision
13. using characters of the three different estates (church, nobility, and bour-
geois) as representative of their social classes in order to make fun of and
uncover the follies of said estates (Piers Plowman): estate satire
14. short narrative stories, 300-400 lines of poetry: Fabliuax
15. is a quotation from the beginning of Piers Plowman After Will falls asleep,
he sees a field full of many different kinds of people: rich and poor, working
and wandering, those who sweat and toil, and those who are greedy and
lazy.: "A Fair Field Full of Folk"
16. A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or
anxiety in the reader.: Foreshadowing
17. The result of inserting one or more small stories within the body of a larger
story that encompasses the smaller ones.: frame narrative
18. a major category or type of literature: Genre
19. A divine mystery; something known only to God, or revealed only in holy
scriptures.: "Goddes privitee"
20. Gold: Gold
21. Millers tale stems from greek thought: Greek
22. Special status for unmarried taxpayers who support other people besides
themselves and their children: Head of Household
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1. Peasants' Revolt in England (Piers Plowman): 1381
2. a word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by changing the order
of the letters: anagram
3. opposed or hostile to the basic tenets of feminism-that women should enjoy
the same social, political, and economic rights as men;
n. a person who holds such views: antifeminist
4. A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a famous school,
studied with Plato: Aristotle
5. theory of the influence of planets and stars on human events: astrology
6. the right to use power: authority
7. insincere or overly sentimental quality of writing/speech intended to evoke
pity: Bathos
8. Group of similar orders: class
9. the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another
country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.: Colonialism
10. to give advice: counsel
11. home or family life: domesticity
12. a genre in which "the author presents the story under the guise of having
dreamed it" (Piers Plowman): dream vision
13. using characters of the three different estates (church, nobility, and bour-
geois) as representative of their social classes in order to make fun of and
uncover the follies of said estates (Piers Plowman): estate satire
14. short narrative stories, 300-400 lines of poetry: Fabliuax
15. is a quotation from the beginning of Piers Plowman After Will falls asleep,
he sees a field full of many different kinds of people: rich and poor, working
and wandering, those who sweat and toil, and those who are greedy and
lazy.: "A Fair Field Full of Folk"
16. A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or
anxiety in the reader.: Foreshadowing
17. The result of inserting one or more small stories within the body of a larger
story that encompasses the smaller ones.: frame narrative
18. a major category or type of literature: Genre
19. A divine mystery; something known only to God, or revealed only in holy
scriptures.: "Goddes privitee"
20. Gold: Gold
21. Millers tale stems from greek thought: Greek
22. Special status for unmarried taxpayers who support other people besides
themselves and their children: Head of Household
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