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SALTBritishLitMT
Study helps for British Lit Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wycliffe taught that the highest requirement of the clergy was a godly lifestyle. In which work did he write this? | For the Order of the Priesthood |
| Wycliffe was accused of heresy by which entities? | Oxford University and the ecclesiastical council |
| The philosophical questions of origin, meaning, and destiny are addressed by Edwin's counselor in which work? | The Ecclesiastical History of the English People |
| Name three common features of Old English poetry. | irony, alliteration and variation |
| The typical sonnet line has how many poetic feet? | five |
| Humor in Old English poetry evidenced itself in what two forms? | irony and riddles |
| According to An Apology for Poetry, in what sense can fictional stories actually be true? | they may convey universal spiritual - rather than particularly historical - truths |
| "Wave-skimmer" and "swan-road" are examples of what poetic device? | kenning |
| What is the name of Spenser's sonnet sequence? | Amoretti |
| According to An Apology for Poetry, what is the dual purpose of poetry? | teaching and delighting |
| What did Ben Jonson's imitators come to be known as? | Cavalier poets |
| In Beowulf, the Danes are being assaulted by Grendel because of what sin? | pride |
| Who is mortally wounded by the removal of his arm? | Grendel |
| According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, what word best describes William the Conqueror as a ruler? | severe |
| What event marked the end of the English Middle Ages? | the ascension of Henry VIII to the throne |
| During the Tudor period, how did the middle class gain power? | rise of local governments, growth of trade companies and increased membership in House of Commons |
| What term best describes Elizabeth's religious policy? | moderate |
| Why did the Commonwealth government fail? | debt; disagreements between Protestants and Catholics; Richard Cromwell was an ineffective successor to his father |
| What year was the King James Version published? | 1611 |
| In what year did the Restoration take place? | 1660 |
| In The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer said The Prioress "was not undergrown, as all could see." What device was he using? | understatement |
| Which poet was a civil official and diplomat whose work offered both high literary artistry and a satiric commentary on his times? | Geoffrey Chaucer |
| What is a common theme of the ballads "Sir Patrick Spens," "The Twa Corbies," and "The Wife of Usher's Well"? | death |
| Which cycle of ballads communicates the common man's viewpoint? | the Robin Hood cycle |
| In which work was More's humanism most evident? | Utopia |
| In his Answer unto Sir Thomas More's Dialogue, what did Tyndale declare the true interpreter of Scripture? | the Holy Spirit |
| Whose influence as a translator determined the style of the English Bible: popular, not liturgical? | William Tyndale |
| Which Tudor poet invented blank verse? | Surrey |
| Sonnet 68 celebrates what? | Christ's resurrection |
| How many books of The Faerie Queene did Spenser actually complete? | six |
| The flimsiness of the House of Pride is indicated in what ways? | thin walls, crumbling back sections and sandy foundation |
| How many plays did Shakespeare write? | 37 |
| Who wrote the long narrative poems "Venus and Adonis" and "The Rape of Lucrece"? | William Shakespeare |
| Who received these prophecies: "Beware Macduff," "None of woman born/Shall harm Macbeth" and "He shall never vanquish'd be until Birnan wood comes to Dunsinane"? | Macbeth |
| Which two stylistic qualities are exemplified in Francis Bacon's essays? | compression and balance |
| Who was the first English author to publish his own works? | Ben Jonson |
| Herbert is the greatest English writer or what kind of poetry? | devotional |
| Baxter states that God has given us the Spirit for what reason? | to mortify the flesh |
| Who is the true hero of Paradise Lost? | Christ |
| Which work's central metaphor compares life to a journey? | The Pilgrim's Progress |
| According to the introductory lines of Paradise Lost, what is the poem's primary purpose? | to "justify the ways of God to men" |
| According to Good Will, how will Christian be able to distinguish the right paths from the wrong ones? | only the right paths are "straight and narrow" |
| Which writing style is typified by these elements: adventurous knight's quest; romantic love; acts of chivalry; supernatural elements and ideals of civilized society? | medieval romance |
| In Morte d'Arthur, why does King Arthur let Beaumains attempt to rescue the damsel? | because Arthur had promised to grant him three wishes and this was one of them |
| Why did Foxe decide to bring out an English version of his Book of Martyrs? | he wanted to influence the common people |
| What is the more accurate title of Foxe's Book of Martyrs? | Acts and Monuments |
| Which author was a politician who went blind? | John Milton |
| The sequence of poems in The Temple starts at the outside porch of the temple and ends where? | the holy of holies |
| Which author defended poetry, saying it was more effective than philosophy or history? | Sir Philip Sidney |
| Who introduced Renaissance themes and verse forms into England? | Sir Thomas Wyatt |
| Who was tried for taking bribes? | Sir Francis Bacon |
| Who was a diarist who helped build the British navy? | Samuel Pepys |
| Which word best describes Pepys's attitude toward the Puritans? | inconsistent |
| Name the Benedictine monk who wrote on many subjects and sought to chart the spread of Christianity | Bede |
| Who was jailed for an imprudent marriage and later became Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral? | John Donne |
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