pilgrim`s progress

British Literature Semester 1

Exam Review

LITERARY TERMS Alliteration repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words Antagonist character who opposes the chief character

Caesura

a pause in a line of verse, near the middle Characterization methods an author uses to develop a character in a story

Epic

a long narrative poem Exemplum a moralized tale

Frame Story

situation that brings characters together to tell a story/develop a plot Protagonist

the “good guy” or hero of a story

Scop

a singing poet “Beowulf” author

unknown

Anglo-Saxon

Germanic tribes that settles England

Chaucer

Author of The Canterbury Tales

Chivalry

code of conduct for a knight

Feudalism

system where lords got land in exchange for loyalty and military service to the king

Lewis

author of The Screwtape Letters

Mead

beer

Shadowlands

alludes to the concept that the world is a reflection Thanes

Noble warriors dedicated to serving their king

Wergild

- payment for wrongdoing; death

BEOWULF  Where does Beowulf come to Heorot from?  Sweden  Judging from the poet’s discussion of

Hrothgar’s kingship, what are three kingly qualities admired by the Anglo-Saxons?  generous sharing of wealth, faithfulness to

oaths, love of fame and military success

BEOWULF  What happened as a result of Grendel’s

attacks on Heorot?  the Danish thanes no longer sleep in the

mead-hall  What is an example of a kenning?  Candle of heaven

BEOWULF  What does “He unlocked his word-hoard” mean?

 He spoke

 Why does Beowulf choose to fight Grendel

unarmed?  partly to show his strength and partly because

he considers Grendel unworthy of noble fighting

BEOWULF  What does Beowulf kill Grendel’s mother

with?  a sword made by giants  In his speech to Beowulf after Beowulf has slain

Grendel’s mother, what does Hrothgar primarily say?  warns Beowulf to beware of pride

BEOWULF  In Anglo-Saxon legal terms, does the

dragon have the right for reparation?  Yes, he has the right to demand reparation

for the theft of part of his treasure  Do Grendel and the dragon differ in their

motives?  yes; the dragon has been provoked, but

Grendel has not

BEOWULF  During Beowulf’s battle with the dragon, all

of his men do what?  All except one flee to the forest to save their

lives  Beowulf dies because of what?

 the dragon inflicts a mortal wound

BEOWULF  At his death, what does Beowulf express?  expresses satisfaction at the manner in

which he has led his life

CANTERBURY TALES  Who was the Archbishop of Canterbury

whose shrine the pilgrims of The Canterbury Tales were visiting?  Thomas Beckett  What was Anglo-Saxon alliteration replaced

by during the Medieval times?  end rhyme

CANTERBURY TALES  How many husbands did the Wife of Bath

have?  Five  The vice against which the Pardoner

preaches in all his sermons is?  Avarice

CANTERBURY TALES  The three rioters want to kill Death to get even for

Death having killed their friends. What other explanation is there for going on such a foolish mission?

 they are drunk  The old man tells the rioters that Death can

be found under a nearby tree. They find a pile of coins there. By the end of the story what do we realize about the old man? He did not mislead them

CANTERBURY TALES  After completing his tale, what did the

Pardoner do?  tries to sell relics and pardons to the other

pilgrims  What is the Wife of Bath’s ideal husband?

 One who permits her to do whatever she

wants

CANTERBURY TALES  The knight in the Wife’s Tale is sentenced to

death by the king for what?  Rape  In return for the correct answer to the

queen’s question, the knight promises the old woman that he will do what? do whatever she next requires of him

CANTERBURY TALES  What is the correct answer to the queen’s

question?  mastery of their husbands  Who is the character with whom the Wife

most closely identifies?  the old woman

SCREWTAPE LETTERS “mere Christianity”  - gospel free from denominational

idiosyncrasies  worst sin, most helpful to devils

 Cowardice

SCREWTAPE LETTERS  the Enemy  God

 state where everyone is perpetually

concerned with the self  Hell

SCREWTAPE LETTERS  has changed the influence that logic and reason

has on man’s views

 Jargon

 peaks and valleys people go through  Law of Undulation

SCREWTAPE LETTERS  Not the prime evil  death

 a concept Satan cannot understand  sacrificial love

SCREWTAPE LETTERS  writer of the letters  Screwtape

 alludes to Lewis’ belief that our world is but

a reflection of God’s great kingdom  Shadowlands

SCREWTAPE LETTERS  The Inklings  Oxford literary circle

 takes over the letter writing temporarily  Toadpipe

SCREWTAPE LETTERS  recipient of the letters / perpetrator  Wormwood

PILGRIM’S PROGRESS  Why was Christian suffering inner turmoil?  the burden of sin lay heavily upon him  What were his family members’ response to

his warning that the city will be burned with fire from Heaven?  they were troubled by what he had told them

because they thought some form of insanity had gotten into his head

PILGRIM’S PROGRESS  Who gave Christian a letter stating, “Flee

from the coming wrath”?  Evangelist  Who helped Christian out of the swamp of

Despondence?  Help

PILGRIM’S PROGRESS  What did the person ask Christian after

helping him out of the swamp?  Why didn’t you look for the steps?  What is NOT one of the things Evangelist

tells Christian he should despise about Mr. Worldly Wiseman?  his words of deceit about the journey

PILGRIM’S PROGRESS  Who lives in a castle a short distance from

the Gate and shoots arrows at those who come up the Gate, hoping they will die before they can enter in?  Beelzebub  What two boys does the Interpreter show to

Christian?  Passion and Patience

PILGRIM’S PROGRESS  Where did Christian’s burden fall off?  The cross

 What did Christian’s name used to be?

 Graceless

PILGRIM’S PROGRESS  At the house Beautiful, Christian what are three

things the shining individuals do for Christian?

 one of them declared that his sins were

forgiven, one of them stripped him of his rags and gave him an embroidered coat, one of them set upon his a mark on his forehead and gave him a sealed Document

PILGRIM’S PROGRESS  Why is Vanity Fair given that name?  everything sold there or that comes there is

meaningless  Who is put to death at Vanity Fair?

 Faithful

PILGRIM’S PROGRESS  What social issue is presented at Doubting

Castle?  Quality of Life / Right to Die  Who was not allowed to enter the Celestial

City because he did not have the certificate and did not enter at the Gate?  Ignorance