5V - Literature Practice Test

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5V - Literature Practice Test

Answer the questions for each period to see which parts still need some more attention.

Old English

The Old English period

Beowulf

Old English Britain knew many rulers. In what order did they rule?

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Romans

Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.

Viking Invaders

Edward the Confessor

Who are the "Danes"?

What is the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle?

What are the two main themes of Old English Poetry?

What two parts does Beowulf's story consist of?

How does the theme of Loyalty come back in each of the two parts of Beowulf's story?

Middle English

The Middle English Period

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

The Wife of Bath's Tale

How did the battle of Hastings influence English language and literature?

Explain the term Courtly Love.

What is the meaning of the term "Medieval Romance"?

Who is Sir Gawain?

How does Gawain break the Chivalric Code?

What is the symbolic meaning of the Green Girdle? And why does Gawain keep wearing it?

Who was Geoffrey Chaucer?

Describe the Wife of Bath. Is her description flattering or not?

What crime did the knight in the Wife of Bath's Tale commit? What was his punishment?

Why does the Hag turn herself into a beautiful and faithful woman in the end?

What elements of Middle English Literature does this story contain?

War Poets

WW1 Poetry

The Soldier

Dulce et Decorum est

Does it Matter

Why was this War called the Great War?

What are the three phases of the war? And how did people's attitudes change during them?

What event is described in Dulce et Decorum est?

How can the tone of Sassoon's writing best be described?

What is the dust in the poem on the previous page referring to? What kind of Stylistic device is used here?

Dystopian Literature

Dystiopian literature in the 1900s until now

What is Dystopian Literature?

What historic events influenced the dystopian literature in the 70s-90s?

What era is the previous story likely from? How can you tell?

In what way have Dystopian protagonists changed over the years?