Practice Test - Middle English Reader

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Middle English Reader
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Practice Test 
Middle English Reader
Vwo 5 

Slide 1 - Slide

What to study?
- All the background Information
- All the answers to the questions in your reader 
(see Its Learning for the answers)
- All the LessonUps

Multiple Choice, Open Questions & True/False questions
(you also need to explain why if the answer is "False") 

Slide 2 - Slide

Let op:
Deze "practice test" bestaat uit alleen meerkeuzevragen en True/False vragen. Op de toets kun je ook open vragen krijgen waarbij je zelf antwoorden moet geven en moet je bij True/False vragen ook uitleggen waarom een antwoord waar of niet waar is. Deze "Practice Test" is dus makkelijker dan de echte toets!

Slide 3 - Slide

1. The English language is part of which language family?
A
Romanic languages
B
Slavic languages
C
Germanic languages
D
Caspian languages

Slide 4 - Quiz

2. Which of the following tribes did not invade England?
A
Angles
B
Jutes
C
Franks
D
Saxons

Slide 5 - Quiz

3. How many words did the Vikings add to Old English?
A
1500
B
2000
C
3000
D
5500

Slide 6 - Quiz

4. True or False: "English used to have just as many 'naamvallen' as modern German has."
A
True
B
False

Slide 7 - Quiz

5. What is etymology?
A
History/origin of words
B
Borrowing of words from other languages
C
A group of words related to a certain topic
D
The study of how words sound

Slide 8 - Quiz

6. Which of the following groups did not invade England in the Early Middle Ages?
A
Irish raiders
B
Icelandic raiders
C
Angles, Saxons & Jutes
D
Vikings

Slide 9 - Quiz

7. When were the High Middle Ages?
A
600-1066
B
1066-1272
C
1272-1485
D
1485-1600

Slide 10 - Quiz

8. What was the Domesday Book?
A
Listed all the counties, landholders, and taxes
B
A peace agreement
C
A document of laws created by the French
D
A religious book about the end of the world

Slide 11 - Quiz

9. Who invented the printing press?
A
Geoffrey of Monmouth
B
William Caxton
C
King Egbert
D
Alfred Tennyson

Slide 12 - Quiz

10. Who did England fight during the Hundred Years War?
A
Spain
B
Norway
C
Germany
D
France

Slide 13 - Quiz

11. Who was King Arthur based on?
A
English warlord from the 7th century
B
Scottish warrior and leader from 1350
C
Welsh general from around 450
D
Roman military leader from the 5th century

Slide 14 - Quiz

12. What did the legend of King Arthur not influence?
A
English laws and regulations
B
How knights were expected to behave
C
Clothes and fashion
D
Jousting tournaments

Slide 15 - Quiz

13. Why was the text Le Morte d'Arthur from the 15th century special?
A
First one written in English poetry
B
First one written in English prose
C
First one written in French prose
D
First one written in French poetry

Slide 16 - Quiz

14. What was the purpose of Arthur's Round Table?
A
Could fit better in his throne room
B
Could seat more people
C
Everyone could see each other
D
Made everyone equal

Slide 17 - Quiz

15. Which of the following is not a character from the Arthurian legend?
A
Morgana
B
Mordred
C
Morgause
D
Morpheus

Slide 18 - Quiz

16. Who wrote Le Morte d'Arthur?
A
Sir Thomas Malory
B
Geoffrey Chaucer
C
Alfred of Monmouth
D
Igwain Gommery

Slide 19 - Quiz

17. When was the first story about King Arthur written?
A
5th century
B
9th century
C
11th century
D
13th century

Slide 20 - Quiz

18. What does Arthur do to prove he is the rightful king?
A
Marries Gwenyvere
B
Kills his own father Uther
C
Merlin enchants him with a magical crown
D
Pulls excalibur from a stone

Slide 21 - Quiz

19. Where was the sword Excalibur forged?
A
Isle of Armageddon
B
Camelot
C
Isle of Avalon
D
Red forest

Slide 22 - Quiz

20. Who is the sword Exalibur returned to after Arthur has battled with it?
A
Mordred
B
Morgana
C
Merlin
D
Lady of the lake

Slide 23 - Quiz

21. When did Geoffrey Chaucer live?
A
1124-1181
B
1223-1287
C
1298-1355
D
1343-1400

Slide 24 - Quiz

22. What did Geoffrey Chaucer not do during his lifetime?
A
Work as a squire
B
Work as a forester
C
Work as a priest
D
Work as a writer

Slide 25 - Quiz

23. True or False: "Geoffrey Chaucer wrote most of his works in Old English."
A
True
B
False

Slide 26 - Quiz

24. Why are the pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales travelling to Canterbury?
A
To worship the relics of Saint Thomas Becket
B
To meet King Henry III
C
To visit as tourists
D
To see a medieval mystery play

Slide 27 - Quiz

25. The Canterbury Tales is one story that connects to a series of other stories. What is this technique called?
A
Frame narrative
B
Web narrative
C
Box narrative
D
Casing narrative

Slide 28 - Quiz

26. Which of the following is not a reason the Canterbury Tales is so important?
A
It was written in English instead of French
B
It was about pilgrims instead of soldiers
C
It provides information about medieval society

Slide 29 - Quiz

27. How many copies of The Canterbury Tales have survived?
A
2
B
23
C
80
D
158

Slide 30 - Quiz

28. Who was Saint Thomas Becket, to whose shrine they are travelling?
A
A prophet from the 8th century
B
A martyred farmer who died for his faith
C
Archbishop of Canterbury
D
King of Northumbria

Slide 31 - Quiz

29. True or False: "Geoffrey Chaucer included himself in The Canterbury Tales as a narrator and a character."
A
True
B
False

Slide 32 - Quiz

30. How many pilgrims are in the group travelling to Canterbury?
A
14
B
23
C
29
D
36

Slide 33 - Quiz

31. Why is The Wife of Bath an expert on marriage?
A
Wrote a best-selling book
B
Had multiple husbands
C
Married to the same man for 37 years
D
Has lots of married friends

Slide 34 - Quiz

32. How many husbands did the Wife of Bath have?
A
3
B
5
C
7
D
9

Slide 35 - Quiz

33. Why were the first three husbands of The Wife of Bath "good husbands"?
A
They were kind, generous and loved her
B
They let her take other lovers
C
They were old, rich and submissive
D
They were young and exciting

Slide 36 - Quiz

34. What is the old woman's answer in The Wife of Bath's tale to 'What women want most in life?'
A
To be loved and cared for
B
To have lots of money and respect
C
To travel the world and explore lots of places
D
To be in charge of their husbands

Slide 37 - Quiz

35. What is the name of the rooster in The Nun's Priest Tale?
A
Abraham
B
Pertelote
C
Carmadon
D
Chanticleer

Slide 38 - Quiz

36. The characters in The Nun's Priest Tale are personifications. What does this mean?
A
People with animal like qualities
B
Animals or things with human qualities
C
People with complex personalities
D
Animals turned into people

Slide 39 - Quiz

37. True or False: "The Nun's Priest Tale can be categorised as a fable."
A
True
B
False

Slide 40 - Quiz

38. On the Literature Test I'm going to score a ...?
A
1-3
B
4-5
C
6-7
D
8-10

Slide 41 - Quiz

What to study?
- All the background Information
- All the answers to the questions in your reader
(see Its Learning for the answers)
- All the LessonUps

Multiple Choice, Open Questions & True/False questions
(you also need to explain why if the answer is "False") 

Slide 42 - Slide