World Literature 1 - Essay Example

Question 1.    What is unusual about Bertran de Borns appearance? Answer CORRECT  he is holding his head in his hand.  he has no legs.  he has no mouth.  he has only one eye.2 points   Question 2 1.  In which text does this passage appear?"With all the wonder in the world they gathered there as one:the most chivalrous and courteous knights known in Christendom; the most wonderful women to have walked in this world"Answer Prologue to Canterbury Tales Wife of Baths Tale. CORRECT Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Wife of Baths Prologue.

2 points   Question 3 1.  A primary characteristic of the European Renaissance was a revival ofAnswer ancient Egyptian science.CORRECTclassical learning. tyranny in government the Crusades.2 points   Question 4 1.  Which of these is not an opinion that Sei Shonagon expresses in The Pillow Book?Answer a preacher ought to be good looking.CORRECToxen should have very small foreheads. snow on the houses of common people is unsuitable. an empress should be petite.2 points   Question 5 1.  Satire is best defined asAnswer assigning life-like characteristics to inanimate objects.

a comparison using "like" or "as." the antagonist in a romance.CORRECT often being concerned with ethical reform.2 points   Question 6 1.  According to the lecture, which of these texts reflects a culture preoccupied with aesthetics? Answer Othello. CORRECTThe Canterbury Tales. The Pillow Book. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. 2 points   Question 7 1.  Who is speaking in the passage below?"Demand me nothing. What you know, you know.From this time forth I never will speak word."Answer CORRECTIago Sir Gawain The Green Knight Othello2 points   Question 8 1.

 Which of these sinners is guilty of malice?Answer CORRECT Ulysses. Paolo and Francesca. Both of the above. Neither of the above.2 points   Question 9 1.  Which of the following statements is true?Answer Canterbury Tales was written in Middle English, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was written in Old English. Canterbury Tales was written in Old English, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was written in Middle English. Canterbury Tales was written in Early Modern English, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was written in Middle English.

CORRECT Canterbury Tales was written in Middle English, and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was written in Middle English.2 points   Question 10 1.  Which of the following is not a characteristic of the romance?Answer The romances values are those of a heroic age. The romance stresses tales involving knightly adventures. The romance tends to be light-hearted.CORRECT The romance tends to be loose in structure.2 points   Question 11 1.  Who is Bertilak? Answer one of the Wife of Baths husbands.

one of Arthurs knights. CORRECT the Green Knight. Sir Gawain. 2 points   Question 12 1.  How did Othello woo Desdemona? Answer  by writing her poetry.  by writing her love letters.  by singing to her. CORRECT  by telling her stories of his past. 2 points   Question 13 1.   Where is Virgil spending eternity in The Divine Comedy? Answer  Purgatory CORRECT  Limbo  Paradise  Ninth circle of hell2 points   Question 14 1.  Which of the following characters does NOT come into contact with the handkerchief during the course of Othello?

Answer BiancaCCORRECT Roderigo Cassio all of the above characters come into contact with the handkerchief during the course of the play2 points   Question 15 1.  The passage below appears in which text?"And every night and day, some time he found.To read then in this book of wicked wives.He knew of them more legends and more livesThen there are of good wives in the Bible.For trust it well, it is impossibleFor any clerk to speak some good of wives,Unless he speaks about holy saints lives" Answer Prologue to Canterbury Tales Wife of Baths Tale Sir Gawain and the Green Knight CORRECT Wife of Baths Prologue 2 points   Question 16 1.

 In _________, the lover looks on the beloved as one who is higher and can be approached only with a supposed awe and wonder.Answer the satire.CORRECT courtly love literature. the classic tragedy. the mock epic.2 points   Question 17 1.  The online lecture states that Othellos disintegration is evident through all of the following ways EXCEPTAnswer he strikes Desdemona. he plans to seduce Emilia. he eavesdrops on Cassio and Iago.CORRECT All of the above are indications of Othellos disintegration.

2 points   Question 18 1.  Who claims that reading a tale of adultery led her to commit adultery? Answer Francesca. CORRECT Wife of Bath. Lady Bertilak. Dido. 2 points   Question 19 1.  Who says the following passage despite the fact that he is very articulate? "Rude am I in my speech, / And little blessed with the soft phrase of peace."Answer CORRECT Othello. Iago. Sir Gawain. Dante the pilgrim.2 points   Question 20 1.  Othello suffers from what illness?Answer cancer. the plague.CORRECT epilepsy.

a heart condition.2 points   Question 21 1.  Which of the following statements is NOT true of Virgil in The Divine Comedy?Answer At one point, while guiding Dante through the Inferno, he becomes lost.CORRECT He lives in Purgatory. He acknowledges he did not worship God in fitting ways. All of these statements are true of Virgil in the Divine Comedy.2 points   Question 22 1.  Who is still alive at the end of Othello?Answer Roderigo, Iago.CORRECT Iago, Cassio. Cassio, Roderigo. Emilia, Iago.

2 points   Question 23 1.  Before Gawain accepts the girdle from the lady of the castle, he refuses another gift from her. What is that gift?Answer  a helmet  a love knot CORRECT  a ring  a sword 2 points   Question 24 1.  Why is The Divine Comedy called a "comedy"?Answer It has humorous episodes. It has a comic antagonist.CORRECT It ends happily. It made people laugh in the Middle Ages.2 points   Question 25 1.  Which of these statements is not true regarding Elizabethan Theatre?

Answer The Globe was the only permanent playhouse.CORRECT The church condemned plays as immoral. The theatre was a place in which disease easily spread. Queen Elizabeth and King James enjoyed plays.2 points   Question 26 1.  Please read the following instructions before writing your response.Write a response to the question listed below. Strong responses to the essay question are usually between 200-300 words, and you need to allow time to write a response in which you provide textual support, including quotes, to support your claims.

You should also allow time to proofread your response as well.You should include limited quotations from the literary works when appropriate to support your points, and you should include parenthetical references whenever using quoted material.Do not use any outside sources for this essay exam. All of the content should be your own ideas supported by specific evidence from our readings. Any student using any information from a source other than the textbook and class notes will receive an automatic 0 on the exam.

As your syllabus explains, plagiarism will not be tolerated in any form whatsoever.Essay Question:Do you believe Dante, the principal character in the Divine Comedy, shows heroic characteristics in the poem? Why or why not? Make clear in your response how you are defining heroism. Write a multi-paragraph essay in which you use textual support, including limited quotations, from the textbook to support your assertions.In the Divine Comedy, the main character, Dante, is seen to pass through the cradles of hell to redeem himself and the get back the love of his life, Beatrice, before heading to heaven to receive salvation.

Dante portrays a heroic gesture throughout the poem as evidence from his quest of determination (Dante). Damned in the pits of hell, Dante is still determined to overcome the Satan in Hell, get his lover and later head to heaven. This quest was not an easy one for the faint hearted and it called for a lot of courage to see it through, “Do not be afraid; our fate Cannot be taken from us; it is a gift.” (Dante). Though with some help from Virgil, Dante manages to overcome the trials that face him as he goes deeper through chambers in hell.

Dante passes through horrific chambers which tempt him to stay and to continue sinning so that he remains in hell, but he remains focused on his goal. The only thing that keeps him to his quest is getting the love of his life and heading to heaven. Achieving such a goal while from the depths of hell, is not an easy task. At the end of the story, Dante triumphs over hell and manages to get the love of his life and heads to receive salvation in Heaven. Work CitedDante, Alighieri. The Divine Comedy.

Fields, Osgood & Company, 1871.