English 9 Week 1

"The Seven Ages of Man" describes___

• Acts in a play, ending with a conclusion

• Stories that start in the middle and then go back in time

• Human life from infancy to old age

• A popular, old English team sport related to soccer

He is the author of "The Seven Age of Man."

• William Shakespeare

• Anne Terry White

• William Wordsworth

• William McKinley

Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything used _______ sound device.

• Repetition

• Rhyme

• Onomatopeia

• Alliteration

According to the poem, the first stage in a man's life is the ____

• Soldier

• Judge

• Lover

• Infant

___is considered to be the greatest epic poem ever written in a Modern language four centuries before the Norman Conquest.

• "The Seven Ages of Man"

• "The Day of Destiny"

• "Beowulf"

• "Romeo and Juliet"

How does Beowulf defeat Grendel?

• Rips his arm off

• Chops his head off

• Beats his head against the wall

• Cuts him open from the crotch to the chin

How many monsters did Beowulf defeat?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Who is the king of the Danes during the conflict with Grendel?

• Shild

• Hilgac

• Hrothgar

• Heinz

___is the legendary sword of King Arthur.

• Sword of Destiny

• Excalibur

• Sword of Legend

• Excalibre

Who wrote Le Morte Darthur the work which contains the day of destiny?

• Sir Thomas Malory

• St. Thomas Aquinas

• Sir Tomas Malory

• St. Thomas II