EM 20 English Lit Summative Quiz

The main character in Beowulf is a Viking warrior.

• True

• False

The story of Beowulf is set in England.

• True

• False

Canterbury Tales. The pilgrims are traveling to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket.

• True

• False

Canterbury Tales. The two knights in the Knight's Tale fell in love with the same woman. Name the woman.

Hamlet is the Prince of _____.

Hamlet is a play written by ______.

What is the central conceit in "The Flea"?

• The speaker's love is eternal

• The flea represents the union between the speaker and his lover

• The speaker is afraid of committing to his lover

• The flea is a symbol of death and decay

Who wrote the poem "The Flea"?

• John Donne

• John Dryden

• John Milton

• John Winthrop

Setting for Adam and Eve's fall from grace in Paradise Lost

Who wrote the poem "Paradise Lost"?

• John Donne

• John Dryden

• John Milton

• John Winthrop