Brit. Lit. Lesson 11

Who was the author of Beowulf?

• Swift

• Shakespeare

• Chaucer

• Unknown

• Homer

Beowulf was composed by what ancient culture?

• Gothic

• Anglo-Saxon

• Celtic

• Roman

• Greek

Who is the author of The Canterbury Tales?

• Dante

• William Shakespeare

• Homer

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• Unknown

Why are the pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales traveling to the town of Canterbury?

• to see the shrine of Thomas a Becket

• to visit family members who live there

• to see a famous bishop

• to meet the narrator

• to make some business deals

"Thy" means...

• thyself

• you all

• your

• you

• yours

"Thou art a villain!"

in modern English means...

• Your art is villain!

• You are a bad guy!

• You art a hero!

• You all are bad guys!

• Yours is a villain!

"With this ring, I thee wed"

in modern English means...

• Using this ring, I marry you.

• I join myself to this ring.

• Because of this ring, today is Wednesday.

• With this ring, you and I are waiting.

Shakespeare's time was called the...

• Republican period

• Anglo-Saxon period

• Roman period

• Elizabethan period

• Victorian period

What's this weapon called?

• a wand

• a spear

• an axe

• a skull

• a dagger

Which word means:

When the ending of two words make an identical or similar sound?

• rhyme

• repeat

• theme

• genre

• rhythm