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ELA IV Semester 1 Final 2018/19

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Catholic Archbishop was murdered by the King's followers for refusing to give the King power over The Church?

a)

Tennis à Racket

b)

Henry II

c)

Thomas à Becket

d)

Harry II

2.

Why are the pilgrims going to Canterbury?

a)

To meet King Henry III

b)

To see a medieval mystery play

c)

To worship the relics of Saint Thomas à Becket

d)

Because they are tourists

3.

In the Wife of Bath's tale, instead of death for the knight who had attacked a young girl, what was King Arthur’s wife Guenevere’s idea?

a)

The Knight must travel the world and learn from his mistakes

b)

The Knight must make a pilgrimage to Canterbury

c)

The Knight must marry the woman he raped

d)

The Knight must learn what women truly desire

4.

According to the Wife of Bath, what do women most desire?

a)

Sovereignty over their husbands

b)

True love

c)

Great wealth

d)

Perfect beauty

5.

What is avarice?

a)

Greed

b)

Lust

c)

Envy

d)

Sloth

6.

What was The Knight's of the Round Table's main purpose

a)

To observe the code of chivalry

b)

To defend England from France

c)

To protect Arthur's Queen Guinevere

d)

To visit the shrine of Canterbury Cathedral

7.

Who was King Arthur's wife, the Queen?

a)

Grendel

b)

Guinevere

c)

Grendel's mother

d)

Guideline

8.

Why is Arthur called "The once and future King"

a)

Because it was thought he might return from the Isle of Avalon once healed from his wounds

b)

Because His spirit lives in the heart of every Englishman

c)

Because it sounded cool

d)

Because he never truly existed so he exists through his legend that will last forever

9.

Beowulf is the earliest known English ____________.

a)

Limerick

b)

Epic Poem

c)

Haiku

d)

Sonnet

10.

Why do the Danes flee Herot at night in Beowulf?

a)

Grendel attacks at night

b)

Beowulf's men are planning to attack them

c)

King Hrothgar moves camp at night

d)

Grendel only attacks during the day

11.

What happens to Grendel?

a)

Beowulf rips his arm off, and he retreats to his cave to die.

b)

Beowulf rips his arm off, and they roast Grendel for dinner.

c)

Grendel wins and takes Beowulf back to his cave as a captive.

d)

Grendel dies in the banquet hall.

12.

After Grendel's death, who are the people of Herot fearful of?

a)

Grendel's mother

b)

Grendel's father

c)

Beowulf

d)

a 3-headed dragon

13.

The setting for Beowulf is:

a)

England, 6th century

b)

America, 21st century

c)

Scandinavia, 5th century

d)

Italy, 4th century

14.

From what tradition does Beowulf come from?

a)

Anglo-Saxon

b)

Latin

c)

Spanish

d)

Scottish

15.

Where was Rudyard born?

a)

England

b)

India

c)

Vermont

d)

Washington DC

16.

Who is the Trojan hero in The Iliad?

a)

Achilles

b)

Hector

c)

Priam

d)

Chuckie

17.

Who is the Greek hero in The Iliad?

a)

Menelaus

b)

Hector

c)

Priam

d)

Achilles

18.

What started the Trojan War?

a)

Helen kidnapped Paris.

b)

Menelaus slapped Priam.

c)

Paris kidnapped Helen.

d)

Zeus.

19.

Who wrote The Iliad?

a)

Aeschylus

b)

Euripides

c)

Sophocles

d)

Homer

20.

As the Trojans begin to win who do the Greeks need to push back?

a)

Achilles

b)

Apollo

c)

Zeus

d)

who cares

21.

What did Hector do to make Achilles so enraged?

a)

He sent Helen back to the Greeks.

b)

He killed Achilles' best "friend", Patroclus.

c)

He took Achilles' war prize.

d)

He dishonored Achilles.

22.

Which character is getting chased around the walls of Troy?

a)

Achilles

b)

Deiphobus

c)

Athena

d)

Hector

23.

What is the first thing Achilles does after he kills Hector?

a)

takes Andromache as his war prize and heads back to Greece

b)

kills Hector's son Astyanax by throwing him from Troy's walls

c)

flips the bird at King Priam, who has been watching the battle

d)

strips Hector's armour and has all of the Greeks stab and mutilate his body

24.

Athena gets Hector to stop running and face Achilles by doing which of the following?

a)

She talks to Hector and assures him that he will beat Achilles.

b)

She disguises herself as Hector's brother Deiphobus and tricks Hector into fighting.

c)

She grants Hector immortality.

d)

She injures Achilles in his heel.

25.

Who was Helen's first husband?

a)

Agamemnon, the leader of Mycenae

b)

Paris, the prince of Troy

c)

Menelaus, the King of Sparta

d)

Achilles, a great warrior

26.

Which of the following about Achilles is correct?

a)

Achilles' was the king of Troy

b)

Achilles killed Patroclus for killing his good friend, Hector

c)

Achilles was in love with Helen

d)

Achilles' mother was a sea nymph

27.

What does Hector ask Achilles for before they duel?

a)

Return the body of whoever dies.

b)

Duel fairly without cheating or aid.

c)

Agree to peace and accept Helen back.

d)

Give suitable money to the side who was wronged.

28.

Who is Zeus?

a)

Greek king, Helen's husband

b)

great Greek warrior, leads his best friend's troops to war

c)

god of thunder and lightning, king of gods

d)

god of the sun, killer of Patroclus, backs the Trojans

29.

The Iliad ends with ___.

a)

the end of the Trojan War

b)

the funeral of Hector

c)

the funeral games of Patroclus

d)

the gods discussing how Odysseus is to get home

30.

Which of the following best describes how Homer's original audience experienced the Iliad?

a)

They read it.

b)

They saw it performed as a kind of play.

c)

They heard a prose version of the story.

d)

They listened to a chanted performance, recited from memory and accompanied by a four-stringed lyre.

31.

Who is Achilles?

a)

The greatest historian in the world who fought against the Trojans

b)

The greatest philosopher in the world who fought against the Trojans

c)

The greatest warrior in the world who fought against the Trojans

d)

The greatest king in the world who fought against the Trojans

32.

How long has the Trojan war been going on? Where are the Greeks located?

a)

11 years; Outside of Athens

b)

7 years; Outside of Macedonia

c)

10 years; Outside of Troy

d)

8 years; Outside of Greece

33.

What does Agamemnon do to Achilles that makes Achilles angry?

a)

Agamemnon seizes a lady from Achilles

b)

Agamemnon seizes a weapon from Achilles

c)

Agamemnon seizes the throne from Achilles

d)

Agamemnon seizes the army from Achilles

34.

Why does Achilles finally rejoin the war?

a)

To avenge Patroclus's death

b)

To avenge Hephaestus's death

c)

To avenge Agamemnon's death

d)

To avenge Apollo's death

35.

“They raced for the life of Hector breaker of horses Like powerful stallions sweeping around the post for trophies, galloping full stretch with some fine prize at stake, a tripod, say, or a woman offered up at the funeral games…”


This lengthy comparison is an example of what epic convention?

a)

Epic speech

b)

divine intervention

c)

metaphor

d)

Epic simile

36.

Which of the following is a correct characterisation of Hector and Achilles?

a)

Achilles is respectful and sensible; Hector is vengeful and violent.

b)

Achilles is brave throughout the entire story, and Hector is fearful throughout the entire story.

c)

Achilles is merciless, ruthless and aggressive; Hector is more peaceful and respectful.

d)

Achilles is timid and afraid, and Hector is determined and aggressive.

37.

What makes the Holy Grail significant?

a)

It was crafted from special material

b)

It was drunk from at Jesus' Last Supper

c)

It was cursed by a witch

d)

It was used as a weapon in a legendary battle

38.

The Holy Grail is a highly regarded symbol in which religion?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Confuscianism

d)

Christianity

39.

Who (what) did Macbeth see at the banquet table?

a)

The tree witches laughing at him

b)

Banquo's Ghost

c)

Blood from the daggers in his wine cup

d)

The image of Duncan's beating heart

40.

What is Lady Macbeth's plan for King Duncan's murder?

a)

She will poison his food and it will look like a natural death

b)

She will drug the king's guards and Macbeth will then go into the king's room and kill him.

c)

They will bribe the guards and offer them money to kill the king.

d)

Macbeth's soldiers will come into the banquet disguised as robbers and they will commit the murder.

41.

Who (what) did Macbeth see at the banquet table?

a)

The tree witches laughing at him

b)

Banquo's Ghost

c)

Blood from the daggers in his wine cup

d)

The image of Duncan's beating heart

42.

Macbeth most likely brings the bloody daggers to Lady Macbeth because he . . .

a)

needs to show how easy the deed was for him

b)

has to prove that he has murdered Duncan

c)

wants to frighten her for encouraging him

d)

feels distressed and shocked at his actions

43.

What is Macbeth's plan for killing Banquo and Fleance? Does it work?

a)

He has his soldiers attack them, Banquo is wounded but Fleance dies

b)

He poisons their meal and they both die

c)

He plans to kill them that night. They find out and both escape

d)

He gets two convicted murderers (assassins) to wait along the road and ambush them. Banquo is killed but Fleance escapes

44.

Which of the three predictions to Macbeth from the witches is represented here?

a)

"Macbeth shall never vanquished be until great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill shall come against him"

b)

"Laugh to scorn the power of man, for none of woman born shall harm Macbeth."

c)

"Macbeth! Macbeth! Macbeth! Beware Macduff.

Beware the thane of Fife."

d)

"Macbeth, we brought our king these trees to help with deforestation in the Amazon rainforest"

45.

Which quote shows how Priam appeals to Achilles' empathy in his attempt to to retrieve Hector's body?

a)

"Think of your father, godlike Achilles, an old man like I am".

b)

"But now my death is upon me.

Let me at least not die without a struggle, inglorious,

but do some big thing first, that men to come shall know of it."

c)

“My mother Thetis tells me that there are two ways in which I may meet my end. If I stay here and fight, I will not return alive but my name will live forever: whereas if I go home my name will die, but it will be long ere death shall take me.”

d)

"Hey, c'mon, please?"

46.

The Knights who say "Ni" have a weakness of their own. They cannot stand to hear the word "It"

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Who was King Arthur's favourite knight?

a)

Sir Launcelot

b)

Sir Bedivere

c)

Sir Gawain

d)

Sir Butler

48.

Why did King Arthur not want to attack Sir Launcelot?

a)

He loved him like a brother

b)

He was his son

c)

Sir Launcelot's army was too strong

d)

Sir Launcelot could not be defeated in battle.

49.

What does "Le Morte de Arthur" translate to be?

a)

The death of Arthur

b)

The life of Arthur

c)

The war of Arthur

d)

The time of Arthur

50.

What did King Arthur ask of Sir Bedevere as he was dying?

a)

To cast his sword into the lake.

b)

The be buried in a lighthouse to help sailors.

c)

To be buried with his treasure.

d)

Split his treasure among the people.

51.

How was king Arthur killed?

a)

He was poisoned by Sir Bedivere in a golden goblet

b)

He was sliced in the head by Sir Modred

c)

He was impaled by a spear by Sir Gawain

d)

Queen Guinevere shot him as he was relaxing in pool then shot herself. Nick looked shocked as another great friend passed away.

52.

What happened to the peasant after the witch turned him into a newt?

a)

He got better

b)

She used him in a potion

c)

He was never seen again

d)

She turned him back human

53.

Why don't the Monty Python Knights of the Round Table go to Camelot?

a)

It is a silly place

b)

It's been ransacked

c)

There's no room for them

d)

The French won't let them in

54.

Read these lines from the poem:


If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim,

If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

And treat those two impostors just the same:

If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken

Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,

Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,

And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools;


To personify means to give human-like characteristics to something that is not human.


What does the poet personify in these lines?

a)

"thoughts"

b)

"triumph and disaster"

c)

"knaves" and "fools"

d)

"tools"

55.

What is the theme behind these lines from the poem "If"


“you can keep your head when all about you/ Are losing theirs and blaming it on you”


“being lied about, don’t deal in lies”


"Being hated, don’t give way to hating”

a)

Even if something bad is done to you, you should not do that same bad thing in return.

b)

Don't let people hate you, you should push back.

c)

Don't allow people to take your head when they lose their own.

d)

Conform, do what everybody else does.

56.

Monty Python's Holy Grail is a __________________ of the story of King Arthur's Knights Of The Round Table

a)

Biography

b)

Documentary

c)

Parody

d)

Incongruity

57.

Who won the Battle of Hastings in 1066

a)

William of Normandy

b)

Harald Hadraada

c)

Harold Godwinson

d)

Henry VIII

58.

Which image most closely resembles the Feudal System?

a)
b)
c)
d)
59.

During Queen Elizabeth's reign, it was known as a time of...

a)

dark, ravaging death that claim the lives of many.

b)

female rule and power over all the Elizabethans.

c)

great peace and prosperity.

d)

revolt and rebellion against the people of power.

60.

In Shakespeare's time all of the actors were men.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

How many beats are in Shakespeare line?

a)

8

b)

9

c)

5

d)

10

62.

Queen Elisabeth The 1st...

a)

Supported the arts (Music, poetry, painting and theatre), Reestablished The Church of England, Defeated The Spanish Armada

b)

Had 6 wives, beheaded 2. Lived in The Tower of London

c)

Was a proud Catholic. Presided over The Hundred Years War with France. Had a play by written by William Shakespeare about this person.

d)

Loved break dancing and photography. Dated William Shakespeare off and on.

63.

in 1605, a man called Guy Fawkes and a group of Catholics attempted to blow up the ________________________________ in London with barrels of gunpowder placed in the basement. They wanted to kill King James The 1st (C of E) and the king's leaders.

a)

The Houses of Parliament

b)

Buckingham Palace

c)

Big Ben

d)

The London Eye

64.

_____________________ which literally means "rebirth" or "revival", was marked by a surge of creative energy, exploration and a worldview more modern than Medieval. Originating in Italy.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Surge

c)

Profoundly

d)

Restoration

65.

Was a way of thinking that focussed on the value and agency of human beings. It moved away from the focus of religion and provoked more critical thinking, search for wisdom, rationality and ethics.

a)

Humanism

b)

Catholicism

c)

Deism

d)

Theism

66.

Understanding of reality, nature of things, or a system of thought.

a)

Utopia

b)

Philosophy

c)

Astrology

d)

Religion

67.

In 1604 a new "authorized" version of the bible in English based on the original Hebrew and Greek. Its beautiful imagery, graceful simplicity made it the principal bible in English for more than 300 years, and the most important and influential.

a)

The King James version

b)

The Old Testament

c)

The Quran (Koran)

d)

The Marchant's Tale

68.

A person who writes plays.

a)

A playwright

b)

A play right

c)

A playboy

d)

An author

69.

The state of being cancelled or __________________

a)
b)
c)
d)
70.

As king of England from 1509 to 1547, _______________ presided over the beginnings of the English Reformation, which was unleashed by his own matrimonial involvements, even though he never abandoned the fundamentals of the Roman Catholic faith. He was attracted to humanist learning and was something of an intellectual himself, but he was responsible for the deaths of the outstanding English humanists of the day. Though six times married, he left a minor heir and a dangerously complicated succession problem. Of his six wives, two joined a large tally of eminent persons executed for alleged treason; yet otherwise his regime observed the law of the land with painful particularity. Formidable in appearance, in memory, and in mind, and fearsome of temper, he yet attracted genuine devotion and knew how to charm people.

a)

Henry V (5th)

b)

Henry VIII (8th)

c)

Elisabeth I (1st)

d)

William Shakespeare