BRIT LIT SURVEY I: QUIZ 2

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1. Before he became a poet, Caedmon was employed as...
   
   (click here) A cowherd A gardener A shepherd A blacksmith

2. CAEDMON'S HYMN is preserved in Bede's ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH PEOPLE in a Latin translation.
   
   (click here) TRUE FALSE

3. During the Christmas Eve feast at the Host's castle, we learn that Gawain has a reputation for...
   
   (click here) Feats of derring-do The language of love Caroling Acrobatic sexual feats

4. On the basis of dialect, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is believed to have been written in...
   
   (click here) London The Northwest Midlands Kent The East Midlands

5. According to "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," Arthur's custom at holiday feasts was...
   
   (click here) To eat more than any other knight To give leftover food to the poor Not to eat until he had heard about or witnessed a marvelous adventure To fast

6. The ancient, big-bottomed lady accompanying the Host's wife on Christmas Eve in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" turns out to be...
   
   (click here) Morgan le Faye Mordred in drag The Host's mother Gawain's mother

7. Gawain's horse is named...
   
   (click here) Gringolet Green Goblin Traveller Snowmane

8. In fulfillment of their convenant, after the deer hunt the Host gives Gawain his share of venison and Gawain gives the Host...
   
   (click here) His shield His horse A kiss A green girdle

9. In "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," lines 35-36 refer to...
   
   (click here) Medieval crossword puzzles Alliteration Rhyme Acronymic verse

10. After the Green Knight "repays" Gawain, he chides him for...
    
    (click here) Playing hard to get Making love to his wife Loving his life Flinching

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