In Anglo-Saxon heroic poetry, what is the fate of those who fail to observe the sacred duty of blood vengeance ?

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1. In Anglo-Saxon heroic poetry, what is the fate of those who fail to observe the sacred duty of blood vengeance ?

   A. banishment to Asia
   B. everlasting shame
   C. conversion to Christianity
   D. mild melancholia

2. What was the function of the Anglo- Saxon Chronicle ?

   A. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the history of the continuity and persistence of Anglo-Saxon culture in Old English.
   B. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle offers a lay person’s perspective on Anglo-Saxon history.
   C. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle focuses on the courtly adventures of Anglo-Saxon English.
   D. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle presents an accurate description of the Second and Third Crusades.

3. Pride in one’s accomplishments was important to the Anglo-Saxon thegn. If so, why does Hrothgar say in Beowulf: do not give way to pride ?

   A. Hrothgar believes it is important to stay focused on revenge.
   B. Pride is one of the deadly sins.
   C. Pride causes one to appear immodest.
   D. Extreme pride can cause one to be overly secure and make mistakes.

4. Despite the fact that the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle continued well into the Norman rule of the 12th century, which king originally commissioned this work ?

   A. King Harold
   B. King Arthur
   C. William the Conqueror
   D. Alfred the Great

5. “The rarer action is in virtue that in vengeance.” This line occurs in ?

   A. Hamlet
   B. Henry IV,Pt I
   C. The Tempest
   D. Twelfth Night

6. John Donne is, in some sense, the originator of metaphysical poetry. But who is most closely associated with the “founding” of neoclassical poetry ?

   A. William Wordsworth
   B. Alexander Pope
   C. Ben Jonson
   D. George Herbert

7. Which poet asserted in practice and theory the value of representing rustic life and language as well as social outcasts and delinquents not only in pastoral poetry, common before this poet’s time, but also as the major subject and medium for poetry in general ?

   A. William Blake
   B. Alfred Lord Tennyson
   C. Samuel Johnson
   D. William Wordsworth

8. Which poet asserted in practice and theory the value of representing rustic life and language as well as social outcasts and delinquents not only in pastoral poetry, common before this poet’s time, but also as the major subject and medium for poetry in general ?

   A. William Blake
   B. Alfred Lord Tennyson
   C. Samuel Johnson
   D. William Wordsworth

9. Which of the following statements best characterizes the difference between World War II poetry and Futurist poetry ?

   A. The Futurists apotheosized technology, whereas World War II poets often focused on technology’s destructive powers.
   B. The Futurists praised speed, whereas World War II poets often evoked images of nature to describe the human condition.
   C. The Futurists privileged the part over the whole, whereas World War II poets did not deal with the problem of modernity and alienation.
   D. The Futurists focused on advancements in technology and industry, whereas World War II poets ignored advancements in technology, especially in modern warfare.

10. Professor Hammer argues that in a certain sense Wallace Stevens’s poetry is always meta-poetry. What does this mean ?

    A. Stevens’s poetry is primarily, though not explicitly, concerned with metaphysics.
    B. Stevens’s poetry investigates its own rules.
    C. Stevens’s poetry always addresses several different audiences.
    D. Stevens’s poetry highlights an objective voice.