“God loved he best with al his hoole herte/At all times, whether it pleased or pained him” best describes which Canterbury character in a line taken from Chaucer’s General Prologue?

Who helps Beowulf kill the dragon?

Unit 2 Middle Ages–Choose ONE of the following questions to answer as full as possible in an essay. It is expected for you to write about the literature that you have read in that unit; use examples as specifically as possibly from each piece of literature. DO NOT use outside research to answer these questions—your answers should be based on class notes and reading assignments. Please just use your own insights supported with examples from the assigned readings.1. Discuss the “3 estates” during the Middle Ages and the developing problems associated with each estate. 2. Discuss the changing social structure in England from the era of the Anglo Saxons to 1400 as illustrated in Beowulf, Sir Gawain, and the Canterbury Tales. Be specific by supporting your assessment of the characteristics of the various societies with details from the literature and the changing concept of the hero. 3. Compare the role of women or attitudes toward women in literature that we have studied: Beowulf, Sir Gawain, General Prologue, Wife of Bath’s Prologue, and Wife of Bath’s Tale. 4. What new sources of human happiness do you find in The Canterbury Tales? What are people doing to find happiness that they weren’t doing in the Old English period? 5. Discuss how Chaucer introduces the concept of psychological study as he matches “the tale to the teller” in The Canterbury Tales. Discuss the story of the knight in The Wife of Bath’s Tale and the personality of the Wife as an example.  

Describe book production in the medieval process as explained in your course notes.

In Gawain and the Green Knight, what is the purpose of the beheading incident?

According to your Unit 1 Course Notes, what is the time period of Old English?

“But he was lyk a maister or a pope” best describes which character?

How many original copies of Beowulf exist today?

Submit your multiple choice answers and ask your professor for the essay portion of this exam. Choose ONE of the following questions to answer as full as possible in an essay. It is expected for you to write about the literature that you have read in that unit; use examples as specifically as possibly from each piece of literature. DO NOT use outside research to answer these questions—your answers should be based on class notes and reading assignments. Please just use your own insights supported with examples from the assigned readings. 1. Trace the development of the English language from its earliest known form and the development of English literature beginning with Beowulf. What does literature teach us about the society in which it was created? 2. Discuss the religious tension illustrated in Beowulf and then explain the causes of the tension. Give specific examples from the poem of this tension. 3. Discuss the original oral nature of Beowulf. In what ways can you tell that it was an oral art form? Give examples. 4. What role do women play in the poem? What does the treatment of women tell about the society? Give examples.  

“A fat swan loved he best of any roast.” best describes which Canterbury character in a line taken from Chaucer’s General Prologue?