Read the excerpt from the General Prolgue to The Canterbury Tales. There was a knight, a reputable man, Who from the moment that he first began Campaigning, had cherished the profession Of arms; he also prized trustworthiness, Liberality, fame, and courteousness. In the king’s service he’d fought valiantly, And travelled far; no man as far as he In Christian and in heathen lands as well, And ever honoured for his ability. Read the same excerpt from the Middle English version of the General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales. A Knight ther was, and that a worthy man, That fro the tyme that he first bigan To ryden out, he loved chivalrye, Trouthe and honour, fredom and curteisye. Ful worthy was he in his lordes werre, And therto hadde he riden (no man ferre) As wel in Cristendom as hethenesse, And ever honoured for his worthinesse. Which statement best compares the Middle English version of the text to the modern English version of the text?
Read the excerpt from the General Prolgue to The Canterbury Tales . There was also a nun, a prioress, Whose smile was unaffected and demure; Her greatest oath was just, "By St. Eloi!” And she was known as Madame Eglantine. She sang the divine service prettily, And through the nose, becomingly intoned; And she spoke French well and elegantly As she’d been taught it at Stratford-at-Bow, For French of Paris was to her unknown. Good table manners she had learnt as well: She never let a crumb from her mouth fall; She never soiled her fingers, dipping deep Into the sauce; when lifting to her lips Some morsel, she was careful not to spill So much as one small drop upon her breast. Her greatest pleasure was in etiquette. Based on this description of the nun, what conclusion can be drawn about the narrator?
Read the excerpt from the General Prolgue to The Canterbury Tales. When the sweet showers of April have pierced The drought of March, and pierced it to the root, And every vein is bathed in that moisture Whose quickening force will engender the flower; And when the west wind too with its sweet breath Has given life in every wood and field To tender shoots, and when the stripling sun Has run his half-course in Aries, the Ram Read the same excerpt from the Middle English version of the General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales. Whan that Aprille with his shoures sote The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote, And bathed every veyne in swich licour, Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne Hath in the Ram his halfe cours y-ronne Which statement best describes the relationship between the Middle English text and the modern English text?
Which sentence features a present participial phrase functioning as an adjective?
Take a look at this modern English word. villain Which is the correct translation of the modern English word villain into Middle English?
Read the sentence. The administrator of the company, the woman overseeing the department, added new personnel to better augment the existing sales force. Which part of the sentence functions as an adverb?
Which sentence contains a gerund?
Which statements accurately describe medieval pardoners? Choose three correct answers.
In the Middle Ages, an indulgence was
What is a relic?
Take a look at this Middle English word. feith What is the correct translation of the Middle English word feith into modern English?
Take a look at this Middle English word. feith What is the correct translation of the Middle English word feith into modern English?
Which are true about participles? Choose two correct answers.
Read the sentence. Hiking along merrily, we maintained a sedate pace because we liked to heartily enjoy the stream bubbling its way beside us. Which part of the sentence functions as an adjective?
Read the sentence. To host a party of this magnitude requires to clean and to organize the house before you get to the part where you can add decorations to the rooms. How should the sentence be revised to replace the infinitives with gerunds? Choose three correct answers.
Read the sentence. Scheduled too hectically, the misbegotten tour zigzagging from state to state left the reporter weary from the road. Which part of the sentence is a participial phrase?
Which factors indicate that a narrator is unreliable? Choose three correct answers.
Read the phrase written in Middle English. The holy blisful martir for to seke Which modern English translation of the phrase is accurate?
Read the sentence. Craving a more cosmopolitan lifestyle, the rural students were excited to travel to the city. The underlined phrase is a(n)
Read the passage from Everyman . EVERYMAN: Alack! shall we thus depart indeed? Our Lady, help, without any more comfort, Lo, Fellowship forsaketh me in my most need . . . In the passage, the author develops the character of Everyman through
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