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Read the excerpt from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.When the King and his knights came into the hall,The chanting in the chapel had come to an endAnd a loud cry went up from the clerics and the othersProclaiming Noel once more, calling out the word again,And then the nobles ran and got the gifts ready . . .

t
the importance of Christian practices
t
the acts of warfare over land rights
t
the proper conduct of knights
t
the subjects’ loyalty to their lords
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Which chivalric values does Gawain display in the excerpt? Select three options.

i
intellectual depth
l
loyalty to his king
b
bravery despite danger
p
physical strength
m
moral integrity
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guesstheoryinferencestatement

A
guess
B
theory
C
inference
D
statement
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Read the excerpt from Queen Elizabeth's Response to Parliament's Request That She Marry.As I have good cause, so do I give you all my hearty thanks for the good zeal and loving care you seem to have, as well towards me as to the whole estate of your country.

e
encouraging an emotional response from the audience.
e
establishing her credibility as a capable leader.
p
providing a logical reason for trusting her leadership skills.
d
demonstrating her ability to speak persuasively.
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Which statements describe the Middle Ages? Select four options.

A
The Christian Church was a powerful institution.
B
A feudal system of government ruled the land.
C
Land disputes were usually settled through peaceful debate.
D
Men of nobility, such as dukes and barons, controlled areas of land.
E
Knights helped nobles protect their land and their subjects.
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Utopia reflects the time in which it was written because

A
gold had little value in the fifteenth century.
B
exploration was important in the fifteenth century.
C
children had expensive toys in the fifteenth century.
D
poor people were looked after in the fifteenth century.
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Read the excerpt from Utopia.If these metals were laid up in any tower in the kingdom it would raise a jealousy of the Prince and Senate, and give birth to that foolish mistrust into which the people are apt to fall—a jealousy of their intending to sacrifice the interest of the public to their own private advantage. If they should work it into vessels, or any sort of plate, they fear that the people might grow too fond of it, and so be unwilling to let the plate be run down, if a war made it necessary, to employ it in paying their soldiers. To prevent all these inconveniences they have fallen upon an expedient which, as it agrees with their other policy, so is it very different from ours, and will scarce gain belief among us who value gold so much, and lay it up so carefully. They eat and drink out of vessels of earth or glass, which make an agreeable appearance, though formed of brittle materials; while they make their chamber-pots and close-stools of gold and silver, and that not only in their public halls but in their private houses. Of the same metals they likewise make chains and fetters for their slaves, to some of which, as a badge of infamy, they hang an earring of gold, and make others wear a chain or a coronet of the same metal . . .

A
Utopians use gold and silver chamber pots.
B
Enslaved people wear chains of gold and silver.
C
It is not an honor to wear gold jewelry.
D
Gold and silver are not valued in Utopia.
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Read the excerpts from Queen Elizabeth's speeches.How does the purpose of the excerpt from Queen Elizabeth's Address to the Troops at Tilbury compare to the excerpt from Response to Parliament's Request That She Marry?

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B
Both excerpts inform Queen Elizabeth's audience of her strategic plans for engaging and defeating the invading army.
B
Both excerpts attempt to persuade Queen Elizabeth's audience that she is willing to sacrifice her life for England's well-being.
B
Both excerpts inform Queen Elizabeth's audience of the reasons she has come to passionately love and defend England.
B
Both excerpts attempt to persuade Queen Elizabeth's audience that she is the most capable ruler the country has known.
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Read the excerpt from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.The men charged in tournaments again and again,Noble knights jousting in high spirits;Then they rode to the court and danced to carols,And the feast went on like that a full fifteen days,With all the food and entertainment anyone could imagine.The laughter and merrymaking were a glory to hear . . .

A
They fight ruthlessly.
B
They celebrate festively.
C
They are devout Christians.
D
They are boastful and vain.
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Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales.Dear brethren, God forgive you your trespass,And keep you from the sin of avarice;My holy pardon here can save you all,And will, so long as you make offeringsOf gold and silver coin, spoons, brooches, rings—Bow down your heads before this holy bull!Come, ladies, make an offering of your wool!I’ll put your name down on my prayer-roll,And you shall enter to the bliss of heaven

A
Chaucer criticizes the practice of confessing one’s sins to a priest.
B
Chaucer criticizes the notion that divine forgiveness depends on giving money.
C
Chaucer criticizes the idea that people go to heaven after death.
D
Chaucer criticizes the fact that clergymen earn more than peasants.
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Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.The queen continues to encourage dramatic art, personally attending performances at Gray’s Inn, Greenwich Palace, and Whitehall Palace. In 1583 she establishes her own theater company, the Queen’s Men, and leading actors flock to it. Puritans are enraged, and the following year the city authorities try to outlaw plays altogether, both within and outside the city walls. But now that drama has received royal approval, they don’

N
New plays were written every year.
T
The queen visited Whitehall Palace.
T
The Puritans were outraged.
D
Drama received royal approval.
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Read the excerpt from The Canterbury Tales."But, sirs, it is not courteous of youTo speak so roughly to an old man, whoHas not offended you by word or deed.It’s there in Holy Writ for you to read:"Thou shalt rise up before the hoary headOf an old man”—and therefore do no harm,I warn you, to an old man while you’re young,Any more than you’d like to have it doneTo you in old age, should you live so long.Now God be with you! I go where I must go.”

A
as an adventurer eager to join the youth
B
as a church leader recruiting the youth
C
as a sage counselor reproving the youth
D
as a cruel authority punishing the youth
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Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.People believe that the balance of the humors is also upset by eating too much or too little of something. As noted in the previous chapter, Thomas Elyot believes that fish and fresh fruit are bad for you, and that white bread is more nutritious than bread with the bran. William Horman maintains that drinking cold liquids after prolonged activity is very dangerous for the health. Richard Carew states that the "eating of fish,

I
It details how diet could disrupt the balance of humors.
I
It explains that fresh fish may cause liver disease.
I
It discourages the use of cold liquids after activity.
I
It recommends eliminating fresh fruit from a healthy diet.
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Central idea: People in Utopia care about the common good.

A
Extra food and resources are given to poor communities.
B
More wrote Utopia to encourage more equality in society.
C
Slavery shows that not everyone in Utopia is treated equally.
D
Gold and silver chains are worn by enslaved people in Utopia.

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