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Which chivalric values does Gawain display in the excerpt? Select three options.

A
intellectual depth
B
loyalty to his king
C
bravery despite danger
D
physical strength
E
moral integrity
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Take a look at this Middle English word.feithWhat is the correct translation of the Middle English word feith into modern English?

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faith
f
fat
f
fast
f
four
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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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Which excerpt from the General Prolgue to the Canterbury Tales suggests that the narrator may be unreliable?

B
But now the time has come for me to tellWhat passed among us, what was said and done
B
But first I beg you, not to put it downTo my ill-breeding if my speech be plain
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You must repeat as nearly as you canEach word, if that’s the task you’ve undertaken
Y
You can’t hold back, even if he’s your brother:Whatever word is used, you must use also.
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guesstheoryinferencestatement

A
guess
B
theory
C
inference
D
statement
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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 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,

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It details how diet could disrupt the balance of humors.
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It explains that fresh fish may cause liver disease.
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It discourages the use of cold liquids after activity.
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It recommends eliminating fresh fruit from a healthy diet.
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Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.When the trumpets sound, most people quieten down, waiting for the play to begin. If you are sitting in the gallery you will have a clear view of the stage as it projects out from the far side of the round enclosure. Leading actors will come right out along this platform and deliver their soliloquies directly to the crowd. So too will a clown like Will Kempe, when he wishes to extemporize and make "a scurvy face.” There are t

T
The author uses a serious tone and a third-person point of view to effectively describe the experience.
T
The author uses descriptive details and a first-person point of view to effectively describe the experience.
T
The author uses a critical tone and a third-person point of view to effectively describe the experience.
T
The author uses descriptive details and a second-person point of view to effectively describe the experience.
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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 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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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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What must a reader consider to analyze characterization? Select three options.

A
what the character says and does
B
where the character goes
C
when the character enters the narrative
D
what the character thinks and feels
E
how others react to the character
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Read the excerpt from the General Prolgue to the Canterbury Tales.Comfortably on an ambling horse she sat,Well-wimpled, wearing on her head a hatThat might have been a shield in size and shape;A riding-skirt round her enormous hips,Also a pair of sharp spurs on her feet.

b
by describing what she says and does
b
by describing what she thinks and feels
b
by describing the way she looks
b
by describing how others react to her
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Read the excerpt from a book written by Jacob Abbott about Queen Elizabeth.The members of the Parliament went forth immediately to proclaim the new queen. There are two principal places where it was then customary to proclaim the English sovereigns. One of these was before the royal palace at Westminster, and the other in the city of London.

A
to inform readers about information relating to Queen Elizabeth
B
to persuade readers that Queen Elizabeth was a worthy sovereign
C
to entertain readers with exciting tales of royal intrigue
D
to describe for readers the intricate details of the palace at Westminster
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Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.Another familiar disease is malaria, which Elizabethans refer to as ague or fever. You might associate this with more tropical countries of the modern world but in marshy areas in sixteenth-century England, such as the Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire Fens, the Norfolk Broads, and Romney Marsh in Kent, it kills thousands. No one suspects that it has anything to do with mosquitoes; rather people believe it is the corrupted air

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It proves that malaria is spread by mosquitoes in swampy areas.
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It gives a detailed description of the area known as Romney Marsh.
I
It explains Elizabethan misconceptions about the spread of malaria.
I
It compares common malaria symptoms to influenza symptoms.

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