Unit Test

Question 1

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.”

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C: as a sage counselor reproving the youth

Question 2

A chronological text structure presents events

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C: in the order in which they occur.

Question 3

Which statements describe the Middle Ages? Choose four answers.It was a period of time between 500 and 1500 CE.It was a period characterized by democratic rule.Catholicism was the dominant religion in Europe.The monarchy and the Church were very powerful.A rising middle class was challenging class distinctions.

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57149,57151,57152,57153

Question 4

Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler's Guide to Elizabethan England.Simon Forman, who does attend plague sufferers, is a rare exception: this is because he has himself survived the disease and believes he cannot catch it again. However, his remedy amounts to little more than avoiding eating onions and keeping warm. He has a recipe for getting rid of the plague sores that will afflict you afterward if you survive the disease; but that is a very big "if.” It seems the best advice is provided by

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W: While doctors like Simon Forman tried to help, others such as Nicholas Bownd relied on their faith in God.

Question 5

Characterization is the way an author

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D: develops personalities through thoughts, words, and actions.

Question 6

Central idea: People in Utopia care about the common good.

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C: Slavery shows that not everyone in Utopia is treated equally.

Question 7

Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.So like a shatter’d column lay the King;Not like that Arthur who, with lance in rest,From spur to plume a star of tournament,Shot thro’ the lists at Camelot, and chargedBefore the eyes of ladies and of kings.

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B: the current state of the king.

Question 8

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’

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T: The Puritans were outraged.

Question 9

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

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B: Chaucer criticizes the notion that divine forgiveness depends on giving money.

Question 10

guesstheoryinferencestatement

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C: inference

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