Assignment Prompt & Instructions
– ## WEEK2.docx
– ## Assignment.docx
**## WEEK2.docx**
Week Two: June 16-22
This week you will read a selection of literary works from the Tudor Age to the Age of Revolution. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from among a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving British experience and character. We begin the course by reading about the origin of British literature. The literary texts you will read in this unit will provide you with knowledge of the history that impacted the earliest works.
**Student Learning Outcomes Addressed:**
· Identify key ideas, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
· Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
**Core Competencies Addressed:**
· Biographical, historical and literary analysis
**Readings:** Interview a Character Assignment Instructions
From
[**_British Literature I_**](https://oer.galileo.usg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=english-textbooks) **“** Part 2: The Tudor Age,”
· Introduction, pages, 599-602.
· Sir Thomas More’s “Preface” to Utopia, pages 602-607.
· William Shakespeare, “Sonnets 18,” and “Sonnet 106,” pages 1174-1177, page 1178, and page 1182.
· William Shakespeare,
_King Lear,_ Act 1 & Act II pages 1280-1298.
From
**_British Literature I,_**“Part 3: The Seventeenth Century: The Age of Revolution”
· “Intro,” pages 1415-1420.
· John Donne, “Holy Sonnet 10,” pages 1420-1421, and pages 1428-29.
· John Milton, “Lycidas,” pages 1712-1714 and 1722-1726
From
[A Glossary of Literary Terms](https://dallascollege.brightspace.com/content/enforced/259383-2025SU-ENGL-2321-83640/A%20Glossary%20of%20Literary%20Terms-M.H.Abrahms.pdf?ou=259383)
· “Sonnet,” pages 369-370
· “Tragedy,” pages 405-408
· “Three Unities,” pages 403
· “Drama,” page 95
· “Elegy,” page 103
[https://youtu.be/uvy-Dy3D8Fc](https://youtu.be/uvy-Dy3D8Fc)
[https://youtu.be/qkOOX2iGsGA](https://youtu.be/qkOOX2iGsGA)
[https://youtu.be/bDpW1sHrBaU](https://youtu.be/bDpW1sHrBaU)
[https://youtu.be/p4W3VcBUCSs](https://youtu.be/p4W3VcBUCSs)
[https://youtu.be/jPJH8TT6PGc](https://youtu.be/jPJH8TT6PGc)
**## Assignment.docx**
**Question 1 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
How did Lycidas die in John Milton's eponymous poem "Lycidas?"
Question 1 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| a) | He died in his sleep | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| b) | He drowned in the sea | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| c) | He died by suicide | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| d) | He was killed by the Muse | |
**Question 2 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
In John Milton's poem, "Lycidas," what occasion forces the speaker of the poem to state the following words:
I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude,
And with forc'd fingers rude
Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year.
Bitter constraint and sad occasion dear
Compels me to disturb your season due:(3-7)
Question 2 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| a) | the news of a coronation | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| b) | the news of the arrival of a beloved | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| c) | the news of someone's death | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| d) | none of the above | |
**Question 3 (Mandatory)**(4 points)
Donne used striking images and the metaphysical conceit, which is an extravagant metaphor which points out an unusual parallel between what are usually highly dissimilar elements. From the poem you read in this class, "Holy Sonnet 10," identify a metaphysical conceit and provide the lines as textual evidence.
Question 3 options:
| |
| — |
| |
**Question 4 (Mandatory)**(4 points)
The Seventeenth century or the Age of revolution was characterized by conflict between which two factions?
Question 4 options:
| |
| — |
| |
**Question 5 (Mandatory)**(3 points)
What was the Plot Plot of 1605? The importance and power of Parliament. The plot was to assassinate James I,
Question 5 options:
| |
| — |
| |
**Question 6 (Mandatory)**(4 points)
In Shakespeare's play,
_King Lear,_ who said the following lines:
"Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave/
My heart into my mouth: I love your majesty According to my bond; no more nor less."
Question 6 options:
| |
| — |
| |
**Question 7 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
A pastoral elegy, is a poem of mourning,
which
_represents_ both the poet and the one he mourns—who is usually also a poet—as shepherds (the Latin word for shepherd is "pastor").
Question 7 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 8 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
Thomas More's Utopia takes Plato's
_The Republic_ for a model
Question 8 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 9 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
England was ushered into a Golden Age under the rule of King James I.
Question 9 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 10 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
The rule of Henry VII oversaw a shift from a Medieval landlord and serf agricultural model to a commercial model.
Question 10 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 11 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
Renaissance humanism, particularly the English version of it, emphasized education of the individual, be he courtier or gentleman. But for the English, that education was linked to Christianity. And the individual's role in Christian faith, worship, understanding, and expression, shaped the religious controversies that marked the Tudor era.
Question 11 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 12 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
The Renaissance, a movement coinciding with the reign of all the Tudors, fostered the power of the English language to promote (or draw upon) a sense of national identity.
Question 12 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 13 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
Shakespeare wrote in only the dramatic form.
Question 13 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 14 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
Why does King Lear banish his daughter Cordelia from his kingdom?
Question 14 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| a) | he banished her because she refused to marry the Prince of Burgundy | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| b) | He banished her because she was dishonest. | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| c) | He banished her because she was not his legitimate daughter. | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| d) | He banished her because she refused to be a psychophant. | |
**Question 15 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
In King Lear, Edgar, Shakespeare portrays another character who pretends to be mad. He does so to use this character's sub-plot as a foil to King Lear's main plot. Who is that character who pretends to be mad?
Question 15 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| a) | Edgar | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| b) | Edmund | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| c) | Oswald | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| d) | Kent | |
**Question 16**(2 points)
What caused the Civil War (1642-1641)? (Read page 1416)
Question 16 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | King Charles I may have caused it as he was considered an inept king. |
| | The opponents of King Charles I united against him. |
| | King Charles I distrusted the church. |
| | All of the above |
| | None of the above |
**Question 17**(4 points)
During the reign of King Charles II, what major events occurred (read page 1417)?
**Question 18**(3 points)
What were some important events that happened during the rule of Henry VII in the Tudor era? Please read page 599 and write the answer in your own words. Please do not copy and paste from the textbook or the internet.
**Question 19**(4 points)
Read page 603 and write in your own words the definition of Utopia according to Thomas More. Please do not copy and paste from the text book or the internet.
**## Assignment.docx**
**Question 1 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
How did Lycidas die in John Milton's eponymous poem "Lycidas?"
Question 1 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| a) | He died in his sleep | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| b) | He drowned in the sea | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| c) | He died by suicide | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| d) | He was killed by the Muse | |
**Question 2 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
In John Milton's poem, "Lycidas," what occasion forces the speaker of the poem to state the following words:
I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude,
And with forc'd fingers rude
Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year.
Bitter constraint and sad occasion dear
Compels me to disturb your season due:(3-7)
Question 2 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| a) | the news of a coronation | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| b) | the news of the arrival of a beloved | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| c) | the news of someone's death | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| d) | none of the above | |
**Question 3 (Mandatory)**(4 points)
Donne used striking images and the metaphysical conceit, which is an extravagant metaphor which points out an unusual parallel between what are usually highly dissimilar elements. From the poem you read in this class, "Holy Sonnet 10," identify a metaphysical conceit and provide the lines as textual evidence.
Question 3 options:
| |
| — |
| |
**Question 4 (Mandatory)**(4 points)
The Seventeenth century or the Age of revolution was characterized by conflict between which two factions?
Question 4 options:
| |
| — |
| |
**Question 5 (Mandatory)**(3 points)
What was the Plot Plot of 1605? The importance and power of Parliament. The plot was to assassinate James I,
Question 5 options:
| |
| — |
| |
**Question 6 (Mandatory)**(4 points)
In Shakespeare's play,
_King Lear,_ who said the following lines:
"Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave/
My heart into my mouth: I love your majesty According to my bond; no more nor less."
Question 6 options:
| |
| — |
| |
**Question 7 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
A pastoral elegy, is a poem of mourning,
which
_represents_ both the poet and the one he mourns—who is usually also a poet—as shepherds (the Latin word for shepherd is "pastor").
Question 7 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 8 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
Thomas More's Utopia takes Plato's
_The Republic_ for a model
Question 8 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 9 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
England was ushered into a Golden Age under the rule of King James I.
Question 9 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 10 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
The rule of Henry VII oversaw a shift from a Medieval landlord and serf agricultural model to a commercial model.
Question 10 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 11 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
Renaissance humanism, particularly the English version of it, emphasized education of the individual, be he courtier or gentleman. But for the English, that education was linked to Christianity. And the individual's role in Christian faith, worship, understanding, and expression, shaped the religious controversies that marked the Tudor era.
Question 11 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 12 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
The Renaissance, a movement coinciding with the reign of all the Tudors, fostered the power of the English language to promote (or draw upon) a sense of national identity.
Question 12 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 13 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
Shakespeare wrote in only the dramatic form.
Question 13 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 14 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
Why does King Lear banish his daughter Cordelia from his kingdom?
Question 14 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| a) | he banished her because she refused to marry the Prince of Burgundy | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| b) | He banished her because she was dishonest. | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| c) | He banished her because she was not his legitimate daughter. | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| d) | He banished her because she refused to be a psychophant. | |
**Question 15 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
In King Lear, Edgar, Shakespeare portrays another character who pretends to be mad. He does so to use this character's sub-plot as a foil to King Lear's main plot. Who is that character who pretends to be mad?
Question 15 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| a) | Edgar | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| b) | Edmund | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| c) | Oswald | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| d) | Kent | |
**Question 16**(2 points)
What caused the Civil War (1642-1641)? (Read page 1416)
Question 16 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | King Charles I may have caused it as he was considered an inept king. |
| | The opponents of King Charles I united against him. |
| | King Charles I distrusted the church. |
| | All of the above |
| | None of the above |
**Question 17**(4 points)
During the reign of King Charles II, what major events occurred (read page 1417)?
**Question 18**(3 points)
What were some important events that happened during the rule of Henry VII in the Tudor era? Please read page 599 and write the answer in your own words. Please do not copy and paste from the textbook or the internet.
**Question 19**(4 points)
Read page 603 and write in your own words the definition of Utopia according to Thomas More. Please do not copy and paste from the text book or the internet.
**## WEEK2.docx**
Week Two: June 16-22
This week you will read a selection of literary works from the Tudor Age to the Age of Revolution. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from among a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving British experience and character. We begin the course by reading about the origin of British literature. The literary texts you will read in this unit will provide you with knowledge of the history that impacted the earliest works.
**Student Learning Outcomes Addressed:**
· Identify key ideas, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
· Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
**Core Competencies Addressed:**
· Biographical, historical and literary analysis
**Readings:** Interview a Character Assignment Instructions
From
[**_British Literature I_**](https://oer.galileo.usg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=english-textbooks) **“** Part 2: The Tudor Age,”
· Introduction, pages, 599-602.
· Sir Thomas More’s “Preface” to Utopia, pages 602-607.
· William Shakespeare, “Sonnets 18,” and “Sonnet 106,” pages 1174-1177, page 1178, and page 1182.
· William Shakespeare,
_King Lear,_ Act 1 & Act II pages 1280-1298.
From
**_British Literature I,_**“Part 3: The Seventeenth Century: The Age of Revolution”
· “Intro,” pages 1415-1420.
· John Donne, “Holy Sonnet 10,” pages 1420-1421, and pages 1428-29.
· John Milton, “Lycidas,” pages 1712-1714 and 1722-1726
From
[A Glossary of Literary Terms](https://dallascollege.brightspace.com/content/enforced/259383-2025SU-ENGL-2321-83640/A%20Glossary%20of%20Literary%20Terms-M.H.Abrahms.pdf?ou=259383)
· “Sonnet,” pages 369-370
· “Tragedy,” pages 405-408
· “Three Unities,” pages 403
· “Drama,” page 95
· “Elegy,” page 103
[https://youtu.be/uvy-Dy3D8Fc](https://youtu.be/uvy-Dy3D8Fc)
[https://youtu.be/qkOOX2iGsGA](https://youtu.be/qkOOX2iGsGA)
[https://youtu.be/bDpW1sHrBaU](https://youtu.be/bDpW1sHrBaU)
[https://youtu.be/p4W3VcBUCSs](https://youtu.be/p4W3VcBUCSs)
[https://youtu.be/jPJH8TT6PGc](https://youtu.be/jPJH8TT6PGc)
**## Assignment.docx**
**Question 1 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
How did Lycidas die in John Milton's eponymous poem "Lycidas?"
Question 1 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| a) | He died in his sleep | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| b) | He drowned in the sea | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| c) | He died by suicide | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| d) | He was killed by the Muse | |
**Question 2 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
In John Milton's poem, "Lycidas," what occasion forces the speaker of the poem to state the following words:
I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude,
And with forc'd fingers rude
Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year.
Bitter constraint and sad occasion dear
Compels me to disturb your season due:(3-7)
Question 2 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| a) | the news of a coronation | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| b) | the news of the arrival of a beloved | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| c) | the news of someone's death | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| d) | none of the above | |
**Question 3 (Mandatory)**(4 points)
Donne used striking images and the metaphysical conceit, which is an extravagant metaphor which points out an unusual parallel between what are usually highly dissimilar elements. From the poem you read in this class, "Holy Sonnet 10," identify a metaphysical conceit and provide the lines as textual evidence.
Question 3 options:
| |
| — |
| |
**Question 4 (Mandatory)**(4 points)
The Seventeenth century or the Age of revolution was characterized by conflict between which two factions?
Question 4 options:
| |
| — |
| |
**Question 5 (Mandatory)**(3 points)
What was the Plot Plot of 1605? The importance and power of Parliament. The plot was to assassinate James I,
Question 5 options:
| |
| — |
| |
**Question 6 (Mandatory)**(4 points)
In Shakespeare's play,
_King Lear,_ who said the following lines:
"Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave/
My heart into my mouth: I love your majesty According to my bond; no more nor less."
Question 6 options:
| |
| — |
| |
**Question 7 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
A pastoral elegy, is a poem of mourning,
which
_represents_ both the poet and the one he mourns—who is usually also a poet—as shepherds (the Latin word for shepherd is "pastor").
Question 7 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 8 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
Thomas More's Utopia takes Plato's
_The Republic_ for a model
Question 8 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 9 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
England was ushered into a Golden Age under the rule of King James I.
Question 9 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 10 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
The rule of Henry VII oversaw a shift from a Medieval landlord and serf agricultural model to a commercial model.
Question 10 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 11 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
Renaissance humanism, particularly the English version of it, emphasized education of the individual, be he courtier or gentleman. But for the English, that education was linked to Christianity. And the individual's role in Christian faith, worship, understanding, and expression, shaped the religious controversies that marked the Tudor era.
Question 11 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 12 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
The Renaissance, a movement coinciding with the reign of all the Tudors, fostered the power of the English language to promote (or draw upon) a sense of national identity.
Question 12 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 13 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
Shakespeare wrote in only the dramatic form.
Question 13 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | True |
| | False |
**Question 14 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
Why does King Lear banish his daughter Cordelia from his kingdom?
Question 14 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| a) | he banished her because she refused to marry the Prince of Burgundy | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| b) | He banished her because she was dishonest. | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| c) | He banished her because she was not his legitimate daughter. | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| d) | He banished her because she refused to be a psychophant. | |
**Question 15 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
In King Lear, Edgar, Shakespeare portrays another character who pretends to be mad. He does so to use this character's sub-plot as a foil to King Lear's main plot. Who is that character who pretends to be mad?
Question 15 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| a) | Edgar | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| b) | Edmund | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| c) | Oswald | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| d) | Kent | |
**Question 16**(2 points)
What caused the Civil War (1642-1641)? (Read page 1416)
Question 16 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | King Charles I may have caused it as he was considered an inept king. |
| | The opponents of King Charles I united against him. |
| | King Charles I distrusted the church. |
| | All of the above |
| | None of the above |
**Question 17**(4 points)
During the reign of King Charles II, what major events occurred (read page 1417)?
**Question 18**(3 points)
What were some important events that happened during the rule of Henry VII in the Tudor era? Please read page 599 and write the answer in your own words. Please do not copy and paste from the textbook or the internet.
**Question 19**(4 points)
Read page 603 and write in your own words the definition of Utopia according to Thomas More. Please do not copy and paste from the text book or the internet.
**## WEEK2.docx**
Week Two: June 16-22
This week you will read a selection of literary works from the Tudor Age to the Age of Revolution. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from among a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving British experience and character. We begin the course by reading about the origin of British literature. The literary texts you will read in this unit will provide you with knowledge of the history that impacted the earliest works.
**Student Learning Outcomes Addressed:**
· Identify key ideas, significant historical or cultural events, and characteristic perspectives or attitudes expressed in the literature of different periods or regions.
· Analyze literary works as expressions of individual or communal values within the social, political, cultural, or religious contexts of different literary periods.
**Core Competencies Addressed:**
· Biographical, historical and literary analysis
**Readings:** Interview a Character Assignment Instructions
From
[**_British Literature I_**](https://oer.galileo.usg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=english-textbooks) **“** Part 2: The Tudor Age,”
· Introduction, pages, 599-602.
· Sir Thomas More’s “Preface” to Utopia, pages 602-607.
· William Shakespeare, “Sonnets 18,” and “Sonnet 106,” pages 1174-1177, page 1178, and page 1182.
· William Shakespeare,
_King Lear,_ Act 1 & Act II pages 1280-1298.
From
**_British Literature I,_**“Part 3: The Seventeenth Century: The Age of Revolution”
· “Intro,” pages 1415-1420.
· John Donne, “Holy Sonnet 10,” pages 1420-1421, and pages 1428-29.
· John Milton, “Lycidas,” pages 1712-1714 and 1722-1726
From
[A Glossary of Literary Terms](https://dallascollege.brightspace.com/content/enforced/259383-2025SU-ENGL-2321-83640/A%20Glossary%20of%20Literary%20Terms-M.H.Abrahms.pdf?ou=259383)
· “Sonnet,” pages 369-370
· “Tragedy,” pages 405-408
· “Three Unities,” pages 403
· “Drama,” page 95
· “Elegy,” page 103
[https://youtu.be/uvy-Dy3D8Fc](https://youtu.be/uvy-Dy3D8Fc)
[https://youtu.be/qkOOX2iGsGA](https://youtu.be/qkOOX2iGsGA)
[https://youtu.be/bDpW1sHrBaU](https://youtu.be/bDpW1sHrBaU)
[https://youtu.be/p4W3VcBUCSs](https://youtu.be/p4W3VcBUCSs)
[https://youtu.be/jPJH8TT6PGc](https://youtu.be/jPJH8TT6PGc)
**## Assignment.docx**
**Question 1 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
How did Lycidas die in John Milton's eponymous poem "Lycidas?"
Question 1 options:
| | |
| — | — |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| a) | He died in his sleep | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| b) | He drowned in the sea | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| c) | He died by suicide | |
| | | | |
| — | — |
| d) | He was killed by the Muse | |
**Question 2 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
In John Milton's poem, "Lycidas," what occasion forces the speaker of the poem to state the following words:
I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude,
And with forc'd fingers rude
Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year.
Bitter constraint and sad occasion dear
Compels me to disturb your season due:(3-7)
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| a) | the news of a coronation | |
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| b) | the news of the arrival of a beloved | |
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| c) | the news of someone's death | |
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| d) | none of the above | |
**Question 3 (Mandatory)**(4 points)
Donne used striking images and the metaphysical conceit, which is an extravagant metaphor which points out an unusual parallel between what are usually highly dissimilar elements. From the poem you read in this class, "Holy Sonnet 10," identify a metaphysical conceit and provide the lines as textual evidence.
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**Question 4 (Mandatory)**(4 points)
The Seventeenth century or the Age of revolution was characterized by conflict between which two factions?
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**Question 5 (Mandatory)**(3 points)
What was the Plot Plot of 1605? The importance and power of Parliament. The plot was to assassinate James I,
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**Question 6 (Mandatory)**(4 points)
In Shakespeare's play,
_King Lear,_ who said the following lines:
"Unhappy that I am, I cannot heave/
My heart into my mouth: I love your majesty According to my bond; no more nor less."
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**Question 7 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
A pastoral elegy, is a poem of mourning,
which
_represents_ both the poet and the one he mourns—who is usually also a poet—as shepherds (the Latin word for shepherd is "pastor").
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**Question 8 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
Thomas More's Utopia takes Plato's
_The Republic_ for a model
Question 8 options:
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**Question 9 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
England was ushered into a Golden Age under the rule of King James I.
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**Question 10 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
The rule of Henry VII oversaw a shift from a Medieval landlord and serf agricultural model to a commercial model.
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**Question 11 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
Renaissance humanism, particularly the English version of it, emphasized education of the individual, be he courtier or gentleman. But for the English, that education was linked to Christianity. And the individual's role in Christian faith, worship, understanding, and expression, shaped the religious controversies that marked the Tudor era.
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**Question 12 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
The Renaissance, a movement coinciding with the reign of all the Tudors, fostered the power of the English language to promote (or draw upon) a sense of national identity.
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**Question 13 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
Shakespeare wrote in only the dramatic form.
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**Question 14 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
Why does King Lear banish his daughter Cordelia from his kingdom?
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| a) | he banished her because she refused to marry the Prince of Burgundy | |
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| b) | He banished her because she was dishonest. | |
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| c) | He banished her because she was not his legitimate daughter. | |
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| d) | He banished her because she refused to be a psychophant. | |
**Question 15 (Mandatory)**(2 points)
In King Lear, Edgar, Shakespeare portrays another character who pretends to be mad. He does so to use this character's sub-plot as a foil to King Lear's main plot. Who is that character who pretends to be mad?
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| c) | Oswald | |
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| d) | Kent | |
**Question 16**(2 points)
What caused the Civil War (1642-1641)? (Read page 1416)
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| | King Charles I may have caused it as he was considered an inept king. |
| | The opponents of King Charles I united against him. |
| | King Charles I distrusted the church. |
| | All of the above |
| | None of the above |
**Question 17**(4 points)
During the reign of King Charles II, what major events occurred (read page 1417)?
**Question 18**(3 points)
What were some important events that happened during the rule of Henry VII in the Tudor era? Please read page 599 and write the answer in your own words. Please do not copy and paste from the textbook or the internet.
**Question 19**(4 points)
Read page 603 and write in your own words the definition of Utopia according to Thomas More. Please do not copy and paste from the text book or the internet.
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