1. which of these excerpts from beowulf best describes beowulf’s reason for attacking grendel’s mother? a. “… whispered together/and said that hope was gone, that the hero/had lost…” b. “… and holy/god, who sent him victory, gave judgment/for truth and right…” c. “…so fame/comes to the men who mean to win it/and care about nothing else! ” d. “… the sword was wet/with her blood, and beowulf rejoiced at the sight.” 2. which of these excerpts from beowulf best describes what beowulf expects the outcome of his battle with the dragon to be? a. “… thought nothing/of the beast’s claws, or wings, or flaming/jaws…" b. “… soon./would leave this brief life, but would take the dragon/with him…” c. “… he had fought, before, against worse/odds, had survived, been victorious…” d. “… the geats/deserved revenge; beowulf, their… lord, began to plan it…” 3. which of these lines from the canterbury tales’ “prologue” states the purpose of the characters’ pilgrimage? a. “to ride abroad had followed chivalry…” b. “to a poor order that a man’s well shriven…” c. “to arbitrate disputes on settling days…” d. “to seek the holy blissful martyr, quick…” 4. how does chaucer’s choice to set the canterbury tales’ “prologue” in spring contribute to the narrative? a. it underscores the arduous journey the characters are about to take. b. it emphasizes the limited time the characters have to make their pilgrimage. c. it reinforces the notion that martyrdom is something to be avoided. d. it casts the idea of religious pilgrimage as a new beginning. 5. whoso list to hunt, i know where is an hind,/but as for me, alas, i may no more./the vain travail hath wearied me so sore…” in these opening lines from wyatt’s whoso list to hunt, what has the speaker given up on “capturing”? a. a kingdom b. a deer c. a treasure d. a woman