World Literature to 1660
jun jaffer
ReviewExam2.pptxReview Exam 2
Part One
Fill in the blank.
10 out of 10.
The poet who guides Dante through hell is
Dante’s beloved is
The name of Tristan’s uncle is
The name of Iseult’s mother is
“Sir Launfal” is an example of a type of romance known as
The queen who tries to seduce Launfal is
The laustic’s body is placed in
The lord disappears each week for
The lord leaves his clothes
The bisclavret is adopted by
Part Two: Terms
4 out of 4.
For each term, provide a definition based on class lecture, and an example from the works we have studied since the first exam.
1. Courtly Love
2. Effictio
3. Seven Deadly Sins.
4. Seven Cardinal Virutes.
Part Three: Quotations
4 out of 4.
For each quote do the following:
1. Identify work and author.
2. Discuss a theme that the quote speaks to.
3. Discuss how the quote reflects the culture of the Middle Ages.
Quotes
1. “More than one girl in that family was born without a nose to blow, and lived on like that—un-nosed. It’s true! It really is!”
2. “She covered the little bird in an envelope of samite, embroidered all over and inscribed with letters of precious gold.”
3. “Then, in God’s name she seized the iron, and carried it, and it burnt her not.”
4. “Cerberus, fierce, cruel, and uncanny, a divided being with three throats, howls like a dog over the souls submerged there.”
