2.4.4 Test (TST) - Sins and Crimes (Test)

2.4.
4 Test (TST): Sins and Crimes Test

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1. Short-response prompt (15 points)

Read the excerpts from "The Monk's Tale."
King Peter of Spain

O noble, worthy Peter, glory of Spain,
Whom fortune held so high in majesty,
How bitterly should we lament thy pain,
Who by thy brother driven forth to flee,
After siege wert caught by treachery,
And thus betrayed wert taken to his tent
Where with his own hands he murdered thee
And gained succession to thy throne and rent!
Upon and argent field an eagle sable
Caught on a lime-rod gules (if you read
This riddle) brewed the treason and was able
— O 'wicked nest'! — to do a wicked deed!
No, Oliver of Charlemagne he, to heed
Honour and truth, but Brittany's mishap,
A Ganelon-Oliver corrupt in greed
It was that brought this King to such a trap!
King Peter of Cyprus

O Peter King of Cyprus, fine and true,
That conqueredst Alexandria by the right
Of arms, and didest woe on heathens too,
Thy very liegemen envied thee, and spite
(no other cause) against thy chivalrous might
Moved them to murder thee upon the morrow
There, on thy bed! Thus Fortune with a light
Turn of her wheel brings men from joy to sorrow.
Describe a theme that the author develops through these two excerpts. Then analyze
how the two excerpts interact and build on one another to develop this theme. Be
sure to use specific details from the text to support your ideas.
The two excerpts above talk on how fortune may be deceitful as it may seem to be
in your favor, but quickly proves otherwise. In the first excerpt we see the limes, “A
Ganelon-Oliver corrupt in greed It was that brought this King to such a trap!” and “O
noble, worthy Peter, glory of Spain, Whom fortune held so high in majesty, How
bitterly should we lament thy pain, Who by thy brother driven forth to flee..” These
two lines show how fortune should not be trusted as Peter, the king, had received
great fortune, had quickly been betrayed for his selfishness. This same theme
appears in the second excerpt as well, “O Peter King of Cyprus, fine and true, That
conqueredst Alexandria by the right Of arms, and didest woe on heathens too..” this
shows that Peter was of nobility and seen as a well regarded man who did right by
his people and fortune was on his side, though “There, on thy bed! Thus Fortune with
a light Turn of her wheel brings men from joy to sorrow.” It quickly predicts that Peter
will fall to his knees in the presence of fortune. The theme overall between the two
that developed throughout the two excerpts were how fortune is deceitful.
Text: Dante's Inferno, Canto I
Analyze the way that Dante introduces the character of Virgil in Canto I. Examine
how the choices he makes introducing the character in this way affect the reader's
view of Virgil. Be sure to use specific details from the text to support your ideas.
Dante introduced Virgil in Canto I by making him like his master and guide in hell,
Dante in the text expresses who Virgil is as “great ship that sails and sings” which
can be interrupted as a master and guide of all others. The way Dante the author
explains him through his words can allow the reader to feel a good interpretation of
Virgil as a spiritual man wishes to help those who are lost on their way through the
torture of hell. As he is considered a great ship that sails through with the others
guiding and leading them.
Text: Dante's Inferno, Canto XXI
Analyze the setting that Dante develops in Canto XXI. Examine how 1) the choices
the author makes to describe the setting and 2) the characters he places in this
setting affect the reader's understanding of the Eighth Circle of Hell. Be sure to use
specific details from the text to support your ideas.
In Canto XXI, Dante and virgil explore limbo, which is considered the false heaven,
Dante chose this setting to show the difference between believers and non believers
and shows the reader that not all the time were sinners put in hell, and some people
who did not believe were put in hell to balance everything out. Dante also uses
characters such as Aristotle and Socrates to portray Limbo to readers.
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4 Test (TST): Sins and Crimes Test

1. Short-response prompt (15 points)

King Peter of Spain

King Peter of Cyprus

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