UNIT TEST (3) 80%

Anita was instructed to summarize Elizabethan Women. In order to do so, she should make sure the language she uses in her summary is

amusing.
biased.
descriptive.
objective.

objective.

Read the passage from Elizabethan Etiquette.

If you happened to be a lord or lady in the court of Queen Elizabeth I, one way that you would occupy your time might be learning the plethora of etiquette rules so complex that one would have to memorize them as people today might memorize the lyrics to their favorite songs.

The main topic of the passage is

popular music.
Elizabethan royalty.
Elizabethan manners.
modern society.

Elizabethan manners.

Read the passage from Elizabethan Etiquette.

The Elizabethan era, the years between 1558-1603 when Elizabeth I reigned as Queen of England, is known for its emphasis on courtly manners. The most esteemed book on the subject was Castiglione’s The Book of the Courtier, also referred to as The Courtier. The Courtier was translated from its original Italian into English in 1561, and its rules were carefully followed by the highest-ranking courtiers of the day.

According to the passage, society first began to closely follow etiquette rules when

Elizabeth I started her reign as Queen of England.
Queen Elizabeth read Castiglione’s The Courtier.
Castiglione’s The Courtier was translated into English.
manners became linked with the Italian and English courts.

Elizabeth I started her reign as Queen of England.

Read the passage from Elizabethan Women.

At the time, women were required to be utterly subservient to men, given limited education and career choices, and subjected to stringent rules of etiquette and dress. Queen Elizabeth herself is quoted as saying: "Better beggar woman and single than Queen and married." Elizabeth remained single throughout her life because marrying would have meant giving up her autonomy as monarch. The fact that even the queen had to take such measures to protect her access to self-governance illustrates the harsh plight of upper-class women of the time.

According to the passage, of all the areas of an Elizabethan woman’s life, the one that was most responsible for the woman’s lack of independence was ________.

marriage

Read the passage from Elizabethan Women.

Gold-paneled ballrooms with crystal chandeliers. Dashing knights and handsome lords bowing at the knees of elegant ladies. And the loveliest part of all? The ladies themselves, bedecked in ornate gowns, drinking from jeweled goblets before gracing the gentlemen with dances.

Now read the passage from a paper on time travel.

Any time traveler must consider visiting Elizabethan England. There are beautiful castles, gorgeous outfits to wear, and decadent food to eat. The wonders abound!

The most accurate comparison of the two texts is that both

tell the reader interesting stories about Elizabethan England.
amuse the reader with funny descriptions of Elizabethan England.
persuade the reader of the delights of Elizabethan England.
lecture the reader on the importance of Elizabethan England.

persuade the reader of the delights of Elizabethan England.

Read Ethan’s inference about Response to Erik of Sweden.

Queen Elizabeth thinks Erik of Sweden is needlessly vain.

Which sentence from Response to Erik of Sweden is the best textual evidence for Ethan to use to support his inference?

A letter truly yours both in the writing and sentiment was given us on 30 December by your very dear brother, the Duke of Finland.
And while we perceive there from that the zeal and love of your mind towards us is not diminished, yet in part we are grieved that we cannot gratify your Serene Highness with the same kind of affection.
And we in our turn shall take care that whatever can be required for the holy preservation of friendship between Princes we will always perform towards your Serene Highness.
But that we are not to give you an answer until we have seen your person is so far from the thing itself that we never even considered such a thing.

But that we are not to give you an answer until we have seen your person is so far from the thing itself that we never even considered such a thing.

Read the passage from Elizabethan Ettiquette.

Sometimes guests brought their own knives and spoons, and sometimes they were furnished by the host. If not eating something soft or soupy that required a spoon, people ate with their fingers, using their knives only to take food from the main serving platter and to cut it when necessary. The knife was placed on the right side of the trencher, and the bread was on the left. Cups were not placed on the table. If a guest wanted a drink, he or she would ask a servant, who would bring them a cup that was kept on a side table or sometimes in a cool bath of water. When the guest finished drinking, they would return the cup to the servant, who would rinse it out, making it ready for the next guest.

Based on the explicit and implicit information from the passage, the reader can infer that

tableware was rarer in Elizabethan times than it is today.
Elizabethan diners were more informal than modern diners.
the Elizabethans liked sharing more than modern people do.
guests were happier in Elizabethan times than they are now.

tableware was rarer in Elizabethan times than it is today.

Read the passage from Response to Erik of Sweden.

It seems strange for your Serene Highness to write that you understand from your brother and your ambassadors that we have entirely determined not to marry an absent husband; and that we shall give you no certain reply until we shall have seen your person.

In the passage, Elizabeth appeals to the Prince of Sweden’s

character.
credibility.
emotions.
logic.

credibility.

Read the passage from Elizabethan Etiquette.

Next, the salt cellar was placed on the table. The cellar, or container, for the salt was decorative, and the main adornment for most tables. It occupied a place of honor, and as such, the placement of the salt also determined where guests sat, with the host and his or her most honored guests on one side and guests of lesser importance on the other. Therefore, no one sat down until the salt cellar, also simply called "the salt," was placed.

All guests would be led into the dining hall, in order of their importance. The lord, or host, would sit at the head of the table, with the most honored guests on the right and the least honored on the left. Guests would always wash their hands prior to beginning the meal, and grace was said before the food was served.

Which factors affected when guests could begin a meal in Elizabethan England? Check all that apply.

when the attendees arrived
when the grace was said
when the salt cellar was placed
when the lord greeted the guests
when the guests washed their hands

when the attendees arrived when the grace was said when the salt cellar was placed when the guests washed their hands

Read the passage from Sophie’s paper on Response to Erik of Sweden.

Although Queen Elizabeth is polite, she also seems a bit annoyed. For example, she says, "It seems strange for your Serene Highness to write that you understand from your brother and your ambassadors that we have entirely determined not to marry an absent husband; and that we shall give you no certain reply until we shall have seen your person."

By including the quote, Sophie is

clarifying the overall purpose of the text.
adopting a second-person point of view.
adding implicit information to her conclusion.
using textual evidence to support her inference.

using textual evidence to support her inference.

Which sentence from Response to Erik of Sweden best summarizes Queen Elizabeth’s purpose for writing the letter?

And while we perceive there from that the zeal and love of your mind towards us is not diminished, yet in part we are grieved that we cannot gratify your Serene Highness with the same kind of affection.
And that indeed does not happen because we doubt in any way of your love and honour, but, as often we have testified both in words and writing, that we have never yet conceived a feeling of that kind of affection towards anyone.
And we in our turn shall take care that whatever can be required for the holy preservation of friendship between Princes we will always perform towards your Serene Highness.
We certainly think that if God ever direct our hearts to consideration of marriage we shall never accept or choose any absent husband how powerful and wealthy a Prince soever.

And that indeed does not happen because we doubt in any way of your love and honour, but, as often we have testified both in words and writing, that we have never yet conceived a feeling of that kind of affection towards anyone.

Read the sentence from a paper on Elizabethan Women.

Highborn Elizabethan women lived difficult, suffocating lives with many rules and few choices.

In the sentence, the writer describes

the central idea.
a general opinion.
a supporting detail.
the author’s purpose.

the central idea.

Descriptive details help the reader

eliminate unnecessary information.
present information in a logical way.
organize details in order of importance.
envision a concept or scenario.

envision a concept or scenario.

Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England.

There is no concept of "health and safety" in Elizabethan England, so you will inevitably feel vulnerable when you arrive. Nauseating smells and sights will assail your senses; contemporary standards of cleanliness will worry you. People die every day from unknown ailments, the young as often as the old. Infectious diseases periodically kill thousands within a few weeks. Even when plague is not in town, it lurks as an anxiety in the back of people’s minds and, when it does strike, their worry turns to terror. On top of the illnesses, the chances of being attacked and hurt are much higher than in the modern world, and workplace injuries are far more common.

What is the central idea of this paragraph?

Infectious diseases, like the plague, killed many people.
Infectious diseases were a great source of concern.
Elizabethans faced health challenges similar to ours today.
Elizabethans faced a variety of challenges in staying healthy.

Elizabethans faced a variety of challenges in staying healthy.

Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England.

If you are hungry, you might feel inclined to turn to poaching. But be careful: this is risky. Taking livestock is theft, and theft is a felony which carries the death sentence. Killing wild animals that live on another man’s land is also against the law; even taking a single fish from a river can result in a fine of a shilling or more. It is unlikely that you will be hanged for taking a wild animal such as a rabbit; but, even so, you will get a fine amounting to three times the value of the animal as well as three months in prison, and you will have to enter into a bond to guarantee your good behavior in the future; a second offense will be treated more harshly. If a gamekeeper attacks you and you defend yourself, you can be charged with assault. You may find yourself on the gallows if you injure him.

Which detail from the text best supports the inference that farm animals were very valuable in Elizabethan England?

Taking livestock is theft, and theft is a felony which carries the death sentence.
Killing wild animals that live on another man’s land is also against the law . . .
It is unlikely that you will be hanged for taking a wild animal such as a rabbit . . .
If a gamekeeper attacks you and you defend yourself, you can be charged with assault.

Taking livestock is theft, and theft is a felony which carries the death sentence.

Read the excerpt from Queen Elizabeth’s Response to Parliament’s Request That She Marry.

The realm shall not remain destitute of any heir that may be a fit governour, and peradventure more beneficial to the realm, than such offspring as may come of me: For though I be never so careful of your well-doing, and mind ever so to be, yet may my issue grow out of kind, and become perhaps ungracious.

What is Queen Elizabeth’s purpose in this excerpt?

to persuade Parliament that the method of choosing successors to the throne based simply on birthright needs to be revised
to persuade Parliament that her child should not be considered a possible choice for successor to the English throne
to persuade Parliament that simply because she has a child does not guarantee that the child will be a competent ruler
to persuade Parliament how catastrophic it could be if they acted ungraciously toward her or her child

to persuade Parliament that simply because she has a child does not guarantee that the child will be a competent ruler

Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England.

Eight years later Francis Langley erects the Swan on a site nearby; and in 1596 Richard Burbage builds the Blackfriars Theatre, an indoor venue, although it does not open its doors until 1599. Most important of all, Shakespeare, Richard and Cuthbert Burbage, and their partners dismantle The Theatre and remove its beams to a new site at Southwark, where it is rebuilt in 1599 as the Globe. When Edward Alleyn builds the Fortune on the northern edge of the city in 1600, the array of Elizabethan theaters is complete.

How does the author effectively show the establishment of Elizabethan theaters?

by using a humorous and lighthearted tone.
by randomly listing when certain theaters were built in the past.
by using a grave and critical tone.
by listing in chronological order when several important theaters were built.

by listing in chronological order when several important theaters were built.

Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England.

Elizabethan people suffer from some afflictions that no longer exist in modern England. Plague is the obvious example but it is by no means the only one. Sweating sickness kills tens of thousands of people on its first appearance in 1485 and periodically thereafter. It is a terrifying disease because sufferers die within hours. It doesn’t return after a particularly bad outbreak in 1556 but people do not know whether it has gone for good; they still fear it, and it continues to be part of the medical landscape for many years.

How does the paragraph develop the central idea that Elizabethans suffered from diseases that are unfamiliar to modern readers?

It lists diseases found only in modern England.
It describes the plague in great detail.
It gives a description of the English landscape.
It provides the example of sweating sickness.

It provides the example of sweating sickness.

Organization, tone, and word choice should be considered when evaluating effective

definitions and key terms.
grammar and punctuation.
transitions and introductions.
text structure and style.

text structure and style.

Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England.

If you are hungry, you might feel inclined to turn to poaching. But be careful: this is risky. Taking livestock is theft, and theft is a felony which carries the death sentence. Killing wild animals that live on another man’s land is also against the law; even taking a single fish from a river can result in a fine of a shilling or more. It is unlikely that you will be hanged for taking a wild animal such as a rabbit; but, even so, you will get a fine amounting to three times the value of the animal as well as three months in prison, and you will have to enter into a bond to guarantee your good behavior in the future; a second offense will be treated more harshly. If a gamekeeper attacks you and you defend yourself, you can be charged with assault. You may find yourself on the gallows if you injure him.

What is the author’s purpose in this excerpt?

to explain why many Elizabethans tried poaching
to explain why poaching was dangerous
to explain why landowners punished poachers
to explain why poaching often was forgiven

to explain why poaching was dangerous

Which of these excerpts from The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England is related from the second-person point of view?

Hills might feature in an Elizabethan writer’s description of a county because of their potential for sheep grazing . . .
Those things that Elizabethans take for granted are precisely what you will find most striking . . .
Before this, they do not need such a word, for they do not see a "landscape" as such . . .
Shakespeare does not use the word "landscape" at all; he uses the word "country" . . .

Those things that Elizabethans take for granted are precisely what you will find most striking . . .

A summary is a statement of a text’s central ideas in one’s _______

own words

Read the excerpt from The Time Traveler’s Guide to Elizabethan England.

The theory of the humors is just the basic framework into which physicians fit a number of other ideas. Galen teaches that every living thing is composed of the four elements: fire, earth, air, and water. Each of these corresponds with one of the four humors. Fire, which is said to be hot and dry, corresponds with choler; water (cold and wet) with phlegm; earth (dry and cold) with black bile; and air (hot and wet) with blood. These properties are all associated with parts of the body, so the brain is cold and moist, the kidneys hot and moist, and so on. If an imbalance in the humors clashes with the properties of an organ, the patient will be ill.

Which sentence best summarizes the excerpt?

Water was thought to be cold and wet, so it was associated with phlegm.
Elizabethans believed that the balance of the four humors would keep them healthy.
Galen taught Elizabethan doctors about fire, water, earth, and air.
Air was the most important humor because it corresponded with blood.

Elizabethans believed that the balance of the four humors would keep them healthy.

Read the excerpt from Queen Elizabeth’s Address to the Troops at Tilbury.

Let tyrants fear, I have always so behaved myself, that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good will of my subjects, and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die among you all, to lay down for my God, and for my kingdoms, and for my people, my honour, and my blood, even in the dust.

Which statement best describes Queen Elizabeth’s use of rhetorical appeals in this excerpt?

She relies on ethos by explaining that she has previous experience fighting in battles.
She relies on pathos by providing examples of other successes she has had as a ruler.
She relies on ethos by establishing that she is there for more than just recreation.
She relies on pathos by using emotionally charged words to motivate the troops.

She relies on pathos by using emotionally charged words to motivate the troops.

Which sentence most effectively helps readers envision a scene?

"The reason for these names is that . . . the Act of 1572 specifically excludes players properly authorized by lords from being considered vagabonds."
"However, as the new theater proves more and more popular, actors, writers, and audiences become increasingly centered on the London playhouses."
"If you are sitting in the gallery you will have a clear view of the stage as it projects out from the far side of the round enclosure."
"It has been a long time in development but Elizabeth’s reign sees the advent of a dramatic culture which has meaning for us in the modern world."

"If you are sitting in the gallery you will have a clear view of the stage as it projects out from the far side of the round enclosure."