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GABARITO | Avaliação I - Individual (Cod.:739760) A+Alterar modo de visualização Peso da Avaliação1,50 Prova42917565 Qtd. de Questões10 Acertos/Erros9/1 Nota9,00 1Let us think about the social and cultural environment where Geoffrey Chaucer lived and wrote his literature. Society at the time was very different from the one you live in nowadays. Some aspects of that medieval society may have played a main role in the way Chaucer wrote his "Canterbury Tales". For each one of the assumptions below, mark T for True and F for False: ( ) At that time, the English language was not set yet, which leads people to speak in different manners. ( ) Chaucer paints a portrait of the Late Middle Ages, which gives life to his writings. ( ) Chaucer was a religious man, his writings thus focused on the Catholic dominant dogmas and values only. ( ) One considers the Canterbury Tales as the first representative of the Old English literature. Check the right sequence: A T - T - F - F. B F - T - T - F. C T - F - F - T. D F - F - T - T. 2 É comum dividir a literatura em períodos literários. Isso se dá porque a cada um dos períodos corresponde um conjunto de características próprias. Estas características vão surgindo pouco a pouco até se tornarem suficientemente distintas e darem origem a uma nova classificação. O novo período delimita-se, então, do precedente. Uma característica que serviu a delimitar um período da literatura inglesa é o fato de atribuir-se ênfase à razão. Os escritos apresentam cunho racional e menos foco na emoção, resultando em uma prosa mais fria e mais científica. Assinale a alternativa CORRETA que corresponde ao período em questão: A Beowulf é um poema épico de 3 mil versos, escrito no período Old English. B Dryden concebe a literatura como manifestação da verdade, representação da razão. C Dias na Birmânia gira em torno de questões políticas e foi escrito em 1933. D Uma forma de satirizar a sociedade e seus costumes caracteriza esta narrativa de Chaucer. 3Why do we study literature when preparing English classes? What does reading novels and poetry bring to your career as a language teacher? These are some of the questions one may ask when thinking about English Literature, and its value for your journey to becoming an English teacher later on. Among the choices below, only one does not correspond to the purposes of studying the English Literature. Check the right answer: A Studying literature is the focus of arts for the language is not natural, but an artificial creation of a specific author, only. B Studying literature gives me the opportunity to understand myself better. C Studying literature is a way to study the language on creative and artistic aspects. D Studying literature allows me to know a culture, especially the one I want to teach the language. 4During the Elizabethan age, England knew a great rise in many aspects. Shall it be in the economy, in politics, and, for what concerns us, in literature, everything went in such a good direction that this period corresponds to the best period of the nation's history. For each one of the following statements, mark T for True and F for False: ( ) The Elizabethan Era corresponds to The golden ages. ( ) During the Renaissance period, Gutemberg introduced printing in England. ( ) Writings started spreading easily with the invention of printing, which arrived in England at this time. ( ) During Renaissance, people started reading more and the English language to settle and uniformize. Check the right sequence: A T - F - T - T. B F - F - T - T. C F - T - F - T. D T - T - F - F. 5Poetry is common literary gender. Many authors of English Literature excelled in rimes and philosophical ideas while writing poetry. Consider the following excerpts. William Blake and William Shakespeare wrote them. Read the assumptions and associate each one to the correct author. I - Auguries of Innocence, William Blake. "To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild-flower Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour". II - Sonet 116, William Shakespeare. "Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove". ( ) Contrasting ideas prevail in this excerpt. ( ) The excerpt refers to human feelings, a common topic for this author. ( ) The excerpt treats one of the topics of this author of tragedies and comedies. ( ) This excerpt treats the relationship between two people. Check the correct answer: FONTE: ALBRECHT, K. G. Literatura Inglesa. Indaial: Uniasselvi, 2019. A I - II - II - II. B I - I - I - II. C I - II - I - I. D II - II - I - II. 6 Jonathan Swift is an Anglo-Irish author who wrote one of the major books of English Literature. Gulliver’s Travels is a satirical work in four parts that was first published anonymously back in 1726. Many remote nations inspired the author while traveling around the world. Read the statements below, and classify them, T, for True and F, for False: ( ) The story may please grown-ups as well as children and teens. ( ) The first time the novel was published, the author was recognized by his name. ( ) Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World launched a new literary gender. ( ) The poem counts five long stanzas. Check the correct answer: A T - T - F - F. B T - F - T - F. C F - T - T - T. D T - T - F - T 7 The History of England is usually one of the subjects that the authors grab to create a story. This has been observed all along the time and in different countries and cultures. Two main authors of English literature are William Shakespeare and John Dryden. Read the statement and then associate the items according to the code: I- William Shakespeare. II- John Dryden. ( ) He is one of the major poets of the Restoration. ( ) He was a real language builder since he invented new vocabulary. ( ) Creativity and humor are his marks in his comedies and tragedies. ( ) His plays were so impressive people came all over to watch. Check the correct answer: A II - I - II - I. B II - II - I - I. C I - II - II - I. D II - I - I - II. 8 Literature changed in a few ways from medieval literature until the Enlightenment. Each period focused either on society and ways of living, either on love and emotions or, eventually, on rational aspects of life, pointing out reason rather than emotions. In this last period, works are more scientific-oriented. Classify the following assumptions T for True and F for False according to the period they are related: ( ) Fantastic and dreaming poetry is only the focus during the medieval period. ( ) Dryden conceived literature as the image of truth and obeying reason. ( ) Shakespeare excelled in writing comedy and tragedy, and also tragicomedy in the Renaissance. ( ) Chaucer wrote about society and clergy, mainly from a satiric point of view during the Enlightenment. Check the correct sequence: A T - T - F - F. B T - T - F - T. C F - T - F - T. D F - T - T - F. 9Consider this quotation, by researcher and professor Burgess (2003, p. 8) "In a two-thousand years time, our generals and politicians may all have been forgotten, but everyone will still remember Einstein, Marie Curi, Bernard Shaw or Stravinsky". Analyze the statements and the relation between them: I- Literature deals with feelings and emotions such as politicians and governors do. BECAUSE II- Studying literature is having the opportunity to discover something about the period of the text at the same time that one discovers inner feelings and ways to see the world all around. Check the right answer: FONTE: BURGESS, Anthony. A literatura inglesa. São Paulo: Ática, 2003. A I is a true statement and II is a false statement. B I is a false statement and II is a false statement. C I is a false statement and II is a true statement. D I is a true statement and II is a true statement. II justifies or completes I. 10For his writings, especiallyin the Canterbury Tales, Geoffrey Chaucer adopted a realistic method: observing society and the way people acted and lived gave him much subject to write about. Analyze the statements and the relationships that may exist between them: I- Real people in real-life situations actually gave the author the opportunity to analyze life in many aspects. BECAUSE II- Geoffrey Chaucer wrote about some main subjects, which are the luxurious life of religious men, the way rich men used to exploit the poor, love and passions, and so forth. Check the right answer: A I is a true statement and II is a true statement. I justifies or completes II. B I is a false statement and II is a false statement. C I is a true statement and II is a false statement. D I is a false statement and II is a true statement.