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| What biblical figure did Grendel descend from? (B) |
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| Where was Beowulf from? (B) |
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| How does Beowulf wound Grendel? (B) |
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| Does Grendel die from this wound? (B) |
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| Who was the king of the Geats? (B) |
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| Who was the king of the Danes? (B) |
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| Who was Beowulf’s father? (B) |
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| How long had Grendel attacked the Danes? (B) |
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| Who insults Beowulf at his welcoming feast? (B) |
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| What does Unferth later give Beowulf? (B) |
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| A sword that had never failed. |
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| How is Grendel’s mother killed? (B) |
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| What does Beowulf take from the cave to give to Hrothgar? (B) |
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| Grendel’s head and the giant’s sword hilt. |
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| Does Beowulf give Hrunting back to Unferth? (B) |
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| How many men did Beowulf bring with him from Geat? (B) |
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| How many sea monsters did Beowulf kill in his story? (B) |
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| Beowulf obtains his throne after whose death? (B) |
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| Who does Beowulf rule over? (B) |
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| How long does Beowulf rule? (B) |
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| How long did the dragon guard his hoard? (B) |
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| True or false? The hoard was under a spell. (B) |
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| Why does the dragon start his killing spree? (B) |
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| A man steals a goblet from his hoard. |
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| True or false? Beowulf’s men remained loyal to him through the end. (B) |
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| True or false? Wiglaf’s first battle was against the dragon. (B) |
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| Where does the dragon sink his teeth into Beowulf? (B) |
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| True or false? Beowulf has no help killing the dragon. (B) |
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| True or false? Beowulf has no son. (B) |
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| Who receives Beowulf’s torque, mail-shirt, and helmet? (B) |
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| The dragon’s treasure ended up where? (B) |
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| Who rules after Beowulf? (B) |
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| What happens to Beowulf’s body? (B) |
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| What is the name of Beowulf’s sword that breaks during the battle with the dragon? (B) |
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| The story begins at what time of year? (SG) |
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| True or False? The setting is Scotland.(SG) |
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| What is the name of the king’s court? (SG) |
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| What is the king’s name? (SG) |
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| True or False? The Green Knight comes looking for war. (SG) |
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| Who originally accepts the Green Knight’s challenge? (SG) |
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| With what weapon does Gawain behead the Green Knight? (SG) |
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| Who does the axe belong to? (SG) |
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| Who is Sir Gawain’s liege lady? (SG) |
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| Where is Gawain supposed to meet the Green Knight? (SG) |
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| When must Gawain find the Green Knight? (SG) |
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| After the Green Knight leaves, what does Arthur do? (SG) |
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| What does Arthur do with the axe? (SG) |
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| What is the name of Gawain’s horse? (SG) |
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| What symbol is on Gawain’s red shield? (SG) |
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| True or false? Gawain thinks Guinevere is prettier than the host’s wife. |
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| At the end of the first part, the host plans to rise early and do what? (SG) |
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| What is the host’s bargain with Gawain? (SG) |
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| To exchange whatever they have gained throughout the course of three days |
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| What is etched on the inside of Sir Gawain’s shield? (SG) |
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| What was the name of the lord of the castle? (SG) |
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| What did Gawain first receive in the exchange game? (SG) |
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| What did Gawain first give in the exchange game? (SG) |
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| What does the host’s wife believe is “the choicest thing in chivalry?” (SG) |
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| True or False? Gawain has a love in Camelot. (SG) |
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| What does Gawain give the host’s wife? (SG) |
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| What does the host’s wife try to give Gawain but Gawain refuse? (SG) |
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| What does Gawain hide from the host? (SG) |
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| What does Gawain think the Green Knight is? (SG) |
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| When the Green Knight swings his axe for the first time, what does Sir Gawain do? (SG) |
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| He flinches and shrinks away |
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| When the Green Knight swings his axe for the second time, what does Sir Gawain do? (SG) |
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| What happens to Sir Gawain the third time the Green Knight swings his axe? (SG) |
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| He recieves a small scratch on his neck |
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| After he is scratched, what does Gawain do? (SG) |
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| Leaps away and prepares to defend himself |
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| Who sent the Green Knight to Camelot? (SG) |
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| Who is Morgan the Fay? (SG) |
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| Gawain's aunt and Aurthur's half-sister |
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| Where does Gawain keep the girdle? (SG) |
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| Where are the pilgrims when Chaucer first sees them? (CT) |
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| Where are the pilgrims going? (CT) |
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| Who is buried at the cathedral? (CT) |
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| At the end of the prologue, how many people are leaving to go Canterbury? (CT) |
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| 31 (29 + Narrator + Innkeeper) |
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| Which character followed chivalry? (CT) |
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| 6. Which character “loved so hotly till dawn grew pale/ He slept as little as a nightingale?” (CT) |
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| What was the Prioress/Nun’s name? (CT) |
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| Which character has greyhounds and loves to hunt? (CT) |
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| What clergy member believed “It was not fitting with the dignity/ of his position, dealing with a scum/ of wretched lepers; nothing good can come/ of dealings with slum-and-gutter dwellers?” (CT) |
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| What character was thin and loved books? (CT) |
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| What was the Friar’s name? (CT) |
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| What was the group that withdrew from Britain around 407 AD? (A-S) |
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| What were the three tribes that invaded Britain around 450 AD? (A-S) |
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| What is a mid-line pause characteristic of Anglo-Saxon poetry? (A-S) |
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| Who was the father of British history and the author of a History of English Church and People? (A-S) |
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| What was the Anglo-Saxon term for fate and destiny? (A-S) |
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| What was the priestly caste that settled disputes among the Celtic tribes? (A-S) |
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| Who was the “Great” Wessex king who resisted the Vikings and translated Latin works to Old English? (A-S) |
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| To whose assistance did Beowulf come? (B) |
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| What was the language in which Beowulf was originally written? (B) |
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| Who was the last of the Anglo-Saxon kings of England whose death resulted in the Norman Conquest? (A-S) |
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| What was the Anglo-Saxon burial ship found in 1939, helping us understand Anglo-Saxon burial procedures? (A-S) |
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| What is the Anglo-Saxon term for a metaphorical phrase used to replace a concrete noun? (A-S) |
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| Who was the first English poet? (A-S) |
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| What is the repetition of the initial consonant sound? (A-S) |
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| What is the over usage of conjunctions in close succession? (A-S) |
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| What was the mead hall built by Danish king Hrothgar? (B) |
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| Who was the Germanic god of war and sky; later Tuesday was named for him? (A-S) |
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| Who was the Germanic chief of the gods; later Wednesday was named for him? (A-S) |
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| Who was the Germanic goddess of the home, Woden’s wife; later Friday was named for her? (A-S) |
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| Who was the only one of Beowulf’s soldiers that remained loyal to him? (B) |
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| Who was the Christian monk who converted King Ethelbert of Kent to Christianity, making most of England Christian? (A-S) |
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| St. Augustine of Canterbury |
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| What was the death-price that kept the peace when paid; not paid by Grendel? (B) |
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| Who were the old English poets who memorized and recited historic poems and passed them from generation to generation? (A-S) |
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| What is the underground burial site where Beowulf’s ashes and the dragon’s treasure were stored? (B) |
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| Who was the translator of Beowulf to Middle English and English? (B) |
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| What was the collection of English literature gathered in the 10th century that contains Caedmon’s Hymn and many other works? (A-S) |
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| What was the invasion in 1066 that changed the language from Anglo-Saxon to Middle English? (ML) |
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| What was the political and economic system during the Middle Ages where people exchanged property for services? (ML) |
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| Who was the person who granted property in the feudal system? (ML) |
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| What king started his rule in 1154, was one of the ablest kings, knew the law, and thought the church was too powerful? (ML) |
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| Who was the Archbishop and friend of Henry II who was murdered in 1170? (ML) |
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| What was the document signed by King John promising to meet with the barons before taxes and choose officers that know the law? (ML) |
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| What was the disease that killed 1/3 of the population between 1348 and 1349? (ML) |
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| Who was the scholar who opposed wealth among the clergy and translated the bible to English? (ML) |
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| 9. Who was the mad king that Parliament appointed a temporary head of government for? (ML) |
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| Who were the French poets who wrote songs about the kings? (ML) |
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| What was the first English university? (ML) |
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| Who was second only to Shakespeare as England’s greatest writer? (ML) |
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| What was William’s book that was used to track baron’s land holdings? (ML) |
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| What was the lowest rank in Feudalistic society? (ML) |
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| What was the pentangle a symbol of? (SG) |
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| Who bewitched Bertilak? (SG) |
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| Who was the person receiving property in the feudal system? (ML) |
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| Who was the Tudor who ended the War of the Roses by joining the 2 feuding families? (ML) |
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| The red rose is the symbol of what house? (ML) |
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| The white rose is the symbol of what house? (ML) |
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| What was the name of the land granted to the barons? (ML) |
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| What is a story that contains a blend of fact and fiction? (ML) |
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| What is a ceremony between the vassal and the lord where the vassal pledged faithfulness? (ML) |
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| What is a spiritual journey to a holy site? (ML) |
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| What was the land granted to the knights? (ML) |
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| What is another name for the 5 senses? (ML) |
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| What is a poem that uses alliteration as a structuring device to unify lines of poetry? (ML) |
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| Who is the green knight? (SG) |
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| What is the name of the group of poor priests organized by John Wycliffe? (ML) |
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| Who wanted to scare Guinevere to death? (SG) |
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| Who played the exchange game with Gawain? (SG) |
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| Who seductively tempted Gawain? (SG) |
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| Who was the uncle to King Edward V who placed himself on the throne? (ML) |
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| What was the largest trading center in England? (ML) |
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| What document marked the beginning of constitutional government? (ML) |
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| What is the endless knot? (SG) |
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| Who worked hard, loved God and helped his neighbors? (CT) |
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| Who was an illiterate purchasing agent for lawyers and was a shrewd businessman? (CT) |
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| Who was a servant to the knight and the squire, knew wood crafting and wore a St. Christopher medal? (CT) |
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| Who made a dish that was similar to the sore on his knee? (CT) |
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| Who had a mouth like a furnace door, a red beard, a wart on his nose, and played the bagpipes? (CT) |
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| Who used astrology to diagnose patients, didn’t read the Bible, and his heart was drawn to gold? |
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| Who is Madame Eglantyne, coy with painted lips and a brooch with the letter A? |
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| Who was the shepherd to his sheep by example and sacrifice? (CT) |
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| Who was deaf, had 5 husbands, and knew remedies for love? (CT) |
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| Who was the most socially prominent and followed chivalry, truth and honor? (CT) |
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| Who was bald, fat, owned horses, and loved hunting? (CT) |
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| 12. Who was agile, strong, a lady’s man, sang, wrote poetry and dressed in finery? (CT) |
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| 13. Who was a fish out of water, made prisoners walk the plank? (CT) |
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| 14. Who had a bad complexion, loved garlic, scared children, and was a drunk? (CT) |
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| 15. Who, after he was through with them, helped young girls get married and was paid to absolve sins? (CT) |
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| Who has yellow hair like rat-tails and was possibly gay? (CT) |
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| Who had a white beard and loved cake dipped in wine for breakfast? (CT) |
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| Who was choleric, old, thin, and had stick legs? (CT) |
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| Who was never rash, and watched the market carefully? |
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| What is the meter of unstressed then a stressed syllable? (CT) |
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| What is the meter that consists of five feet in a line? (CT) |
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| 22. What are 2 lines in verse that most often rhyme and can be open or closes? (CT) |
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| 23. What type of story has a main story that sets the stage for smaller stories within it? (CT) |
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| 24. What is the type of characterization where a narrator describes a character? (CT) |
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| 25. What is the type of characterizations that are the actions, thought, or dialog of a character or reactions of other character in the book? (CT) |
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| Who introduced iambic pentameter verse into English verse? (CT) |
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| What is a form of poetry that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings? (CT) |
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| 28. What tells a usually short story? This type of poetry remained oral for centuries. (CT) |
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| What is the poetic form of The Canterbury Tales? (CT) |
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| 30. What were church sponsored plays that were part of the religious service that depicted the lives of saints or Biblical stories? (CT) |
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| 31. What are plays that show the life of an ordinary person and are used to teach one how to save his soul? (CT) |
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| 32. Who is the Greek god of the west wind? (CT) |
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| 1. What is a form of writing that deals with customs characteristic of a specific class in a specific time period, where one individual doesn’t accept the social norm? (SR) |
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| 2. What is the type of writing that depicts everyday scenes and situations? (SR) |
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| 3. What is a style of third-person narrative which uses some of the characteristics of third person along with the essence of first-person direct speech? (SR) |
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| 4. What is the estate of inheritance that can only pass to the male heir upon the owner’s death? (SR) |
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| 5. What is the type of irony where the literal meaning of a phrase is opposite of what is intended? (SR) |
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| 6. What is the type of irony where the reader knows more than the character? (SR) |
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| 7. What is the type of irony where something happens that is the opposite of what is expected? (SR) |
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| 8. What is a story that uses gentle mockery to criticize ideas or groups of people? (SR) |
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| 9. What was the party in South Africa that supported the abolishment of the apartheid? (SR) |
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| 10. What was the law that segregated blacks and whites and set restrictions for the blacks? (SR) |
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| 11. What is diction? (SR) |
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| 12. What is a theme? (SR) |
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| 13. What is lyrical language that helps emphasize the thesis or main point? (SR) |
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| 1. What is the form of poetry composed of either rhymed or unrhymed lines that have no set fixed metrical pattern? (P) |
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| 2. What is the form of poetry that is diamond-shaped in form about two opposite ideas? (P) |
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| 3. What is the form of poetry that is brief, pointed and witty? (P) |
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| 4. What is the form of poetry that is always light and humorous, and consists of 5 anapestic lines rhyming aabba with lines 1, 2, and 5 containing three feet and lines 3 and 4 containing two? (P) |
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| 5. What is the form of poetry that consists of seventeen syllables in three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables, borrowed from the Japanese? (P) |
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| 6. What is the form of poetry consisting of nineteen lines divided into six stanzas: five tercets and a concluding quatrain where the first and third lines are repeated in each subsequent tercet and in the final two in the quatrain? (P) |
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| 7. What is the form of poetry that consists of thirty-nine lines divided into six-line stanzas and a three-line concluding stanza where the last word in each line is repeated in a different order in the following stanzas? (P) |
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| 8. What is the type of meter that consists of two unstressed then one stressed syllable? (P) |
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| 9. What is a fixed number of verse lines arranged in a definite metrical pattern forming a unit of a poem? (P) |
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| 10. What is a stanza consisting of three lines called? (P) |
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| 11. What is a stanza consisting of four lines called? (P) |
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| 12. What is a stanza consisting of six lines called? (P) |
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