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| To what type of literature does the work of Gawain belong? |
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| What two things does the Green Knight carry in his hand? |
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| Who is said to be the progenitor of all the establishing kings of Europe? |
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| On what holiday does Gawain set out for the Green Knight's castle? |
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| All Hallows or All Saints |
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| Who initially answered the Green Knight's call to adventure? |
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| George Orwell wrote of a future with a (blank) society. |
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| True or false: Winston help start a rebellion against Big Brother. |
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| 1984 takes place in former (blank). |
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| Winston lover/cohort is (blank). |
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| War is Peace, Ignorance is Strength, Slavery is Freedom. |
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| Medea was the wife of (blank). |
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| The chorus in Medea represents (blank). |
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| What makes Medea an antihero? |
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| She murdered her own children. |
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| Women in ancient Greek culture was (blank). |
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| Supressed and taught to be submissive |
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| Euripides key contribution was that his characters downfall resulted from their own (blank), and not (blank), such as fate. |
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| Mr. Faustus made a deal with whom to obtain magic? |
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| How many years did Faustus have to use Metistophilis as his servant? |
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| Did Dr. Faustus ever repent? |
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| Never, he decided his soul was lost |
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| True of false: Dr. Faustus used his ability to conjure and do magic to do good and help others. |
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| False, he used it to take advantage of others and abused his power. |
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| True of false: The play Dr. Faustus was not written during the period of Enlightment. |
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| True, it was written before the Enlightment and produced during the Renaissance. |
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| True of false: Beowulf is the oldest surviving epic poem in the English language. |
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| What suggests Beowulf is a hero? |
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| He saves the people from the dragon and loses his life doing so. |
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| How many Geatish warrior did Beowulf take with him to Hrothgar's Kingdom? |
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| What kind of animal represents the strength and power of a warrior in Beowulf's time? |
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| Who is the author of Lord of the Flies? |
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| What figure is Simon compared to? |
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| What was the major grammatical item found in Lord of the Flies? |
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| What is the symbol of power and control in Lord of the Flies? |
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| True of False: The main protagonist of the novel, Ralph, dies at the end? |
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| Atticus Finch, the lawyer in, "To Kill a Mockingbird", elects to defend who in court? |
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| What is the defining evidence that the defendant in, "To Kill a Mockingbird", is innocent? |
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| He/she cannot use his/her left arm. |
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| In, "To Kill a Mockingbird", who saves Scout and Jem from their attacker on the night of the Halloween Pagent? |
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| In, "To Kill a Mockingbird", the mockingbird symbolizes what? |
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| In the end of the novel, what happens to Tom Robinson? |
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| He is shot down during an attempt to escape from a prison work-camp. |
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| True or false: Chushingura is based on a true story. |
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| The play Chushingura was originally written for (blank) |
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| All of the samurais survived at the end. |
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| Who is the villain in the play Chushingura? |
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| Is the narrator of Dostoevsky, "Notes from the Underground", ever named? |
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| No, he is not named and refers to himself as the Underground Man. |
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| Does the novel, "Notes from the Underground", take place in Russia? |
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| Yes. It is considered by some to be a semi-autobiographical text by Dostoevsky, the Russian author of the novel |
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How many parts is the novel divided into? |
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| Two, the first being a sort of existential rant, the second having a meager plot-ine about the narrator's younger days. |
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What is the profession of the only woman in the novel? |
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| Prostitution. She's a prostitute with a heart of gold. |
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Notes from the Underground:
The main character does not suffer from any physical pain. |
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| False. He has a toothache and liver disease. |
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