Unit 1: From Legend to History – Flashcards
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What makes Beowulf a legendary story?
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The hero is described as being larger than life
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What was Beowulf's motivation for helping Hrothgar?
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He wanted to help kill the monster
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How do we know that Beowulf had a sense of honor?
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He did not use a sword when Grendel did not have a sword
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Why does Beowulf win over Grendel's mother?
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God willed it
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Beowulf gives us a valuable moral....
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Good always wins
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What is the purpose of epic poetry?
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Tell the deeds of great men
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How many tales would the pilgrims tell while going to Canterbury?
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2 going, 2 coming back
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Why would Chaucer choose a pilgrimage for the setting of his story?
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Gives him the opportunity to have different characters tell stories
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Why is Chaucer critical of the Church?
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The church should have helped the poor
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Where were the Pilgrims going in The Canterbury Tales?
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Canterbury
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Who does the Monk love the most?
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Himself
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The Nun or Prioress
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Well fed, prideful woman
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The Clerk
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Poor student of the church whom Chaucer speaks well of
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The Knight
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Crusader and lives by the code of chivalry
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The Pardoner
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Sold pardons and relics, scam artist
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When did the Normans defeat the Anglo-Saxons?
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1066
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What tribes invaded England during the Anglo-Saxon period?
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Angles, Saxons, Jutes
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Who was the god Wyrd?
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Fate
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What job did the pilgrims give to the Host?
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The leader
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What two criteria were given to win the contest?
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best story and best moral
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What is the moral of The Pardoner's tale?
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Greed is the return of all evil
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When the characters represent larger ideas this is called an_____________?
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Allegory
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Who does the Old Man in the Pardoner's Tale represent?
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Death
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What crime did the Knight in The Wife of Bath's Tale commit?
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Rape
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At whose court, was the knight in The Wife of Bath's Tale tried?
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King Arthur
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What was the answer to what woman want?
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Women want power over their husbands
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Why did the Green Knight come to King Arthur's court?
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He heard of the bravery and renown of the court
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Ideals of the Anglo-Saxons
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Love of glory, loyalty to the king, personal freedom
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Results of Norman Invasion
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Fusion into one people, King's court became the center, changed English government
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What were the two challenges for Gawain?
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test of his bravery and purity
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What holiday was King Arthur celebrating when the Green Knight visited?
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New Year's Day
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Who told or recited the Old English poems?
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Scops
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What are the 3 estates in medieval England?
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Church, serfs, nobility
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What monsters did Beowulf kill?
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Grendel, Grendel's wife, the dragon
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What was the framework for The Canterbury Tales?
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120 tales by 30 pilgrims
