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Canterbury
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Beowulf
Lyric Poetry
Arthur
Medieval
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Final Jeopardy
Canterbury Tales - $100
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In The Pardoner’s Tale, This is what prompts the
men to begin plotting against one another.
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They find a chest of gold
Canterbury Tales - $200
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Who is the poorest of the Pilgrims?
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The Oxford Cleric
Canterbury Tales - $300
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These two pilgrims hate one another
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The Miller and the Reeve
Canterbury Tales - $400
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In The Wife of Bath’s Tale, who was the King
during the time period of her tale?
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Arthur
Canterbury Tales - $500
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The pilgrims were going to the shrine
of…….Explain the details of his death.
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Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, killed
by Knights who accidentally killed him on behalf
of King Henry II who was in dispute with him
due to power struggles between church and
state rights in legal matters
Beowulf $100
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Beowulf is considered to be this type of literary
work…..
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An Epic poem
Beowulf $200
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He was the only one to come to Beowulf’s aid in
his final battle.
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Wiglaf
Beowulf $300
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This generous king became plagued by a monster
borne from demons.
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Who is Hrothgar?
Beowulf $400
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What are the traits of an Epic Hero?
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“Larger than Life” Qualities
Natural Leader
Fights for Good and Defeats Villains
Skilled Fighter
Smarter Than Everyone Else
Makes Long Journeys/Has Many Adventures
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Beowulf $500
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These individuals visited halls and told stories of
heroes for entertainment
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scops
Lyric Poetry $100
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A Poem about a woman who misses her
husband…..
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The Wife’s Lament
Lyric Poetry $200
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One of the emotions that are found in the Anglo
Saxon lyric poems.
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Grief, Loss, Mourning
Lyric Poetry $300
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The definition of a lyric poem.
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A poem that expresses the thoughts and feelings
of the poet.
Lyric Poetry $400
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The Seafarer vividly describes this when he is
out to sea, all alone.
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Nature
Lyric Poetry $500
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The Lyric poems we read during class had a
common theme of__________, and were
_______ poems, i.e. they were about mourning
and loss.
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Loneliness, elegiac
Arthurian Legends $100
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Honor, loyalty, and bravery are all important
aspects of this knightly code.
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What is the code of chivalry?
Arthurian Legends $200
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This was a traditional relationship of reverent
admiration that a knight might express for his
queen.
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What is courtly love?
Arthurian Legends $300
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This genre differs from myth in that it has
a basis in historical fact, although it often
contains exaggerated, magical, or
supernatural elements.
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Legend
Arthurian Legends $400
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This is the knight who finally throws Excalibur in
the lake.
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Who is Sir Bedivere?
Arthurian Legends $500
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This archetypal villain and traitor was the
illegitimate son of Arthur and his half-sister
Morgause/Morgana.
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Who is Mordred?
Medieval Lit $100
This is the author of The Canterbury Tales.
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Medieval Lit $200
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Before The Canterbury Tales, most
literature was written in this
language, spoken only by the more
educated folk.
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French
Medieval Lit $300
Who was the ultimate ruler, and maintained
ownership of the land?
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The King
Medieval Lit $400
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This is a caste or social system where the king
rules by divine right.
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feudalism
Medieval Lit $500
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The creator of the printing press….
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William Caxton
Final Jeopardy
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What language did Chaucer write Canterbury
Tales In?