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Final Jeopardy
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A pattern in Literature that is repeated over time
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Achetype
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A significant figure who goes on a quest and embodies the ideals of his/or
her culture.
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Epic hero
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Whale-road, ring-giver and Meow maker are example of what literary
term
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kennings
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The most important trait of an epic hero is
That they embody the ideals of their society
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Where in a story do epics usually start?
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In Media Res; In the middle, and they flash back
to the circumstances that lead them to the
central conflict of the story
Chaucer $100
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The purpose of the prologue in Canterbury Tales is
to:
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Introduce the pilgrims
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When stories are told within an outlying story, this
is called a ________ tale. Canterbury tales is one of
these….
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A frame tale
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The rioter’s in The Pardoner’s tale vow to kill…..
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death
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Chaucer’s purpose in writing Canterbury Tales was
to…..
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Satirize the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church
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The fact that Geoffrey Chaucer was well-traveled
during his life allowed him to achieve this with
his writing.
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Add realistic characteristics to his characters, and
give us a dynamic picture of life in multiple facets
of social levels during the middle ages
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What time of year did this legend take place?
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Christmas time
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What time period does Sir Gawain have before
he must appear to receive his blows?
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A Year and a Day
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How many axe blows does the Green Knight
take?
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3
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What is the truth about the sash?
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What is the significance of each of the three
blows?
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First was the promised blow, second for the kiss,
and the third that knicked Gawain was for him
taking the sash and not revealing it to Sir
Bercilak
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What was the name of Sir Gawain’s horse?
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Gringolet
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Sir Gawain was King Arthur’s
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Nephew
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This event caused the meeting of peace to
ensue into battle between the hosts of Arthur
and Mordred…
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A soldier drew his sword to kill an adder (snake)
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Arthur is warned by ________ against battling
with Mordred.
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Gawain
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What are the terms of the peace treaty between
King Arthur and Mordred
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Not to battle, Mordred receives England throne
at Arthur’s death and various lands until then
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This is the author of Morte d’ Arthur
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Thomas Mallory
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This event signified the beginning of the dark
ages more than any other…..
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The Black Plague
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A caesura is:
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A pause in a line of prose that connects two
related thoughts
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After the battle in Morte d’ Arthur, who were the
survivors on both sides…..
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Arthur, Sir Lucan and his brother Sir Bedivere,
and only Mordred on the opposing side
Final Jeopardy
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At the End of Morte d’ Arthur, Sir Bedivere
devotes his life to guarding the tomb of Arthur
alongside the hermit…..who was the hermit prior
to this….
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The former Archbishop of Canterbury