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Adam Final Review Flashcards

1
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a famous cathedral in London

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St. Paul’s

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a highway that ran between Winchester and Canterbury

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Pilgrim’s Way

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a major river that runs through London

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Thames River

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a medieval drama which portrayed Bible stories

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miracle play

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boring; repetitive

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monotonous

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document signed in 1215, limiting the power of the king

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Magna Carta

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coarse

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crude

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crude

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coarse

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discontent

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dissatisfaction

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dissatisfaction

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discontent

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expressing sorrow

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plaintive

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12
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Famous scholar who taught at Oxford

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Roger Bacon

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13
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feeling great delight

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rapturous

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14
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force

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duress

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“He stands by the laws - and he doesn’t make them all himself either.”

To whom was the speaker referring?

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King Edward I

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16
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high spirited

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pert

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idling

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wasting time

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improvised

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made using whatever possible

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19
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In what year does the story begin?

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1294

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20
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“Keep your eyes open, boy. You may see big things happening.”

Who said this?

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the old man at the inn

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“Keep your eyes open, boy. You may see big things happening.”

What did he see as a boy?

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the barons gathering with the king’s assistant before the signing of the Magna Carta

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made using whatever possible

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improvised

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monotonous

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boring; repetitive

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morosely

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sadly

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25
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peace

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serenity

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pert

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high spirited

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plaintive

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expressing sorrow

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rapturous

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feeling great delight

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regret

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remorse

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remorse

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regret

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31
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resent

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to feel bitter about

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32
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resolutely

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with determination

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sadly

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morosely

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34
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serenity

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peace

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35
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the Monday after the 12th day of Christmas, when everyone goes back to work

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Plow Monday

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36
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to feel bitter about

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resent

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37
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wasting time

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idling

38
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Where is Adam when the story begins?

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St Albans

39
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Where is Adam’s father at the opening of the book?

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minstrel school in France

40
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Who illustrated this book?

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Robert Lawson

41
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Who is the author of this book?

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Elizabeth Janet Gray

42
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with determination

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resolutely

43
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gloomily

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sullenly

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horrified

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aghast

45
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divided

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partitioned

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noise

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din

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thin

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gaunt

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confusion

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perplexity

49
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accusingly

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reproachfully

50
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attack

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beset

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resolutely

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with determination

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sullenly

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gloomily

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aghast

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horrified

54
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partitioned

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divided

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din

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noise

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gaunt

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thin

57
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perplexity

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confusion

58
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reproachfully

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accusingly

59
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beset

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attack

60
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took care of Nick while Adam was at school

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Dame Malkin

61
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a nobleman who employed Roger as his minstrel

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Sir Edmund de Lisle

62
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a friendly squire who taught Adam new words at de Lisle House

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Simon Talbot

63
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a merchant that took Adam to Giles’s fair; waylaid in the woods by a robber knight

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Daun William

64
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pretty girl Adam tried to impress; daughter of the wealthy deLisle family

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Margery de Lisle

65
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the mistrel who stole Nick

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Jankin

66
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traveling mistrels: Jack, Alison, Lawrence, and Andrew

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the de Vesey family

67
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one of the largest fairs held in Europe, located at Winchester

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Gile’s Fair

68
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Adam’s friend at St. Alban’s school; planned on going to Oxford

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Perkin

69
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vicar of the parish who cared for Adam after his fall from the wall

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Master Walter

70
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… he said to himself, “Today he’s coming! I know it!”

Who said that?

A

Adam

71
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… he said to himself, “Today he’s coming! I know it!”

Who was coming?

A

Roger

72
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“… a minstrel sings what his listeners what to hear?”

Who said that?

A

Roger

73
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“… a minstrel sings what his listeners what to hear?”

To whom was the speaker speaking?

A

Adam

74
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“Mistrels get about and so do students.”

Who said that?

A

Perkin

75
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“Mistrels get about and so do students.”

To whom was the speaker speaking?

A

Adam

76
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“It’s well to have a second string to your bow.”

Who said that?

A

Roger

77
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“It’s well to have a second string to your bow.”

To whom was the speaker speaking?

A

Adam

78
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“Sooner or later,” said Roger, “you see everybody you know in Paul’s Walk.”

What is Paul’s Walk?

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the center aisle in St. Paul’s cathedral

79
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“I am a mistrel. I have right of entrance anywhere. Let me pass.”

Where was Adam trying to gain entrance?

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Guildford Castle

80
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“Whom God will help, no man can harm.”

Who said that?

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Adam

81
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“Whom God will help, no man can harm.”

To whom was the speaker speaking?

A

himself

82
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“That which concerns all should be approved by all.”

Who said that?

A

King Edward

83
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What is missing when Adam wakes up at the inn at Burford Bridge?

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Nick

84
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When Adam goes to Guildford, where does he go to find Roger?

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the castle

85
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Who owns the forest through which Adam rides with Daun Williams?

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the king

86
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What is the miracle play that Adam watches?

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The Fall of Adam

87
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Who takes care of Adam after he falls off the church wall?

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Master Walter and Dame Prudence

88
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Where does Adam spend the night after fleeing from the hue and cry?

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under the bridge

89
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Who took NIck away from St. Alban’s?

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Perkin

90
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What is Adam’s job when he helps Perkin’s father in the fields?

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breaking up clods of dirt

91
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What three things is Adam given by the people at Ewelme?

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coat, shoes, bagpipe

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