Final Review Flashcards
a famous cathedral in London
St. Paul’s
a highway that ran between Winchester and Canterbury
Pilgrim’s Way
a major river that runs through London
Thames River
a medieval drama which portrayed Bible stories
miracle play
boring; repetitive
monotonous
document signed in 1215, limiting the power of the king
Magna Carta
coarse
crude
crude
coarse
discontent
dissatisfaction
dissatisfaction
discontent
expressing sorrow
plaintive
Famous scholar who taught at Oxford
Roger Bacon
feeling great delight
rapturous
force
duress
“He stands by the laws - and he doesn’t make them all himself either.”
To whom was the speaker referring?
King Edward I
high spirited
pert
idling
wasting time
improvised
made using whatever possible
In what year does the story begin?
1294
“Keep your eyes open, boy. You may see big things happening.”
Who said this?
the old man at the inn
“Keep your eyes open, boy. You may see big things happening.”
What did he see as a boy?
the barons gathering with the king’s assistant before the signing of the Magna Carta
made using whatever possible
improvised
monotonous
boring; repetitive
morosely
sadly
peace
serenity
pert
high spirited
plaintive
expressing sorrow
rapturous
feeling great delight
regret
remorse
remorse
regret
resent
to feel bitter about
resolutely
with determination
sadly
morosely
serenity
peace
the Monday after the 12th day of Christmas, when everyone goes back to work
Plow Monday
to feel bitter about
resent
wasting time
idling
Where is Adam when the story begins?
St Albans
Where is Adam’s father at the opening of the book?
minstrel school in France
Who illustrated this book?
Robert Lawson
Who is the author of this book?
Elizabeth Janet Gray
with determination
resolutely
gloomily
sullenly
horrified
aghast
divided
partitioned
noise
din
thin
gaunt
confusion
perplexity
accusingly
reproachfully
attack
beset
resolutely
with determination
sullenly
gloomily
aghast
horrified
partitioned
divided
din
noise
gaunt
thin
perplexity
confusion
reproachfully
accusingly
beset
attack
took care of Nick while Adam was at school
Dame Malkin
a nobleman who employed Roger as his minstrel
Sir Edmund de Lisle
a friendly squire who taught Adam new words at de Lisle House
Simon Talbot
a merchant that took Adam to Giles’s fair; waylaid in the woods by a robber knight
Daun William
pretty girl Adam tried to impress; daughter of the wealthy deLisle family
Margery de Lisle
the mistrel who stole Nick
Jankin
traveling mistrels: Jack, Alison, Lawrence, and Andrew
the de Vesey family
one of the largest fairs held in Europe, located at Winchester
Gile’s Fair
Adam’s friend at St. Alban’s school; planned on going to Oxford
Perkin
vicar of the parish who cared for Adam after his fall from the wall
Master Walter
… he said to himself, “Today he’s coming! I know it!”
Who said that?
Adam
… he said to himself, “Today he’s coming! I know it!”
Who was coming?
Roger
“… a minstrel sings what his listeners what to hear?”
Who said that?
Roger
“… a minstrel sings what his listeners what to hear?”
To whom was the speaker speaking?
Adam
“Mistrels get about and so do students.”
Who said that?
Perkin
“Mistrels get about and so do students.”
To whom was the speaker speaking?
Adam
“It’s well to have a second string to your bow.”
Who said that?
Roger
“It’s well to have a second string to your bow.”
To whom was the speaker speaking?
Adam
“Sooner or later,” said Roger, “you see everybody you know in Paul’s Walk.”
What is Paul’s Walk?
the center aisle in St. Paul’s cathedral
“I am a mistrel. I have right of entrance anywhere. Let me pass.”
Where was Adam trying to gain entrance?
Guildford Castle
“Whom God will help, no man can harm.”
Who said that?
Adam
“Whom God will help, no man can harm.”
To whom was the speaker speaking?
himself
“That which concerns all should be approved by all.”
Who said that?
King Edward
What is missing when Adam wakes up at the inn at Burford Bridge?
Nick
When Adam goes to Guildford, where does he go to find Roger?
the castle
Who owns the forest through which Adam rides with Daun Williams?
the king
What is the miracle play that Adam watches?
The Fall of Adam
Who takes care of Adam after he falls off the church wall?
Master Walter and Dame Prudence
Where does Adam spend the night after fleeing from the hue and cry?
under the bridge
Who took NIck away from St. Alban’s?
Perkin
What is Adam’s job when he helps Perkin’s father in the fields?
breaking up clods of dirt
What three things is Adam given by the people at Ewelme?
coat, shoes, bagpipe
