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Middle Ages Test Flashcards

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1
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The most developed character in the Prologue.

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The Wife of Bath

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2
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Who brought feudalism?

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William the Conqueror

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3
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Never mentions Christianity in their tale

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Pardoner

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4
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Who had Malory’s work published?

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William Caxton

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5
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Who is a near-perfect hero?

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Gawain

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6
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Who spent 20 years in prison?

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Sir Thomas Malory

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7
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Who brags about marriages?

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The Wife of Bath

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8
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Who has little or no concern about religious matters?

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Pardoner

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9
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Who can be compared to the old woman?

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The Wife of Bath

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10
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Who commissioned the Doomsday Book?

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William the Conqueror

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11
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Who is the Innkeeper in the Canterbury Tales?

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Geoffrey Chaucer

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12
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Who is the 2nd most developed character in the Canterbury Tales?

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Pardoner

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13
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Who is the Father of English Poetry?

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Geoffrey Chaucer

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14
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Which character is the product of Druid myth?

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The Green Knight

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15
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Who defeated the Anglo-Saxon king?

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William the Conqueror

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16
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What happened in 1095?

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The Crusades started

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17
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What happened in 1215?

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Magna Carta signed

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18
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What happened in 1348?

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Plague hits England

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19
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First serious poet?

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Geoffrey Chaucer

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20
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Two major themes of the Canterbury Tales?

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The unfaithful wife & the patient and suffering woman

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21
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Framework for the Canterbury Tales?

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The General Prologue
- a religious pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral (where St. Thomas of Becket was murdered centuries before). By using the pilgrimage, he brought together 3 classes of people and essentially represented all of medieval society (feudal class-related to the land, ecclesiastical order-the medieval church, professionals-merchants & people of the emerging middle class). The Prologue supplies the readers with a guide to the character’s motivation for each tale he or she tells

22
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How does Chaucer define his characters?

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Defined in terms of their occupation; Chaucer tries to show their best qualities

23
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How many tales were there supposed to be and how many were there actually?

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There should have been 116 tales, but Chaucer only completed 24

24
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What did the Wife of Bath and Old Woman defend?

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The old woman defends poverty and low status like the Wife of Bath defends female sexuality

25
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What type of story is the Wife of Bath’s tale?

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It is a fairy tale type story, where a kiss leads to a grand transformation.
-The tale’s theme is that of the struggle between husband and wife for power in a marriage. The tale’s central concern is feminine issues.

26
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Two narratives that are woven into one romantic tale that is Arthurian legend

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a mortal challenge and erotic temptation

27
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Two major types of ballads

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Folk ballad & Literary ballad

28
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What type of ballad is “Lord Randall”?

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Folk ballad, conversational (or international) ballad between a mother and her son

29
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What type of ballad is “Edward, Edward”?

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Folk ballad, conversational ballad

30
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Four literary forms that were dominant during the Middle Ages

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Epic, Romances, Allegories, Ballads

31
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List four literary genres from the Canterbury Tales

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Romantic adventures, Saint’s biographies, Fabliaux, Fables, Religious Allegories, Moral Tales, Vulgar Sexual Farces

32
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List four elements of a romance

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a near-perfect hero, a quest, supernatural events, female characters who are maidens/mothers/crones, an evil enemy, a test of the hero, good vs. evil

33
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Summarize “Get Up and Bar the Door”

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It is Martinmas and a husband and wife are home and about to have a feast. The door needs to be barred. The husband wants the wife to do it. The wife wants the husband to do it. They make a pact that whoever speaks first has to go and lock the door. A home invasion occurs. Two men come in and eat their feast. The husband and wife say nothing because they do not want to lose. The two intruders then decide to cut off the man’s beard and kiss the wife. The man finally responds and asks the intruders if they’re really going to do it. The wife responds that now he has to get up and bar the door.

34
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The Friar harasses Thomas for money, but only receives a fart

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The Summoner’s Tale

35
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The Friar tells a derogatory tale about the summoner

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The Friar’s Tale

36
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January marries May and May falls in love with Damian

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The Merchant’s Tale

37
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John’s wife tricks him so she can “date” his roommate

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The Miller’s Tale

38
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The Parson preaches a sermon on the seven deadly sins

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The Parson’s Tale

39
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Two soldiers who are cousins fight for Emelye but we don’t know who wins

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The Knight’s Tale

40
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A murdered boy sings a song to honor Mary before dying

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The Prioress’ Tale

41
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A man kills his daughter to avoid shame

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The Physician’s Tale

42
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Chicken is eaten by a fox

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The Nun’s Priest’s Tale

43
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Arthur’s Wife

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Guinevere

44
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Who raised Arthur as a child?

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Merlin

45
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Who is Arthur’s illegitimate child?

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Mordred

46
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Keeper of the Holy Grail

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The Fisher King

47
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Arthur’s Half-Sister

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Morgan le Fay

48
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Who pulled the sword from the stone?

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Arthur

49
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Arthur’s father

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Uther Pendragon

50
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Who gave Arthur Excalibur?

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Lady of the Lake

51
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Who rescues Guinevere from Maleagant?

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Lancelot

52
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Which knight got the Holy Grail?

A

Sir Galahad

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