Pardoner's Tale, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir Thomas Malory, and Le Morte d'Arthur Test Flashcards
What is the verse of Scripture for the Pardoner’s Tale?
1 Timothy 6:10
What does 1 Timothy 6:10 say?
The love of money is the root of all evil
What is the Latin translation of “ The love of money is the root of all evil?”
Radix Malorum est cupiditas
Who wrote Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?
The Pearl Poet
What do literary historians know?
The Pearl Poet was writing the same time as Chaucer
How was the Pearl Poet educated?
He used sophisticated poetic technique and his knowledge of French and Latin
When was the only existing manuscript copy of Sir Gawain founded?
1839
What story is considered one of the best England romance?
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Romance
a story or narrative that involves knight, kings, and supernatural creatures.
What story did Sir Thomas Malory write?
Le Morte d’Arthur
What is Le Morte d’Arthur in English, since it is French?
The Death of Arthur
When was Le Morte d’Arthur first printed?
1485
Who printed Le Morte d’Arthur?
William Caxton
What did William Caxton do?
He brought the printing press to England
When was Le Morte d’Arthur published?
After Malory’s death
Who gave the Le Morte d’Arthur it’s title?
Caxton
What is Le Morte d’Arthur a combination of?
English, French, and Latin stories about King Arthur
Who created the first prose masterpiece in English?
Malory
Prose
any literature story that is not in the form of a poem
Which two stories are classified as a romance?
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Le Morte d’Arthur
What are myths
Fictional
What are legends based on?
Somewhere distant in the mist of time with some truth
Legend
a tale that is based on history and handed down from one generation to the next
What is King Arthur
Ideal
