Brit Lit Midterm Review

Chaucer is considered the father of English poetry.

How were stories passed down during the Anglo-Saxon period?

Where are the pilgrims, in Canterbury Tales, going?

In the Wife of Bath's tale, what crime does the "lusty bachelor" knight commit?

How does Grendel's mother die?

Why does Wiglaf fight the dragon along with Beowulf?

Why does Hrothgar as Beowulf to battle Grendel's mother?

What does every warrior know is inevitable?

What did Beowulf do to Grendel's body when he found it in his mother's law?

How does Grendel die?

Who was the real person, behind the scenes, organizing the exchange between Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

Who placed the Sword in the stone?

What is name of the hall built by King Hrothgar?

What biblical figure is Grendel connected to?

The Supreme Ordeal, in movies, is depicted as what?

Who was the second person to grant the Green Knight's request for the exchange?

Who is the wizard who counsels Arthur in every version of his story?

Why does Wiglaf fight the dragon along with Beowulf?

What is Chaucer's main reason for writing The Canterbury Tales?

In the Knight's tale, how did Palamon come to be married to Emily?

Which of the following would be an example of a Call to Adventure?

Why does Wart remove the sword from the stone?

What is the last part of the hero's journey?

Arcite and Palamon were:

Who is Sir Kay's squire in the Legend of King Arthur?

What is ironic about the ending of the Pardoner's Tale?

What is the name of King Arthur's kingdom?

Which of these two best describes the central theme of the Pardoner's Tale?

Who is the author of ALL of the stories of King Arthur?

Which part of the Hero's Journey marks his passage in the Unknown/Supernatural World?

In what language was Beowulf originally written?

Whose shrine were the pilgrims going to visit in the Canterbury Tales?

Which of the following is NOT one of the traits of an epic hero?

How are the Danes tortured for 12 years?

What holiday was being celebrated at the beginning of the epic "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"?

What is the name of the sword from the story "The Sword in the Stone"?

As what genre can the stories of King Arthur be classified?

What are the two world's of the Hero's Journey?

Why does Beowulf fight Grendel without a sword?

Who was the first person to grant the Green Knight's request for the exchange?