Medieval Test Review Game 3

Question 1

What is a story within a story?

Accepted Answer

Frame tale

Question 2

Which pilgrim is a positive representation of the clergy?

Accepted Answer

The Parson

Question 3

What is the social hierarchy brought in by the Normans to Britain during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Feudalism

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a quality of chivalry?

Accepted Answer

revenge

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT an quality of Medieval romances?

Accepted Answer

love stories

Question 6

From whom does King Arthur receive a warning at the beginning of Morte d Arthur?

Accepted Answer

Sir Gawain

Question 7

Where are the Pilgrims going?

Accepted Answer

The Shrine of Sir Thomas a Becket

Question 8

Who was the knight who dies in Morte d'Arthur?

Accepted Answer

Sir Lucan

Question 9

Who is at the bottom of and also makes up the majority of medieval society?

Accepted Answer

Peasants

Question 10

Why does the Pardoner tell his story?

Accepted Answer

to guilt others into giving him money for indulgences

Question 11

Which of the following was something that took power away from the British monarchy?

Accepted Answer

The Magna Carta

Question 12

Who is the narrator of The Canterbury Tales?

Accepted Answer

Geoffrey Chaucer

Question 13

How do the rioters eventually find death?

Accepted Answer

Two are poisoned, and one is stabbed.

Question 14

Which two characters are the most negative pilgrims according to Chaucer's descriptions?

Accepted Answer

The Pardoner and the Summoner

Question 15

This type of characterization presents direct statements about a character from the narrator.

Accepted Answer

Direct Characterization

Question 16

What was Chaucer considered?

Accepted Answer

"The Father of English Poetry"

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT a war that Britain was involved in during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

The Revolutionary War

Question 18

Which of the following showed the unrest of the people with their monarchy?

Accepted Answer

The assassination of Edward II and Richard II

Question 19

What language did the lower class speak during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

Middle English

Question 20

In The Canterbury Tales, how many stories were supposed to be written in total?

Accepted Answer

120

Question 21

What language did the upper class speak during the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

French

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT a quality of chivalry?

Accepted Answer

Fame and glory

Question 23

What does King Arthur's death in Morte d'Arthur signify?

Accepted Answer

The death of the medieval culture & chivalry

Question 24

Which group grew and developed during the course of the middle ages?

Accepted Answer

middle class

Question 25

Why does a fight break out between Mordred and Arthur's men in Morte d Arthur?

Accepted Answer

a knight swings a sword at a snake

Question 26

Which pilgrim represents the new military force in Britain?

Accepted Answer

The Yeoman

Question 27

Type of characterization when you infer trait through character's actions, thoughts, looks,etc.

Accepted Answer

Indirect characterization

Question 28

Who is at the top of Medieval society?

Accepted Answer

God

Question 29

What event killed about 1/3 of the population of Britain?

Accepted Answer

The Black Death

Question 30

Which of the following is NOT one of our essential questions?

Accepted Answer

What is the relationship between literature and authors?

Question 31

Which of the following is NOT an example of Indirect Characterization? (STEAL)

Accepted Answer

Speed

Question 32

In "The Pardoner's Tale" what do the rioters set out to do?

Accepted Answer

Kill Death

Question 33

About how many pilgrims are on the pilgrimage?

Accepted Answer

30

Question 34

How is Mordred related to Arthur?

Accepted Answer

He is his illegitimate son

Question 35

Which of the following is NOT an quality of Medieval romances?

Accepted Answer

patterns of 5

Question 36

What is the main moral of "The Pardoner's Tale"?

Accepted Answer

Do not be greedy

Question 37

Which of the following is an example of a negative character in The Canterbury Tales?

Accepted Answer

The Summoner

Question 38

What language was The Canterbury Tales written in?

Accepted Answer

Middle English

Question 39

Where do the Pilgrim's start their pilgrimage?

Accepted Answer

The Tabard Inn

Question 40

What does Sir Bedivere lie to King Arthur about three times in Morte d'Arthur?

Accepted Answer

Throwing Arthur's sword in a lake

Question 41

What is the prize of the story-telling contest in The Canterbury Tales?

Accepted Answer

A feast

Question 42

Who was Mrs. Hirzel for Halloween?

Accepted Answer

Gimli from The Lord of the Rings

Question 43

What object does Sir Gawain keep a secret from the Lord and Lady?

Accepted Answer

A Green Girdle

Question 44

What supernatural event happens in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

Accepted Answer

The Knight survives his head being cut off

Question 45

The Canterbury Tales is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

Frame tale

Question 46

How many tales were ACTUALLY written by Chaucer before he died?

Accepted Answer

23

Question 47

Which pilgrim is a positive representation of the laboring class?

Accepted Answer

The Plowman

Question 48

Where does King Arthur live?

Accepted Answer

Camelot

Question 49

Which of the following is not an example of Indirect Characterization? (STEAL)

Accepted Answer

Time

Question 50

Which pilgrim represents the emerging middle class?

Accepted Answer

The Guildsmen

Medieval Test Review Game 3

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Medieval Test Review Game 3

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