MP 1 Narrative
MP 2 Myths & Epic Heroes
MP 3 Religion & Memoirs
MP 4 Society & Individual
The Canterbury Tales
100

An incident that changed two teenagers' lives occurred on this form of public transportation.  

What is a bus or the 57 bus?

100

This king of Uruk seeks immortality after the death of his friend Enkidu.

Who is Gilgamesh?

100

Ibtihaj Muhammed author and Olympian published her memoir, Proud, exploring the impact of religion and culture in her life competing in this sport.

What is fencing?

100

In Black Men and Public Space, Brent Staples changes others' perceptions to make himself seem less intimidating by doing this while walking at night.

What is whistling classical music (Vivaldi & Beethoven)?

100

In this tale, two young cousins fight (joust) for the love of a maiden named Emily. 

What is The Knight's Tale?

200

In Once I Was You, Maria Hinojosa recounts her family's experience as immigrants but she was inspired to tell her story when she noticed children in this location.

What is the airport?

200

This monster terrorizes Herot (Mead) Hall before being defeated by Beowulf.

Who is Grendel?

200

This legendary singer wrote her memoir, Happiness Becomes You, which detailed how Buddhism and chanting saved her life.

Who is Tina Turner?

200

In The Myth of the Latin Woman, Judith Ortiz Cofer recalled several situations when a stranger would stereotype her as another "Maria" and she is quoted as saying, "You can leave the island, but if you are Latina, the island travels with you." Name that island

What is Puerto Rico?

200

The Miller's Tale is filled with tricks and crude jokes such as hanging this item from the ceiling to avoid the next great flood.

What is a barrel?

300

In Growing Up Italian American, the author explains the experiences of Italians during this war. 

What is World War 2?

300

This mischievous hero journeys westward in search of sacred Buddhist scriptures and immortality.

Who is the Monkey King (Sun Wukong)?

300

Maus, the graphic novel about the holocaust by Art Spiegelman, uses these 4 animals to represent the characters in his story.

What are cats, mice, pigs and frogs?

300

The New York Times article, "It's Not Just a Feeling" provided data to warn society that this group was "struggling" and "falling behind".

What is boys or young men?

300

In The Pardoner's Tale, 3 rowdy friends determined to find and destroy Death but instead found these and met death in a way they did not expect.

What are sparkling coins or gold coins?

400

The movie Swimmers recounted the true story of 2 sisters escaping war from this country.

What is Syria?

400

Epic hero Mwindo of West Africa was repeatedly introduced with this phrase as an example of literary epithet.

What is "the one born walking, the one born talking"?

400

Brother Andrew became famous for smuggling Bibles behind the Iron Curtain but this country is the first place he called home. 

What is Holland or the Netherlands?

400

In The Blue Divide, the author explained that this type of training which police officers undergo follow one of these philosophies: one + one or total control.  

What is use of force training?

400

In The Wife of Bath's Tale, the queen suggested the cruel knight's life should be spared if he could learn this secret?

What is "what women desire most" or "what women want"

500

When analyzing poetry, the SMILE acronym was used to help explicate the poem and the letter "S" represents this literary term. 

What is structure?

500

The hero's journey or this term is the universal narrative structure where a protagonist leaves their ordinary world, overcomes challenges and returns stronger, richer, or wiser. 

What is the monomyth?

500

This actor and former White House staffer originally from New Jersey published his memoir, You Can't Be Serious exploring his experiences, culture, and identity.

Who is Kal Penn?

500

The video, The Science of Stress, explained how the sustained release of this stress chemical can have a negative impact which can be reversed by doing this. (2 answers are needed)

What is cortisol and exercise (or meditation)?

500

This author of The Canterbury Tales is considered the Father of modern lit because of his use of satire and his frame story or 'the story within a story'.

 Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?

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