LOTF
What was symbolic of civilization and order?
Piggy's glasses
Who carries a stick with both ends sharpened?
Roger
(You must get all of them to get the points)
Oedipus
Jocasta
Tieresias
Creon
The Chorus
Who killed Laius?
Oedipus
What is the game that is suggested by the host?
Two tales on the way to Canterbury and two tales on the way back
What does Simon guess the "beast" on the island is?
Themselves
Who is mistaken for the beast originally?
Simon
How does Oedipus become king of Thebes?
Answers the Sphinx's riddle
At the end of the tragedy, what happens to Oedipus?
He blinds himself and goes into exile.
Why were they taking a trip to Canterbury?
They were taking a pilgrimage to see the holy blessed martyr
How is Piggy directly characterized?
Fat, asthma, glasses
The paint that the boys wear is symbolic of...?
Their savage nature overtaking them
What did the ancient Greeks believe to be the reason for a city being cursed?
Someone had committed a serious sin
What is it called when Oedipus recognizes that he's killed his father and married his mother?
Anagnorisis
Which does a fabliau contain?
Trickery, practical jokes and sexual mishaps
What is the turning point for all of the boys on the island?
Simon's death
How is Simon indirectly characterized as kind?
When he takes the fruit off of the trees to give to the little kids until they are satisfied
What does Oedipus find out about Merope and Polybus at dinner?
They aren't his real parents
How does Oedipus get his name?
His feet were bound together (swollen foot)
How is the Wife of Bath indirectly characterized?
Gap teeth, 5 husbands
Which object has two symbolic meanings and what are they?
Fire; chaos and hope
What did the author of the book say was people's primary motivation?
What does Oedipus think about Creon when he hears the prophecy?
What was the riddle that Oedipus answered?
What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon and three legs in the evening?
In the Wife of Bath's tale, what does the knight have to do?
Go on a quest to find the answer to the question: what is it that women most desire?