Vocabulary A
What word means to make someone sure about something
a. assuring
b. detected
c. emerging
a. assuring
Why did Alfonso agree to go to the Land of No Return in three years?
a. to find a long lost ring.
b. to find a princess to marry.
c. in exchange for a cure for his ill father.
c. in exchange for a cure for his ill father.
What means a result or consequence of something?
a. gratitude
b. guidance
c. outcome
c. outcome
How long did Alfonso have to complete each task?
a. One day
b. One week
c. One month
a. One day
What sport was banned because it was so violent?
a. Track and field
b. Tennis
c. Football
c. Football-Medieval football was so violent that it was banned multiple times in England, sometimes leaving players wounded or dead.
What word means to discover or notice something?
a. assuring
b. detected
c. emerging
b. detected
Who helped Alfonso complete the three tasks he was given at the Three Silver Towers?
a. Viento
b. an Eagle
c. Blancaflor
c. Blancaflor
What means before or earlier?
a. outcome
b. previous
c. gratitude
b. previous
If Alfonso completed all three tasks, what was his reward
a. A wife to marry
b. A castle to live in
c. A boat to sail the ocean in.
a. A wife to marry
What was urine used for?
a. Hydration drink
b. Tanning leather and dying cloth
c. Washing weapons
b. Tanning leather and dying cloth
What means to come into view? (butterflies)
a. detected
b. emerging
c. gratitude
b. emerging
Which task was Alfonso given after he made the wine?
a. ride an eagle over the ocean.
b. race a horse up a steep mountain.
c. bring back a ring lost in the ocean.
c. bring back a ring lost in the ocean.
What means the act of chasing someone?
a. detected
b. pursuit
c. outcome
b. pursuit
How did Alfonso know it was Blancaflor when the voice told him to pick his wife?
a. The broken wing
b. the broken finger
c. the way she stood.
a. The broken wing
What did Medieval people not use to eat with?
a. forks
b. knives and spoons
c. their fingers
a. forks-Until the 16th century, forks were almost unknown in England. Until then, people ate only with knives and spoons, and occasionally with their fingers.
What means to have a feeling of thankfulness?
a. detected
b. emerging
c. gratitude
c. gratitude
What caused Viento to run faster?
a. Alfonso gave Viento some food.
b. Alfonso gave Viento all his good thoughts.
c. The eagle gave Viento his speed.
b. Alfonso gave Viento all his good thoughts.
Which word fits best in this sentence?
We saw the bear _____ from their den.
a. detecting
b. assuring
c. emerging
c. emerging
Why did Blancaflor tell Alfonso to choose the horse, Pensamiento?
a. Because he was young and strong and his name meant "wind".
b. Because he was old and thin and his name means "thought".
b. Because he was old and thin and his name means "thought".
What was more expensive than diamonds for Medieval women?
a. Their human hair wigs
b. Their metal glassware
c. Their metal sewing needles
c. Their metal sewing needles-A medieval Lady, if she was very wealthy, might own as many as six metal needles. In the 14th century, metal needles were more expensive than diamonds.
What is it called when you give leadership or direction?
a. gratitude
b. outcome
c. guidance
c. guidance
What message does the author want to give the reader?
a. Live and let live.
b. One's word should be honored.
c. Think before you act.
b. One's word should be honored.
What word completes the sentence?
The police officer offered us ______ as to where we needed to turn to get to Iowa City.
a. outcome
b. assurance
c. guidance
c. guidance
What did Blancaflor use to get away from her father?
a. A comb, a pin, and a shawl.
b. A comb, a thought, and a shawl.
c. A thought, a coat, and a pin.
a. A comb, a pin, and a shawl.
What was the job of local ladies after a battle?
a. Count the dead bodies
b. Pick up used weapons
c. Bury the dead
a. Count the dead bodies-After a great battle, it was often the job of the local women to help count the bodies of the men killed (lucky ladies). As dead bodies are so heavy, it was much easier to simply chop off the hand of the corpse and place it in a large canvas bag, which was later emptied for counting. The bag was commonly called a ‘handbag’, leading to the name we have for women’s bags today. (Although, you probably wouldn’t dance around one in a nightclub.)