These are 3 languages that influenced Old English.
What are Norse, Germanic, Latin, and/or Celtic?
100
This author wrote the Canterbury Tales.
Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?
100
Metaphysical poetry is partially defined by its inclusion of this poetic metaphor.
What is a conceit?
100
The themes of this poet's poetry include cynical love, sincere love, faith, and death.
Who is John Donne?
100
This is the reason Macbeth was able to be defeated by Macduff.
What is that Macduff was born via Caesarean Section?
200
This is the Anglo-Saxon idea of heroism.
What is that glory in battle and courageous deeds bring honor?
200
Three historical influences on the changing culture in England.
What are the Black Plague, the 100 Years War, and the Great Schism?
200
This is the definition of the word "Renaissance".
What is "Rebirth" - of classical traditions, art, literature?
200
This is the theme of Paradise Lost.
What is the Fall of Satan leading to the Fall of Man -or- the justification of the ways of God to Man?
200
These are the three different encounters with the Ghost in Hamlet.
What is:
1. The Guards and Horatio see the Ghost outside
2. Hamlet comes with Horatio and a guard and ends up speaking to the Ghost. He learns that his father was murdered.
3. Hamlet sees the Ghost in his mother's bedroom but only he can see it.
300
Beowulf fights these three monsters.
Who are Grendel, Grendel's Mother, and the Dragon?
300
A story whose main theme is that greed is the root of all evil.
What is the Pardoner's Tale?
300
These are 2 benefits of Queen Elizabeth I's reign.
What is improved education for everyone and promoted literacy, drama, the arts?
300
These two poets are considered metaphysical poets.
Who are John Donne and Andrew Marvell?
300
These are the three addresses/prophecies made by the witches for Macbeth in the beginning of the play.
What is:
1. He will be Thane of Glamis
2. He will be Thane of Cawdor
3. He will be King
400
This is a kenning.
What is a poetic compound word?
400
These are 2 results of the printing press being brought to England.
What are the increase of literacy and mass production of books?
400
This monarchy caused great religious persecution during the Renaissance.
What is the Tudor Monarchy?
400
This poem by this author encourages girls to marry before they are past their prime.
What is "To the Virgins" by Robert Herrick?
400
This is the reason Hamlet is upset besides his father's death.
What is the fact that Hamlet's mother (Gertrude) remarried so quickly?
500
This is a bit-by-bit (sound-by-sound) translation of a word from one language into another language. Also called a “loan word”.
What is a calque?
500
This is how the French influenced the spelling of English words.
What is French translators sounding out unfamiliar English words using French spellings?
500
This is the period of time the Renaissance occurred.
What is 1500-1660?
500
Author of "To His Coy Mistress".
Who is Andrew Marvell?
500
This person acts as a foil for Hamlet because they both seek revenge for their fathers, but one is seeking political revenge while the other seeks personal vengeance