Beowulf
Grendel, Grendel's Mother, and the Dragon
How many husbands did the Wife of Bath have?
5
Who is the jewish character in the Merchant of Venice?
Shylock
Satan and his army fall into what at the beginning of Paradise Lost?
a lake of fire
Name the political speech we read by an English Monarch
Queen Elizabeth I's "Golden Speech"
Beowulf takes place in what modern day country?
Denmark
What does the Wife of Bath (and her story) say women want?
Sovereignty in marriage
Name the three caskets and specify which is the correct one to pick if you want to marry Portia.
Gold, Silver, and Lead
Beelzebub
John Donne's "The Flea" is an example of what kind of poetry?
Metaphysical Poetry
How many years did Beowulf reign as King of the Geats?
50
In order to have an affair with his wife, what does Nicholas convince John the carpenter is going to happen?
A second deluge/world-wide flood
Two part: Antonio will owe Shylock what if he cannot repay how many ducats?
A pound of flesh from near his heart for 3000 ducats
What kind of verse does Milton write Paradise Lost in?
Blank verse (unrhymed iambic pentameter)
When he spurs her advances, what does Queen Guinevere accuse Lanval of before he explains about his fairy girl?
That he is gay
What is the name of Beowulf's sole aid in his fight against the final beast?
Wiglaf
To what shrine are the pilgrims headed?
Thomas Beckett's shrine in Canterbury Cathedral
Sonnet 116 "Let me not to the marriage of true minds" is about what theme?
the nature of true love and marriage
Why does Eve hesitate to give Adam the fruit to eat after she ate?
She wants to be the superior/more knowledgable one for once. She wants to be in control.
What does the Redcross Knight represent in The Faerie Queen?
Holiness
Elegy
Which pilgrim is said to have "Made many a marriage / of young women at his own cost?"
the Friar
Portia as Balthasar the law clerk says, "The Quality of what is not strained. What droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven?"
Mercy
Why does Adam decide to eat the fruit?
Even though he knew it was wrong, He doesn't want to lose Eve.
Lanval and his Fairy girlfriend fly off to live happily ever after where?
Avalon, the legendary island