Inferno
Dante's journey through the afterlife takes place during ___________ (time).
Holy Week, 1300 A.D.
Beowulf is written in _________________ (language).
Old English
The Saga of the Volsungs is written in ______________________________.
Old Norse
Purgatory begins on ___________________ (time/day).
Easter Sunday morning
The Canterbury Tales were written in ______________________ (language).
Middle English
Dante's distinctive verse pattern is called __________________.
terza rima
Identify each of these characters:
Hrothgar
Hygelac
Beowulf
Wiglaf
Hrothgar: the king of the Danes, whom Beowulf goes to help
Hygelac: the king of the Geats, whom Beowulf serves
Beowulf: a mighty Geat warrior and the hero of the poem
Wiglar: a Geat warrior who serves Beowulf in his old age
The Saga of the Volsungs served as inspiration for _________________ and _________________.
J.R.R. Tolkien; Richard Wagner
Dante's journey through Purgatory is both _____________ and an ______________ for the transformation of the soul.
literal; allegory
Chaucer was born around the year __________.
1340 A.D.
define "allegory"
a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one
An important theme in Beowulf is the heroism of ___________________________.
the lost cause
Which of these gods is NOT a fairly important Norse god?
Freyja, Quetzalcoatl, Thor, Odin, Freyr
Quetzalcoatl
The goal of Purgatory is ___________________, ______________________, and ____________________.
restoration, liberty, friendship
__________________ is the quality of realism in a work.
versimilitude
The Divine Comedy is a synthesis of all that went before, including ________________, __________________, and ______________________.
Greek and Roman epic poetry and philosophy
Greek and Roman mythology
Theology of Christianity
Beowulf was written down between 750-1000 A.D., but it is set in ___________________ (century) in ___________________ (country)
500s A.D.; Scandinavia
________________________ means "Twilight of the Gods."
Ragnarok
What group is located in ante-Purgatory?
the excommunicated
the late repentant/neglectful
litotes
Who occupies the vestibule and each of the nine circles of Dante's inferno?
Vestibule: no commitment
1st circle: pagans, unbaptized
2nd circle: lustful
3rd circle: gluttonous
4th circle: hoarders and squanderers
5th circle: wrathful
6th circle: heretics
7th circle: violent
8th circle: fraudulent
9th circle: traitors
define "caesura"
a pause or break in the middle of a line of poetry
Eddic poetry
Which groups are located on each of the seven terraces of Purgatory?
1st terrace: the prideful
2nd terrace: the envious
3rd terrace: the wrathful
4th terrace: the slothful
5th terrace: the avaricious
6th terrace: the gluttonous
7th terrace: the lustful
Chaucer worked as a Comptroller of Customs, a _______________, and a ______________.
judge, Royal Forester (or sub-forester)