Beowulf: Characters
Beowulf: Context and Themes
The Canterbury Tales: Prologue
The Canterbury Tales: The Knight's Tale
The Canterbury Tales: Context
100

This monster attacked Heorot because he hated the sound of their songs of creation.

Who is Grendel?

100

Beowulf was originally written in this language/dialect.

What is Old English?

100

The season in which the Canterbury Tales begins.

What is spring?

100

The two dueling knights in the Knight's Tale.

Who are Palamon and Arcite?

100

The author of the Canterbury Tales.

Who is Geoffrey Chaucer?

200

Beowulf battles this monster in an underwater hall.

Who is Grendel's mother?

200

The author of Beowulf.

Who is unknown?

200

The setting of the Canterbury Tales.

What is a pilgrimage to Canterbury?

200

The woman the knights duel over.

Who is Emily?

200

The language/dialect in which the Canterbury Tales is written.

What is Middle English?

300

This monster is Beowulf's final and fatal fight.

What is the dragon?

300

The cultural/religious beliefs reflected in Beowulf.

What is a mix between Norse paganism and Christianity?

300

The number of pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales.

What is 29?

300

The outcome for Arcite in the Knight's Tale.

What is he died?

300

The century in which the Canterbury Tales was written.

What is 14th?

400

Beowulf's most loyal warrior, whom he makes king after he dies.

Who is Wiglaf?

400

The Anglo-Saxon term for fate, which leads the characters in Beowulf to accept their destiny and fight bravely.

What is wyrd?

400

The Knight's most notable characteristic according to the Prologue.

What is chivalry?

400

The outcome for Palamon in the Knight's Tale.

What is he marries Emily?

400

The major theme explored in the Knight's Tale.

What is courtly love?

500

The reason Unferth questions Beowulf's strength when he first arrives at Heorot.

What is the loss at a swimming competition?

500

The theme demonstrated in Beowulf's fight with the monsters.

What is good vs. evil.

500

This character sells false relics.

Who is the Pardoner?

500

The duke who mediates the tournament between Palamon and Arcite.

Who is Theseus?

500

The four aspects of courtly love?

What are humility, courtesy, adultery, and religion of love?