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Beowulf
Canterbury Tales
Authors
Literary Terms
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100
Who was the character being buried as the story opens?
Shied Sheafson
100
Who is the narrator of the GP?
Chaucer
100
Who wrote Beowulf?
Anonymous author.
100
What style of literature is Beowulf?
Epic Poem
100
What is the name of the Wife of Bath's last husband?
Johnny
200
The historically accurate character from the poem.
Hygelac
200
The best character example from the second estate.
The Knight
200
What was Chaucer's primary job?
Port Keeper
200
What literary term can be applied to the style of line writing in Chaucer's Tales?
Iambic Pentameter
200
Which character from Beowulf kills his brothers?
Unferth
300
Who are Cain and his mother descended from?
Cain
300
Who has had no children, but enough marriages to have had many?
The Wife of Bath
300
Why did Chaucer not complete The Canterbury Tales?
Death
300
What is the term applied to The Wife of Bath's Tale in terms of her use to reference her own life?
Allegory
300
Who minds his flock the correct way?
Priest
400
The original language of the poem.
Old English
400
What does the Wife of Bath instruct her fellow women to do in order to maintain control of their husbands?
Accuse them of infidelity.
400
Where was the author of Beowulf believed to be from?
England near Wales
400
The term used to describe a short descriptive phrase referring to a person or thing.
Kenning
400
How old was the Wife of Bath when she was first married?
12
500
The term given to the hero's journey Beowulf must go on.
Monomyth Cycle
500
Who wears love knot necklace around his/her neck?
Monk
500
What was Chaucer's Wife's name?
Phillipa
500
What is the definition of physiognamy?
the use of physical description of a character
500
Where was Chaucer born?
London