"Of mortal battles he had fought fifteen,
And he'd fought for our faith at Tramissene
Three times in lists, and each time slain his foe."
Who is the knight?
100
We chase a blank banner.
Who are "the opportunists?"
100
This term refers to the use of bathroom humor in literature, often at the expense of some member or aspect of society.
What is scatology?
100
ABA refers to this rhyme scheme (you must be able to spell it!)
What is terza rima?
100
Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales in this language.
What is Middle English?
200
"It seemed to him he went in latest style,
Dishevelled, save for cap, his head all bare.
AS shiny eyes he had as has a hare."
Who is the Pardoner?
200
We succumbed to our passions in life.
Who are the Lustful?
200
This term refers to a work of literature where almost every character and event is symbolic.
What is an allegory?
200
ABACCDD refers to this rhyme scheme.
What is rhyme royal?
200
Dante wrote The Inferno in this language.
What is Italian?
300
"This fine example to his flock he gave,
That first he wrought and afterwards he taught"
Who is the Parson?
300
We could never see the positive side of anything.
Who are the Sullen?
300
The Pardoner giving a speech about avarice then selling false relics is an example of this.
What is irony?
300
This man wrote "The Garden of Love."
Who is William Blake?
300
Beowulf was written in this language.
What is Old English?
400
"What? Should he study as a madman would
Upon a book in cloister cell? Or yet
Go labour with his hands and swink and sweat,
As Austin bids? How shall this world be served?"
Who is the monk?
400
We are permanently frozen in extremely uncomfortable positions.
Who are the Betrayers?
400
Palamon and Arcita both experienced this, which led them to become bitter enemies.
Courtly love.
400
This is the form of the poem that Dante wrote for Beatrice.
What is a sonnet?
400
These two forces from the 16th and 17th centuries added thousands of words to the English language.
What are Shakespeare's works and The King James Bible?
500
"Before yet farther in this tale I pace,
It seems to me accordant with reason
To inform you of the state of every one
Of all these, as it appeared to me"
Who is the Host or Chaucer?
500
We are the sinners who are described with scatological humor.
Who are the Flatterers?
500
Brutus, Cassius, and Virgil together in the same work refers to this literary term.
What is intertemporality?
500
The briars in the garden of love represent...
("and binding with briars my joys and desires")
What are the laws of the church?
500
The 1066 Battle of Hastings, in which William the Conqueror defeated Harold of England, brought in this group of individuals who transformed the English language.