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WorksheetsMedieval Romance Literature Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Which is not a common element of medieval romance literature?
Features kings
Blends elements of the supernatural with the realistic
Features knights
Features damsels in distress
All are elements of Medieval Romance Literature
This person was a real person, but now how he is typically portrayed. Hint: He fought the Anglo-Saxon invaders in the 5th or 6th century.
Alexander the great
King Arthur
King Ethelbert
William the Conqueror
None of the above
How did knights of medieval Europe come into being?
They grew out of the Anglo-Saxon tradition of swearing an oath to a chief / lord for land or money.
The concept came from the Romans - who made knights the greatest warriors in their war machine.
The knights were a French tradition, and they came over in 1066.
Knights weren’t real people. This is just something written in literature to make the stories better.
None of the above
Who was responsible for taking the Arthurian Legend and writing a complete origin, life, and death of King Arthur and his conquests?
The Venerable Bede
Geoffrey Chaucer
William Shakespeare
Sir Thomas Mallory
None of the Above
What fact is not true about Sir Gawain?
He was known as the teenage knight
He was King Arthur’s nephew
He was the son of Morgan Le Faye, King Arthur’s sister
He was supposed to remain virginal
All of the Above are true
What did the Green Knight do when Sir Gawain chopped off his head?
He died… obviously
He picked it up and rode out of the Chapel
He cursed all in attendance and promised to get revenge
The axe broke when it hit his neck because he was charmed
With what does the host’s wife tempt Sir Gawain?
Sex
Money
To help her kill her husband and stay with her in the castle forever
The forbidden spell
Does Sir Gawain fail his oath of chastity with Lady Bertilak?
Yes
No
I don't know what chastity means #SadPanda
What gift does the host lady give Sir Gawain?
A hen
The winnings from her game
A charmed sword
A green sash
No gift
Where does Sir Gawain break the rules to the game at the end of his visit to the castle?
He takes advantage of the other guests in the castle
He doesn’t share his gift with the lord of the castle
He has sex with the host’s wife
He visits the East Wing - which is forbidden
He doesn’t break the rules
Where is the Green Chapel?
Floating above a cliff. He has to climb a green stalk to reach the entrance.
In a church of Satan
In an underground cave half-covered by grass
Above ground in the trees
None of the Above
What does Sir Gawain do to cause the Green Knight to chastise him?
Flinch
Ask for pardon from the game
Attempt to fight him
Turn and run
The Green Knight doesn’t chastise him
Who is the Green Knight?
Merlin.
A Demon.
King Arthur’s evil brother.
The Lord of the castle where Gawain stayed.
None of the Above
What is the Knight’s response when Sir Gawain asks for forgiveness for what he has done?
He must go and renounce his knighthood to King Arthur for breaking his Pentecostal Oath.
He tells him that he can only prove his bravery by agreeing to a joust. Sir Gawain is brave and wins the joust, thus ending the story forgiven and redeemed.
He must go to a priest and confess his sin, then repent. After that, he will be forgiven.
He forgives him.
None of the Above
For what is the rooster named Chanticleer renowned?
Escaping the coop
Predicting the weather
Fierce fighting
Crowing exactly on time
What does Chanticleer say he should take very seriously?
Pertelote’s love for him
His dreams
The fact that he will soon be dinner
The movements of people
True or False: Chanticleer dies because he falls for the foxes' flattery
True
False
I don't know what flattery means #Fail
For what does the hen, Pertelote, scold Chanticleer?
For lying to her
For cheating on her
For staying out late
For being afraid of a dream
Which one of these cliches best applies to the story?
A happy wife is a happy life
The early bird gets the worm
Guys only want one thing
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
What is not a possible truth for the “Nun’s Priest’s Tale”?
People often have hidden motivations for being nice.
Sometimes people don’t learn from their mistakes.
Vanity can cloud people’s judgment and cause them to make mistakes.
Be careful who you stick your neck out for.
All of the Above are possible truths
What is being satirized or parodied in “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale”?
Courtly Love
Marriage
Human behavior
All are being satirized or parodied
None are being satirized or parodied
What theme is the major theme “The Knight’s Tale”?
Marriage
Friendship
Courtly love
Murder
None of the Above
Which moral best fits “The Knight’s Tale”?
God loves a cheerful giver
Do unto others what you want done to you
There is no fool like a fool in love
Don’t shoot the messenger
What is the punishment for the knight’s crime?
Life in prison
Nothing… he gets off free for being male
Death penalty
Prison for a year and a day
What story “proves” that women can’t be trusted with a secret?
Pharaoh's Baker and Butler
The Tale of Sir Robin
The Manciple’s Tale
King Midas’s Tale
According to the Wife of Bath, what do “all women want”?
Money
A strong man who can actually be trusted
The upper hand on their husbands and lovers
Power over everyone
With what paradox does the old woman present the knight?
Some sons have noble blood, but are awful - while some are poor, but noble.
The enemy of the knight’s enemy is the knight’s friend.
Truth is honey, but it is bitter
Women can resist ANYTHING except temptation.
What does the knight decide when the old woman gives him a choice: She can be young, beautiful, and unfaithful or she can be old, ugly, and faithful?
The old, ugly, and faithful lady.
The young, beautiful, and unfaithful lady.
Whatever the old lady thinks is best. She can decide. He chooses
neither and decides it’s better to stay in prison than have either.
In "The Pardoner's Tale", On what topic does the pardoner always preach?
Lusting over women
The love of Money
Human Greed in society
The lack of Honesty from the clergy
NONE of the above
Where does the old man tell the three men they can find the thief who killed their friend?
At the casino
At the bar
Under the tree
Living in a van down by the river
NONE of the above
What two things do the older men send the young man back into town to retrieve?
Beer
Wine
A cart to wheel away their gold
Bread
NONE of the above
What happens when the young man returns from town?
They load the cart with gold and hurry back before the police can catch them.
The young man is murdered and the two older men split the profits.
The two older men are poisoned by the young man and he keeps all the gold.
Everyone dies.
NONE of the above
Which of the following morals does NOT apply to "The Pardoner's Tale?"
“The love of money is the root of all evil.”
“Let us conduct ourselves becomingly as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness.”
“What goes around comes around.”
“Use money and love people. Don’t love money and use people.”
NONE of the above
What is ironic about the Pardoner’s tale?
He makes fun of death for being old
He preaches on greed and the love of money
He is shorter than the man he makes fun of for being short
He doesn’t listen to anything the host has to say
None of the above
What is a good truth for “The Pardoner’s Tale”?
Money can sometimes cause more conflicts than it solves.
A friend with no need is a friend indeed, but a friend with gold is the best I'm told.
Faith loves a cheerful giver.
They ain’t loyal.
There is no greater love than this, that a man lay down his life for a friend.
In "The Miller's Tale", why did the carpenter marry a young woman if he knew it may cause problems?
Because it was too late. He was already in love.
Because she was his best friend’s daughter and he needed to take care of her
She was rich and he needed the money
He was tricked into it
NONE of the above
Who does Absalom most closely represent?
A sincere and righteous religious figure
A courtly lover
A knight in shining armor
The foil of the story
NONE of the above
What is Nicholas’s plan?
To kill the carpenter
Give up and find an unmarried woman
Talk Allison into running away with him
Pretend that the world is ending to get rid of the carpenter
NONE of the above
What happens when Absalom goes to Allison’s window? Choose all that apply.
Allison sticks her butt out and he kisses it.
Nicholas screams “water” and the carpenter thinks Noah’s flood is happening.
She kisses him
Nicholas gets his butt branded with a hot iron
What do the citizens do to Allison and Nicholas at the end of the story?
They put them in the stocks for the afternoon and laugh at them.
They help them rebuild the barn.
Charge them with the crime of adultery for cheating on the carpenter
Nothing. They laugh at the carpenter and think he’s losing his mind.
NONE of the above
Why does the Manciple tell a story instead of the cook?
The cook has no desire to tell a story
The cook is busy cooking
The cook is drunk and fell off his horse
The manciple is from a higher social class than the cook
None of the Above
What is NOT a good theme for “The Manciple’s Tale”?
Infidelity
Chivalry
Marriage
Murder
None of the Above
What is a good moral for “The Manciple’s Tale”?
Don’t shoot the messenger
Do unto others as you want others to do unto you
The early bird gets the worm
Whether you do or you don’t, you’re right
None of the above
What is a good truth for “The Manciple’s Tale”?
Boys are dumb. Throw rocks at them.
Finding someone who you can live with is nothing compared to finding someone you can’t live without.
If people don’t take the time to get to know each other, conflict will ensue.
People can take every precaution and plan carefully, but it is often the unexpected consequence which brings destruction.
What happens to the crow?
It loses its speaking voice
Its feathers are plucked
It is thrown outside to the devil
Its feathers grow back black
All of the above
