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AgesChaucer Canterbury

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Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from Middle Ages

This is a caste or social system where the king rules by divine right.

$100 Answer from Middle Ages

What is feudalism?

$200 Question from Middle Ages

The church of Rome obtained greater power when this man was martyred.

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Who is Thomas A Becket?

$300 Question from Middle Ages

This disease killed 1/3 of Britain’s population during the middle ages.

$300 Answer from Middle Ages

What is black death?

$400 Question from Middle Ages

This was the code that knights were to following concerning the treatment of women, and conduct during battle

$400 Answer from Middle Ages

What is chivalry or formalism?

$500 Question from Middle Ages

The signing of the Magna Carta, the Hundred Years War, the rise of Middle English, and the growth of cities all led to this situation in England.

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What is the rise of democracy and the middle class?

$100 Question from Chaucer

This is the language in which Chaucer wrote “Canterbury Tales.”

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What is Middle English?

$200 Question from Chaucer

He is disguised as the host in Canterbury Tales.

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Who is Chaucer?

$300 Question from Chaucer

These are the two types of poetic form used by Chaucer.

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What is iambic pentameter and rhyming couplet?

$400 Question from Chaucer

These are the two languages that Chaucer wrote in in his early years.

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What is French and Latin?

$500 Question from Chaucer

This is Chaucer’s job before he became a writer.

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What is a personal attendant for nobility?

$100 Question from Canterbury Tales

This is the purpose for the prologue.

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What is introduce the cast of characters?

$200 Question from Canterbury Tales

This is the reason that the pilgrims are travelling together.

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What is to visit the shrine of Thomas a’ Becket at Canterbury?

$300 Question from Canterbury Tales

This is the main reason Chaucer wrote the Canterbury Tales.

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What is to satirize the Catholic Church’s hypocrisy?

$400 Question from Canterbury Tales

This is the character who has travelled on the most pilgrimmages.

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Who is the Wife of Bath?

$500 Question from Canterbury Tales

This is the clergyman that Chaucer most admires.

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Who is the parson?

$100 Question from Ballads and Romance

A refrain, tragic subject matter, and supernatural events are all elements of this type of writing.

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What are ballads?

$200 Question from Ballads and Romance

Incremental repetition and the question-and-answer format are used to increase this in ballads.

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What is suspense?

$300 Question from Ballads and Romance

A near perfect hero, an evil enemy, and a test of the hero are all elements of this type of writing.

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What is romance?

$400 Question from Ballads and Romance

Romances are usually set in this time period.

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What is the past?

$500 Question from Ballads and Romance

This is the name for love that is not returned

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What is unrequited love?

$100 Question from Literary Terms

This is a story within a story.

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What is a frame story?

$200 Question from Literary Terms

This is poetry that ends in a syntactic and rhythmic pause. Incidentally, Chaucer did not use it.

$200 Answer from Literary Terms

What is end-stopped?

$300 Question from Literary Terms

This is the word for the common language spoken in a country.

$300 Answer from Literary Terms

What is vernacular?

$400 Question from Literary Terms

This can be shown directly or through a character’s actions or words.

$400 Answer from Literary Terms

What is characterization?

$500 Question from Literary Terms

This consists of a line that is ten syllables long with an accent on every 2nd syllable.

$500 Answer from Literary Terms

What is iambic pantameter?

Final JeopardyThis is the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence.

“I got an A on my English 12 research paper even though I waited until the last minute to finish it!”

Final Jeopardy Answer

What is ‘even though’?