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What is the role of the Host in the narrative?
What is the role of the Host in the narrative?
- A representative of the highest class in England
- The narrator of the story
- A pilgrim who tells a tale
- A guide to the pilgrims, like the director of a play (correct)
What is the narrator's characterization of the other pilgrims?
What is the narrator's characterization of the other pilgrims?
- Only focusing on their appearance
- Showing their strengths and weaknesses
- Reflecting the narrator's own prejudices and interests (correct)
- Objective and unbiased
What is the concept that links a person's appearance to their character?
What is the concept that links a person's appearance to their character?
- The idea of pilgrimage
- The concept of chivalry
- The theory of courtly love
- Theory of physiognomy (correct)
Who is the author of 'The Vision of Piers the Plowman'?
Who is the author of 'The Vision of Piers the Plowman'?
What is the structure of 'Piers Plowman'?
What is the structure of 'Piers Plowman'?
What is the setting of the dreamer's first vision in 'Piers Plowman'?
What is the setting of the dreamer's first vision in 'Piers Plowman'?
What was a boy under training as a knight called?
What was a boy under training as a knight called?
What was the main goal of the Crusades?
What was the main goal of the Crusades?
How were serfs and peasants treated by the nobility and high clergy?
How were serfs and peasants treated by the nobility and high clergy?
What was the language spoken and written by the clergy?
What was the language spoken and written by the clergy?
What was the result of the Norman Conquest on the English language?
What was the result of the Norman Conquest on the English language?
What was the social status of high clergy in medieval society?
What was the social status of high clergy in medieval society?
What was the first collected edition of William Shakespeare's plays compiled by?
What was the first collected edition of William Shakespeare's plays compiled by?
Who was the first editor of Shakespeare's plays and also his first biographer?
Who was the first editor of Shakespeare's plays and also his first biographer?
What characteristic of Elizabethan Tragedy did it disregard?
What characteristic of Elizabethan Tragedy did it disregard?
What feature of Senecan Revenge Tragedy involves a ghostly visitation of the victim?
What feature of Senecan Revenge Tragedy involves a ghostly visitation of the victim?
Who wrote the comedy Ralph Roister Doister, written in c.1553?
Who wrote the comedy Ralph Roister Doister, written in c.1553?
Which ancient Roman playwright was influenced by the New Comedy of Greek Menander?
Which ancient Roman playwright was influenced by the New Comedy of Greek Menander?
What theme is heavily explored in Titus Andronicus?
What theme is heavily explored in Titus Andronicus?
Who does Romeo fight and kill in a duel?
Who does Romeo fight and kill in a duel?
What is the reason behind Juliet's drinking of the potion?
What is the reason behind Juliet's drinking of the potion?
Where does Romeo go after killing Tybalt?
Where does Romeo go after killing Tybalt?
What does Juliet do when she wakes up to find Romeo dead?
What does Juliet do when she wakes up to find Romeo dead?
What is a distinctive feature of the play's action compared to other tragedies?
What is a distinctive feature of the play's action compared to other tragedies?
What is the primary atmosphere of the play?
What is the primary atmosphere of the play?
What is a central theme of the play?
What is a central theme of the play?
What is a key aspect of Macbeth's character?
What is a key aspect of Macbeth's character?
What are the two aspects of evil depicted in the play?
What are the two aspects of evil depicted in the play?
What is the significance of Macbeth's character compared to other villains?
What is the significance of Macbeth's character compared to other villains?
