Study Guide for Quiz #2

Study Guide for Quiz #2

Cumulative through Piers Plowman

Covered on this quiz: everything for Quiz #1 plus:

Geoffrey of Monmouth, A History of the Kings of Britain
Marie de France, Lanval

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

William Langland, Piers Plowman

For each text, know:
Title, author, date*, genre (and form, e. g. prose or poetry), original language, plot, names of important characters (including Brutus, Uther Pendragon, Igerna, Arthur, Merlin, Bertilak, Morgan le Fay

Know the meanings of the keywords and be able to define them in a short answer format

*Geoffrey of Monmouth 1^st half of 12^th c.

Marie de France, 2^nd half of 12^th c.

SGGK, 2^nd half of 14^th c.

Langland’s Piers Plowman, 2^nd half of 14^th c.

Helpful hints:

Flip through the pages of readings to re-familiarize yourself with key passages.                                                     

Read through your notes.

Re-read the introductory essays in the book–very helpful.

Make practice quizzes for the others in your study group.