15 questions about Medieval Literature

1. Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?

Geoffrey Chaucer

- The Canterbury Tales

2. What is the name of the legendary sword of King Arthur?

Excalibur

- Arthurian legend

3. What is the name of the epic poem that tells the story of Beowulf?

Beowulf

- Beowulf

4. Who is the author of the medieval romance Tristan and Isolde?

Unknown

- Tristan and Isolde

5. What is the name of the medieval poem that tells the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

6. Who wrote the medieval allegory The Divine Comedy?

Dante Alighieri

- The Divine Comedy

7. What is the name of the medieval poem that tells the story of the Trojan War?

The Iliad

- Homer's Iliad

8. What is the name of the medieval poem that tells the story of Odysseus' journey home after the Trojan War?

The Odyssey

- Homer's Odyssey

9. Who is the author of the medieval poem The Faerie Queene?

Edmund Spenser

- The Faerie Queene

10. What is the name of the medieval poem that tells the story of King Arthur's court and the quest for the Holy Grail?

Le Morte d'Arthur

- Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur

11. Who is the author of the medieval play Everyman?

Unknown

- Everyman

12. What is the name of the medieval poem that tells the story of the siege of Troy?

The Aeneid

- Virgil's Aeneid

13. Who wrote the medieval play Doctor Faustus?

Christopher Marlowe

- Doctor Faustus

14. What is the name of the medieval poem that tells the story of the knight Orlando and his love for Angelica?

Orlando Furioso

- Ludovico Ariosto's Orlando Furioso

15. Who is the author of the medieval poem The Canterbury Tales?

Geoffrey Chaucer

- The Canterbury Tales

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