Just in case you can't get this on my "Study Guides" tab, here is the Middle Ages Study Guide. This is a hard exam, so make sure to take the necessary time you need to study for a test that involves many works and many literary devices significant within those works.

Middle Ages Literature Test Study Guide:

I.                    Test Format

A.      Matching the Characters

B.      Multiple Choice

A.      Matching the Characters/Objects: For these sections of the test, you will need to be able match the character/or objects to their description; this requires knowing their role in each story, as well as their key traits.

B.      Multiple Choice: For these sections of the test, you will need to know the Power Point notes for each story we read as many of those notes will be test questions. You will also need to know each story very well in order to answer questions correctly. If applicable (meaning an author for a work was provided), you will need to know who wrote each piece we read.

Matching/Multiple Choice: You will need to know the following characters/objects from each of the following stories:

Song of Roland	Roland Oliver Saracens Durendal Olifant Oliver chansons de geste
“Perceval” (The Grail)by Chretien de Troyes	Perceval The Fisher King Holy Grail Bleeding Lance
“Chevrefoil” by Marie de France	lai extended metaphor the traits of courtly love
The Inferno/Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri	Beatrice Dante and politics in Florence, Italy Why the work was referred to as comedy? The places Dante is taken to on his journey. What the entire journey is symbolic of . . . The concept of Purgatory The concept of Paradise How the work embodies Medieval Literature cantos Why 100 cantos symbol Virgil vernacular How many cantos is each section? What rhyme scheme pattern? Significance of rhyme scheme? Why Virgil can’t go to Paradise with Dante . . . The various names Dante calls Virgil . . . Why did Dante choose Virgil (hint: think about human reason) List the many reasons why The Divine Comedy is considered the finest work ever written in Italian. allegory themes present in the work
“The Wife of Bath’s Tale” by Geoffrey Chaucer	What all contributed to Chaucer writing one of the richest pieces of English literature? How does the history of Canterbury Cathedral hold significance in The Canterbury Tales?  Who uttered the phrase: “Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?” How is Chaucer’s work characteristic of medieval literature? Why was writing in Middle English a bold move on Chaucer’s behalf? frame story dynamic verses static characters Reread and review the “Wife of Bath” story, so you know it well! Know the dates of the Middle Ages Literature Period.

AN EXTRA CREDIT QUESTION: This includes romantic adventures, fabliaux, saint’s biographies, animal fables, and even a sermon.

AN EXTRA CREDIT QUESTION:  Identify the piece of literature this quotation is from.  “’And have I won the mastery?’ said she. / ‘Since I’m to choose and rule as I think fit?’”