Brit. Lit Test

Front 1

what 12 rules were listed in Arthur's code for chivalry?

Back 1

1) never lay down arms
2) seek after wonders
3) when called upon, defend the rights of the weak with all your strength
4) injure no one
5) do not attack one another
6) fight for the safety of your country
7) give your life for your country
8) seek nothing before honor
9) never break faith for any reason
10) practice religion most diligently
11) grant hospitality to anyone, each according to his ability
12) whether in honor or disgrace, make a report with the greatest fidelity to truth to those who keep the annals

Front 2

list 13 knights of the round table

Back 2

1) king arthur
2) sir lancelot
3) sir gawain
4) sir geraint
5) sir gareth
6) sir gaheris
7) sir bedivere
8) sir galahad
9) sir kay
10) sor bors de ganis
11) sir lamorak
12) sir tristan
13) sir percivale

Front 3

what did arthurs round table symbolize

Back 3

equality, since there was no head of the table

Front 4

what is courtly love and why is it significant for king arthurs age

Back 4

adultery; back then marriage was not for love, but for political matters so it was rare to fall in love with the one you marry

Front 5

why is Gawain a verse romance?

Back 5

its romantic because of the language used to write it

Front 6

what was the vernacular in the time of king arthur

Back 6

vulgar

Front 7

why is the faerie queene considered an allegory

Back 7

because it symbolizes queen elizabeth

Front 8

who wrote the faerie queen and how did he write it

Back 8

edmund spencer; written in his own rhyming form