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Grade 12 A Christmas Carol
Over how many nights do the ghosts visit Scrooge?
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
Grade 12 Beowulf
From who is Grendel descended?
  1. Satan
  2. Zeuss
  3. Cain
  4. Abel
Grade 12 The Canterbury Tales
Why were the pilgrims traveling to Canterbury?
  1. to celebrate Thanksgiving
  2. to search for the Squire's brother
  3. to pay their respects to a Christian martyr
  4. to get revenge for the Knight
Grade 12 The Canterbury Tales
In what season did the pilgrims travel to Canterbury?
  1. Spring
  2. Summer
  3. Winter
  4. Fall
  5. Unknown
Grade 12 Beowulf
Beowulf rules over the Keats as king for
  1. 10 years.
  2. 20 years.
  3. 40 years.
  4. 50 years.
Grade 12 Beowulf
What sin does Hrothgar caution Beowulf to avoid?
  1. pride
  2. sloth
  3. wrath
  4. lust
Grade 12 Odyssey
What happens on Odysseus's first attempt?
  1. He drops the arrow.
  2. The arrow breaks.
  3. He succeeds in firing the arrow through all axes.
  4. The arrow only goes through 5 axes.
Grade 12 The Canterbury Tales
In The Wife of Bath's Tale, the old woman helps the Knight by doing what?
  1. Helping him figure out a way to escape the town
  2. Helping him figure out an answer to the riddle
  3. Helping him dance with 24 ladies at once
  4. Helping him cross the troll bridge
Grade 12 The Canterbury Tales
In The Wife of Bath's Tale, the Knight gets himself into trouble in the beginning of the tale by...
  1. Swearing at his mother
  2. Raping a woman
  3. Killing the King
  4. Marrying The Wife of Bath
Grade 12 Beowulf
Which of the following is an example of a kenning used to describe Grendel?
  1. The Almighty
  2. Healfdane's Son
  3. The Mighty Protector of Men
  4. Hell's Captive
Grade 12 The Canterbury Tales
In The Pardoner's Tale, the old man tells the 3 men that Death is...
  1. Mother Nature
  2. Under the oak tree
  3. Just around the river bend
  4. Over the troll bridge
Grade 12 The Canterbury Tales
In The Pardoner's Tale, where were the 3 men in the beginning?
  1. In a tavern
  2. At the youngest man's home
  3. Under the oak tree
  4. Assisting the elderly
Grade 12 The Canterbury Tales
In The Wife of Bath's Tale, when the Knight told his wife that she could choose her ultimate destiny, this related back to                                    
  1. The Pardoner's Tale
  2. the answer to the riddle
  3. The Doctor's prescription
  4. the answer to the Squire's question
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