Wednesday, April 04, 2012

I Gave Him the Point

Humanities Exam: Bible Mythology and the Dark Ages

Question: What fictional hero went on a quest for the Holy Grail?

Eddie's Answer: Indiana Jones

4 comments:

  1. Isn't he right? What was the answer you were looking for?

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  2. Perceval (Parsifal in English?) is the knight most associated with the Grail, so that's the answer I would have given. But I think at least some of the lais have Gauvain (Gawain) going after it, too. So I'd say this is a trick question.

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  3. Both of your answers are correct, and I would have given credit for either. I didn't give the context of the material we'd covered in class, which was the basis for the question. I wouldn't call it a trick question, though. There's just multiple right answers.

    You get an A.

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  4. Anonymous11:28 PM

    Multiple answers indeed! As AJ and JJD learned from the musical Spamalot, King Arthur and his entire entourage were on The Quest. "Find Your Grail", eh?

    Sir WillYum, The Not-Quite-So-Dashing-But-Still-Well-Intentioned

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