The Faerie Queene Brief Questions

The Faerie Queene Brief Questions

Who was called the poet’s poet? (NU. 2016) ✪✪✪ 

Ans: Edmund Spenser.

Which age did Spenser belong to? (NU. 2016)

Ans: Elizabethan Age (1558-1603).

What kind of poem is “The Faerie Queene?”  ✪✪✪

Ans: An allegorical poem.

Give an example of a romantic epic. (NU. 2016)

Ans: “The Faerie Queene”.

Whom does the poet invoke in “The Faerie Queene?”

Ans: Besides calling to the Muses in his introduction, he invokes Cupid, the god of love.

Who is the noble British Prince?

Ans: Prince Arthur was a noble British prince.

Who is the Red Cross Knight?

Ans: The Red Cross Knight is the hero of Book One of The Faerie Queene. 

What does the monster Error symbolize? (NU. 2023)

Ans: The Monster Error stands for mistakes made by human beings. In another meaning, it also stands for Roman Catholicism or the Pope of Rome.

How did the Red Cross Knight attack the monster Error?

Ans: The brave Red Cross Knight attacked the monster Error with great force, like a lion jumping on its prey. He used his sharp sword to stop it from escaping.

What is the Nile? Why is it famous?

Ans: The Nile is a famous river in Egypt and an essential economic river that supports agriculture and fishing.

Who is Lady Una?

Ans: Lady Una, the heroine of The Faerie Queene, Book I, is the daughter of the fairy king and queen, symbolizing Truth, Goodness, and Wisdom.

What did the monster Error vomit? (NU. 2013)

Ans: The monster Error vomited out black poison full of lumps of flesh, books, papers, frogs, and toads without eyes.

Why is the Knight in “The Faerie Queene” called the Red Cross Knight? (NU. 2012, 15)

Ans: Because a blood-red cross was inscribed both on the breastplate of his armour and on his shield.

Who has ‘the Queene’ assigned to rescue Una’s parents? (NU. 2014)

Ans: Red Cross Knight.

What does the Dwarf represent in “The Faerie Queene”? (NU. 2014)

Ans: The Dwarf represents prudence or common sense.

Who is Archimago? (NU. 2012, 15)

Ans: Archimago is the arch magician. He symbolizes hypocrisy or Satan in “The Faerie Queene”.

What was the colour of Error’s blood?

Ans: The colour of Error’s blood was coal black.

What does “Archimago” symbolize? ✪✪✪

Ans: Archimago symbolizes the hypocrisy and plots of Roman Catholicism against Anglicanism or the English Church.

Who is Queen Gloriana?/ Who is Gloriana? (NU. 2013, 17, 20) ✪✪✪

Ans: Gloriana is the queen of the Fairy Land (England)./ Queen Gloriana is an idealized portrait of Queen Elizabeth I. 

Whom does Queen Gloriana represent? (NU. 2016)

Ans: Queen Elizabeth I.

Who is the greatest lady of the greatest Isle?

Ans: Queen Elizabeth I.

What is the meaning of the word ‘Archimago? (NU. 2020) ✪✪✪

Ans: Arch magician.

What is an invocation? (NU. 2015, 19, 21) ✪✪✪

Ans: An invocation is a formal appeal for help or inspiration, often addressed to a deity or muse at the start of a literary work.

What does Una wear while riding on an ass? (NU. 2021)

Ans: Una wears a black long robe while riding on an ass. 

What is “Ave-Mary”?

Ans: The Ave Maria (Hail Mary) is a traditional Christian prayer that addresses Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Who was banished from entering the house of Morpheus?

Ans: Care was banished from Morpheus’s house.

Who was Hecate? (NU. 2023)

Ans: Hecate was the chief goddess of magic and spells.

What is an allegory? (NU. 2012) ✪✪✪

Ans: An allegory is a story with a hidden meaning, where characters and events represent ideas or qualities.

How were the children of the Monster of Error killed? (NU. 2018)

Ans: The children drink their mother’s blood until they burst and die.

What did the children of Error do after their mother’s death? (NU. 2023)

Ans. After Error fell down, her children tried to enter her mouth. When they could not, they started drinking her blood.

What is ‘Spenserian Stanza’? (NU. 2019)

Ans: A Spenserian stanza is a nine-line stanza consisting of eight lines in iambic pentameter followed by an Alexandrine in iambic hexameter.

What does Lady Una symbolize?/ What does Lady Una stand for? (NU. 2012, 17, 19, 22) ✪✪✪

Ans: She symbolizes Truth, Goodness, and Wisdom.

How did the children of Monster Error look? (NU. 2019) ✪✪✪

Ans: The children of Monster Error looked like little serpents with different shapes. 

What scares the Red Cross Knight away from the House of Pride? (NU. 2018)

Ans: The dungeons hidden beneath the House of Pride scare the Red Cross Knight away from the House of Pride.