tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post2090953812370925164..comments2023-05-25T07:55:42.399-07:00Comments on Writing the Renaissance: Answers to Quiz #2Julianne Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10190332417986785920noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-72672838008371707242008-05-17T02:37:00.000-07:002008-05-17T02:37:00.000-07:00Yes, crytpozoology, the study of unknown or "weird...Yes, crytpozoology, the study of unknown or "weird" animals. The Beast in Book 3 has been the subject of the wildest speculation. <BR/>These cases still crop up regularly in the US, but now we have DNA testing. I would post a few links, but the photos are sometimes gruesome and might not be to your taste, or that of your readers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-1411337843841350162008-05-16T21:26:00.000-07:002008-05-16T21:26:00.000-07:00Great job, Daphne! There was an earlier quiz, back...Great job, Daphne! There was an earlier quiz, back in March--I don't know if you've seen it. I'll post another one in a few weeks. And welcome to the blog! :)Julianne Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190332417986785920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-76423111891780292712008-05-16T19:50:00.000-07:002008-05-16T19:50:00.000-07:00Wow - I can't believe I got them all right! A cou...Wow - I can't believe I got them all right! A couple of them I thought I had a pretty good chance of getting it right (based on process of elimination) but I totally guessed on the Erasmus answer - he was the only one besides Thomas Moore that I had heard of.<BR/><BR/>That was fun - I'm looking forward to the next one!Daphnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12838072651419264066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-63470877084481437042008-05-16T15:12:00.000-07:002008-05-16T15:12:00.000-07:00Julianne - yes, the Linda Proud ones. Erasmus app...Julianne - yes, the Linda Proud ones. Erasmus appears in them quite a bit (in one of the plot strands of books 1 and 3). I haven't read book 2 yet.<BR/><BR/>The mention of cryptozoology has me curious too!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-37208420517065240472008-05-16T15:03:00.000-07:002008-05-16T15:03:00.000-07:00Cryptozoology????Cryptozoology????Julianne Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190332417986785920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-78107770552343343442008-05-16T13:55:00.000-07:002008-05-16T13:55:00.000-07:00Of course I am not offended! Next quizz I'll be mo...Of course I am not offended! Next quizz I'll be more wary. <BR/>I guess I should read more Renaissance novels, but I am up to my eyeballs in 18th century Auvergne, and also cryptozoology. And some say HF is not fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-9856206859130350322008-05-16T13:20:00.000-07:002008-05-16T13:20:00.000-07:00Sarah,Were those the Linda Proud novels? I must or...Sarah,<BR/><BR/>Were those the Linda Proud novels? I must order them soon.Julianne Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190332417986785920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-23993805779059859112008-05-16T13:19:00.000-07:002008-05-16T13:19:00.000-07:00Catherine,What's the point of a quiz if all the co...Catherine,<BR/><BR/>What's the point of a quiz if all the correct answers are obvious? The devil in the details, as we say. :)<BR/><BR/>(I hope you're not really offended. I'm starting to get a bit worried...it's always so difficult to interpret the tone of emails...)Julianne Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190332417986785920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-54568093508707526072008-05-16T13:14:00.000-07:002008-05-16T13:14:00.000-07:00I'm happy to have gotten four right, and see now h...I'm happy to have gotten four right, and see now how I misread the question I got wrong (duh). At least I got Erasmus! (Only thanks to the last set of Renaissance-era novels I just finished)Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-58737810572124652612008-05-16T13:03:00.000-07:002008-05-16T13:03:00.000-07:00I read your response, Julianne, just when I was be...I read your response, Julianne, just when I was beginning to feel deep compassion for you over the laptop thing. <BR/>What do you mean, too easy? Do you treat your students like this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-38661219480542751372008-05-16T12:58:00.000-07:002008-05-16T12:58:00.000-07:00And my sympathy on your laptop woes. We have all b...And my sympathy on your laptop woes. We have all been there at some point or other...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-39157641880498440762008-05-16T12:57:00.000-07:002008-05-16T12:57:00.000-07:00Catherine,Of course I mislead you a bit. On a mult...Catherine,<BR/><BR/>Of course I mislead you a bit. On a multiple choice test, you have to have an answer that is <I>almost</I>, but not quite, correct. It can't be <I>too</I> easy! Francois was the great wrestler, not Henri, as the question stated. Perhaps "facilities" was too broad a term. I was referring to the jeu de paume courts that nobles installed at their chateaux, but I suppose you could argue (you're an attorney, right? :)) that one can wrestle anywhere, so wrestling would be a valid answer. I'll grant you that. In any case, you did a great job. I think people know more about the Renaissance than they think they do!<BR/><BR/>I must find the link for that jeu de paume article. It was full of interesting anecdotes!Julianne Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10190332417986785920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1873652322915407206.post-9515276762416443322008-05-16T12:49:00.000-07:002008-05-16T12:49:00.000-07:00Not fair, Julianne! If you had said the sport in C...Not fair, Julianne! If you had said the sport in C was played by ladies, I would have said jeu de paume/tennis, not wrestling. You mislead us by mentioning Francois I and Henri VIII. And what about bowling/boulingrin?<BR/><BR/>But I won't be a sore loser. Congratulations to Daphne!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com