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- How did courtly literature characterize its heroines ?
MCQs: How did courtly literature characterize its heroines ?
they were never chaste or pious
they always represented the evil side of love
they were sources of inspiration for heroic action
they were examples of mystical unions
MCQs 1: Which is/are a theme(s) of “The Acts of Thecla ?”
MCQs 2: What is the authorship controversy as it relates to Heloise and Abelard ?
the critical debate about the verification of events in the letters
the idea that Abelard wrote all of the letters
the issue of whether there is a “female voice” in the letters
All of the Above
MCQs 3: Which of the following women is widely considered the first feminist ?
MCQs 4: Which provides the best example of a medieval allegory ?
The Book of Margery Kempe
“The Wooing of Our Lord”
“An Orison to Almighty God”
The Romance of the Rose
MCQs 5: What is “scholasticism” as it relates to the medieval era ?
a period in which philosophers attempted to reconcile philosophy with religion
a period of educational activity
a period associated with the Carolingian Renaissance
All of the Above
MCQs 6: In the context of Medieval literature, what does the term “mystical marriage” mean ?
it is a union supported by the Church
it is a union between anchorites
it is a mystical union between two people
it is a spiritual union with God
MCQs 7: How did the Christian laws about marriage differ from those of Germanic tribes’ customs ?
the Germanic tribes allowed relationships between family members, while the Church prohibited marriage between relatives
the Church outlawed marriages between children, while Germanic tribes tolerated them
the Germanic tribes tolerated polygamy, while the Church made monogamy the only acceptable type of union
All of the Above
MCQs 8: Which writer(s) is/are associated with mysticism ?
MCQs 9: Who were the troubadours ?
poets from France and Italy
men who wrote only in the mystical tradition
the authors of conduct books
heretics persecuted by the Church
MCQs 10: Which literary device is most important structurally in The Book of the City of Ladies ?
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