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- Which of the following best defines Middle English ?
MCQs: Which of the following best defines Middle English ?
An early form spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons
A filed-down Old English with heavy French influence
A unique form of English spoken in Germany
A form brought to England by the Scandinavians
MCQs 1: Which of the following factors helped create a solidified British political identity ?
The shift away from individual petty kingdoms to central rule under King Alfred
Efforts to revive learning
The translation of Latin religious and historical works in vernacular traditions
All of these answers
MCQs 2: Which of the following advice is offered to women in Acrene Wisse ?
Anchoresses should live in a dwelling attached to a church.
Anchoresses should avoid gossip.
Anchoresses should avoid men.
All of these answers
MCQs 3: What is the significance of the line: Fate is established! in The Wanderer ?
The line describes the optimistic attitude of the speaker.
The line suggests that the speaker is comfortably settled.
The Wanderer is a poem about fatal endings.
The line suggests that fate plays an irrevocable role in human affairs
MCQs 4: Which of the following is not related to the term medievalism ?
MCQs 5: What is a lai ?
A poem with courtly love as its central theme
A short lyrical poem
A poem that is usually in octosyllabic couplets
All of these answers
MCQs 6: The turbulent years of the 14th century witnessed a blending of language and culture that led to the rise of Middle English. Which of the following events led to the nickname “the era of catastrophes” ?
MCQs 7: How is the lai similar to a medieval romance ?
Both include stacked tales in a single sequential narrative.
Both have courtly love as their central theme.
Both are designed in an episodic manner.
Both are usually intended to be sung as hymns.
MCQs 8: How did French become the dominant language of England ?
King Alfred wanted all educated people to speak French.
Many English nobles preferred French because of the culture’s superior poetry.
Edward the Confessor’s wife was French, and she had great influence at court.
After the successful invasion of England, the language of William of Normandy became the language of the elite.
MCQs 9: Which of the following themes appears in “The Miller’s Tale” ?
The misuse of scripture
The contrast between vulgar love and courtly love
The misdirected kiss
All of these answers
MCQs 10: What was the function of the Anglo- Saxon Chronicle ?
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the history of the continuity and persistence of Anglo-Saxon culture in Old English.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle offers a lay person’s perspective on Anglo-Saxon history.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle focuses on the courtly adventures of Anglo-Saxon English.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle presents an accurate description of the Second and Third Crusades.
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