MCQs: 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 1: Which literary device is most important structurally in The Book of the City of Ladies ?
MCQs 2: Which of the following best characterize noble women in the Middle Ages ?
they were expected to fix problems in their husbands’ absence
they ran the household
they were expected to be religious role models
All of the Above
MCQs 3: How did the development of nation-states in the late Middle Ages affect women ?
they lost the ability to be anchoresses
they lost much of their political and economic power
they were able to acquire more political capital
they took on more important roles in the economy
MCQs 4: In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” what is the significance of “barley bread” ?
Barley bread provides an example of medieval estates satire.
Barley bread represents the wife’s answer to the belief that virginity is superior to marriage.
Barley bread suggests the heroine’s state as a fallen woman.
Barley bread signifies Chaucer’s use of alliterative verse.
MCQs 5: Which of the following statements regarding the success and importance of the oral tradition of literature is true ?
Monks memorized many passages of scripture, preserving scriptures.
Scops recited poems to noble audiences, preserving the stories and poetic tradition.
Thegns were nobles who liked literature, and their patronage made poets popular.
Anchoresses recited poems to occupy their time alone in their cells.
MCQs 6: Which of the following would most likely be the theme of a medieval romance ?
The story of an English village’s conversion to Christianity
A first-person story of the Norman invasion
The adventure of a knight who rescues a maiden
A poem that features courtly love but denounces supernaturalism
MCQs 7: How was mystical literature significant ?
Mystical literature suggested the continued link between paganism and Christianity.
Mystical literature prohibited women from writing in the voice of God.
Mystical literature ended the trend of poems in which God was cast as a lover.
Mystical literature provided a place for women to write romantic and religious literature.
MCQs 8: Despite the fact that the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle continued well into the Norman rule of the 12th century, which king originally commissioned this work ?
MCQs 9: Which of the following is not a theme in Chretien de Troyes Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion ?
The relationships between knights and ladies
The feudal system
The knight’s lack of loyalty to his lord
The conduct of wars and tournaments
MCQs 10: Which of the following best describes the significance of the following line from Julian of Norwich’s “Revelations of Divine Love”: “all manner of things shall be well” ?
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