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- Medieval Literature & Culture Mcqs - Set 5
MCQs 1: What is an anchoress ?
a medieval female hermit
a woman who rejects the support of the community because she feels it is sexist
a male anchorite
a religious teacher in the medieval era
MCQs 2: How did increased lay participation in religious life impact monasteries ?
it made them more valuable sources of information
it made them seem irrelevant since they separated religious life from worldly life
it made them more important since there were few literate lay worshipers
it made them symbols of the Church’s progress
MCQs 3: Which of the following themes do both Julian of Norwich and Catherine of Siena explore ?
the idea that community is essential to salvation
the concept of dualism of body and soul
the concept of a sensual God
the idea that God is separate from the human experience of love
MCQs 4: In the Middle Ages, which class of people was most likely to be literate ?
MCQs 5: What were “conduct books” ?
books that established standards of behavior for women
books that were primarily intended to teach men how to treat their wives
books that conformed with strict standards of behavior
books that recounted historical events in the medieval era
MCQs 6: 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 7: Which is/are a theme(s) of “The Acts of Thecla ?”
MCQs 8: 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 9: Which of the following women is widely considered the first feminist ?
MCQs 10: 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 11: 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 12: 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 13: 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 14: Which writer(s) is/are associated with mysticism ?
MCQs 15: 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 16: Which literary device is most important structurally in The Book of the City of Ladies ?
MCQs 17: 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 18: 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 19: 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 20: 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.
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