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MCQs 1: 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 2: 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 3: Which of the following is not related to the term medievalism ?
MCQs 4: 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 5: 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 6: 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 7: 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 8: 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 9: 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.
MCQs 10: In Chaucer’s “The Miller’s Tale,” why would the miller’s determination to speak following the knight appear unsettling to the 14th century audience ?
The knight had not finished his tale.
The miller did not ask politely.
A member of the clergy should have spoken next.
The miller was far beneath the knight in social order, so the miller should have deferred to the person who ranked above him.
MCQs 11: What literary term is suggested by thequote steadfast companions will stand by him from Beowulf ?
MCQs 12: In Lanval, how does Marie de France represent King Arthur ?
As a historical figure with whom her audience is largely unfamiliar
As a warrior king
As someone who broken the tradition of offering lavish gifts to his supporters
As a modest ruler who defended his own borders
MCQs 13: What is the verse form of Marie de France’s Lanval ?
MCQs 14: In The Wanderer, what is the speaker’s primary conflict ?
The desire to travel in search of wisdom with the social conventions
The folly of earthly things with the wisdom of heaven
The speaker’s spiritual regression with the increasing trend of Christian conversions
The desire for a more advanced world with stagnant social progress
MCQs 15: The Battle of Maldon describes which historical event ?
The defeat of the English at the hands of the Vikings in 991
The First Crusade in the 11th-century
The Second Crusade in the 12thcentury
The Norman Conquest in 1066
MCQs 16: Which of the following statements best characterizes the work of early monks in shaping future medieval church life ?
They were extremely charismatic.
They wanted to move from the basics of Christian faith to a full Christian life.
They were promoters of the monastic life.
All of these answers
MCQs 17: Beowulf introduces the reader to the life of a thegn. Which of the following best describes the role of the thegn ?
The thegn is a warrior who has sworn his loyalty to an Anglo-Saxon lord.
The thegn is a class of protocapitalism opposed to the guild system.
The thegn is a warrior who pays money in exchange for exemption from military service.
The thegn is an Anglo-Saxon lord who partakes in the comitatus ethic.
MCQs 18: Arthur, the good King of Britain…held a rich and royal court ?
This line suggests that Britain was the most important place in the medieval world.
This line suggests that good kings are rewarded by God.
This line suggests that Arthur was beloved by the English, because he was good.
This line suggests the elegance necessary for the feudal king to display being at the top of the economic hierarchy.
MCQs 19: What is the significance of Sutton Hoo ?
Sutton Hoo provides architectural evidence from a virtually unexplored period of history.
Sutton Hoo gives more information about the society that created Beowulf.
Sutton Hoo provides insight into the conversion from paganism to Christianity.
All of these answers
MCQs 20: Which of the following lines provides an example of alliterative verse ?
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