Beowulf introduces the reader to the life of a thegn. Which of the following best describes the role of the thegn?

Choose one answer.

	a. The thegn is a warrior who has sworn his loyalty to an Anglo-Saxon lord.
	b. The thegn is a class of proto-capitalism opposed to the guild system.
	c. The thegn is a warrior who pays money in exchange for exemption from military service.
	d. The thegn is an Anglo-Saxon lord who partakes in the comitatus ethic.
	e. The thegn is a leader in the Middle Ages guild system.

Question 2

Between which movements do historians situate literature in the Middle Ages?

Choose one answer.

	a. English Reformation and Elizabethan Age
	b. Civil war and the Restoration
	c. Roman departure and the Renaissance
	d. Romanticism and the Enlightenment
	e. Mid-century modernism and contemporary

Question 3

How does The Cross, as speaker, portray Jesus in The Dream of the Rood?

Choose one answer.

	a. As the suffering Christ
	b. As the ransom God demands for the sins of humanity
	c. As a special Jewish teacher
	d. As the heroic noble warrior
	e. As a relatable commoner

Question 4

In Beowulf, what does the representation of Hrothgar suggest about rulers?

Choose one answer.

	a. Financial wealth was necessary for kings to maintain power.
	b. Kings often used generous gifts to recruit their followers.
	c. It was necessary for kings to fight in order to keep their power.
	d. The ability to attract fellow warriors was a necessary attribute of power.
	e. All of these answers

Question 5

In Beowulf, what is the significance of the term whale-road?

Choose one answer.

	a. The term is an allusion to Beowulf's golden torque.
	b. The term represents the comitatus ethic.
	c. The term is an example of kenning.
	d. The term is an example of caesura.
	e. The term illustrates the repetition of phrases in the text.

Question 6

In Beowulf, what is the significance of the term wyrd?

Choose one answer.

	a. Wyrd has to do with reparational payments exacted from people guilty of homicide.
	b. Wyrd is related to the folly of earthly possessions.
	c. Wyrd suggests the idea of fate.
	d. Wyrd is an allusion to the impending conversion to Christianity.
	e. Wyrd suggests the idea of death.

Question 7

In Beowulf, what is the significance of wergild?

Choose one answer.

	a. Wergild signifies a society based on blood-feuds.
	b. Wergild is connected to the idea that bloodshed leads to more bloodshed.
	c. Wergild contributes to the claustrophobic, doom-laden atmosphere.
	d. Wergild relates to the concept of wyrd.
	e. All of these answers

Question 8

In Caedmon's Hymn, the poet borrows the language of which literary form?

Choose one answer.

	a. The mock epic
	b. The lyric ballad
	c. The lai
	d. The heroic epic
	e. The haiku

Question 9

In The Wanderer, what is the speaker's primary conflict?

Choose one answer.

	a. The desire to travel in search of wisdom with the social conventions
	b. The folly of earthly things with the wisdom of heaven
	c. The speaker's spiritual regression with the increasing trend of Christian conversions
	d. The desire for a more advanced world with stagnant social progress
	e. The desire to reconcile religion and science

Question 10

King Alfred was associated with which of the following events?

Choose one answer.

	a. The breakdown of England's once solidified political identity
	b. The success of the Battle of Maldon
	c. The translation of Latin texts into the vernacular language
	d. The suppression of the Norman Invasion
	e. All of these answers

Question 11

Pride in one's accomplishments was important to the Anglo-Saxon thegn. If so, why does Hrothgar say in Beowulf: do not give way to pride?

Choose one answer.

	a. Hrothgar believes it is important to stay focused on revenge.
	b. Pride is one of the deadly sins.
	c. Pride causes one to appear immodest.
	d. Extreme pride can cause one to be overly secure and make mistakes.
	e. Pride may result in insecurities, prompting one to be overly cautious.

Question 12

The Battle of Maldon describes which historical event?

Choose one answer.

	a. The defeat of the English at the hands of the Vikings in 991
	b. The First Crusade in the 11th-century
	c. The Second Crusade in the 12th-century
	d. The Norman Conquest in 1066
	e. The invasion of Mongolian nomads in the 13th-century

Question 13

What is problematic about calling Beowulf part of Old English literature?

Choose one answer.

	a. There is no firm concept of when English literature began.
	b. The epic poem is written in a language that is unrecognizable to many English speakers.
	c. Danish and German scholars first claimed the poem.
	d. There are no English characters in the poem.
	e. All of these answers

Question 14

What is the primary focus of Bede's Ecclesiastical History?

Choose one answer.

	a. The life of everyday people in the 5th and 6th centuries
	b. The conversion of Britain to Christianity
	c. The history of Christianity before it reached Britain
	d. The spread of Christianity after the Norman Conquest
	e. The aristocracy's role in spreading Christianity in the 11th century

Question 15

What is the significance of Sutton Hoo?

Choose one answer.

	a. Sutton Hoo is the site of an ancient Anglo-Saxon burial ground.
	b. Sutton Hoo provides architectural evidence from a virtually unexplored period of history.
	c. Sutton Hoo gives more information about the society that created Beowulf.
	d. Sutton Hoo provides insight into the conversion from paganism to Christianity.
	e. All of these answers

Question 16

What is the significance of the dreamer in The Dream of the Rood?

Choose one answer.

	a. The dreamer functions as an example of the comitatus ethic.
	b. The dreamer has a special hope for salvation.
	c. The dreamer is a relic from before the Christian conversion.
	d. The dreamer is an example of the superstition of paganism.
	e. The dreamer is an example of kenning.

Question 17

What is the significance of the line: Fate is established! in The Wanderer?

Choose one answer.

	a. The line describes the fatal outcome of a significant battle.
	b. The line describes the optimistic attitude of the speaker.
	c. The line suggests that the speaker is comfortably settled.
	d. The Wanderer is a poem about fatal endings.
	e. The line suggests that fate plays an irrevocable role in human affairs.

Question 18

What literary term is suggested by the quote steadfast companions will stand by him from Beowulf?

Choose one answer.

	a. The golden torque
	b. Hurnting
	c. Comitatus ethic
	d. Kenning
	e. Alliteration

Question 19

What was the primary function of The Rule of Saint Benedict?

Choose one answer.

	a. The Rule of Saint Benedict standardized monasticism.
	b. The Rule of Saint Benedict was the first example of poetry written in the vernacular language.
	c. The Rule of Saint Benedict explained the new architectural style.
	d. The Rule of Saint Benedict offered an early example of dream poetry.
	e. The Rule of Saint Benedict was intended to increase literacy.

Question 20

Which of the following accurately describes the way in which the comitatus ethic is represented in Beowulf, The Seafarer, and The Wanderer?

Choose one answer.

	a. As a system by which citizens could guarantee protection from their kings
	b. As a mutually beneficial relationship between rulers and warriors
	c. As an economic system of rewards used to ensure warriors reliability
	d. As a pre-feudal power structure based on the distribution of economic and military resources
	e. All of these answers

Question 21

Which of the following best defines caesura?

Choose one answer.

	a. A pause or break in a line of poetry
	b. Giving inanimate objects human qualities
	c. A metaphorical compound
	d. The image used to share qualities in a metaphor or simile
	e. Extreme exaggeration

Question 22

Which of the following best defines wergild?

Choose one answer.

	a. Giving inanimate objects human qualities
	b. A metaphorical compound
	c. A reparational payment demanded of a person guilty of homicide
	d. The image used to share qualities in a metaphor or simile
	e. Extreme exaggeration

Question 23

Which of the following best describes how Bede was a typical Christian of his time?

Choose one answer.

	a. He combined zealous Christianity with English patriotism.
	b. He did not believe that Christianity was an essential part of English culture.
	c. He thought that England was a pagan wilderness.
	d. He believed that English Christians needed to move to a New Israel.
	e. He believed in English patriotism and zealous paganism.

Question 24

Which of the following epic themes are invoked in The Wanderer?

Choose one answer.

	a. Ruined cities
	b. Exile
	c. Abandoned mead-halls
	d. Loneliness
	e. All of these answers

Question 25

Which of the following factors helped create a solidified British political identity?

Choose one answer.

	a. A response to the Danish invasion
	b. The shift away from individual petty kingdoms to central rule under King Alfred
	c. Efforts to revive learning
	d. The translation of Latin religious and historical works in vernacular traditions
	e. All of these answers

Question 26

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Old English?

Choose one answer.

	a. Kenning
	b. Alliteration
	c. Personification
	d. Caesura
	e. Romance

Question 27

Which of the following is not related to the term medievalism?

Choose one answer.

	a. Enlightenment
	b. Feudalism
	c. Guildhouses
	d. Monasticism
	e. All of these answers

Question 28

Which of the following provides an example of the oral-formulaic tradition?

Choose one answer.

	a. The Battle of Maldon
	b. Caedmon's Hymn
	c. Beowulf
	d. The Wanderer
	e. The Dream of the Rood

Question 29

Which of the following statements best characterizes the work of early monks in shaping future medieval church life?

Choose one answer.

	a. They were eager students of everything they could learn from the outside world.
	b. They were extremely charismatic.
	c. They wanted to move from the basics of Christian faith to a full Christian life.
	d. They were promoters of the monastic life.
	e. All of these answers

Question 30

Which of the following statements regarding the success and importance of the oral tradition of literature is true?

Choose one answer.

	a. Monks memorized many passages of scripture, preserving scriptures.
	b. Scops recited poems to noble audiences, preserving the stories and poetic tradition.
	c. Thegns were nobles who liked literature, and their patronage made poets popular.
	d. Anchoresses recited poems to occupy their time alone in their cells.
	e. Serfs enjoyed the poems as entertainment after working in the fields.

Question 31

Which of the following texts provides the best example of the comitatus ethic?

Choose one answer.

	a. Caedmon's Hymn
	b. The Battle of Maldon
	c. The Canterbury Tales
	d. The Dream of the Rood
	e. Bede's Conversion of England

Question 32

Which text is an example of a poem structured as a vision to convey the theme of salvation?

Choose one answer.

	a. The Canterbury Tales
	b. The Battle of Maldon
	c. The Seafarer
	d. The Wanderer
	e. The Dream of the Rood

Question 33

Why is Caedmon's Hymn important in the history of Old English literature?

Choose one answer.

	a. The poem's fascinating rhyme scheme is unique for the time.
	b. The poem could be easily sung in all churches and was widely accepted.
	c. The poem's theme of alienation becomes familiar to Anglo-Saxon poetry.
	d. The poem illustrates Caedmon's erudition and scholarship.
	e. The poem is widely believed to be the first written poem in Old English.

Question 34

Why is the concept of feudalism important in medieval literature?

Choose one answer.

	a. Feudalism represents the world of scholars who studied the ancient texts of the past.
	b. The feudal world is one of glamor and beauty.
	c. Feudalism represents an economic hierarchy, the upper levels of which created and consumed literature.
	d. Feudalism represents interesting family quarrels that make for good stories.
	e. The concept of feudalism is founded in religion and dogma.

Question 35

Why is the presence of the comitatus ethic in Beowulf significant?

Choose one answer.

	a. The comitatus ethic represents the shift from a nomadic to a more organized social structure.
	b. The comitatus ethic is evidence of a period in which behavior was guided by Christian ethics.
	c. The comitatus ethic shows a historical return to older types of political organization.
	d. The comitatus ethic represents a culture in which rulers had no responsibilities to their citizens.
	e. The comitatus ethic represents the shift from an organized, civil society to a nomadic society.

Question 36

Arthur, the good King of Britain...held a rich and royal court.

Choose one answer.

	a. This line suggests that kings are good and virtuous.
	b. This line suggests that Britain was the most important place in the medieval world.
	c. This line suggests that good kings are rewarded by God.
	d. This line suggests that Arthur was beloved by the English, because he was good.
	e. This line suggests the elegance necessary for the feudal king to display being at the top of the economic hierarchy.

Question 37

Despite the fact that the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle continued well into the Norman rule of the 12th century, which king originally commissioned this work?

Choose one answer.

	a. King Harold
	b. King Arthur
	c. William the Conqueror
	d. Alfred the Great
	e. William Rufus

Question 38

How did French become the dominant language of England?

Choose one answer.

	a. King Edward the Confessor had spent his youth in Normandy.
	b. King Alfred wanted all educated people to speak French.
	c. Many English nobles preferred French because of the culture's superior poetry.
	d. Edward the Confessor's wife was French, and she had great influence at court.
	e. After the successful invasion of England, the language of William of Normandy became the language of the elite.

Question 39

How did the interaction between the English and the Bretons affect literature?

Choose one answer.

	a. The exposure to new forms ended the production of lais.
	b. This interaction led to the influence of Arthurian legend on French literature.
	c. This interaction led to more stories about the English conversion to Christianity.
	d. The cultural exchange led to more stories about ancient myths.
	e. All of these answers

Question 40

How did the Norman Conquest affect the international political situation in England?

Choose one answer.

	a. The Norman Conquest detached England from Scandinavian influence.
	b. The Norman Conquest increased the French influence.
	c. The Norman Conquest marked the last attempt for a Scandinavian nation to overtake England.
	d. The Norman Conquest ended cultural interaction with Norway and Denmark.
	e. All of these answers

Question 41

How did the Normans revolutionize English poetry?

Choose one answer.

	a. They introduced alliterative verse.
	b. They introduced rhyming octosyllabic couplets.
	c. They introduced iambic pentameter.
	d. They introduced metaphor.
	e. They introduced litotes and meiosis.

Question 42

How do the themes of Marie de France's Lanval and Chretien de Troyes Yvain compare?

Choose one answer.

	a. Both use the comitatus ethic to explain their hero's motivations.
	b. Both include references to William the Conqueror.
	c. Both include the theme of broken promises between lovers.
	d. Both feature mentions of the conversion from paganism.
	e. Both include a dream-vision.

Question 43

How is the lai similar to a medieval romance?

Choose one answer.

	a. Both include stacked tales in a single sequential narrative.
	b. Both have courtly love as their central theme.
	c. Both are designed in an episodic manner.
	d. Both are usually intended to be sung as hymns.
	e. All of these answers

Question 44

In Acrene Wisse, the mission of the anchorite was justified through what purpose?

Choose one answer.

	a. To serve the church
	b. To withdraw and meditate upon God
	c. To pray
	d. To preach
	e. To convert to Christianity

Question 45

In Acrene Wisse, what is the author's advice regarding priests?

Choose one answer.

	a. Priests should be used as examples of ecclesiastical life.
	b. Priests should be avoided, because men are bad influences.
	c. Priests should offer anchoresses their only connection to the outside world.
	d. Priests should be honored, because men are naturally more spiritual.
	e. Priests should be obeyed, because men are good influences.

Question 46

In Lanval, how does Marie de France represent King Arthur?

Choose one answer.

	a. As a historical figure with whom her audience is largely unfamiliar
	b. As a warrior king
	c. As someone who broken the tradition of offering lavish gifts to his supporters
	d. As a modest ruler who defended his own borders
	e. As a dedicated king but not necessarily a generous or courageous one

Question 47

In the first decades after the Norman Conquest, which of the following best describes the use of language in England?

Choose one answer.

	a. The conquered English quickly studied French.
	b. The French conquerors learned English in order to be able to govern well.
	c. Latin became a common language for interaction between the two groups.
	d. Most of the English population went on speaking English with French used mostly among the upper-ruling class.
	e. All of these answers

Question 48

In Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion, what is the significance of trouthe?

Choose one answer.

	a. Trouthe represents the supernatural aspects of the medieval romance.
	b. Trouthe alludes to the British conversion from paganism to Christianity.
	c. Trouthe emphasizes the positive side of feudalism.
	d. Trouthe suggests the imminent return to a pre-feudal social organization.
	e. Trouthe emphasizes the downside of feudalism.

Question 49

The adventure of another lay/Just as it happened, I'll relay.

Choose one answer.

	a. The line has obvious rhyme and meter, and the opening words suggest a story of adventure and excitement.
	b. The strong alliteration creates rhythm that accentuates the adventurous spirit.
	c. The line seems to frame a story with plot complications.
	d. The line alludes to a poem with religious undertones.
	e. The line aims to record a historical moment.

Question 50

What is a lai?

Choose one answer.

	a. A poem that is usually intended to be sung
	b. A poem with courtly love as its central theme
	c. A short lyrical poem
	d. A poem that is usually in octosyllabic couplets
	e. All of these answers

Question 51

What is the primary purpose of Chetien de Troye's medieval romances?

Choose one answer.

	a. To convert readers to Christianity through positive examples
	b. To inform illiterate readers about Arthurian legend
	c. To reconcile the hero's responsibilities in love and wars
	d. To sway audiences away from reading tales of courtly love
	e. To convince readers to learn more about French history instead of English history

Question 52

What is the significance of the phrase protecting the heart from Acrene Wisse?

Choose one answer.

	a. The phrase refers to anchoresses responsibility to defend other Christians.
	b. The phrase suggests that women should safeguard their spirituality through total withdrawal from the world.
	c. The phrase is considered one of the positive effects of prayer.
	d. The phrase involves becoming a nun in order to escape the bad influence of men.
	e. The phrase implies that women are tempted by romance even once they become nuns.

Question 53

What is the verse form of Marie de France's Lanval?

Choose one answer.

	a. Dactylic pentameter
	b. Octosyllabic couplets
	c. Heroic couplets
	d. Clerihew
	e. Iambic pentameter

Question 54

What was historically significant about Chretien de Troyes Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion?

Choose one answer.

	a. He recast the history of Arthur into the romance genre.
	b. He was the first to discuss the Knights of the Round Table.
	c. He separated Arthurian legend from tales of courtly love.
	d. He dropped the supernatural theme found in Arthurian legend.
	e. He avoided the traditional courtly economy theme.

Question 55

What was the focus of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae?

Choose one answer.

	a. The life and poems of Caedmon
	b. The conversion of Britain from paganism
	c. The early years of William the Conqueror
	d. The tales of King Arthur
	e. The influence of medieval women writers in the history of Britain

Question 56

What was the function of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle?

Choose one answer.

	a. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the history of the continuity and persistence of Anglo-Saxon culture in Old English.
	b. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle offers a lay person's perspective on Anglo-Saxon history.
	c. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle focuses on the courtly adventures of Anglo-Saxon English.
	d. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle presents an accurate description of the Second and Third Crusades.
	e. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the conversion to Christianity in Middle English.

Question 57

Which of the following advice is offered to women in Acrene Wisse?

Choose one answer.

	a. Anchoresses should avoid bad influences.
	b. Anchoresses should live in a dwelling attached to a church.
	c. Anchoresses should avoid gossip.
	d. Anchoresses should avoid men.
	e. All of these answers

Question 58

Which of the following are characteristics of a medieval romance?

Choose one answer.

	a. Heroic knights involved in courtly romances
	b. Episodic French and German poetry
	c. Resemblance to an epic
	d. Supernatural themes involving dragons and monsters
	e. All of these answers

Question 59

Which of the following best defines Middle English?

Choose one answer.

	a. An early form spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons
	b. A filed-down Old English with heavy French influence
	c. A unique form of English spoken in Germany
	d. A form brought to England by the Scandinavians
	e. A late form of English that very closely resembles Modern English

Question 60

Which of the following characteristics are not essential to knightly chivalry as described by Chretien de Troyes?

Choose one answer.

	a. The knight is religious.
	b. The knight is submissive to his lad.
	c. The knight is dedicated to his feudal lord.
	d. The knight is blond, tall, and elegant.
	e. The knight is willing to go to exotic places on adventures.

Question 61

Which of the following cultural changes occurred as a result of the Norman invasion?

Choose one answer.

	a. The Church moved away from using Latin.
	b. The trend of educational reforms was reversed.
	c. England returned to its pre-feudal state.
	d. The primary language became French.
	e. All of these answers

Question 62

Which of the following is not a major category of the romance genre?

Choose one answer.

	a. The Matter of Germany
	b. The Matter of Rome
	c. The Matter of Britain
	d. The Matter of England
	e. The Matter of France

Question 63

Which of the following is not a theme in Chretien de Troyes Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion?

Choose one answer.

	a. The relationships between knights and ladies
	b. The feudal system
	c. The knight's lack of loyalty to his lord
	d. The conduct of wars and tournaments
	e. The religious code of honor

Question 64

Which of the following is not an example of a lai?

Choose one answer.

	a. Marie de France's Lanval
	b. Sir Launfal
	c. Chaucer's The Wife of Bath
	d. Chaucer's Franklin's Tale
	e. Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love

Question 65

Which of the following is not an example of Arthurian legend?

Choose one answer.

	a. Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae
	b. Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love
	c. Marie de France's Lanval
	d. Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur
	e. Chretien de Troyes Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion

Question 66

Which of the following most accurately explains the Bretons influence on medieval literature?

Choose one answer.

	a. These people were a group from the Brittany region of France.
	b. The Bretons roots were in the Celtic cultural tradition.
	c. Breton literature had a profound effect on medieval literature in England.
	d. The Bretons represented prominent forces in the Norman invasion.
	e. All of these answers

Question 67

Which of the following texts was inspired by Historia Regum Britanniae?

Choose one answer.

	a. Bede's Ecclesiastical History
	b. Caedmon's Hymn
	c. Chretien de Troyes Yvain, or le Chevalier au Lion
	d. Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales
	e. Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love

Question 68

Which of the following would most likely be the theme of a medieval romance?

Choose one answer.

	a. The story of an English village's conversion to Christianity
	b. A first-person story of the Norman invasion
	c. The adventure of a knight who rescues a maiden
	d. A poem that features courtly love but denounces supernaturalism
	e. A story about paganism and an apocalypse

Question 69

Why was Acrene Wisse written in the vernacular language?

Choose one answer.

	a. It was written for an audience of nuns only.
	b. English was a more commonly used language in the Church.
	c. The audience was likely unable to read French.
	d. Women were more educated, so they knew more languages.
	e. The audience was partially lay-women with little knowledge of Latin.

Question 70

Chaucer and Langland were contemporaries, but there were several differences between their writing styles. Which of the following best describes these differences?

Choose one answer.

	a. Langland wrote only about aristocratic characters that were similar to Arthurian legends, whereas Chaucer wrote about lower social classes.
	b. Chaucer and Langland wrote in different dialects.
	c. Chaucer copied French and Italian style, whereas Langland did not.
	d. Most of Chaucer's poetry was for a secular court audience, whereas Langland's was didactic, teaching a moral lesson.
	e. Chaucer wrote only about aristocratic characters that were similar to continental heroes, while Langland wrote about lower social classes.

Question 71

Chaucer's pilgrims are a representative section of late medieval society. Which of the following economic situations is evident among this group?

Choose one answer.

	a. Production moved to the countryside.
	b. Landlords had growing problems with their tenants.
	c. The lack of guilds led to a decline in available civic services.
	d. A modern social hierarchy developed.
	e. All of these answers

Question 72

Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales"?

Choose one answer.

	a. The court of Richard II
	b. The church
	c. The military
	d. The literary tradition
	e. Women

Question 73

Complete the following statement. Chaucer wrote his elegiac poem, "The Book of the Duchess," to praise the young Duchess of Lancaster who tragically died of:

Choose one answer.

	a. the Black Plague.
	b. unrequited love for John of Gaunt.
	c. drowning in the Thames.
	d. childbirth.
	e. assassination .

Question 74

How was mystical literature significant?

Choose one answer.

	a. Mystical literature suggested the continued link between paganism and Christianity.
	b. Mystical literature prohibited women from writing in the voice of God.
	c. Mystical literature ended the trend of poems in which God was cast as a lover.
	d. Mystical literature provided a place for women to write romantic and religious literature.
	e. All of these answers

Question 75

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?

Choose one answer.

	a. The miller's tale was more shocking than the knight's tale.
	b. The knight had not finished his tale.
	c. The miller did not ask politely.
	d. A member of the clergy should have spoken next.
	e. The miller was far beneath the knight in social order, so the miller should have deferred to the person who ranked above him.

Question 76

In "Everyman," which of the following provides the path to redemption in the afterlife?

Choose one answer.

	a. Earthly wealth
	b. Faith
	c. Time spent in prayer
	d. Donations made to the monastery
	e. Good deeds

Question 77

In "The Wife of Bath's Tale," what is the significance of "barley bread"?

Choose one answer.

	a. Barley bread provides an example of medieval estates satire.
	b. Barley bread represents the wife's answer to the belief that virginity is superior to marriage.
	c. Barley bread suggests the heroine's state as a fallen woman.
	d. Barley bread signifies Chaucer's use of alliterative verse.
	e. Barley bread represents the wife's traditional take on being subservient in marriage.

Question 78

The home of Chaucer's royal patron and friend, John of Gaunt, was burned during the Peasants' Revolt of 138. What events led to this revolt?

Choose one answer.

	a. Manorial landlords used the political situation to exploit destitute peasants.
	b. Government policies were incorrectly based on the idea that the rich would help the poor survive.
	c. The high rates of the poll tax were considered unfair.
	d. Peasants were jointly united against the pattern of upper-class harassments
	e. All of these answers

Question 79

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"?

Choose one answer.

	a. The Great Famine
	b. The Hundred Years War
	c. The Great Schism
	d. The Black Plague
	e. All of these answers

Question 80

What distinguishes morality plays from mystery plays?

Choose one answer.

	a. Mystery plays involve Christian themes, whereas morality plays do not.
	b. Morality plays involve Christian themes, whereas mystery plays do not.
	c. Morality plays were written individually, whereas mystery plays are in cycles.
	d. Mystery plays were written individually, whereas morality plays are in cycles.
	e. Mystery plays and morality plays are synonymous; there is no distinction.

Question 81

What does Chaucer write concerning the devastating effect of the Black Death upon English social, cultural, and economic life in "The Canterbury Tales"?

Choose one answer.

	a. Priests died in great numbers.
	b. Rent prices increased because of the market boom.
	c. The upper classes were burdened by their monopoly of scarce resources.
	d. Chaucer wrote no direct descriptions.
	e. Upper classes fared only marginally better than peasants during this time.

Question 82

What is the significance of the title of "Everyman"?

Choose one answer.

	a. The title suggests a long history of conflict between the government and the individual.
	b. The title is part of the morality play's attempt to make Christian struggles universal.
	c. The title alludes to other plays in the same cycle.
	d. The title suggests that faith-based issues are individual to each Christian.
	e. The title suggests timeless problems that have affected Christians and pagans alike.

Question 83

What is the significance of the "Green Knight"?

Choose one answer.

	a. He suggests the lack of knightly themes in Middle English poetry.
	b. He alludes to an ancient Anglo-Saxon ruler.
	c. He represents the link with Celtic mythology.
	d. He suggests a continued tie with paganism.
	e. He represents the end of supernatural themes in literature.

Question 84

What led to the alliterative revival?

Choose one answer.

	a. A return to reading poetry from the 11th and 12th centuries
	b. The influence of southern courtly poets writing in French and Latin
	c. A surge in English nationalism
	d. The introduction to new poetic forms during the Norman invasion
	e. The influence of feudalism after the Norman Conquest

Question 85

Which genre is based on interactions between three feudal classes?

Choose one answer.

	a. Dream poetry
	b. Romance
	c. Lai
	d. Estates satire
	e. Mysticism

Question 86

Which of the following best defines alliterative verse?

Choose one answer.

	a. A traditional form with repeated consonant sounds
	b. An Anglo-Saxon form written in iambic pentameter with traditional rhymes
	c. A popular form in the 9th and 10th centuries
	d. A form brought to England in the years during the Norman invasion
	e. An avant-garde form that lacks rhythmic qualities

Question 87

Which of the following best defines mysticism?

Choose one answer.

	a. The dream connection between the two sexes
	b. A literary genre written mainly in the Anglo-Saxon era
	c. The human soul's tendency towards intimate union with the divine
	d. The separation between humanity and divinity
	e. A literary genre that focuses on paganism

Question 88

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"?

Choose one answer.

	a. The world is a happy and wonderful place.
	b. We can make the world better if we work hard.
	c. There are many things in the world to love.
	d. The love and grace of God can change lives for the better.
	e. There is no good idea except in things.

Question 89

Which of the following characters from "The Canterbury Tales" might represent the rising middle-class of the 14th century?

Choose one answer.

	a. The merchant
	b. The knight
	c. The prioress
	d. The plowman
	e. All of these answers

Question 90

Which of the following genres applies to Langland's "Piers Plowman"?

Choose one answer.

	a. Theological quest
	b. Allegory
	c. Social satire
	d. Dream vision
	e. All of these answers

Question 91

Which of the following is the best example of a morality play?

Choose one answer.

	a. "The Seafarer"
	b. "Everyman"
	c. "The Second Shepherds' Play"
	d. "The Dream of the Rood"
	e. "The Wanderer"

Question 92

Which of the following is the best example of a mystery play?

Choose one answer.

	a. "The Wife of Bath's Tale"
	b. "The Second Shepherds' Play"
	c. "The Knight's Tale"
	d. "The Dream of the Rood"
	e. "The Battle of Maldon"

Question 93

Which of the following lines provides an example of alliterative verse?

Choose one answer.

	a. "The knight took a step toward/The maiden she called him forward"
	b. "her biginneth the earste boc of ures ant ureisuns the gode beoth to seggen"
	c. "doughty in theire doings and dredde ay schame"
	d. "I left my lands to come where you are/To find you I have come so far!"
	e. All of these answers

Question 94

Which of the following texts are associated with the alliterative revival?

Choose one answer.

	a. "The Dream of the Rood"
	b. "The Wanderer"
	c. "The Seafarer"
	d. "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"
	e. "The Battle of Maldon"

Question 95

Which of the following texts provides the best example of medieval estates satire?

Choose one answer.

	a. "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"
	b. "Piers Plowman"
	c. "The Canterbury Tales"
	d. "The Book of Margery Kempe"
	e. "Revelations of Divine Love"

Question 96

Which of the following themes appears in "The Miller's Tale"?

Choose one answer.

	a. The hypocrisy of the clergy
	b. The misuse of scripture
	c. The contrast between vulgar love and courtly love
	d. The misdirected kiss
	e. All of these answers

Question 97

Which of the following themes is not explored in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"?

Choose one answer.

	a. The knightly ideal
	b. Conversion to Christianity
	c. Sexual purity
	d. Feudal loyalty
	e. Paganism

Question 98

Why is the Battle of Hastings relevant to the development of Middle English?

Choose one answer.

	a. William the Conqueror and his troops killed many of the upper-class, Anglo-Saxon speaking nobles.
	b. English as a language of the king's court was replaced by Norman French.
	c. Eventually English was reestablished, deeply influenced by Norman French.
	d. For a time, England became a country with two languages.
	e. All of these answers

Question 99

Why was the alliterative revival associated with nationalism and nostalgia?

Choose one answer.

	a. It reminded the audience of stirring French romances.
	b. The stories of King Arthur made all English people nostalgic.
	c. Metrical poetry simply got boring.
	d. Alliterative poetry was much easier to write.
	e. Alliterative poetry was associated with a world before the French influence, a world before the Conquest.

Question 100

"The Second Shepherds' Play" is part of which play cycle?

Choose one answer.

	a. Cornish cycle
	b. York cycle
	c. Roman cycle
	d. Wakefield cycle
	e. Corpus Christi cycle