medieval literature and culture MCQs

A. Marie de France

B. The Wife of Bath

D. Christine de Pizan

A. they were expected to be religious role models

C. they ran the household

D. they were expected to fix problems in their husbands absence

B. Dante and Beatrice

C. Arthur and Guinevere

D. Lancelot and Guinevere

A. The Bretons roots were in the Celtic cultural tradition.

B. The Bretons represented prominent forces in the Norman invasion.

C. Breton literature had a profound effect on medieval literature in England.

A. As a device used to describe the flaws in the oral tradition

B. As a term associated only with religious written literature

C. As a technique that became popular after the invention of the printing press

A. He alludes to an ancient Anglo-Saxon ruler.

B. He suggests a continued tie with paganism.

C. He suggests the lack of knightly themes in Middle English poetry.

A. assonance

C. simile

D. litotes

A. A poem that features courtly love but denounces supernaturalism

B. The story of an English villages conversion to Christianity

C. A first-person story of the Norman invasion

A. the mystic uses a religious platform to promote equal rights for women

B. the mystic is primarily tasked with intellectual work within monasteries

D. the mystic usually works as a scribe

A. mysticism

B. medieval lay

C. hagiography

A. Barley bread provides an example of medieval estates satire.

C. Barley bread suggests the heroines state as a fallen woman.

D. Barley bread signifies Chaucers use of alliterative verse.

A. were only performed by men

C. were considered unimportant by mystics

D. depended entirely on literacy

B. they deemphasized the importance of chastity

C. they indicated that womens sexual conduct should not be classified by men

D. they rarely explored issues of sexuality, love, or romance

B. a female mystic

C. an illiterate anchoress

D. a hero in a courtly romance

A. working class women

B. peasants

C. working class men

A. The Book of Margery Kempe

C. An Orison to Almighty God

D. The Wooing of Our Lord

B. merchants started to import rare silks and spices from new trade roots

C. architects from Western Europe were influenced by new Eastern styles

D. people brought tales of romance from different literary and cultural traditions back from their trips

A. she does not mention traditional virtues like piety

B. she values reason and activity instead of silence

D. she emphasizes practical rather than theological virtues

A. popular books before the invention of the printing press

B. books of prayers used at Christian Mass

D. books of information about the history of the Church

A. the idea that noble women are more similar to men than peasant women are

B. the idea that woman cannot be as educated as men

D. the notion that chastity is impossible for men

A. they were not allowed to inherit land if they had any brothers

B. they were not allowed to own a business without permission

D. they were not allowed to divorce their husbands

B. Catherine of Siena

C. Catherine de Pizan

D. Margery Kempe

B. Priests should offer anchoresses their only connection to the outside world.

C. Priests should be used as examples of ecclesiastical life.

D. Priests should be honored, because men are naturally more spiritual.

A. a saint who was NOT the humble, pious, and chaste figure she was expected to be

C. an anchorite

D. a heroine who used female attributes to become a saint

A. The Book of Margery Kempe

B. Revelations of Divine Love

C. The Wooing of Our Lord

A. Thegns were nobles who liked literature, and their patronage made poets popular.

B. Monks memorized many passages of scripture, preserving scriptures.

D. Anchoresses recited poems to occupy their time alone in their cells.

B. most medieval women had some property

C. married women could hold property once they had children

D. married women could hold property without their husbands consent

B. justice

C. education

D. piety

B. meditation

C. wearing white clothing

D. weeping

A. The exposure to new forms ended the production of lais.

B. This interaction led to more stories about the English conversion to Christianity.

D. The cultural exchange led to more stories about ancient myths.

B. it was normally done without medical equipment

C. it was typically dangerous for mother and infant

D. it was normally supervised by a midwife

A. The Wooing of Our Lord

C. The Book of Margery Kempe

D. An Orison to Almighty God

A. education

B. chastity

C. love

A. We can make the world better if we work hard.

B. There are many things in the world to love.

C. The world is a happy and wonderful place.

A. Heloise

B. Julian of Norwich

C. Catherine de Pizan

A. the Germanic tribes allowed relationships between family members, while the Church prohibited marriage between relatives

B. the Church outlawed marriages between children, while Germanic tribes tolerated them

D. the Germanic tribes tolerated polygamy, while the Church made monogamy the only acceptable type of union

A. most of them were unable to read, so they were not admitted

B. they were not able to attend so they were virtually unaffected

D. they were exposed to new opportunitiesto learn in universities

A. it provided women with the opportunity to protect their own property

C. it provided women with a place to nourish their intellectual growth

D. it allowed women to exercise political authority in their communities

A. Romance

B. Lai

D. Dream poetry

A. a woman who rejects the support of the community because she feels it is sexist

B. a religious teacher in the medieval era

C. a male anchorite

B. it is a union between anchorites

C. it is a union supported by the Church

D. it is a mystical union between two people

A. spells

B. enchantment

D. fairy trickery

A. Non of these

C. it describes a form of worship based on praying to devotional art

D. it describes a way of life that became popular after the Middle Ages

A. she wanted to make a political statement against the Church

B. she was concerned about loss of property

D. she said that the institution was too flawed

A. men are represented as immoral while women are always presented as chaste

C. women are always villains, while men are always heroes

D. women are always involved in supernatural plots while mens storylines tend to be more realistic

B. it includes issues that pertain to the heart

C. it is part of the anchoress inner self

D. it is the most important part of Ancrene Wisse

A. people stopped reading the Bible

B. interest in the Church history declined rapidly

D. people increasingly turned to visual art in order to learn about religion

A. Both use the comitatus ethic to explain their heros motivations.

B. Both include references toWilliam the Conqueror.

D. Both feature mentions of the conversion from paganism.

A. the issue of whether there is a female voice in the letters

B. the idea that Abelard wrote all of the letters

D. the critical debate about the verification of events in the letters

B. prostitution was considered problematic but legal

C. prostitution was considered a solution to epidemics of rape

D. the Church opposed prostitution on moral grounds