5752. Who owned the rights to a theatrical script ?
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A. the bishop of London

B. the acting company

C. the patron of the acting company, eg, the Lord Chamberlain

D. the printer

5753. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens involves which two cities ?
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A. London and Rome

B. Berlin and London

C. London and Paris

D. Paris and Rome

5754. What was the significance of the voyage of the Empire Windrush ?
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A. It was sunk by the German navy in 1914, bringing the United States into World War I.

B. It delivered a small dog into space in 1959, and returned it to earth.

C. It brought the last group of English convicts to Australia in 1901.

D. It brought the first group of immigrants from Jamaica to England in 1948.
5757. Which of the following statements about Julian of Norwich is true ?
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A. She sought unsuccessfully to restore classical paganism.

B. She is the first known woman writer in the English vernacular.

C. She made pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Rome, and Santiago.

D. She was a virgin martyr.

5758. what was the occupation of Chaucers father ?
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A. civil servant

B. a vintner

C. none of the above

D. leather merchant

5759. what did Chaucers wife use to do ?
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A. none of the above

B. nurse of royal court

C. governess to Henry IV

D. lady-in-waiting to Queen Philip pa of Hainaut
5760. To what did the word the roman, from which the genre of romanceemerged, initially apply ?
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A. a work derived from a Latin text of the Roman Empire

B. a Roman official

C. a work written in the French vernacular

D. a story about love and adventure

5761. Ancrene Riwle is a manual of instruction for_______________?
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A. women who have chosen to live as religious recluses

B. translators of French romances

C. knights preparing for their first tournament

D. courtiers entering the service of Richard II

5762. In Anglo-Saxon heroic poetry, what is the fate of those who fail to observe the sacred duty of blood vengeance ?
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A. everlasting shame

B. banishment to Asia

C. conversion to Christianity

D. being buried alive

5763. Which twelfth-century poet or poets were indebted to Breton storytellers for their narratives ?
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A. Chrtien de Troyes

B. Geoffrey Chaucer

C. b and c only

D. Marie de France

5764. which of these kings was not served by Chaucer ?
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A. Henry II

B. Richard II

C. none of the above

D. Edward III

5765. Who is the author of Piers Plowman ?
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A. Geoffrey Chaucer

B. Margery Kempe

C. William Langland

D. Sir Thomas Malory

5766. Only a small proportion of medieval books survive, large numbers having been destroyed in______________?
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A. the wave of contempt for manuscripts that followed the beginning of printing in 1476.

B. the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s.

C. the Anglo-Saxon Conquest beginning in the 1450s.

D. the Peasant Uprising of 1381.

5767. The styles of The Owl and the Nightingale and Ancrene Riwle show what about the poetry and prose written around the year 1200 ?
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A. A and C only

B. They were written for sophisticated and well-educated readers.

C. Their readers primary language was English.

D. Writing continued to benefit only readers fluent in Latin and French.

5770. Which influential medieval text purported to reveal the secrets of the afterlife ?
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A. Boccaccios Decameron

B. Chaucers Legend of Good Women

C. Dantes Divine Comedy

D. The Dream of the Rood

5771. Popular English adaptations of romances appealed primarily to____________________?
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A. the royal family and upper orders of the nobility

B. the lower orders of the nobility

C. the clergy

D. agricultural laborers

5772. How did Henry II, the first of Englands Plantagenet kings, acquire vast provinces in southern France ?
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A. the Fourth Lateran Council

B. Saint Patricks mission

C. the Battle of Hastings

D. his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine
5773. Chaucer acted as a controller of custom during_______________?
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A. 1374 to 1385

B. 1350 to 1360

C. 1360 to 1400

D. none of the above

5774. Which of the following best describes litote, a favorite rhetorical device in Old English poetry ?
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A. ironic understatement

B. stress on every third diphthong

C. embellishment at the service of Christian doctrine

D. repetition of parallel syntactic structures

5775. What was vellum ?
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A. an unbreakable oath of fealty

B. unrhymed iambic pentameter

C. the service owed to a lord by his peasants(villeins)

D. parchment made of animal skin
5776. What was vellum ?
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A. a prized ink used in the illumination of prestigious manuscripts

B. the service owed to a lord by his peasants (\villeins\)

C. unrhymed iambic pentameter

D. parchment made of animal skin
5777. What is the first extended written specimen of Old English ?
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A. Boethiuss Consolidation of Philosophy

B. a code of laws promulgated by King Ethelbert

C. Saint Jeromes translation of the Bible

D. Bedes Ecclesiastical History of the English People

5778. Which literary form, developed in the fifteenth century, personified vices and virtues ?
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A. the heroic epic

B. the short story

C. the romance

D. the morality play
5779. one of Chaucers daughter was___________?
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A. a nun

B. an astronomer

C. none of the above

D. a musician

5780. Which twelfth-century poet or poets were indebted to Breton storytellers for their narratives ?
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A. Chrtien de Troyes

B. Marie de France

C. b and c only

D. Geoffrey Chaucer

5781. What is the first extended written specimen of Old English ?
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A. Boethiuss Consolidation of Philosophy

B. Saint Jeromes translation of the Bible

C. a code of laws promulgated by King Ethelbert

D. Malorys Morte Darthur

5782. in which year chaucer was imprisoned by the French ?
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A. none of the above

B. 1357

C. 1360

D. 1378

5785. Which influential medieval text purported to reveal the secrets of the afterlife ?
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A. Dantes Divine Comedy

B. The Dream of the Rood

C. Chaucers Legend of Good Women

D. Boccaccios Decameron

5787. What is the climax of Geoffrey of Monmouths The History of the Kings of Britain ?
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A. the marriage of Henry II to Eleanor of Aquitaine

B. King Johns seal of the Magna Carta

C. the coronation of Henry II

D. the reign of King Arthur
5788. Which of the following statements is not an accurate description of Old English poetry ?
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A. Irony is a mode of perception, as much as it was a figure of speech.

B. Its formal and dignified use of speech was distant from everyday use of language.

C. Christian and pagan ideals are sometimes mixed

D. Romantic love is a guiding principle of moral conduct.
5790. Who is the author of Piers Plowman ?
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A. Sir Thomas Malory

B. Margery Kempe

C. William Langland

D. Geoffrey Chaucer

5791. What is the climax of Geoffrey of Monmouths The History of the Kings of Britain ?
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A. the marriage of Henry II to Eleanor of Aquitaine

B. the coronation of Henry II

C. the reign of King Arthur

D. King Johns seal of the Magna Carta

5793. Which of the following statements about Julian of Norwich is true ?
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A. She was a virgin martyr.

B. She made pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Rome, and Santiago.

C. She sought unsuccessfully to restore classical paganism.

D. She is the first known woman writer in the English vernacular.
5796. Chaucer was released from legal action by____________in a deed of May 1, 1380 from rape and abduction ?
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A. Agnes de Copton

B. none of the above

C. Miss Cecily Chaumpaigne

D. Philippa de Roet of Flanders

5798. chaucer was fined in 1367 or 1366 for_______________________?
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A. for writing poetry against the church

B. beating a friar in a London street

C. none of the above

D. for crossing the border of Great Britain

5799. To what did the word the roman, from which the genre of \romance\emerged, initially apply ?
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A. a story about love and adventure

B. a work written in the French vernacular

C. a Roman official

D. a work derived from a Latin text of the Roman Empire

5800. How did Henry II, the first of Englands Plantagenet kings, acquire vast provinces in southern France ?
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A. the Fourth Lateran Council

B. the Battle of Hastings

C. Saint Patricks mission

D. his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine