A. Libertarianism

B. Democracy

C. Marxism

A. French Classicism

B. British Romanticism

D. German Romanticism

A. The broken dreams of the American migr community in Paris

C. Artifacts from foreign cultures which do not fit into the American cultural context

D. The failed attempt of modern poetry

A. Modernism is the art produced during the modern period.

B. Modernism is the historical period which followed the modern period.

C. Modernism is the philosophy of modern art.

A. Stein experimented only with the sound qualities of language, whereas the Imagists focused on visual imagery.

C. Stein sought precision and clarity in her poems, whereas the Imagists sought experimental forms that enhanced visual imagery.

D. Stein sought to combine classical poetic form with contemporary content, whereas the Imagists used traditional poetic subject matter but experimented with form.

A. Patriotic imagery

B. Apocalyptic imagery

C. Nihilism

A. The ideal of courtly love

B. The Renaissance concept of humanism

C. The alchemical concept of the philosophers stone

B. Unlike World War I poetry, Georgian poetry was concerned primarily with womens rights.

C. Georgian poetry was modeled on World War I poetry and adapted its insights to postwar realities.

D. Unlike World War I poetry, Georgian poetry was concerned primarily with the effects of urbanization and industrialization.

A. John Milton

C. Amy Lowell

D. Allen Ginsberg

B. Becoming a stuttering sycophant just to survive

C. Wrapping yourself in the armor of anger and resentment

D. Feeling like an outcast in your own house

B. The poem praises those technological achievements which protect human life in wartime.

C. The poem uses images of the apocalypse to criticize the cruelty of war.

D. The poem presents the war as a natural part of the perennial cycles of human history.

A. Futurist poetry

B. Vorticist poetry

C. Objectivist poetry

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