A. Mystery plays involve Christian themes, whereas morality plays do not.

B. Morality plays involve Christian themes, whereas mystery plays do not.

D. Mystery plays were written individually, whereas morality plays are in cycles.

A. Both include stacked tales in a single sequential narrative.

C. Both are designed in an episodic manner.

D. Both are usually intended to be sung as hymns.

A. Their nationalistic tone

B. Their conservative poetics

C. Their radical politics

A. Gabriel Garcia Marquez

C. Isabel Allende

D. Allejo Carpentier

A. Linda Hutcheon

B. Jean Baudrillard

C. Thomas Hobbes

B. Loneliness

C. Abandoned mead-halls

D. Exile

A. The Rule of Saint Benedict offered an early example of dream poetry.

B. The Rule of Saint Benedict was the first example of poetry written in the vernacular language.

D. The Rule of Saint Benedict explained the new architectural style.

A. The contrast between vulgar love and courtly love

B. The misuse of scripture

D. The misdirected kiss

A. Catherine of Siena

B. Margery Kempe

D. Thecla

A. It is a semi-autobiographical account of Joyces coming of age as an artist.

C. It begins with the famous line: Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was coming down along the road met a nicens little boy named baby tuckoo?

D. It captures the conflict that Stephen Dedalus has with his Irish and Catholic heritage.

A. Decadent

C. Symbolist

D. Genteel

A. a period in which philosophers attempted to reconcile philosophy with religion

B. a period associated with the Carolingian Renaissance

D. a period of educational activity

A. All of the above

B. The Anglo-Irish war never involved a guerrilla campaign.

C. In the course of the Anglo-Irish War, only a few hundred members of the Irish Republican Army were actively resisting British rule.

A. Rose period

B. Blue period

C. Synthetic cubism

A. The knight had not finished his tale.

B. The miller did not ask politely.

C. A member of the clergy should have spoken next.

A. it uses Greek mythology to comment on contemporary questions.

C. it thematizes the importance of choosing action over complacency.

D. it reflects a Victorian attitude of continuing to fight against loss of hope or faith.

B. For a time, England became a country with two languages.

C. English as a language of the kings court was replaced by Norman French.

D. Eventually English was reestablished, deeply influenced by Norman French.

A. Rejecting English poetic tradition

B. A return to neoclassical aesthetics

C. Disassociating painting and poetry

A. This line suggests that Britain was the most important place in the medieval world.

B. This line suggests that Arthur was beloved by the English, because he was good.

C. This line suggests that good kings are rewarded by God.

B. To convert readers to Christianity through positive examples

C. To sway audiences away from reading tales of courtly love

D. To inform illiterate readers about Arthurian legend

A. They were promoters of the monastic life.

B. They wanted to move from the basics of Christian faith to a full Christian life.

C. They were extremely charismatic.

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

B. they were expected to be religious role models

C. they ran the household

B. A popular form in the 9th and 10th centuries

C. An Anglo-Saxon form written in iambic pentameter with traditional rhymes

D. A form brought to England in the years during the Norman invasion

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

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

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

A. Bedes Ecclesiastical History

B. Caedmons Hymn

D. Chaucers The Canterbury Tales

A. It begins with the lines: I kissed the dawn of summer.

B. It suggests that the quest for knowledge and enlightenment is deeply satisfying.

C. The poem speaks of the necessity of seeking human approval and communal acceptance.

A. William Congreve

B. Ann Radcliffe

C. Matthew Lewis

A. T.S. Eliot

C. James Joyce

D. Joseph Conrad

B. Wergild is connected to the idea that bloodshed leads to more bloodshed.

C. Wergild relates to the concept of wyrd.

D. Wergild contributes to the claustrophobic, doom-laden atmosphere.

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

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

D. the idea that Abelard wrote all of the letters

B. The thegn is a class of protocapitalism opposed to the guild system.

C. The thegn is an Anglo-Saxon lord who partakes in the comitatus ethic.

D. The thegn is a warrior who pays money in exchange for exemption from military service.

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

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

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

A. The power given to absolute monarchs by God

C. The revelation of religious truths through meditation

D. A period in the 18th century that celebrated industry

A. It was a political movement intended to overthrow Napoleon III.

B. It was a religious movement intended to celebrate the values of Christianity.

D. It was an urban renovation project which offered social services in city slums.

A. The high rates of the poll tax were considered unfair.

B. Peasants were jointly united against the pattern of upper-class harassments

D. Government policies were incorrectly based on the idea that the rich would help the poor survive.

A. It is a Romantic novel that explores the decline of a Russian family.

B. It is a stream-of-consciousness narrative that explores cultural identity in nineteenth-century Ireland.

C. It is a lyrical novel that explores the decline of a Caribbean family.

A. All of the above

B. An assault on the sexual mores of the Victorian Age

C. A reaffirmation of Romantic notions of the sublime

A. Aestheticism

B. Naturalism

C. Decadence

A. The Great Depression was a severe economic downturn in the industrialized world that began in 1929 and lasted for approximately ten years.

B. The Great Depression lasted for one hundred years.

D. The Great Depression was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by Western civilization since industrialization.

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

B. The world is a happy and wonderful place.

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

A. The Seafarer

C. The Battle of Maldon

D. The Wanderer

A. As a historical figure with whom her audience is largely unfamiliar

B. As someone who broken the tradition of offering lavish gifts to his supporters

D. As a warrior king

A. To the Lighthouse

B. The Surrealist Manifesto

D. The Heart of Darkness

A. rejection of arts political role.

B. attempt to link poetry with music.

D. rejection of traditional form.

B. The Matter of Britain

C. The Matter of England

D. The Matter of Rome

A. The feudal world is one of glamor and beauty.

B. Feudalism represents the world ofscholars who studied the ancient texts of the past.

C. Feudalism represents interesting family quarrels that make for good stories.

B. They introduced metaphor.

C. They introduced iambic pentameter.

D. They introduced alliterative verse.

B. James Joyces Ulysses

C. Ernest Hemingways The Sun Also Rises

D. T.S. Eliots The Wasteland

A. Marie de Frances Lanval

C. Sir Thomas Malorys Morte Darthur

D. Geoffrey of Monmouths Historia Regum Britanniae

A. York cycle

C. Roman cycle

D. Cornish cycle