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Practise multiple-choice questions from english literature for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

english literature Mcqs

1. introduction to literary theory 2. miscellaneous literature 3. famous playwright poet and others 4. introduction to literary studies 5. cultural and literary in modernity 6. ages era period 7. cultural and literary english renaissance 8. modern poetry and poetics 9. medieval literature and culture 10. african american literature 11. the gothic novel 12. american literature 13. language and linguistics 14. english romantic poetry 15. literary theory and criticism 16. cultural and literary 18th 19th centuries

6061. What is the authorship controversy as it relates to Heloise and Abelard ?
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A. the issue of whether there is a female voice in the letters

B. the idea that Abelard wrote all of the letters

C. All of the Above

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

6062. In the Middle Ages, how did society treat prostitution ?
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A. All of the Above

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

6063. Which event(s) characterized the Middle Ages ?
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A. All of the Above

B. falling birth rates

C. financial deficits from increased military expenditures

D. invasions from barbarian tribes

6064. In the context of Medieval literature, what does inner rule mean ?
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A. it is part of the anchoress inner self

B. All of the Above

C. it is the most important part of Ancrene Wisse

D. it includes issues that pertain to the heart

6065. Between which movements do historians situate literature in the Middle Ages ?
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A. Roman departure and the Renaissance

B. Romanticism and the Enlightenment

C. English Reformation and Elizabethan Age

D. Civil war and the Restoration

6066. Identify the speaker of these lines: sweet Jesus, Jesus love ?
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A. Julian of Norwich

B. Margery Kempe

C. Catherine of Siena

D. Christine de Pizan

6067. To whom were The Lais of Marie de France dedicated ?
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A. King Alfred

B. King Richard

C. King Arthur

D. King Henry

6068. According to Pizan, what is the most important element in a womans quest for equality ?
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A. secular political activity

B. piety

C. education

D. chastity

6069. How was Christine de Pizan a unique female writer for her time ?
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A. she was the only woman to work in the oral tradition

B. she wrote in order to support herself

C. she was the first female mystic

D. she was the only woman to write medieval lays

6070. What is scholasticism as it relates to the medieval era ?
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A. All of the Above

B. a period of educational activity

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

D. a period associated with the Carolingian Renaissance

6071. Which are examples of devotional acts ?
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A. charitable donations

B. All of the Above

C. pilgrimages

D. prayers on the sinners behalf

6072. Which of the following characterized court life in the Middle Ages ?
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A. All of the Above

B. recitations by poets

C. games

D. knightly tournaments

6073. How did the fall of Roman imperialism affect Britain ?
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A. All of the Above

B. it led to the end of Roman forms of governing

C. it led to the rise of Germanic cultures

D. it created a conflict Christianity and paganism

6074. How did the development of nation-states in the late Middle Ages affect women ?
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A. they took on more important roles in the economy

B. they lost much of their political and economic power

C. they were able to acquire more political capital

D. they lost the ability to be anchoresses

6075. In the Medieval era, women most commonly worked as ______________?
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A. spinners

B. All of the Above

C. retailers

D. domestic servants

6076. When did the Norman Invasion take place ?
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A. 12th century

B. 11th century

C. 9th century

D. 10th century

6077. Which text(s) is/are associated with mysticism ?
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A. The Romance of the Rose

B. Book of Hours

C. The Canterbury Tales

D. Revelations of Divine Love

6078. Which is/are a theme(s) of The Acts of Thecla ?
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A. female literacy

B. peasant life

C. praise of chastity

D. courtly love

6079. What is affective piety ?
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A. a literary device used in estates satire

B. a term associated with oral transmission

C. an important trait of the medieval lay

D. a dramatic demonstration of faith

6080. Which of the following is not a theme in Chretien de Troyes Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion ?
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A. The conduct of wars and tournaments

B. The knights lack of loyalty to his lord

C. The relationships between knights and ladies

D. The feudal system

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