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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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

6081. Which of the following is an example of female hagiography ?
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A. Revelations of Divine Love

B. Acts of Thecla

C. Orison to an Almighty God

D. The Wooing of Our Lord

6082. Which best summarizes Christine de Pizans reaction to The Romance of the Rose ?
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A. she applauded its promotion of female education

B. she objected to the treatment of secularism as evil

C. she praised the objectification of women

D. she attacked it as misogynistic

6083. Which writer(s) is/are associated with mysticism ?
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A. Walter Hilton

B. Richard Rolle

C. All of the Above

D. Julian of Norwich

6084. Who were lay mystics ?
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A. people who attempted to contact God without the intervention of an established religious order

B. people who reject asceticism and contemplation

C. people who were formally tied to religious orders

D. people who attempt to found their own religious orders

6085. Who were the troubadours ?
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A. men who wrote only in the mystical tradition

B. heretics persecuted by the Church

C. the authors of conduct books

D. poets from France and Italy

6086. Which of the following characterize(s) a lay ?
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A. All of the Above

B. geographical unity

C. octosyllabic couplets

D. episodic content

6087. Which of the following is not an example of a lai ?
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A. Sir Launfal

B. Chaucers The Wife of Bath

C. Chaucers Franklins Tale

D. Norwichs Revelations of Divine Love

6088. Which of the following is an alternative name for the Middle Ages ?
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A. Platonic Period

B. Dark Ages

C. Age of Reason

D. Age of Enlightenment

6089. Which of the following themes/motifs was/were often found in literature of courtly love ?
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A. All of the Above

B. nobility

C. chastity

D. adultery

6090. Which of these female writers is most closely associated with tears ?
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A. Catherine de Pizan

B. Catherine of Siena

C. Margery Kempe

D. Julian of Norwich

6091. What is hagiography ?
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A. the writing and studying of saints lives

B. a term associated with oral transmission

C. the literary form linked closely with courtly love

D. a method of creating a mystical union

6092. What were conduct books ?
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A. books that conformed with strict standards of behavior

B. books that recounted historical events in the medieval era

C. books that established standards of behavior for women

D. books that were primarily intended to teach men how to treat their wives

6093. What is a lay in medieval literature ?
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A. a short lyrical poem

B. a type of book of hours

C. a story of a saints life

D. a devotional text used by anchoresses

6094. Which of the following typify the oralformulaic ?
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A. The use of epithets with characters names

B. An episodic structure

C. The repetition of words

D. All of the Above

6095. Why do most critics also refer to the Middle Ages as the Dark Ages ?
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A. there are few primary sources that reconstruct the history of the time

B. the lack of technology made it literally dark

C. the production of historical records increased

D. it was a period of surging Roman institutions

6096. In The Book of the City of Ladies, what is the function of the character Reason ?
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A. she helps the narrator see the merits of women

B. she offers real reasons as to why women are valuable to society

C. All of the Above

D. she literally helps build the city

6097. How did courtly literature characterize its heroines ?
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A. they were examples of mystical unions

B. they were sources of inspiration for heroic action

C. they always represented the evil side of love

D. they were never chaste or pious

6098. Why is the concept of feudalism important in medieval literature ?
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A. Feudalism represents interesting family quarrels that make for good stories.

B. Feudalism represents an economic hierarchy, the upper levels of which created and consumed literature.

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

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

6099. Which topic(s) is/are explored in The Lais of Marie de France ?
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A. superstition

B. jealous fathers

C. All of the Above

D. adultery

6100. The Book of the City of Ladies articulates which of the following themes________________?
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A. the merit of women

B. the value of practical virtues over traditional feminine virtues

C. the lack of truth in mens stereotypes about women

D. All of the Above

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