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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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

6121. How did the printing press alter medieval culture ?
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A. All of the Above

B. it increased the amount of printed material available to the masses

C. it created a more unrestricted circulation of texts

D. it improved communication between societies

6122. With which literary form is Ancrene Wisse most closely related ?
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A. conduct books

B. estate satire

C. medieval allegory

D. medieval lays

6123. What is oral transmission ?
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A. a mode of communication used mainly after the rise of literacy

B. the spreading of material by word of mouth

C. a method of communication used solely by the early Church

D. a method of communication that became prominent at the end of the Middle Ages

6124. From which lay is the quote she had no equal in the kingdom taken ?
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A. La Fresne

B. Bisclavert

C. Lanval

D. Equitan

6125. According to most historians, why was it so important for a man to marry a virgin wife ?
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A. it assured him that her wife would never commit adultery

B. it assured him that his wife was not a sinner

C. it assured him that his wife would carry a dowry with her

D. it assured him that his children were his own

6126. What was courtly love ?
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A. a type of early literature produced solely by medieval women writers

B. a literary convention based on the code of behavior associated with chivalrous romance

C. a method of oral transmission

D. a type of literature concerned with the behavior of anchorites

6127. How did the Normans revolutionize English poetry ?
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A. They introduced rhyming octosyllabic couplets.

B. They introduced iambic pentameter.

C. They introduced metaphor.

D. They introduced alliterative verse.

6128. Which of the following themes do both Julian of Norwich and Catherine of Siena explore ?
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A. the idea that community is essential to salvation

B. the idea that God is separate from the human experience of love

C. the concept of dualism of body and soul

D. the concept of a sensual God

6129. In what centuries did mystical women writers primarily work ?
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A. 10th and 11th centuries

B. 9th and 10th centuries

C. 8th and 9th centuries

D. 14th and 15th centuries

6130. Which of the following was the most copied book of the Middle Ages ?
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A. The Romance of the Rose

B. Book of Hours

C. The Bible

D. The Art of Courtly Love

6131. Chaucers pilgrims are a representative section of late medieval society. Which of the following economic situations is evident among this group ?
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A. The lack of guilds led to a decline in available civic services.

B. Landlords had growing problems with their tenants.

C. All of these answers

D. A modern social hierarchy developed.

6132. What is a lai ?
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A. A poem that is usually in octosyllabic couplets

B. A poem with courtly love as its central theme

C. A short lyrical poem

D. All of these answers

6133. Which of the following texts was inspired by Historia Regum Britanniae ?
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A. Bedes Ecclesiastical History

B. Chaucers The Canterbury Tales

C. Caedmons Hymn

D. Chretien de Troyes Yvain, or le Chevalier au Lion

6134. Which of the following best defines Middle English ?
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A. An early form spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons

B. A form brought to England by the Scandinavians

C. A filed-down Old English with heavy French influence

D. A unique form of English spoken in Germany

6135. What is the significance of the title of Everyman ?
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A. The title suggests a long history of conflict between the government and the individual.

B. The title alludes to other plays in the same cycle.

C. The title is part of the morality plays attempt to make Christian struggles universal.

D. The title suggests that faith-based issues are individual to each Christian.

6136. What was the focus of Geoffrey of Monmouths Historia Regum Britanniae ?
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A. The conversion of Britain from paganism

B. The tales of King Arthur

C. The early years of William the Conqueror

D. The life and poems of Caedmon

6137. Why was the alliterative revival associated with nationalism and nostalgia ?
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A. Metrical poetry simply got boring.

B. Alliterative poetry was much easier to write.

C. The stories of King Arthur made all English people nostalgic.

D. Alliterative poetry was associated with a world before the French influence, a world before the Conquest

6138. Which of the following are characteristics of a medieval romance ?
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A. Episodic French and German poetry

B. Resemblance to an epic

C. Supernatural themes involving dragons and monsters

D. All of these answers

6139. Chaucers The Canterbury Tales ?
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A. The church

B. The court of Richard II

C. The military

D. The literary tradition

6140. What was the function of the Anglo- Saxon Chronicle ?
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A. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle offers a lay persons perspective on Anglo-Saxon history.

B. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the history of the continuity and persistence of Anglo-Saxon culture in Old English.

C. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle focuses on the courtly adventures of Anglo-Saxon English.

D. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle presents an accurate description of the Second and Third Crusades.

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