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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

6161. What does Chaucer write concerning the devastating effect of the Black Death upon English social, cultural, and economic life in The Canterbury Tales ?
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A. Chaucer wrote no direct descriptions.

B. The upper classes were burdened by their monopoly of scarce resources.

C. Priests died in great numbers.

D. Rent prices increased because of the market boom.

6162. What is the verse form of Marie de Frances Lanval ?
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A. Dactylic pentameter

B. Heroic couplets

C. Octosyllabic couplets

D. Clerihew

6163. What is the significance of the dreamer in The Dream of the Rood ?
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A. The dreamer is an example of the superstition of paganism.

B. The dreamer is a relic from before the Christian conversion.

C. The dreamer functions as an example of the comitatus ethic.

D. The dreamer has a special hope for salvation.

6164. What was historically significant about Chretien de Troyes Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion ?
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A. He separated Arthurian legend from tales of courtly love.

B. He recast the history of Arthur into the romance genre.

C. He dropped the supernatural theme found in Arthurian legend.

D. He was the first to discuss the Knights of the Round Table.

6165. Beowulf introduces the reader to the life of a thegn. Which of the following best describes the role of the thegn ?
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A. The thegn is an Anglo-Saxon lord who partakes in the comitatus ethic.

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

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

D. The thegn is a warrior who has sworn his loyalty to an Anglo-Saxon lord.

6166. How does The Cross, as speaker, portray Jesus in The Dream of the Rood ?
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A. As the ransom God demands for the sins of humanity

B. As a special Jewish teacher

C. As the suffering Christ

D. As the heroic noble warrior

6167. In Lanval, how does Marie de France represent King Arthur ?
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A. As a modest ruler who defended his own borders

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

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

D. As a warrior king

6168. Which text is an example of a poem structured as a vision to convey the theme of salvation ?
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A. The Wanderer

B. The Battle of Maldon

C. The Seafarer

D. The Dream of the Rood

6169. The Battle of Maldon describes which historical event ?
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A. The defeat of the English at the hands of the Vikings in 991

B. The Second Crusade in the 12thcentury

C. The First Crusade in the 11th-century

D. The Norman Conquest in 1066

6170. Which of the following lines provides an example of alliterative verse ?
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A. doughty in theire doings and dredde ay schame

B. her biginneth the earste boc of ures ant ureisuns the gode beoth to seggen

C. I left my lands to come where you are/To find you I have come so far!

D. The knight took a step toward/The maiden she called him forward

6171. Which of the following best defines mysticism ?
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A. The dream connection between the two sexes

B. The human souls tendency towards intimate union with the divine

C. A literary genre written mainly in the Anglo-Saxon era

D. The separation between humanity and divinity

6172. Arthur, the good King of Britainheld a rich and royal court ?
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A. This line suggests that good kings are rewarded by God.

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

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

D. This line suggests the elegance necessary for the feudal king to display being at the top of the economic hierarchy.

6173. Why is the presence of the comitatus ethic in Beowulf significant ?
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A. The comitatus ethic represents a culture in which rulers had no responsibilities to their citizens.

B. The comitatus ethic represents the shift from a nomadic to a more organized social structure.

C. The comitatus ethic shows a historical return to older types of political organization.

D. The comitatus ethic is evidence of a period in which behavior was guided by Christian ethics.

6174. In The Wanderer, what is the speakers primary conflict ?
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A. The speakers spiritual regression with the increasing trend of Christian conversions

B. The desire for a more advanced world with stagnant social progress

C. The folly of earthly things with the wisdom of heaven

D. The desire to travel in search of wisdom with the social conventions

6175. Which of the following texts provides the best example of medieval estates satire ?
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A. The Book of Margery Kempe

B. Piers Plowman

C. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

D. The Canterbury Tales

6176. What is problematic about calling Beowulf part of Old English literature ?
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A. The epic poem is written in a language that is unrecognizable to many English speakers.

B. There are no English characters in the poem.

C. Danish and German scholars first claimed the poem.

D. There is no firm concept of when English literature began.

6177. Which of the following factors helped create a solidified British political identity ?
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A. The translation of Latin religious and historical works in vernacular traditions

B. The shift away from individual petty kingdoms to central rule under King Alfred

C. All of these answers

D. Efforts to revive learning

6178. In Beowulf, what is the significance of wergild ?
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A. Wergild relates to the concept of wyrd.

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

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

D. All of these answers

6179. What is the significance of Sutton Hoo ?
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A. Sutton Hoo gives more information about the society that created Beowulf.

B. Sutton Hoo provides architectural evidence from a virtually unexplored period of history.

C. Sutton Hoo provides insight into the conversion from paganism to Christianity.

D. All of these answers

6180. What is the significance of the line: Fate is established! in The Wanderer ?
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A. The line suggests that the speaker is comfortably settled.

B. The line describes the optimistic attitude of the speaker.

C. The line suggests that fate plays an irrevocable role in human affairs

D. The Wanderer is a poem about fatal endings.

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