ages era period MCQs – Page 26

Practise focused ages era period questions with marked answers for exam preparation and subject revision.

ages era period Mcqs
501. one of Chaucers daughter was___________?
comments icon0
A. a nun

B. an astronomer

C. none of the above

D. a musician

502. Which twelfth-century poet or poets were indebted to Breton storytellers for their narratives ?
comments icon0

A. Chrtien de Troyes

B. Marie de France

C. b and c only

D. Geoffrey Chaucer

503. What is the first extended written specimen of Old English ?
comments icon0

A. Boethiuss Consolidation of Philosophy

B. Saint Jeromes translation of the Bible

C. a code of laws promulgated by King Ethelbert

D. Malorys Morte Darthur

504. in which year chaucer was imprisoned by the French ?
comments icon0

A. none of the above

B. 1357

C. 1360

D. 1378

505. Toward the close of which century did English replace French as the language of conducting business in Parliament and in court of law ?
comments icon0

A. thirteenth

B. fourteenth

C. twelfth

D. tenth

506. Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450 ?
comments icon0
A. the Anglo-Saxons

B. the Celts

C. the Normans

D. the Geats

507. Which influential medieval text purported to reveal the secrets of the afterlife ?
comments icon0
A. Dantes Divine Comedy

B. The Dream of the Rood

C. Chaucers Legend of Good Women

D. Boccaccios Decameron

508. Which king began a war to enforce his claims to the throne of France in 1336 ?
comments icon0
A. Henry II

B. Henry III

C. Edward III

D. Henry V

509. What is the climax of Geoffrey of Monmouths The History of the Kings of Britain ?
comments icon0

A. the marriage of Henry II to Eleanor of Aquitaine

B. King Johns seal of the Magna Carta

C. the coronation of Henry II

D. the reign of King Arthur
510. Which of the following statements is not an accurate description of Old English poetry ?
comments icon0

A. Irony is a mode of perception, as much as it was a figure of speech.

B. Its formal and dignified use of speech was distant from everyday use of language.

C. Christian and pagan ideals are sometimes mixed

D. Romantic love is a guiding principle of moral conduct.
511. In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the floweringof Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers ?
comments icon0
A. the Gawain poet

B. Chrtien de Troyes

C. the Beowulf poet

D. Geoffrey of Monmouth

512. Who is the author of Piers Plowman ?
comments icon0

A. Sir Thomas Malory

B. Margery Kempe

C. William Langland

D. Geoffrey Chaucer

513. What is the climax of Geoffrey of Monmouths The History of the Kings of Britain ?
comments icon0

A. the marriage of Henry II to Eleanor of Aquitaine

B. the coronation of Henry II

C. the reign of King Arthur

D. King Johns seal of the Magna Carta

514. The use of whale-roadfor sea and lifehouse for body are examples of what literary technique, popular in Old English poetry ?
comments icon0

A. simile

B. symbolism

C. kenning

D. metonymy

515. Which of the following statements about Julian of Norwich is true ?
comments icon0

A. She was a virgin martyr.

B. She made pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Rome, and Santiago.

C. She sought unsuccessfully to restore classical paganism.

D. She is the first known woman writer in the English vernacular.
516. how many children chaucer had ?
comments icon0

A. 0

B. 1

C. 2

D. 4
517. Which hero made his earliest appearance in Celtic literature before becoming a staple subject in French, English, and German literatures ?
comments icon0

A. Beowulf

B. Arthur

C. Alfred

D. Augustine of Canterbury

518. Chaucer was released from legal action by____________in a deed of May 1, 1380 from rape and abduction ?
comments icon0

A. Agnes de Copton

B. none of the above

C. Miss Cecily Chaumpaigne

D. Philippa de Roet of Flanders

519. Which of the following authors is considered a devotee to chivalry, as it is personified in Sir Lancelot ?
comments icon0
A. Sir Thomas Malory

B. Julian of Norwich

C. Margery Kempe

D. William Langland

520. chaucer was fined in 1367 or 1366 for_______________________?
comments icon0

A. for writing poetry against the church

B. beating a friar in a London street

C. none of the above

D. for crossing the border of Great Britain