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101. In the Middle Ages, nuns also performed which of the following roles ?
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A. teachers

B. All of the Above

C. scribes

D. authors

102. What is the function of Ancrene Wisse ?
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A. pathos

B. affective piety

C. paradox

D. imagery

103. Which of the following inventions is associated with the rise in literacy ?
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A. the rudder

B. the flail

C. the triptych

D. the letter press

104. The adventure of another lay/Just as it happened, Ill relay ?
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A. The line has obvious rhyme and meter, and the opening words suggest a story of adventure and excitement.

B. The strong alliteration creates rhythm that accentuates the adventurous spirit.

C. The line seems to frame a story with plot complications.

D. The line alludes to a poem with religious undertones.

105. Which of the following women is widely considered the first feminist ?
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A. Thecla

B. Margery Kempe

C. Catherine of Siena

D. Christine de Pizan

106. In the Middle Ages, what was the status of a married woman in relation to her husband ?
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A. she was more legally powerful than her husband

B. she was her husbands property, but could not be mistreated under law

C. she was considered equal to her husband

D. she was considered her husbands property

107. In Medieval times, who were femme soles ?
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A. anchorites who lived in seclusion

B. women who were villains in stories of courtly love

C. women who operated their own businesses without men

D. educated women

108. When did the Roman Empire formally legalize Christianity ?
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A. The 8th century

B. The 3rd century

C. The 4th century

D. The 7th century

109. 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

110. 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

111. 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

112. 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

113. 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

114. 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

115. 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.

116. 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

117. 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

118. 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

119. 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.

120. 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

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