How did increased lay participation in religious life impact monasteries ?

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Why is Caedmon’s Hymn important in the history of Old English literature ?

A. The poem could be easily sung in all churches and was widely accepted. B. The poem’s theme of alienation becomes familiar to Anglo-Saxon poetry. C. The poem illustrates Caedmon’s erudition and scholarship. D. The poem is widely believed to be the first written poem in Old English....

Which of the following lines provides an example of alliterative verse ?

A. “The knight took a step toward/The maiden she called him forward” B. “her biginneth the earste boc of ures ant ureisuns the gode beoth to seggen” C. “doughty in theire doings and dredde ay schame” D. “I left my lands to come where you are/To find you I have come so far!”...

Which of the following is not an example of a lai ?

A. Sir Launfal B. Chaucer’s The Wife of Bath C. Chaucer’s Franklin’s Tale D. Norwich’s Revelations of Divine Love...

What was a virago ?

A. a heroine who used female attributes to become a saint B. a saint who was NOT the humble, pious, and chaste figure she was expected to be C. an asexual female saint D. an anchorite...

Which is true of childbirth in the Middle Ages ?

A. it was normally supervised by a midwife B. it was typically dangerous for mother and infant C. it was normally done without medical equipment D. All of the Above...