In Chaucer’s “The Miller’s Tale,” why would the miller’s determination to speak following the knight appear unsettling to the 14th century audience ?

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Which of the following accurately describes the way in which the comitatus ethic is represented in Beowulf, The Seafarer, and The Wanderer ?

A. As a mutually beneficial relationship between rulers and warriors B. As an economic system of rewards used to ensure warriors reliability C. As a pre-feudal power structure based on the distribution of economic and military resources D. All of these answers...

The Battle of Maldon describes which historical event ?

A. The defeat of the English at the hands of the Vikings in 991 B. The First Crusade in the 11th-century C. The Second Crusade in the 12thcentury D. The Norman Conquest in 1066...

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A. The title suggests a long history of conflict between the government and the individual. B. The title is part of the morality play’s attempt to make Christian struggles universal. C. The title alludes to other plays in the same cycle. D. The title suggests that faith-based issues are individual to each Christian....

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A. Mystical literature suggested the continued link between paganism and Christianity. B. Mystical literature prohibited women from writing in the voice of God. C. Mystical literature ended the trend of poems in which God was cast as a lover. D. Mystical literature provided a place for women to write romantic and religious literature....

Which is true of medieval property laws ?

A. most medieval women had some property B. married women could hold property once they had children C. married women could hold property without their husband’s consent D. widows could hold property...