What is oral transmission ?

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Which of the following best defines caesura ?

A. A pause or break in a line of poetry B. Giving inanimate objects human qualities C. A metaphorical compound D. The image used to share qualities in a metaphor or simile...

Which of the following best defines mysticism ?

A. The dream connection between the two sexes B. A literary genre written mainly in the Anglo-Saxon era C. The human soul’s tendency towards intimate union with the divine D. The separation between humanity and divinity...

What was historically significant about Chretien de Troyes Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion ?

A. He recast the history of Arthur into the romance genre. B. He was the first to discuss the Knights of the Round Table. C. He separated Arthurian legend from tales of courtly love. D. He dropped the supernatural theme found in Arthurian legend....

Which is the best example of the “double standard” that exists in tales of courtly love ?

A. women are always villains, while men are always heroes B. women are always involved in supernatural plots while men’s storylines tend to be more realistic C. men are allowed to boast about their affairs, while women must keep them secret D. men are represented as immoral while women are always presented as chaste...

Why do most historians think monasticism appealed to medieval women ?

A. it provided women with the opportunity to protect their own property B. it provided women with a place to nourish their intellectual growth C. it allowed women to exercise political authority in their communities D. All of the Above...