What was a virago ?

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The home of Chaucer’s royal patron and friend, John of Gaunt, was burned duringthe Peasants’ Revolt of 138. What events led to this revolt ?

A. Government policies were incorrectly based on the idea that the rich would help the poor survive. B. The high rates of the poll tax were considered unfair. C. Peasants were jointly united against the pattern of upper-class harassments D. All of these answers...

The turbulent years of the 14th century witnessed a blending of language and culture that led to the rise of Middle English. Which of the following events led to the nickname “the era of catastrophes” ?

A. The Hundred Years War B. The Great Schism C. The Black Plague D. All of these answers...

What distinguishes morality plays from mystery plays ?

A. Mystery plays involve Christian themes, whereas morality plays do not. B. Morality plays involve Christian themes, whereas mystery plays do not. C. Morality plays were written individually, whereas mystery plays are in cycles. D. Mystery plays were written individually, whereas morality plays are in cycles....

What was “courtly love” ?

A. a type of literature concerned with the behavior of anchorites B. a type of early literature produced solely by medieval women writers C. a literary convention based on the code of behavior associated with chivalrous romance D. a method of oral transmission...

Which of the following is an example of female hagiography ?

A. “Revelations of Divine Love” B. “Acts of Thecla” C. “The Wooing of Our Lord” D. “Orison to an Almighty God”...