Which best summarizes Christine de Pizan’s reaction to The Romance of the Rose ?

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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....

Why was Acrene Wisse written in the vernacular language ?

A. English was a more commonly used language in the Church. B. The audience was likely unable to read French. C. Women were more educated, so they knew more languages. D. The audience was partially lay-women with little knowledge of Latin....

What is problematic about calling Beowulf part of Old English literature ?

A. There is no firm concept of when English literature began. B. The epic poem is written in a language that is unrecognizable to many English speakers. C. Danish and German scholars first claimed the poem. D. There are no English characters in the poem....

Which provides the best example of a medieval allegory ?

A. The Book of Margery Kempe B. “The Wooing of Our Lord” C. “An Orison to Almighty God” D. The Romance of the Rose...

What is oral transmission ?

A. a method of communication used solely by the early Church B. the spreading of material by word of mouth C. a mode of communication used mainly after the rise of literacy D. a method of communication that became prominent at the end of the Middle Ages...