Category: Medieval Literature and Culture

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

A. “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”
B. “The Second Shepherds’ Play”
C. “The Knight’s Tale”
D. “The Dream of the Rood”

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

A. Julian of Norwich
B. Margery Kempe
C. Catherine de Pizan
D. Heloise

A. cancelled out punishment due to sin
B. depended entirely on literacy
C. were considered “unimportant” by mystics
D. were only performed by men

A. Margery Kempe
B. Catherine of Siena
C. Thecla
D. Christine de Pizan

A. The story of an English village’s conversion to Christianity
B. A first-person story of the Norman invasion
C. The adventure of a knight who rescues a maiden
D. A poem that features courtly love but denounces supernaturalism

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

A. King Alfred
B. King Arthur
C. King Henry
D. King Richard

A. The Matter of Germany
B. The Matter of Rome
C. The Matter of Britain
D. The Matter of England