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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
Which of the following is not related to the term medievalism ?
A. Enlightenment
B. Feudalism
C. Guildhouses
D. Monasticism
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.
According to Pizan, what is the most important element in a woman’s quest for equality ?
A. chastity
B. piety
C. education
D. secular political activity
What is a “lay” in medieval literature ?
A. a short lyrical poem
B. a story of a saint’s life
C. a type of book of hours
D. a devotional text used by anchoresses
When did the Norman Invasion take place ?
A. 9th century
B. 10th century
C. 11th century
D. 12th century
Which of the following is not a characteristic of Old English ?
A. Alliteration
B. Personification
C. Caesura
D. Romance
Which text is an example of a poem structured as a vision to convey the theme of salvation ?
A. The Battle of Maldon
B. The Seafarer
C. The Wanderer
D. The Dream of the Rood
“The Second Shepherds’ Play” is part of which play cycle ?
A. Cornish cycle
B. York cycle
C. Roman cycle
D. Wakefield cycle
Which of these female writers is most closely associated with tears ?
A. Julian of Norwich
B. Margery Kempe
C. Catherine of Siena
D. Catherine de Pizan
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