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Category: Medieval Literature and Culture
Which of the following inventions is associated with the rise in literacy ?
A. the triptych
B. the flail
C. the rudder
D. the letter press
In Beowulf, what is the significance of the term wyrd ?
A. Wyrd has to do with reparational payments exacted from people guilty of homicide.
B. Wyrd is related to the folly of earthly possessions.
C. Wyrd suggests the idea of fate.
D. Wyrd is an allusion to the impending conversion to Christianity
How did the increase in universities affect most middle-class women ?
A. they were exposed to new opportunitiesto learn in universities
B. they were not able to attend so they were virtually unaffected
C. they were not able to attend so their education levels declined, compared to men
D. most of them were unable to read, so they were not admitted
With which genre is “The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity” most closely associated ?
A. medieval lay
B. courtly love
C. hagiography
D. romance
Which is/are typical of the supernatural in medieval romance ?
A. enchantment
B. spells
C. fairy trickery
D. All of the Above
Which is true of childbirth in the Middle Ages ?
A. it was normally supervised by a midwife
B. it was typically dangerous for mother and infant
C. it was normally done without medical equipment
D. All of the Above
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