Category: Medieval Literature and Culture

A. books that established standards of behavior for women
B. books that were primarily intended to teach men how to treat their wives
C. books that conformed with strict standards of behavior
D. books that recounted historical events in the medieval era

A. Barley bread provides an example of medieval estates satire.
B. Barley bread represents the wife’s answer to the belief that virginity is superior to marriage.
C. Barley bread suggests the heroine’s state as a fallen woman.
D. Barley bread signifies Chaucer’s use of alliterative verse.

A. the value of practical virtues over traditional feminine virtues
B. the merit of women
C. the lack of truth in men’s stereotypes about women
D. All of the Above

A. Faith
B. Time spent in prayer
C. Donations made to the monastery
D. Good deeds

A. people stopped reading the Bible
B. people increasingly turned to visual art in order to learn about religion
C. people could be religious without the help of a clergy
D. interest in the Church history declined rapidly

A. “The Dream of the Rood”
B. “The Wanderer”
C. “The Seafarer”
D. “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”

A. The Norman Conquest increased the French influence.
B. The Norman Conquest marked the last attempt for a Scandinavian nation to overtake England.
C. The Norman Conquest ended cultural interaction with Norway and Denmark.
D. All of these answers

A. The dreamer functions as an example of the comitatus ethic.
B. The dreamer has a special hope for salvation.
C. The dreamer is a relic from before the Christian conversion.
D. The dreamer is an example of the superstition of paganism.

A. King Alfred wanted all educated people to speak French.
B. Many English nobles preferred French because of the culture’s superior poetry.
C. Edward the Confessor’s wife was French, and she had great influence at court.
D. After the successful invasion of England, the language of William of Normandy became the language of the elite.

A. “Revelations of Divine Love”
B. “The Book of Margery Kempe”
C. “An Orison to Almighty God”
D. “The Wooing of Our Lord