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Chaucer and Langland were contemporaries, but there were several differences between their writing styles. Which of the following best describes these differences ?
A. Langland wrote only about aristocratic characters that were similar to Arthurian legends, whereas Chaucer wrote about lower social classes.
B. Chaucer and Langland wrote in different dialects.
C. Chaucer copied French and Italian style, whereas Langland did not.
D. Most of Chaucer’s poetry was for a secular court audience, whereas Langland’s was didactic, teaching a moral lesson.
In the Middle Ages, how did divorce laws differ for the sexes ?
A. both sexes could legally divorce
B. only women could legally divorce
C. only men could legally divorce
D. both sexes could divorce only with the other’s consent
What is the significance of Sutton Hoo ?
A. Sutton Hoo provides architectural evidence from a virtually unexplored period of history.
B. Sutton Hoo gives more information about the society that created Beowulf.
C. Sutton Hoo provides insight into the conversion from paganism to Christianity.
D. All of these answers
What is the verse form of Marie de France’s Lanval ?
A. Dactylic pentameter
B. Octosyllabic couplets
C. Heroic couplets
D. Clerihew
Which of the following characterize(s) a lay ?
A. geographical unity
B. episodic content
C. octosyllabic couplets
D. All of the Above
Why was the alliterative revival associated with nationalism and nostalgia ?
A. The stories of King Arthur made all English people nostalgic.
B. Metrical poetry simply got boring.
C. Alliterative poetry was much easier to write.
D. Alliterative poetry was associated with a world before the French influence, a world before the Conquest
Which of the following couples exemplify/ exemplifies courtly love ?
A. Lancelot and Guinevere
B. Dante and Beatrice
C. Arthur and Guinevere
D. All of the Above
In the Middle Ages, nuns also performed which of the following roles ?
A. teachers
B. scribes
C. authors
D. All of the Above
Which of the following texts was inspired by Historia Regum Britanniae ?
A. Bede’s Ecclesiastical History
B. Caedmon’s Hymn
C. Chretien de Troyes Yvain, or le Chevalier au Lion
D. Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales
Which of the following themes/motifs was/were often found in literature of “courtly love” ?
A. nobility
B. adultery
C. chastity
D. All of the Above
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