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How did courtly literature characterize its heroines ?
A. they were never chaste or pious
B. they always represented the evil side of love
C. they were sources of inspiration for heroic action
D. they were examples of mystical unions
How do historians explain the increase in the number of troubadours in the Middle Ages ?
A. the public disinterest in popular tales about romance
B. the increased interest in stories written in medieval Latin
C. the decreased public interest in religious stories
D. the French lords’ lack of interest in tales of courtly love
Complete the following statement. Chaucer wrote his elegiac poem, “The Book of the Duchess,” to praise the young Duchess of Lancaster who tragically died of___________________?
A. the Black Plague.
B. unrequited love for John of Gaunt.
C. drowning in the Thames.
D. childbirth.
Which of the following are characteristics of a medieval romance ?
A. Episodic French and German poetry
B. Resemblance to an epic
C. Supernatural themes involving dragons and monsters
D. All of these answers
Between which movements do historians situate literature in the Middle Ages ?
A. English Reformation and Elizabethan Age
B. Civil war and the Restoration
C. Roman departure and the Renaissance
D. Romanticism and the Enlightenment
How did the interaction between the English and the Bretons affect literature ?
A. The exposure to new forms ended the production of lais.
B. This interaction led to the influence of Arthurian legend on French literature.
C. This interaction led to more stories about the English conversion to Christianity.
D. The cultural exchange led to more stories about ancient myths.
In The Book of the City of Ladies, how does Pizan treat the issue of women’s sexuality ?
A. she denies that there is a double standard
B. she says that men should be allowed to be more sexually active than women
C. she contends that women should adhere to traditional rules of women
D. she attacks double standards for the sexes
Identify the speaker of these lines: “sweet Jesus, Jesus love” ?
A. Julian of Norwich
B. Margery Kempe
C. Catherine of Siena
D. Christine de Pizan
How did the Christian laws about marriage differ from those of Germanic tribes’ customs ?
A. the Germanic tribes allowed relationships between family members, while the Church prohibited marriage between relatives
B. the Church outlawed marriages between children, while Germanic tribes tolerated them
C. the Germanic tribes tolerated polygamy, while the Church made monogamy the only acceptable type of union
D. All of the Above
Which of the following characteristics are not essential to knightly chivalry as described by Chretien de Troyes ?
A. The knight is religious.
B. The knight is submissive to his lad.
C. The knight is dedicated to his feudal lord.
D. The knight is blond, tall, and elegant.
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