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The home of Chaucer’s royal patron and friend, John of Gaunt, was burned duringthe Peasants’ Revolt of 138. What events led to this revolt ?


aGovernment policies were incorrectly based on the idea that the rich would help the poor survive.


bThe high rates of the poll tax were considered unfair.


cPeasants were jointly united against the pattern of upper-class harassments


dAll of these answers


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In Beowulf, what is the significance of the term wyrd ?


aWyrd has to do with reparational payments exacted from people guilty of homicide.


bWyrd is related to the folly of earthly possessions.


cWyrd suggests the idea of fate.


dWyrd is an allusion to the impending conversion to Christianity



Which of the following best describes how Bede was a typical Christian of his time ?


aHe combined zealous Christianity with English patriotism.


bHe did not believe that Christianity was an essential part of English culture.


cHe thought that England was a pagan wilderness.


dHe believed that English Christians needed to move to a New Israel.



Which of the following lines provides an example of alliterative verse ?


a“The knight took a step toward/The maiden she called him forward”


b“her biginneth the earste boc of ures ant ureisuns the gode beoth to seggen”


c“doughty in theire doings and dredde ay schame”


d“I left my lands to come where you are/To find you I have come so far!”



What is the significance of Sutton Hoo ?


aSutton Hoo provides architectural evidence from a virtually unexplored period of history.


bSutton Hoo gives more information about the society that created Beowulf.


cSutton Hoo provides insight into the conversion from paganism to Christianity.


dAll of these answers


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The thegn is an Anglo-Saxon lord who partakes in the comitatus ethic.


aThis line suggests that Britain was the most important place in the medieval world.


bThis line suggests that good kings are rewarded by God.


cThis line suggests that Arthur was beloved by the English, because he was good.


dThis line suggests the elegance necessary for the feudal king to display being at the top of the economic hierarchy.



Beowulf introduces the reader to the life of a thegn. Which of the following best describes the role of the thegn ?


aThe thegn is a warrior who has sworn his loyalty to an Anglo-Saxon lord.


bThe thegn is a class of protocapitalism opposed to the guild system.


cThe thegn is a warrior who pays money in exchange for exemption from military service.


dThe thegn is an Anglo-Saxon lord who partakes in the comitatus ethic.



Which of the following statements best characterizes the work of early monks in shaping future medieval church life ?


aThey were extremely charismatic.


bThey wanted to move from the basics of Christian faith to a full Christian life.


cThey were promoters of the monastic life.


dAll of these answers


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The Battle of Maldon describes which historical event ?


aThe defeat of the English at the hands of the Vikings in 991


bThe First Crusade in the 11th-century


cThe Second Crusade in the 12thcentury


dThe Norman Conquest in 1066



In The Wanderer, what is the speaker’s primary conflict ?


aThe desire to travel in search of wisdom with the social conventions


bThe folly of earthly things with the wisdom of heaven


cThe speaker’s spiritual regression with the increasing trend of Christian conversions


dThe desire for a more advanced world with stagnant social progress



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