English Literature MCQs

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Which of the following is not related to the term medievalism ?


aEnlightenment


bFeudalism


cGuildhouses


dMonasticism


View Answer Enlightenment

What is the significance of the line: Fate is established! in The Wanderer ?


aThe line describes the optimistic attitude of the speaker.


bThe line suggests that the speaker is comfortably settled.


cThe Wanderer is a poem about fatal endings.


dThe line suggests that fate plays an irrevocable role in human affairs



Which of the following advice is offered to women in Acrene Wisse ?


aAnchoresses should live in a dwelling attached to a church.


bAnchoresses should avoid gossip.


cAnchoresses should avoid men.


dAll of these answers


View Answer All of these answers

Which of the following factors helped create a solidified British political identity ?


aThe shift away from individual petty kingdoms to central rule under King Alfred


bEfforts to revive learning


cThe translation of Latin religious and historical works in vernacular traditions


dAll of these answers


View Answer All of these answers

Which of the following best defines Middle English ?


aAn early form spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons


bA filed-down Old English with heavy French influence


cA unique form of English spoken in Germany


dA form brought to England by the Scandinavians



What is problematic about calling Beowulf part of Old English literature ?


aThere is no firm concept of when English literature began.


bThe epic poem is written in a language that is unrecognizable to many English speakers.


cDanish and German scholars first claimed the poem.


dThere are no English characters in the poem.



Chaucer’s pilgrims are a representative section of late medieval society. Which of the following economic situations is evident among this group ?


aLandlords had growing problems with their tenants.


bThe lack of guilds led to a decline in available civic services.


cA modern social hierarchy developed.


dAll of these answers


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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 ?


aLangland wrote only about aristocratic characters that were similar to Arthurian legends, whereas Chaucer wrote about lower social classes.


bChaucer and Langland wrote in different dialects.


cChaucer copied French and Italian style, whereas Langland did not.


dMost of Chaucer’s poetry was for a secular court audience, whereas Langland’s was didactic, teaching a moral lesson.



Why is the presence of the comitatus ethic in Beowulf significant ?


aThe comitatus ethic represents the shift from a nomadic to a more organized social structure.


bThe comitatus ethic is evidence of a period in which behavior was guided by Christian ethics.


cThe comitatus ethic shows a historical return to older types of political organization.


dThe comitatus ethic represents a culture in which rulers had no responsibilities to their citizens.



Why is the Battle of Hastings relevant to the development of Middle English ?


aEnglish as a language of the king’s court was replaced by Norman French.


bEventually English was reestablished, deeply influenced by Norman French.


cFor a time, England became a country with two languages.


dAll of these answers


View Answer All of these answers

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