English Literature MCQs

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What is the significance of the title of “Everyman” ?


aThe title suggests a long history of conflict between the government and the individual.


bThe title is part of the morality play’s attempt to make Christian struggles universal.


cThe title alludes to other plays in the same cycle.


dThe title suggests that faith-based issues are individual to each Christian.



Which of the following is not a characteristic of Old English ?


aAlliteration


bPersonification


cCaesura


dRomance


View Answer Romance

What is the significance of the dreamer in The Dream of the Rood ?


aThe dreamer functions as an example of the comitatus ethic.


bThe dreamer has a special hope for salvation.


cThe dreamer is a relic from before the Christian conversion.


dThe dreamer is an example of the superstition of paganism.



What is the primary purpose of Chetien de Troye’s medieval romances ?


aTo convert readers to Christianity through positive examples


bTo inform illiterate readers about Arthurian legend


cTo reconcile the hero’s responsibilities in love and wars


dTo sway audiences away from reading tales of courtly love



What is the primary focus of Bede’s Ecclesiastical History ?


aThe life of everyday people in the 5th and 6th centuries


bThe conversion of Britain to Christianity


cThe history of Christianity before it reached Britain


dThe spread of Christianity after the Norman Conquest



What was historically significant about Chretien de Troyes Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion ?


aHe recast the history of Arthur into the romance genre.


bHe was the first to discuss the Knights of the Round Table.


cHe separated Arthurian legend from tales of courtly love.


dHe dropped the supernatural theme found in Arthurian legend.



Which of the following genres applies to Langland’s “Piers Plowman” ?


aAllegory


bSocial satire


cDream vision


dAll of these answers


View Answer All of these answers

What is the significance of the phrase protecting the heart from Acrene Wisse ?


aThe phrase refers to anchoresses’ responsibility to defend other Christians.


bThe phrase suggests that women should safeguard their spirituality through total withdrawal from the world.


cThe phrase is considered one of the positive effects of prayer.


dThe phrase involves becoming a nunin order to escape the bad influence of men.



Which of the following is the best example of a mystery play ?


a“The Wife of Bath’s Tale”


b“The Second Shepherds’ Play”


c“The Knight’s Tale”


d“The Dream of the Rood”



“The Second Shepherds’ Play” is part of which play cycle ?


aCornish cycle


bYork cycle


cRoman cycle


dWakefield cycle


View Answer Wakefield cycle

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