English Literature Mcqs

A. The thegn is a warrior who has sworn his loyalty to an Anglo-Saxon lord.
B. The thegn is a class of protocapitalism opposed to the guild system.
C. The thegn is a warrior who pays money in exchange for exemption from military service.
D. The thegn is an Anglo-Saxon lord who partakes in the comitatus ethic.

A. This line suggests that Britain was the most important place in the medieval world.
B. This line suggests that good kings are rewarded by God.
C. This line suggests that Arthur was beloved by the English, because he was good.
D. This line suggests the elegance necessary for the feudal king to display being at the top of the economic hierarchy.

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

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!”

A. He combined zealous Christianity with English patriotism.
B. He did not believe that Christianity was an essential part of English culture.
C. He thought that England was a pagan wilderness.
D. He believed that English Christians needed to move to a New Israel.

A. Wyrd has to do with reparational payments exacted from people guilty of homicide.
B. Wyrd is related to the folly of earthly possessions.
C. Wyrd suggests the idea of fate.
D. Wyrd is an allusion to the impending conversion to Christianity

A. Government policies were incorrectly based on the idea that the rich would help the poor survive.
B. The high rates of the poll tax were considered unfair.
C. Peasants were jointly united against the pattern of upper-class harassments
D. All of these answers

A. The dream connection between the two sexes
B. A literary genre written mainly in the Anglo-Saxon era
C. The human soul’s tendency towards intimate union with the divine
D. The separation between humanity and divinity

A. The conquered English quickly studied French.
B. The French conquerors learned English in order to be able to govern well.
C. Latin became a common language for interaction between the two groups.
D. Most of the English population went on speaking English with French used mostly among the upper-ruling class.

A. To serve the church
B. To withdraw and meditate upon God
C. To pray
D. To preach