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English Literature Mcqs

Which of the following statements about Julian of Norwich is true ?

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Which of the following statements about Julian of Norwich is true ?

A. She sought unsuccessfully to restore classical paganism.
B. She was a virgin martyr.
C. She is the first known woman writer in the English vernacular.
D. She made pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Rome, and Santiago.

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In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the floweringof Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers ?

English Literature Mcqs, Middle Ages /
In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the floweringof Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers ?

A. Geoffrey of Monmouth
B. the Gawain poet
C. the Beowulf poet
D. Chr´tien de Troyes

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English Literature Mcqs, Middle Ages

To what did the word the roman, from which the genre of romanceemerged, initially apply ?

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To what did the word the roman, from which the genre of romanceemerged, initially apply ?

A. a work derived from a Latin text of the Roman Empire
B. a story about love and adventure
C. a Roman official
D. a work written in the French vernacular

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English Literature Mcqs, Middle Ages

Which of the following statements is not an accurate description of Old English poetry ?

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Which of the following statements is not an accurate description of Old English poetry ?

A. Romantic love is a guiding principle of moral conduct.
B. Its formal and dignified use of speech was distant from everyday use of language.
C. Irony is a mode of perception, as much as it was a figure of speech.
D. Christian and pagan ideals are sometimes mixed

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The use of whale-roadfor sea and lifehouse for body are examples of what literary technique, popular in Old English poetry ?

English Literature Mcqs, Middle Ages /
The use of whale-roadfor sea and lifehouse for body are examples of what literary technique, popular in Old English poetry ?

A. symbolism
B. simile
C. metonymy
D. kenning

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English Literature Mcqs, Middle Ages

Christian writers like the Beowulf poet looked back on their pagan ancestors with_______________?

English Literature Mcqs, Middle Ages /
Christian writers like the Beowulf poet looked back on their pagan ancestors with_______________?

A. nostalgia and ill-concealed envy.
B. bewilderment and visceral loathing.
C. admiration and elegiac sympathy.
D. bigotry and shallow triumphalism.

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English Literature Mcqs, Middle Ages