Medieval Literature and Culture

A. the Germanic tribes allowed relationships between family members, while the Church prohibited marriage between relatives
B. the Church outlawed marriages between children, while Germanic tribes tolerated them
C. the Germanic tribes tolerated polygamy, while the Church made monogamy the only acceptable type of union
D. All of the Above

A. Richard Rolle
B. Walter Hilton
C. Julian of Norwich
D. All of the Above

A. poets from France and Italy
B. men who wrote only in the mystical tradition
C. the authors of conduct books
D. heretics persecuted by the Church

A. assonance
B. allegory
C. litotes
D. simile

A. they were expected to fix problems in their husbands’ absence
B. they ran the household
C. they were expected to be religious role models
D. All of the Above

A. they lost the ability to be anchoresses
B. they lost much of their political and economic power
C. they were able to acquire more political capital
D. they took on more important roles in the economy

A. Barley bread provides an example of medieval estates satire.
B. Barley bread represents the wife’s answer to the belief that virginity is superior to marriage.
C. Barley bread suggests the heroine’s state as a fallen woman.
D. Barley bread signifies Chaucer’s use of alliterative verse.

A. Monks memorized many passages of scripture, preserving scriptures.
B. Scops recited poems to noble audiences, preserving the stories and poetic tradition.
C. Thegns were nobles who liked literature, and their patronage made poets popular.
D. Anchoresses recited poems to occupy their time alone in their cells.

A. The story of an English village’s conversion to Christianity
B. A first-person story of the Norman invasion
C. The adventure of a knight who rescues a maiden
D. A poem that features courtly love but denounces supernaturalism

A. Mystical literature suggested the continued link between paganism and Christianity.
B. Mystical literature prohibited women from writing in the voice of God.
C. Mystical literature ended the trend of poems in which God was cast as a lover.
D. Mystical literature provided a place for women to write romantic and religious literature.