Medieval Literature and Culture

A. A return to reading poetry from the 11th and 12th centuries
B. The influence of southern courtly poets writing in French and Latin
C. A surge in English nationalism
D. The introduction to new poetic forms during the Norman invasion

A. Both use the comitatus ethic to explain their hero’s motivations.
B. Both include references toWilliam the Conqueror.
C. Both include the theme of broken promises between lovers.
D. Both feature mentions of the conversion from paganism.

A. Priests should be used as examples of ecclesiastical life.
B. Priests should be avoided, because men are bad influences.
C. Priests should offer anchoresses their only connection to the outside world.
D. Priests should be honored, because men are naturally more spiritual.

A. Hrothgar believes it is important to stay focused on revenge.
B. Pride is one of the deadly sins.
C. Pride causes one to appear immodest.
D. Extreme pride can cause one to be overly secure and make mistakes.

A. Feudalism represents the world ofscholars who studied the ancient texts of the past.
B. The feudal world is one of glamor and beauty.
C. Feudalism represents an economic hierarchy, the upper levels of which created and consumed literature.
D. Feudalism represents interesting family quarrels that make for good stories.

A. The Bretons roots were in the Celtic cultural tradition.
B. Breton literature had a profound effect on medieval literature in England.
C. The Bretons represented prominent forces in the Norman invasion.
D. All of these answers

A. Dream poetry
B. Romance
C. Lai
D. Estates satire

A. English Reformation and Elizabethan Age
B. Civil war and the Restoration
C. Roman departure and the Renaissance
D. Romanticism and the Enlightenment

A. Priests died in great numbers.
B. Rent prices increased because of the market boom.
C. The upper classes were burdened by their monopoly of scarce resources.
D. Chaucer wrote no direct descriptions.

A. The Norman Conquest increased the French influence.
B. The Norman Conquest marked the last attempt for a Scandinavian nation to overtake England.
C. The Norman Conquest ended cultural interaction with Norway and Denmark.
D. All of these answers