A. As potentially productive when used correctly
B. As something needed for humans to advance
C. As a way to resolve human madness
D. As inherently monstrous
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. An edgy platform
B. Other side
C. A pointed, projected part of something
D. An adumbration
A. straightforward and simple
B. complex and heart wrenching
C. simple and heartwarming
D. painful and disgustingly low
A. They remained unmarried due to a population imbalance between the sexes.
B. Their willingness to work for low wages resulted in a surplus of textiles, causing them to drop in price.
C. They were women writers who wrote frequently about similar topics.
D. They prostituted themselves as a way to make money in a market economy that didn’t provide extensive job opportunities to women.
A. The devastation of the indies
B. Flor Y Canto
C. A Very Old Man with Enormous wings
D. Hopskotch
A. Purple silk dresses
B. Woolen underwear
C. Sable-lined cloaks
D. Velvet coats