A. As a historical figure with whom her audience is largely unfamiliar
B. As a warrior king
C. As someone who broken the tradition of offering lavish gifts to his supporters
D. As a modest ruler who defended his own borders
Related Mcqs:
- What is the verse form of Marie de France’s Lanval ?
A. Dactylic pentameter
B. Octosyllabic couplets
C. Heroic couplets
D. Clerihew - How do the themes of Marie de France’s Lanval and Chretien de Troyes Yvain compare ?
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. - Arthur, the good King of Britain…held a rich and royal court ?
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. - Elizabeth Fey refers to which poet as “a sort of poet-king Arthur” ?
A. William Wordsworth
B. William Blake
C. Lord Byron
D. Percy Shelley - To whom were The Lais of Marie de France dedicated ?
A. King Alfred
B. King Arthur
C. King Henry
D. King Richard - Which topic(s) is/are explored in The Lais of Marie de France ?
A. superstition
B. adultery
C. jealous fathers
D. All of the Above - Arthur Miller’s Death of A Salesman was appeared in _______________?
A. 1945
B. 1947
C. 1949
D. 1950 - Which poet did Arthur Henry Hallum associate with “the picturesque” ?
A. Alexander Pope
B. Percy Shelley
C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
D. Alfred Tennyson - Which of the following is true of Arthur Rimbaud’s poem “Eternity” ?
A. It ends with the lines: “Eternity./It is the sea run off/ With the sun.”
B. It suggests that the quest for knowledge and enlightenment is deeply satisfying.
C. The poem speaks of the necessity of seeking human approval and communal acceptance.
D. It begins with the lines: “I kissed the dawn of summer.” - Which of the following images in Arthur Rimbaud’s poem “Eternity” undermines the idea that eternity is something fixed and permanent ?
A. The image of a sentinel
B. The image of the sun reflected on the sea
C. The image of a quest for knowledge
D. The image of satiny embers
