What is the function of Ancrene Wisse ?

Related Mcqs:

1. With which literary form is Ancrene Wisse most closely related ?

   A. estate satire
   B. medieval lays
   C. conduct books
   D. medieval allegory

2. Why was Acrene Wisse written in the vernacular language ?

   A. English was a more commonly used language in the Church.
   B. The audience was likely unable to read French.
   C. Women were more educated, so they knew more languages.
   D. The audience was partially lay-women with little knowledge of Latin.

3. In Acrene Wisse, the mission of the anchorite was justified through what purpose ?

   A. To serve the church
   B. To withdraw and meditate upon God
   C. To pray
   D. To preach

4. Which of the following advice is offered to women in Acrene Wisse ?

   A. Anchoresses should live in a dwelling attached to a church.
   B. Anchoresses should avoid gossip.
   C. Anchoresses should avoid men.
   D. All of these answers

5. What is the significance of the phrase protecting the heart from Acrene Wisse ?

   A. The phrase refers to anchoresses’ responsibility to defend other Christians.
   B. The phrase suggests that women should safeguard their spirituality through total withdrawal from the world.
   C. The phrase is considered one of the positive effects of prayer.
   D. The phrase involves becoming a nunin order to escape the bad influence of men.

6. In Acrene Wisse, what is the author’s advice regarding priests ?

   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.

7. Ancrene Riwle is a manual of instruction for_______________?

   A. courtiers entering the service of Richard II
   B. translators of French romances
   C. women who have chosen to live as religious recluses
   D. knights preparing for their first tournament

8. The styles of The Owl and the Nightingale and Ancrene Riwle show what about the poetry and prose written around the year 1200 ?

   A. They were written for sophisticated and well-educated readers.
   B. Writing continued to benefit only readers fluent in Latin and French.
   C. Their readers’ primary language was English.
   D. a and c only

9. The styles of The Owl and the Nightingale and Ancrene Riwle show what about the poetry and prose written around the year 1200 ?

   A. They were written for sophisticated and well-educated readers.
   B. Writing continued to benefit only readers fluent in Latin and French.
   C. Their readers’ primary language was English.
   D. A and C only

10. Ancrene Riwle is a manual of instruction for________________?

    A. courtiers entering the service of Richard II
    B. translators of French romances
    C. women who have chosen to live as religious recluses
    D. knights preparing for their first tournament