A. a work derived from a Latin text of the Roman Empire
B. a story about love and adventure
C. a Roman official
D. a work written in the French vernacular
Middle Ages
Middle Ages
A. 4
B. 1
C. 0
D. 2
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
A. parchment made of animal skin
B. the service owed to a lord by his peasants(“villeins”)
C. unrhymed iambic pentameter
D. an unbreakable oath of fealty
A. symbolism
B. simile
C. metonymy
D. kenning
A. Beowulf
B. Arthur
C. Caedmon
D. Augustine of Canterbury
A. Latin
B. Dutch
C. French
D. Celtic
A. 1360
B. 1357
C. 1378
D. none of the above
A. She sought unsuccessfully to restore classical paganism.
B. She was a virgin martyr.
C. She is the first known woman writer in the English vernacular.
D. She made pilgrimages to Jerusalem, Rome, and Santiago.
A. Miss Cecily Chaumpaigne
B. Philippa de Roet of Flanders
C. Agnes de Copton
D. none of the above
