Arthur, the good King of Britain…held a rich and royal court ?

Related Mcqs:

1. In Lanval, how does Marie de France represent King Arthur ?

   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

2. 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

3. Arthur Miller’s Death of A Salesman was appeared in _______________?

   A. 1945
   B. 1947
   C. 1949
   D. 1950

4. Which poet did Arthur Henry Hallum associate with “the picturesque” ?

   A. Alexander Pope
   B. Percy Shelley
   C. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
   D. Alfred Tennyson

5. 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.”

6. 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

7. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” King advocates_______________?

   A. Breaking the law.
   B. Using violence when necessary.
   C. Waiting for times to get better.
   D. Disobeying unjust laws.

8. The home of Chaucer’s royal patron and friend, John of Gaunt, was burned duringthe Peasants’ Revolt of 138. What events led to this revolt ?

   A. Government policies were incorrectly based on the idea that the rich would help the poor survive.
   B. The high rates of the poll tax were considered unfair.
   C. Peasants were jointly united against the pattern of upper-class harassments
   D. All of these answers

9. Who of the following were among Shakespeare’s royal patrons ?

   A. King James I.
   B. King Henry
   C. Queen Victoria
   D. King Richard

10. Which of the following writers remained a firm believer in the Royal Supremacy ?

    A. John Locke
    B. John Lyly
    C. John Foxe
    D. John Milton