In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the “flowering”of Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers ?

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1. In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the \flowering\of Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers ?

   A. Geoffrey of Monmouth
   B. the Gawain poet
   C. the Beowulf poet
   D. Chr´tien de Troyes

2. Which one of the following works of Geoffrey Chaucer is an elegy written for Blanche of Lancaster ?

   A. The House of Fame
   B. The Book of the Duchess
   C. Troilus and Criseyde
   D. The Legend of Good Women

3. This approach provides a universalistic approach to literature and identifies a reason why certain literature may survive the test of time. It works well with works that are highly symbolic.What approach has this advantage ?

   A. Mimetic
   B. Psychological
   C. Historical/Biographical
   D. Mythological/Archetypal

4. Which of the following sixteenth-century works of English literature was translated into the English language after its first publication in Latin ?

   A. Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus
   B. William Shakespeare’s King Lear
   C. Thomas More’s The History of King Richard III
   D. Thomas More’s Utopia

5. Chaucer and Langland were contemporaries, but there were several differences between their writing styles. Which of the following best describes these differences ?

   A. Langland wrote only about aristocratic characters that were similar to Arthurian legends, whereas Chaucer wrote about lower social classes.
   B. Chaucer and Langland wrote in different dialects.
   C. Chaucer copied French and Italian style, whereas Langland did not.
   D. Most of Chaucer’s poetry was for a secular court audience, whereas Langland’s was didactic, teaching a moral lesson.

6. Who called Chaucer the father of English literature?

   A. M ArnaldB
   B. John Dryden
   C. Dr johson
   D. T  S Eliot

   Submitted by: Mahfooz Ahmad

7. Chaucer’s pilgrims are a representative section of late medieval society. Which of the following economic situations is evident among this group ?

   A. Landlords had growing problems with their tenants.
   B. The lack of guilds led to a decline in available civic services.
   C. A modern social hierarchy developed.
   D. All of these answers

8. When did Geoffrey Chaucer start working on The Canterbury Tales ?

   A. Early 1370s
   B. In 1364
   C. Early 1380s
   D. In 1376

9. Who was the king when Geoffrey Chaucer was born ?

   A. David II
   B. Edward III
   C. Richard II
   D. Edward II

10. Which is the first major work of Geoffrey Chaucer ?

    A. Troilus and Criseyde
    B. The Canterbury Tales
    C. The Book of the Duchess
    D. The House of Fame