In the Middle Ages, how did religious and secular concepts of virginity differ ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Why do most critics also refer to the Middle Ages as the Dark Ages ?

   A. it was a period of surging Roman institutions
   B. the production of historical records increased
   C. there are few primary sources that reconstruct the history of the time
   D. the lack of technology made it literally dark

2. He wrote both religious and secular poetry. One of his poems urged virgins to make the most of their time ?

   A. Ben Jonson
   B. Alexander Pope
   C. Robert Herrick
   D. John Dryden

3. Dante’s nine spheres of heaven are associated with which of the following religious concepts ?

   A. The deadly sins
   B. The steps to confession
   C. The beatitudes
   D. The angelic hierarchy

4. How did the development of nation-states in the late Middle Ages affect women ?

   A. they lost the ability to be anchoresses
   B. they lost much of their political and economic power
   C. they were able to acquire more political capital
   D. they took on more important roles in the economy

5. Which of the following best characterize noble women in the Middle Ages ?

   A. they were expected to fix problems in their husbands’ absence
   B. they ran the household
   C. they were expected to be religious role models
   D. All of the Above

6. In the Middle Ages, which class of people was most likely to be literate ?

   A. monks
   B. working class women
   C. working class men
   D. peasants

7. Which of the following characterized court life in the Middle Ages ?

   A. recitations by poets
   B. knightly tournaments
   C. games
   D. All of the Above

8. In the Middle Ages, nuns also performed which of the following roles ?

   A. teachers
   B. scribes
   C. authors
   D. All of the Above

9. How do historians explain the increase in the number of troubadours in the Middle Ages ?

   A. the public disinterest in popular tales about romance
   B. the increased interest in stories written in medieval Latin
   C. the decreased public interest in religious stories
   D. the French lords’ lack of interest in tales of courtly love

10. Which of the following is an alternative name for the Middle Ages ?

    A. Age of Enlightenment
    B. Age of Reason
    C. Platonic Period
    D. Dark Ages