A. meditation
B. wearing white clothing
C. weeping
D. All of the Above
Related Mcqs:
- Which is/are a theme(s) of “The Acts of Thecla ?”
A. courtly love
B. peasant life
C. praise of chastity
D. female literacy - Which are examples of devotional acts ?
A. pilgrimages
B. charitable donations
C. prayers on the sinner’s behalf
D. All of the Above - In the medieval Church, devotional acts _______________?
A. cancelled out punishment due to sin
B. depended entirely on literacy
C. were considered “unimportant” by mystics
D. were only performed by men - What Biblical story acts as a springboard for John Milton’s “Paradise Regained” ?
A. The Baptism of Jesus
B. The story of Luke
C. The Ascension of Jesus
D. The Second Coming of Jesus - What was one of the first acts of Parliament after the outbreak of hostilities in the First Civil War ?
A. the abolishment of public plays and sports
B. the conversion of the English church to Catholicism
C. the adoption of English as the official language
D. the consolidation of power in an absolute monarch - When the Parliament, controlled by the puritans, took power in England, one of the acts that greatly influenced Literature of that time was_____________?
A. The closing of theatres
B. The return of the King.
C. King Arthurs’ dead
D. King to exile - Which of the following acts were not passed during the Victorian era ?
A. a series of Factory Acts
B. the Custody Act
C. the Women’s Suffrage Act
D. the Married Women’s Property Rights Acts - Which of the following acts were not passed during the Victorian era ?
A. a series of Factory Acts
B. the Custody Act
C. the Women’s Suffrage Act
D. the Married Women’s Property Rights Acts - Why is Caedmon’s Hymn important in the history of Old English literature ?
A. The poem could be easily sung in all churches and was widely accepted.
B. The poem’s theme of alienation becomes familiar to Anglo-Saxon poetry.
C. The poem illustrates Caedmon’s erudition and scholarship.
D. The poem is widely believed to be the first written poem in Old English. - Which of the following lines provides an example of alliterative verse ?
A. “The knight took a step toward/The maiden she called him forward”
B. “her biginneth the earste boc of ures ant ureisuns the gode beoth to seggen”
C. “doughty in theire doings and dredde ay schame”
D. “I left my lands to come where you are/To find you I have come so far!”
