Only a small proportion of medieval books survive, large numbers having been destroyed in______________?

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1. Only a small proportion of medieval books survive, large numbers having been destroyed in______________?

   A. the Anglo-Saxon Conquest beginning in the 1450s.
   B. the Peasant Uprising of 1381.
   C. the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s.
   D. the wave of contempt for manuscripts that followed the beginning of printing in 1476.

2. Elizabethans had many occupational choices. One could become an apothecary, clerk, physician, or even court jester. Though there seemed to be a myriad of careers to choose from, most people still ended up being very poor. In order to survive, what illegal activity did a large number of citizens pursue ?

   A. Begging
   B. Money lending
   C. Fortune-telling
   D. Wine bottling

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. In Chapter 11 of The Autobiography of Malcolm X, how does Malcolm X survive prison ?

   A. Getting an education.
   B. Fighting.
   C. Making friends with the guards.
   D. Contacting famous authors.

5. Which influential medieval text purported to reveal the secrets of the afterlife ?

   A. Dante’s Divine Comedy
   B. Boccaccio’s Decameron
   C. The Dream of the Rood
   D. Chaucer’s Legend of Good Women

6. Which influential medieval text purported to reveal the secrets of the afterlife ?

   A. Dante’s Divine Comedy
   B. Boccaccio’s Decameron
   C. The Dream of the Rood
   D. Chaucer’s Legend of Good Women

7. Which of the following texts provides the best example of medieval estates satire ?

   A. “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”
   B. “Piers Plowman”
   C. “The Canterbury Tales”
   D. “The Book of Margery Kempe”

8. What is the primary purpose of Chetien de Troye’s medieval romances ?

   A. To convert readers to Christianity through positive examples
   B. To inform illiterate readers about Arthurian legend
   C. To reconcile the hero’s responsibilities in love and wars
   D. To sway audiences away from reading tales of courtly love

9. Why is the concept of feudalism important in medieval literature ?

   A. Feudalism represents the world ofscholars who studied the ancient texts of the past.
   B. The feudal world is one of glamor and beauty.
   C. Feudalism represents an economic hierarchy, the upper levels of which created and consumed literature.
   D. Feudalism represents interesting family quarrels that make for good stories.

10. What is “scholasticism” as it relates to the medieval era ?

    A. a period in which philosophers attempted to reconcile philosophy with religion
    B. a period of educational activity
    C. a period associated with the Carolingian Renaissance
    D. All of the Above