To what did the word the roman, from which the genre of \romance\emerged, initially apply ?

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1. To what did the word the roman, from which the genre of “romance”emerged, initially apply ?

   A. a work derived from a Latin text of the Roman Empire
   B. a story about love and adventure
   C. a Roman official
   D. a work written in the French vernacular

2. Which of the following is not a major category of the romance genre ?

   A. The Matter of Germany
   B. The Matter of Rome
   C. The Matter of Britain
   D. The Matter of England

3. What major new prose genre emerged in the Jacobean era ?

   A. the novel
   B. the sermon
   C. the familiar essay
   D. the diary

4. Romance, classical structure, and festive elements had already begun to come together in drama when what author began writing ?

   A. Chaucer
   B. Langland
   C. Homer
   D. Shakespeare

5. How is the lai similar to a medieval romance ?

   A. Both include stacked tales in a single sequential narrative.
   B. Both have courtly love as their central theme.
   C. Both are designed in an episodic manner.
   D. Both are usually intended to be sung as hymns.

6. Which of the following would most likely be the theme of a medieval romance ?

   A. The story of an English village’s conversion to Christianity
   B. A first-person story of the Norman invasion
   C. The adventure of a knight who rescues a maiden
   D. A poem that features courtly love but denounces supernaturalism

7. Which best summarizes Christine de Pizan’s reaction to The Romance of the Rose ?

   A. she objected to the treatment of secularism as evil
   B. she applauded its promotion of female education
   C. she attacked it as misogynistic
   D. she praised the objectification of women

8. Which is/are typical of the supernatural in medieval romance ?

   A. enchantment
   B. spells
   C. fairy trickery
   D. All of the Above

9. In The Romance of the Rose, which text does Guillaume de Lorris cite as his inspiration ?

   A. The Book of Margery Kempe
   B. “Revelations of Divine Love”
   C. “The Wooing of Our Lord”
   D. The Art of Courtly Love

10. Why does Radcliffe favor the term “romance” as the subtitle to “The Mysteries of Udolpho” ?

    A. Radcliffe wants to emphasize the happy ending of the marriage of Emily and Valancourt.
    B. It frees Radcliffe from a strict adherence to common life, allowing her to place Emily in challenging situations.
    C. Radcliffe considers her work a continuation of the sentimental novel of the 18th century.
    D. It acknowledges the lack of supernatural plot tricks.