A. A poem with courtly love as its central theme
B. A short lyrical poem
C. A poem that is usually in octosyllabic couplets
D. All of these answers
Related Mcqs:
- 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. - Which of the following is not an example of a lai ?
A. Sir Launfal
B. Chaucer’s The Wife of Bath
C. Chaucer’s Franklin’s Tale
D. Norwich’s Revelations of Divine Love - In “Everyman,” which of the following provides the path to redemption in the afterlife ?
A. Faith
B. Time spent in prayer
C. Donations made to the monastery
D. Good deeds - In Acrene Wisse, the mission of the anchorite was justified through what purpose ?
A. To serve the church
B. To withdraw and meditate upon God
C. To pray
D. To preach - How did French become the dominant language of England ?
A. King Alfred wanted all educated people to speak French.
B. Many English nobles preferred French because of the culture’s superior poetry.
C. Edward the Confessor’s wife was French, and she had great influence at court.
D. After the successful invasion of England, the language of William of Normandy became the language of the elite. - What is the significance of the title of “Everyman” ?
A. The title suggests a long history of conflict between the government and the individual.
B. The title is part of the morality play’s attempt to make Christian struggles universal.
C. The title alludes to other plays in the same cycle.
D. The title suggests that faith-based issues are individual to each Christian. - How do the themes of Marie de France’s Lanval and Chretien de Troyes Yvain compare ?
A. Both use the comitatus ethic to explain their hero’s motivations.
B. Both include references toWilliam the Conqueror.
C. Both include the theme of broken promises between lovers.
D. Both feature mentions of the conversion from paganism. - How did increased lay participation in religious life impact monasteries ?
A. it made them more valuable sources of information
B. it made them seem irrelevant since they separated religious life from worldly life
C. it made them more important since there were few literate lay worshipers
D. it made them symbols of the Church’s progress - Which of the following inventions is associated with the rise in literacy ?
A. the triptych
B. the flail
C. the rudder
D. the letter press - In what centuries did mystical women writers primarily work ?
A. 8th and 9th centuries
B. 9th and 10th centuries
C. 10th and 11th centuries
D. 14th and 15th centuries
