A. He suggests the lack of knightly themes in Middle English poetry.
B. He alludes to an ancient Anglo-Saxon ruler.
C. He represents the link with Celtic mythology.
D. He suggests a continued tie with paganism.
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following themes is not explored in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” ?
A. The knightly ideal
B. Conversion to Christianity
C. Sexual purity
D. Feudal loyalty - In Chaucer’s “The Miller’s Tale,” why would the miller’s determination to speak following the knight appear unsettling to the 14th century audience ?
A. The knight had not finished his tale.
B. The miller did not ask politely.
C. A member of the clergy should have spoken next.
D. The miller was far beneath the knight in social order, so the miller should have deferred to the person who ranked above him. - Etheridge Knight’s “Hard Rock Returns to Prison from the Hospital for the Criminal Insane,” what is Hard Rock’s function in the prison ?
A. To help the other inmates escape.
B. To win money by fighting.
C. To do what the other inmates were afraid to do.
D. To keep the Blacks and Whites separated. - Lauren Beth Signore’s essay, “Anne of Green Gables: The Transformation from Bildungsroman to Romantic Comedy”, argues that Anne of Green Gables is ultimately what kind of character ?
A. A romantic awaiting true love
B. A cynic awaiting the world’s destruction
C. A delusional girl with no grasp on reality
D. A young girl with a particularly dark Mindset - In Beowulf, what is the significance of the term whale-road ?
A. The term is an allusion to Beowulf’s golden torque.
B. The term represents the comitatus ethic.
C. The term is an example of kenning.
D. The term is an example of caesura. - In Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion, what is the significance of trouthe ?
A. Trouthe represents the supernatural aspects of the medieval romance.
B. Trouthe alludes to the British conversion
from paganism to Christianity.
C. Trouthe emphasizes the positive side of feudalism.
D. Trouthe suggests the imminent return to a pre-feudal social organization. - In Beowulf, what is the significance of the term wyrd ?
A. Wyrd has to do with reparational payments exacted from people guilty of homicide.
B. Wyrd is related to the folly of earthly possessions.
C. Wyrd suggests the idea of fate.
D. Wyrd is an allusion to the impending conversion to Christianity - What is the significance of Sutton Hoo ?
A. Sutton Hoo provides architectural evidence from a virtually unexplored period of history.
B. Sutton Hoo gives more information about the society that created Beowulf.
C. Sutton Hoo provides insight into the conversion from paganism to Christianity.
D. All of these answers - What is the significance of the line: Fate is established! in The Wanderer ?
A. The line describes the optimistic attitude of the speaker.
B. The line suggests that the speaker is comfortably settled.
C. The Wanderer is a poem about fatal endings.
D. The line suggests that fate plays an irrevocable role in human affairs - 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.
