A. The phrase refers to anchoresses’ responsibility to defend other Christians.
B. The phrase suggests that women should safeguard their spirituality through total withdrawal from the world.
C. The phrase is considered one of the positive effects of prayer.
D. The phrase involves becoming a nunin order to escape the bad influence of men.
Related Mcqs:
- Why was Acrene Wisse written in the vernacular language ?
A. English was a more commonly used language in the Church.
B. The audience was likely unable to read French.
C. Women were more educated, so they knew more languages.
D. The audience was partially lay-women with little knowledge of Latin. - 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 - Which of the following advice is offered to women in Acrene Wisse ?
A. Anchoresses should live in a dwelling attached to a church.
B. Anchoresses should avoid gossip.
C. Anchoresses should avoid men.
D. All of these answers - In Acrene Wisse, what is the author’s advice regarding priests ?
A. Priests should be used as examples of ecclesiastical life.
B. Priests should be avoided, because men are bad influences.
C. Priests should offer anchoresses their only connection to the outside world.
D. Priests should be honored, because men are naturally more spiritual. - What is the function of Ancrene Wisse ?
A. paradox
B. affective piety
C. imagery
D. pathos - With which literary form is Ancrene Wisse most closely related ?
A. estate satire
B. medieval lays
C. conduct books
D. medieval allegory - How would you describe the phrase “oralformulaic,” as you learned it in this course ?
A. As a term associated only with religious written literature
B. As a device used to describe the flaws in the oral tradition
C. As a technique that became popular after the invention of the printing press
D. As a method of composing stories in the oral tradition - 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. - 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 “Green Knight” ?
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.
