What is the verse form of Marie de France’s Lanval ?

Related Mcqs:

1. In Lanval, how does Marie de France represent King Arthur ?

   A. As a historical figure with whom her audience is largely unfamiliar
   B. As a warrior king
   C. As someone who broken the tradition of offering lavish gifts to his supporters
   D. As a modest ruler who defended his own borders

2. 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.

3. To whom were The Lais of Marie de France dedicated ?

   A. King Alfred
   B. King Arthur
   C. King Henry
   D. King Richard

4. Which topic(s) is/are explored in The Lais of Marie de France ?

   A. superstition
   B. adultery
   C. jealous fathers
   D. All of the Above

5. A verse form using stanza of eight lines, each with eleven syllables, is known as ?

   A. Spenserian Stanza
   B. Ballad
   C. Ottava Rima
   D. Rhyme Royal

6. What form of verse is usually sung and details a dramatic or exciting episode ?

   A. An ode
   B. An elegy
   C. An epitaph
   D. A ballad

7. Which of the following best defines alliterative verse ?

   A. A traditional form with repeated consonant sounds
   B. An Anglo-Saxon form written in iambic pentameter with traditional rhymes
   C. A popular form in the 9th and 10th centuries
   D. A form brought to England in the years during the Norman invasion

8. Which of the following lines provides an example of alliterative verse ?

   A. “The knight took a step toward/The maiden she called him forward”
   B. “her biginneth the earste boc of ures ant ureisuns the gode beoth to seggen”
   C. “doughty in theire doings and dredde ay schame”
   D. “I left my lands to come where you are/To find you I have come so far!”

9. Blank verse refers to which of the following ?

   A. Prose
   B. Unrhymed iambic pentameter
   C. Rhyming verse
   D. Rhyming couplets

10. What is the title to Milton’s blank-verse epic that assimilates and critiques the epic tradition ?

    A. L’Allegro
    B. Lycidas
    C. Paradise Lost
    D. The Divine Comedy