A. He recast the history of Arthur into the romance genre.
B. He was the first to discuss the Knights of the Round Table.
C. He separated Arthurian legend from tales of courtly love.
D. He dropped the supernatural theme found in Arthurian legend.
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following is not a theme in Chretien de Troyes Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion ?
A. The relationships between knights and ladies
B. The feudal system
C. The knight’s lack of loyalty to his lord
D. The conduct of wars and tournaments - 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. - 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. - Which of the following characteristics are not essential to knightly chivalry as described by Chretien de Troyes ?
A. The knight is religious.
B. The knight is submissive to his lad.
C. The knight is dedicated to his feudal lord.
D. The knight is blond, tall, and elegant. - Which of the following would be considered postcolonial novelists, defined as coming historically after the era of England’s large-scale imperialism ?
A. Salman Rushdie
B. Joseph Conrad
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. John Ruskin - John Dryden wrote “Absalom and Achitophel.” Who was Achitophel, historically speaking ?
A. King David’s son
B. A Judge of Israel
C. Bathsheba’s first husband
D. Absalom’s advisor - Why is the presence of the comitatus ethic in Beowulf significant ?
A. The comitatus ethic represents the shift from a nomadic to a more organized social structure.
B. The comitatus ethic is evidence of a period in which behavior was guided by Christian ethics.
C. The comitatus ethic shows a historical return to older types of political organization.
D. The comitatus ethic represents a culture in which rulers had no responsibilities to their citizens. - How was mystical literature significant ?
A. Mystical literature suggested the continued link between paganism and Christianity.
B. Mystical literature prohibited women from writing in the voice of God.
C. Mystical literature ended the trend of poems in which God was cast as a lover.
D. Mystical literature provided a place for women to write romantic and religious literature. - ________________refers to significant changes of pitch and stress pertaining to sentences?
A. Intonation
B. Stress
C. Pitch
D. JuncturE - Which of the following has been a significant development in British theater since the abolition of censorship in 1968 ?
A. the rise of workshops and the collaborative ethos
B. the diversifying impact of playwrights from the former colonies
C. the death of the musical
D. all but C
