A. The Rule of Saint Benedict standardized monasticism.
B. The Rule of Saint Benedict was the first example of poetry written in the vernacular language.
C. The Rule of Saint Benedict explained the new architectural style.
D. The Rule of Saint Benedict offered an early example of dream poetry.
Related Mcqs:
- Arnold summarises the rule of English criticism in one word, in The Function Of Criticism. What is the word ?
A. Disintrestedness
B. Intresedness
C. Purification
D. Civilization - In whose memory did John Milton write Methought I saw my late espousèd saint ?
A. Katherine Woodcock
B. Oliver Cromwell
C. Edward II
D. Mary Powell - In which section of The Divine Comedy does Saint Bernard appear ?
A. The Inferno
B. The Convivio
C. The Purgatorio
D. The Paradiso - What was the title of the play by Marlowe that portrayed the events surrounding the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre in 1572 ?
A. The Massacre at Berlin
B. The Massacre at Rome
C. The Massacre at Copenhagen
D. The Massacre at Paris - Despite the fact that the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle continued well into the Norman rule of the 12th century, which king originally commissioned this work ?
A. King Harold
B. King Arthur
C. William the Conqueror
D. Alfred the Great - In the context of Medieval literature, what does “outer rule” mean ?
A. it includes issues that pertain to the heart
B. it refers to anchoress’ everyday behavior
C. it is part of the anchoress’ inner self
D. it is the most important part of Ancrene Wisse - In the context of Medieval literature, what does “inner rule” mean ?
A. it includes issues that pertain to the heart
B. it is part of the anchoress’ inner self
C. it is the most important part of Ancrene Wisse
D. All of the Above - In The Wanderer, what is the speaker’s primary conflict ?
A. The desire to travel in search of wisdom with the social conventions
B. The folly of earthly things with the wisdom of heaven
C. The speaker’s spiritual regression with the increasing trend of Christian conversions
D. The desire for a more advanced world with stagnant social progress - What is the primary purpose of Chetien de Troye’s medieval romances ?
A. To convert readers to Christianity through positive examples
B. To inform illiterate readers about Arthurian legend
C. To reconcile the hero’s responsibilities in love and wars
D. To sway audiences away from reading tales of courtly love - What is the primary focus of Bede’s Ecclesiastical History ?
A. The life of everyday people in the 5th and 6th centuries
B. The conversion of Britain to Christianity
C. The history of Christianity before it reached Britain
D. The spread of Christianity after the Norman Conquest
