Which of the following was the most copied book of the Middle Ages ?

Related Mcqs:

1. Why do most critics also refer to the Middle Ages as the Dark Ages ?

   A. it was a period of surging Roman institutions
   B. the production of historical records increased
   C. there are few primary sources that reconstruct the history of the time
   D. the lack of technology made it literally dark

2. “A MANUSCRIPT was communicated to me during my travels in Italy, which was copied from the archives of the Cenci Palace at Rome, and contains a detailed account of the horrors which ended in the extinction of one of the noblest families of that city during the Pontificate of Clement VIII, in the year 1599.” All of the following state why this quotation from Perce Shelley’s “The Cenci” represents the Gothic EXCEPT_____________?

   A. The placement of the action in the past and in a foreign country
   B. The grandiose threatening setting that requires ingenious stagecraft
   C. The focus on wrongdoing at the highest level of authority
   D. The use of real historical resources by Shelley for the foundation of his play

3. Which of the following best characterize noble women in the Middle Ages ?

   A. they were expected to fix problems in their husbands’ absence
   B. they ran the household
   C. they were expected to be religious role models
   D. All of the Above

4. Which of the following characterized court life in the Middle Ages ?

   A. recitations by poets
   B. knightly tournaments
   C. games
   D. All of the Above

5. In the Middle Ages, nuns also performed which of the following roles ?

   A. teachers
   B. scribes
   C. authors
   D. All of the Above

6. Which of the following is an alternative name for the Middle Ages ?

   A. Age of Enlightenment
   B. Age of Reason
   C. Platonic Period
   D. Dark Ages

7. Between which movements do historians situate literature in the Middle Ages ?

   A. English Reformation and Elizabethan Age
   B. Civil war and the Restoration
   C. Roman departure and the Renaissance
   D. Romanticism and the Enlightenment

8. How do historians explain the increase in the number of troubadours in the Middle Ages ?

   A. the public disinterest in popular tales about romance
   B. the increased interest in stories written in medieval Latin
   C. the decreased public interest in religious stories
   D. the French lords’ lack of interest in tales of courtly love

9. Which is true of childbirth in the Middle Ages ?

   A. it was normally supervised by a midwife
   B. it was typically dangerous for mother and infant
   C. it was normally done without medical equipment
   D. All of the Above

10. In the Middle Ages, how did society treat prostitution ?

    A. prostitution was considered problematic but legal
    B. the Church opposed prostitution on moral grounds
    C. prostitution was considered a solution to epidemics of rape
    D. All of the Above