A. superstition
B. adultery
C. jealous fathers
D. All of the Above
Related Mcqs:
- To whom were The Lais of Marie de France dedicated ?
A. King Alfred
B. King Arthur
C. King Henry
D. King Richard - What is the verse form of Marie de France’s Lanval ?
A. Dactylic pentameter
B. Octosyllabic couplets
C. Heroic couplets
D. Clerihew - 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 - 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. - Which of the following themes is not explored in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” ?
A. The knightly ideal
B. Conversion to Christianity
C. Sexual purity
D. Feudal loyalty - Which of the following political themes was explored by American Objectivist poets ?
A. Slavery
B. American attitudes toward Jews and Israel
C. Capitalism and social inequalities
D. All of these answers - According to Professor Hammer, which of the following is the central question explored by T.S. Eliot in “The Waste Land” ?
A. Is authentic poetry possible in the aftermath of the carnage of World War I?
B. Given the diversity of the world’s poetic traditions, can there be a universal language of poetic symbolism?
C. How can a shared world be created out of the fundamentally different and private experiences of individual people?
D. Given that each person experiences trauma differently, is it possible for all to understand the modern world as a shared “waste land”? - The ode on which topic that Coleridge wrote while attending Jesus College, Cambridge won him the Browne Gold Medal ?
A. On the slave trade
B. On romantic philosophy
C. On the creativity of human mind
D. On supernatural elements in poetry - Which of the following would probably NOT be the topic of a Romantic poem ?
A. The French Revolution
B. Man’s relationship to nature
C. The experience of common people
D. A celebration of the aristocratic - Marriage was a social obligation, and for many families a topic of obsession. Betrothals were often arranged by parents, especially for the high-class. What criterion was considered the least important in deciding upon a suitable match ?
A. Property
B. Wealth
C. Lineage
D. Love
