A. medieval lay
B. hagiography
C. mysticism
D. dream vision
Related Mcqs:
- What do most critics believe the “rose” of The Romance of the Rose symbolizes ?
A. justice
B. piety
C. sexuality
D. education - Which best summarizes Christine de Pizan’s reaction to The Romance of the Rose ?
A. she objected to the treatment of secularism as evil
B. she applauded its promotion of female education
C. she attacked it as misogynistic
D. she praised the objectification of women - In The Romance of the Rose, which text does Guillaume de Lorris cite as his inspiration ?
A. The Book of Margery Kempe
B. “Revelations of Divine Love”
C. “The Wooing of Our Lord”
D. The Art of Courtly Love - Which of the following genres applies to Langland’s “Piers Plowman” ?
A. Allegory
B. Social satire
C. Dream vision
D. All of these answers - Which of the following is not a major category of the romance genre ?
A. The Matter of Germany
B. The Matter of Rome
C. The Matter of Britain
D. The Matter of England - Which of the following are characteristics of a medieval romance ?
A. Episodic French and German poetry
B. Resemblance to an epic
C. Supernatural themes involving dragons and monsters
D. All of these answers - Which of the following would most likely be the theme of a medieval romance ?
A. The story of an English village’s conversion to Christianity
B. A first-person story of the Norman invasion
C. The adventure of a knight who rescues a maiden
D. A poem that features courtly love but denounces supernaturalism - John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” is best described by which of the following genres ?
A. Pastoral elegy
B. Prose polemic
C. Blank verse tragedy
D. Epic - John Milton’s “Samson Agonistes” is best described by which of the following genres ?
A. Pastoral elegy
B. Prose polemic
C. Blank verse tragedy
D. Masque - John Milton’s “Lycidas” is best described by which of the following genres ?
A. Pastoral elegy
B. Prose polemic
C. Blank verse tragedy
D. Masque
