From which of the following Italian texts might Tudor courtiers have learned the art of intrigue and the keys to gaining and keeping power ?

A. Castiglione’s - the courtier
B. Dante’s - divine comedy
C. Boccaccio’s - decameron
D. Machiavelli’s - the prince

Which of the following shifts began in the reign of Henry VII and continued under his Tudor successors ?

A. The growing authority of the pope over domestic english affairs
B. The expansion of england’s colonial possessions
C. The rise in the power and confidence of the aristocracy
D. The countering of feudal power structures by a stronger central authority

Which of the following might be addressed/represented by pastoral poetry ?

A. Shepherd and shepherdesses who fall in love and engage in singing contests
B. Heroic stories in epic form
C. A celebration of the humility, contentment, and simplicity of living in the country
D. A and c only

Who was the first English Christian king ?

A. Alfred
B. Richard iii
C. Richard ii
D. Ethelbert

Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry ?

A. Bede
B. Sir thomas malory
C. Geoffrey chaucer
D. Caedmon

In addition to Geoffrey Chaucer and William Langland, the “flowering”of Middle English literature is evident in the works of which of the following writers ?

A. Geoffrey of monmouth
B. The gawain poet
C. The beowulf poet
D. Chrétien de troyes

what was the occupation of Chaucer’s father ?

A. Leather merchant
B. Civil servant
C. A vintner
D. None of the above

What is the climax of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s The History of the Kings of Britain ?

A. The reign of king arthur
B. The coronation of henry ii
C. King john’s seal of the magna carta
D. The marriage of henry ii to eleanor of aquitaine

In Anglo-Saxon heroic poetry, what is the fate of those who fail to observe the sacred duty of blood vengeance ?

A. Banishment to asia
B. Everlasting shame
C. Conversion to christianity
D. Mild melancholia

Which influential medieval text purported to reveal the secrets of the afterlife ?

A. Dante’s divine comedy
B. Boccaccio’s decameron
C. The dream of the rood
D. Chaucer’s legend of good women