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

Which is/are typical of the supernatural in medieval romance ?

A. Enchantment
B. Spells
C. Fairy trickery
D. All of the above

Which event(s) characterized the Middle Ages ?

A. Invasions from barbarian tribes
B. Financial deficits from increased military expenditures
C. Falling birth rates
D. All of the above

Which of the following women is most closely associated with monastic life ?

A. Marie de france
B. Hildegard of bingen
C. Christine de pizan
D. The wife of bath

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

Who wrote The Rules of Courtly Love ?

A. Christine de pizan
B. Catherine of sienna
C. Andreas capellanus
D. Chretien de troye

With which literary form is Ancrene Wisse most closely related ?

A. Estate satire
B. Medieval lays
C. Conduct books
D. Medieval allegory

How was Christine de Pizan a unique female writer for her time ?

A. She was the only woman to work in the oral tradition
B. She was the first female mystic
C. She wrote in order to support herself
D. She was the only woman to write medieval lays

With which text is the theme of “Christ as mother” most closely associated ?

A. “revelations of divine love”
B. “the book of margery kempe”
C. “an orison to almighty god”
D. “the wooing of our lord

What is a “lay” in medieval literature ?

A. A short lyrical poem
B. A story of a saint’s life
C. A type of book of hours
D. A devotional text used by anchoresses