English Literature Mcqs
How did travel at the time of the Crusades impact Western Europe ?

A. People brought tales of romance from different literary and cultural traditions back from their trips
B. Merchants started to import rare silks and spices from new trade roots
C. Architects from western europe were influenced by new eastern styles
D. All of the above

Which is the best example of the “double standard” that exists in tales of courtly love ?

A. Women are always villains, while men are always heroes
B. Women are always involved in supernatural plots while men’s storylines tend to be more realistic
C. Men are allowed to boast about their affairs, while women must keep them secret
D. Men are represented as immoral while women are always presented as chaste

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

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

A. Teachers
B. Scribes
C. Authors
D. All of the above

What were “conduct books” ?

A. Books that established standards of behavior for women
B. Books that were primarily intended to teach men how to treat their wives
C. Books that conformed with strict standards of behavior
D. Books that recounted historical events in the medieval era

In the Middle Ages, which class of people was most likely to be literate ?

A. Monks
B. Working class women
C. Working class men
D. Peasants

Which of the following themes do both Julian of Norwich and Catherine of Siena explore ?

A. The idea that community is essential to salvation
B. The concept of dualism of body and soul
C. The concept of a sensual god
D. The idea that god is separate from the human experience of love

How did increased lay participation in religious life impact monasteries ?

A. It made them more valuable sources of information
B. It made them seem irrelevant since they separated religious life from worldly life
C. It made them more important since there were few literate lay worshipers
D. It made them symbols of the church’s progress

What is an anchoress ?

A. A medieval female hermit
B. A woman who rejects the support of the community because she feels it is sexist
C. A male anchorite
D. A religious teacher in the medieval era

Which provides the best example of a medieval allegory ?

A. The book of margery kempe
B. “the wooing of our lord”
C. “an orison to almighty god”
D. The romance of the rose