Which of the following statements regarding the success and importance of the oral tradition of literature is true ?

A. Monks memorized many passages of scripture, preserving scriptures.
B. Scops recited poems to noble audiences, preserving the stories and poetic tradition.
C. Thegns were nobles who liked literature, and their patronage made poets popular.
D. Anchoresses recited poems to occupy their time alone in their cells.

In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” what is the significance of “barley bread” ?

A. Barley bread provides an example of medieval estates satire.
B. Barley bread represents the wife’s answer to the belief that virginity is superior to marriage.
C. Barley bread suggests the heroine’s state as a fallen woman.
D. Barley bread signifies chaucer’s use of alliterative verse.

How did the development of nation-states in the late Middle Ages affect women ?

A. They lost the ability to be anchoresses
B. They lost much of their political and economic power
C. They were able to acquire more political capital
D. They took on more important roles in the economy

Which of the following best characterize noble women in the Middle Ages ?

A. They were expected to fix problems in their husbands’ absence
B. They ran the household
C. They were expected to be religious role models
D. All of the above

Which literary device is most important structurally in The Book of the City of Ladies ?

A. Assonance
B. Allegory
C. Litotes
D. Simile

The adventure of another lay/Just as it happened, I’ll relay ?

A. The line has obvious rhyme and meter, and the opening words suggest a story of adventure and excitement.
B. The strong alliteration creates rhythm that accentuates the adventurous spirit.
C. The line seems to frame a story with plot complications.
D. The line alludes to a poem with religious undertones.

Which of the following best describes the significance of the following line from Julian of Norwich’s “Revelations of Divine Love”: “all manner of things shall be well” ?

A. The world is a happy and wonderful place.
B. We can make the world better if we work hard.
C. There are many things in the world to love.
D. The love and grace of god can change lives for the better.

Which of the following is not a theme in Chretien de Troyes Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion ?

A. The relationships between knights and ladies
B. The feudal system
C. The knight’s lack of loyalty to his lord
D. The conduct of wars and tournaments

Despite the fact that the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle continued well into the Norman rule of the 12th century, which king originally commissioned this work ?

A. King harold
B. King arthur
C. William the conqueror
D. Alfred the great

How was mystical literature significant ?

A. Mystical literature suggested the continued link between paganism and christianity.
B. Mystical literature prohibited women from writing in the voice of god.
C. Mystical literature ended the trend of poems in which god was cast as a lover.
D. Mystical literature provided a place for women to write romantic and religious literature.