How did French become the dominant language of England ?

A. King alfred wanted all educated people to speak french.
B. Many english nobles preferred french because of the culture’s superior poetry.
C. Edward the confessor’s wife was french, and she had great influence at court.
D. After the successful invasion of england, the language of william of normandy became the language of the elite.

How is the lai similar to a medieval romance ?

A. Both include stacked tales in a single sequential narrative.
B. Both have courtly love as their central theme.
C. Both are designed in an episodic manner.
D. Both are usually intended to be sung as hymns.

What is the verse form of Marie de France’s Lanval ?

A. Dactylic pentameter
B. Octosyllabic couplets
C. Heroic couplets
D. Clerihew

In Lanval, how does Marie de France represent King Arthur ?

A. As a historical figure with whom her audience is largely unfamiliar
B. As a warrior king
C. As someone who broken the tradition of offering lavish gifts to his supporters
D. As a modest ruler who defended his own borders

What literary term is suggested by thequote steadfast companions will stand by him from Beowulf ?

A. The golden torque
B. Hurnting
C. Comitatus ethic
D. Kenning

In Chaucer’s “The Miller’s Tale,” why would the miller’s determination to speak following the knight appear unsettling to the 14th century audience ?

A. The knight had not finished his tale.
B. The miller did not ask politely.
C. A member of the clergy should have spoken next.
D. The miller was far beneath the knight in social order, so the miller should have deferred to the person who ranked above him.

What was the function of the Anglo- Saxon Chronicle ?

A. The anglo-saxon chronicle records the history of the continuity and persistence of anglo-saxon culture in old english.
B. The anglo-saxon chronicle offers a lay person’s perspective on anglo-saxon history.
C. The anglo-saxon chronicle focuses on the courtly adventures of anglo-saxon english.
D. The anglo-saxon chronicle presents an accurate description of the second and third crusades.

Beowulf introduces the reader to the life of a thegn. Which of the following best describes the role of the thegn ?

A. The thegn is a warrior who has sworn his loyalty to an anglo-saxon lord.
B. The thegn is a class of protocapitalism opposed to the guild system.
C. The thegn is a warrior who pays money in exchange for exemption from military service.
D. The thegn is an anglo-saxon lord who partakes in the comitatus ethic.

Which of the following statements best characterizes the work of early monks in shaping future medieval church life ?

A. They were extremely charismatic.
B. They wanted to move from the basics of christian faith to a full christian life.
C. They were promoters of the monastic life.
D. All of these answers

The Battle of Maldon describes which historical event ?

A. The defeat of the english at the hands of the vikings in 991
B. The first crusade in the 11th-century
C. The second crusade in the 12thcentury
D. The norman conquest in 1066