Question: In Acrene Wisse, the mission of the anchorite was justified through what purpose ?

• 1. To serve the church
• 2. To withdraw and meditate upon God
• 3. To pray
• 4. To preach

Question: Complete the following statement. Chaucer wrote his elegiac poem, “The Book of the Duchess,” to praise the young Duchess of Lancaster who tragically died of___________________?

• 1. the Black Plague.
• 2. unrequited love for John of Gaunt.
• 3. drowning in the Thames.
• 4. childbirth.

Question: What was the focus of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae ?

• 1. The life and poems of Caedmon
• 2. The conversion of Britain from paganism
• 3. The early years of William the Conqueror
• 4. The tales of King Arthur

Question: Which of the following best defines wergild ?

• 1. Giving inanimate objects human qualities
• 2. A metaphorical compound
• 3. A reparational payment demanded of a person guilty of homicide
• 4. The image used to share qualities in a metaphor or simile

Question: Which of the following characteristics are not essential to knightly chivalry as described by Chretien de Troyes ?

• 1. The knight is religious.
• 2. The knight is submissive to his lad.
• 3. The knight is dedicated to his feudal lord.
• 4. The knight is blond, tall, and elegant.

Question: Why was the alliterative revival associated with nationalism and nostalgia ?

• 1. The stories of King Arthur made all English people nostalgic.
• 2. Metrical poetry simply got boring.
• 3. Alliterative poetry was much easier to write.
• 4. Alliterative poetry was associated with a world before the French influence, a world before the Conquest

Question: Why was Acrene Wisse written in the vernacular language ?

• 1. English was a more commonly used language in the Church.
• 2. The audience was likely unable to read French.
• 3. Women were more educated, so they knew more languages.
• 4. The audience was partially lay-women with little knowledge of Latin.

Question: In Beowulf, what does the representation of Hrothgar suggest about rulers ?

• 1. Kings often used generous gifts to recruit their followers.
• 2. It was necessary for kings to fight in order to keep their power.
• 3. The ability to attract fellow warriors was a necessary attribute of power.
• 4. All of these answers

Question: How does The Cross, as speaker, portray Jesus in The Dream of the Rood ?

• 1. As the suffering Christ
• 2. As the ransom God demands for the sins of humanity
• 3. As a special Jewish teacher
• 4. As the heroic noble warrior

Question: What was the primary function of The Rule of Saint Benedict ?

• 1. The Rule of Saint Benedict standardized monasticism.
• 2. The Rule of Saint Benedict was the first example of poetry written in the vernacular language.
• 3. The Rule of Saint Benedict explained the new architectural style.
• 4. The Rule of Saint Benedict offered an early example of dream poetry.