Question: In Caedmon’s Hymn, the poet borrows the language of which literary form ?

• 1. The mock epic
• 2. The lyric ballad
• 3. The lai
• 4. The heroic epic

Question: Which of the following is not a major category of the romance genre ?

• 1. The Matter of Germany
• 2. The Matter of Rome
• 3. The Matter of Britain
• 4. The Matter of England

Question: Which of the following themes is not explored in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” ?

• 1. The knightly ideal
• 2. Conversion to Christianity
• 3. Sexual purity
• 4. Feudal loyalty

Question: Which of the following accurately describes the way in which the comitatus ethic is represented in Beowulf, The Seafarer, and The Wanderer ?

• 1. As a mutually beneficial relationship between rulers and warriors
• 2. As an economic system of rewards used to ensure warriors reliability
• 3. As a pre-feudal power structure based on the distribution of economic and military resources
• 4. All of these answers

Question: Which of the following cultural changes occurred as a result of the Norman invasion ?

• 1. The Church moved away from using Latin.
• 2. The trend of educational reforms was reversed.
• 3. England returned to its pre-feudal state.
• 4. The primary language became French

Question: Why is Caedmon’s Hymn important in the history of Old English literature ?

• 1. The poem could be easily sung in all churches and was widely accepted.
• 2. The poem’s theme of alienation becomes familiar to Anglo-Saxon poetry.
• 3. The poem illustrates Caedmon’s erudition and scholarship.
• 4. The poem is widely believed to be the first written poem in Old English.

Question: Which of the following epic themes are invoked in The Wanderer ?

• 1. Exile
• 2. Abandoned mead-halls
• 3. Loneliness
• 4. All of these answers

Question: Which text is an example of a poem structured as a vision to convey the theme of salvation ?

• 1. The Battle of Maldon
• 2. The Seafarer
• 3. The Wanderer
• 4. The Dream of the Rood

Question: Which of the following texts are associated with the alliterative revival ?

• 1. “The Dream of the Rood”
• 2. “The Wanderer”
• 3. “The Seafarer”
• 4. “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”

Question: Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales” ?

• 1. The court of Richard II
• 2. The church
• 3. The military
• 4. The literary tradition