Question: Which king began a war to enforce his claims to the throne of France in 1336 ?

• 1. Henry II
• 2. Henry V
• 3. Louis XIV
• 4. Edward III

Question: Which twelfth-century poet or poets were indebted to Breton storytellers for their narratives ?

• 1. Geoffrey Chaucer
• 2. Marie de France
• 3. Chr´tien de Troyes
• 4. b and c only

Question: What is the climax of Geoffrey of Monmouth’s The History of the Kings of Britain ?

• 1. the reign of King Arthur
• 2. the coronation of Henry II
• 3. King John’s seal of the Magna Carta
• 4. the marriage of Henry II to Eleanor of Aquitaine

Question: The styles of The Owl and the Nightingale and Ancrene Riwle show what about the poetry and prose written around the year 1200 ?

• 1. They were written for sophisticated and well-educated readers.
• 2. Writing continued to benefit only readers fluent in Latin and French.
• 3. Their readers’ primary language was English.
• 4. a and c only

Question: Which hero made his earliest appearance in Celtic literature before becoming a staple subject in French, English, and German literatures ?

• 1. Beowulf
• 2. Arthur
• 3. Augustine of Canterbury
• 4. Alfred

Question: Who is the author of Piers Plowman ?

• 1. Sir Thomas Malory
• 2. Margery Kempe
• 3. Geoffrey Chaucer
• 4. William Langland

Question: What event resulted from the premature death of Henry V ?

• 1. the Battle of Agincourt
• 2. the Battle of Hastings
• 3. the Norman Conquest
• 4. the War of the Roses

Question: Which of the following authors is considered a devotee to chivalry, as it is personified in Sir Lancelot ?

• 1. Julian of Norwich
• 2. Margery Kempe
• 3. William Langland
• 4. Sir Thomas Malory

Question: Toward the close of which century did English replace French as the language of conducting business in Parliament and in court of law ?

• 1. tenth
• 2. twelfth
• 3. thirteenth
• 4. fourteenth

Question: Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066 ?

• 1. French
• 2. Norwegian
• 3. Spanish
• 4. Danish