English Literature MCQs

A. Prostitution was considered problematic but legal
B. The church opposed prostitution on moral grounds
C. Prostitution was considered a solution to epidemics of rape
D. All of the above

A. People stopped reading the bible
B. People increasingly turned to visual art in order to learn about religion
C. People could be religious without the help of a clergy
D. Interest in the church history declined rapidly

A. “revelations of divine love”
B. “acts of thecla”
C. “the wooing of our lord”
D. “orison to an almighty god”

A. Julian of norwich
B. Margery kempe
C. Catherine of siena
D. Christine de pizan

A. The mystic is primarily tasked with intellectual work within monasteries
B. The mystic is a visionary who experiences divine insight
C. The mystic uses a religious platform to promote equal rights for women
D. The mystic usually works as a scribe

A. A term associated with oral transmission
B. An important trait of the medieval lay
C. A literary device used in estates satire
D. A dramatic demonstration of faith

A. It was normally supervised by a midwife
B. It was typically dangerous for mother and infant
C. It was normally done without medical equipment
D. All of the above

A. Cancelled out punishment due to sin
B. Depended entirely on literacy
C. Were considered “unimportant” by mystics
D. Were only performed by men

A. The book of margery kempe
B. “revelations of divine love”
C. “the wooing of our lord”
D. The art of courtly love

A. As a term associated only with religious written literature
B. As a device used to describe the flaws in the oral tradition
C. As a technique that became popular after the invention of the printing press
D. As a method of composing stories in the oral tradition