English Literature MCQs

A. The repetition of words
B. The use of epithets with character’s names
C. An episodic structure
D. All of the above

A. Chastity
B. Piety
C. Education
D. Secular political activity

A. She was considered her husband’s property
B. She was considered equal to her husband
C. She was more legally powerful than her husband
D. She was her husband’s property, but could not be mistreated under law

A. Retailers
B. Domestic servants
C. Spinners
D. All of the above

A. They were not allowed to divorce their husbands
B. They were not allowed to own a business without permission
C. They were not allowed to inherit land if they had any brothers
D. All of the above

A. Freedom
B. Love
C. Education
D. Chastity

A. A method of communication used solely by the early church
B. The spreading of material by word of mouth
C. A mode of communication used mainly after the rise of literacy
D. A method of communication that became prominent at the end of the middle ages

A. The literary form linked closely with courtly love
B. A method of creating a mystical union
C. A term associated with oral transmission
D. The writing and studying of saints’ lives

A. Lancelot and guinevere
B. Dante and beatrice
C. Arthur and guinevere
D. All of the above

A. King alfred
B. King arthur
C. King henry
D. King richard