English Literature MCQs

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

A. The critical debate about the verification of events in the letters
B. The idea that abelard wrote all of the letters
C. The issue of whether there is a “female voice” in the letters
D. All of the above

A. Courtly love
B. Peasant life
C. Praise of chastity
D. Female literacy

A. They were never chaste or pious
B. They always represented the evil side of love
C. They were sources of inspiration for heroic action
D. They were examples of mystical unions

A. Poets from france and italy
B. Men who wrote only in the mystical tradition
C. The authors of conduct books
D. Heretics persecuted by the church

A. Richard rolle
B. Walter hilton
C. Julian of norwich
D. All of the above

A. The germanic tribes allowed relationships between family members, while the church prohibited marriage between relatives
B. The church outlawed marriages between children, while germanic tribes tolerated them
C. The germanic tribes tolerated polygamy, while the church made monogamy the only acceptable type of union
D. All of the above

A. It is a union supported by the church
B. It is a union between anchorites
C. It is a mystical union between two people
D. It is a spiritual union with god

A. A period in which philosophers attempted to reconcile philosophy with religion
B. A period of educational activity
C. A period associated with the carolingian renaissance
D. All of the above

A. The story of an english village’s conversion to christianity
B. A first-person story of the norman invasion
C. The adventure of a knight who rescues a maiden
D. A poem that features courtly love but denounces supernaturalism