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1
Whom did the Britons ask for help to defend them against the Picts?
The Angles, Saxons & Jutes
The Norwegians and Finnish?
Denmark & The North of Germany
The Romans
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I am absolutely ready for the test!
No
I don't know
Maybe
Yes!
3
What type of play were the Robin Hood stories an example of?
Folk
Morality
Mystery
Miracle
4
Who is the most famous poet of the Middle English period and known as the 'father of English poetry'?
Geoham Ceintur
Thomas Becket
Geoffrey Chaucer
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What did morality plays emphasise?
The life of Christ
Miracles
Individual moral journeys
Church rituals
6
The Canterbury tales is a link-and-frame story. What is the link and what is the frame?
The link = The clergy and the frame = the commoners' lives in Canterbury
the link = Harry Bailey & the frame = the pilgrimage to Canterbury
The link = Sir Arthur & frame = the meetings of the knights in Canterbury
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Who occupied a large part of Britain
Romans
Greeks
Germans
Jutes
8
Which artwork depicts the Battle of Hastings......
Bayeaux Tapestry
Bayeaux painting
Hastings Tapestry
9
What was the land called King Arthur ceded to the Danes by after they continuously had invaded Britian?
Daneshire
Daneborough
Danelaw
10
What weakens Good Deeds in Everyman?
Everyman's sins
Old age
Lack of wealth
Ignorance
11
Which of the following are true for the period of William the Conqueror's rule?
The English language was only spoken by the nobility
The English language remained in tact and was kept in high esteem.
Old English endings disappeared & words were borrowed from French
12
Which statement is true......
King Edward died in 1066 without leaving a legitimate successor
King Edward gave all his land to Danes.
King Edward capitulated to France in 1066.
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The French system of verse with end rhyme replaced Old English alliterative poetry
False
True
14
What was the name of the mobile stage used in Medieval Plays?
Booth
Platform
Wagon
Float
15
What language replaced Latin in Early English plays?
German
French
Old Nors
English
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What is a defining feature of mystery plays?
They were always in Latin
They dramatise saint' lives
They focused on biblical stories
They used abstract characters
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What type of play didn't exist in the Middle Ages?
Morality plays
Mystery plays
Satirical plays
Miracle plays
18
What is the name of the original inhabitants of Britian?
The British
The Welsh
The Celts
Jutes
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Beowolf is the oldest literary work in the English language. What is it about?
Anonymous epic poem, set in South Britian, pagan origin story
Anonymous epic poem, set in Denmark & South Sweden, pagan origin story
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In 1250 French was banned as an official language and English was reinstated.
False
True
21
What is the name of the 73 mile long bridge built by the Romans?
Hadrian's wall
London Bridge
The Roman Wall
The Celtic Bridge
22
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle gives ........... (choose the most correct answer)
insights into the history of the Danes
insights into social, political,cultural aspects of early medieval England.
insights into the history of the Romans & Celts
23
Which Germanic tribe didn't exist?
Saxons
Jutes
Angies
Litters
24
When was the Canterbury tales written
952 -967
1002-1017
864-879
1385 - 1400
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Which of the following elements were present in Old English Literature?
Anonymous, elements of nature, battles,monsters
Rhythm given by alliteration & a break in the middle of each line.
anonymous, elements of monastery life & the Christian faith
26
Middle English literature introduced the elements of .......
battles and horrors
adventure and courtly love
the church
27
On which island was on of the most important monastries built in the 7th century?
Faeroes
Jutland
Lindisfarne
28
English is part of which language family?
Slavic
Uralic
Germanic
Romanic
29
Who began performing as the number of play parts increased?
Children
Monks
Nobility
Lay people
30
Which guild performed 'The Cruxifixion'
Bakers
Butchers
Shipwrights
Carpenters
31
What does the Book of Exeter contain?
Elegies, riddels and 400 leaves
Elegies, riddles and 310 leaves
Elegies, riddles and 210 leaves
32
In Everyman, which character ultimately accompanies Everyman to the grave?
Good deeds
Beauty
Fellowship
Knowledge
33
The Miller's Tale is.....
a fabliau. includes: irony, romantic roguery, gullibility, revenge
a ballad. includes hyperbole, noble feats, innocence
34
What is the oldest literary work in the English language?
The Anglo-Saxon book
Beowulf
Canterbury Tales
The Exeter book
35
What is the name of one of the first printed books?
Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory
Morde et Arthur by Sir Malory Thomas
Morte d'Arthur by Willam Caxton
36
King Arthur was not interested in the arts and let his kingdom go to wreck and ruin
False
True
37
Which statement is true of The Canterbury Tales
Represents only the nobility
Represents only the commoners
Represents the 3 classes of medieval society: clergy, nobility & commoners
38
The book mentioned in the previous question had important consequences. Which?
Resulted in the break-up of the Round Table and death of Arthur
Contributed to the breakdown of the nobility in England
Contributed to the fall of the Roman Empire
39
Where did the earliest English plays originate?
Churches
Universities
Taverns
Public squares
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Shakespeare was born in.....
Stratford-upon-Thames in 1564
Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564
London in 1564
41
How did the invasion of the Danish affect Old English?
Many Scandinavain elements were absorbed into the language
There was no affect. Old English stayed the same.
The pronunciation of the words changed.
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Which statement is true of the ballads of Middle English?.
abab rhyme, themes: love, hate, nobility, church, written down
abcb rhyme; themes: love, loyalty, treachery, transferred orally, commoners
