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1
Which Anglo-Saxon poetic technique remained popular in Medieval poetry?
Alliteration
Rhyming
Kennings
Synecdoche
2
Which "historic" king of England was a popular subject of Romance writers in the Medieval period?
King Harold
King Arthur
King Ethelred
King Alfred
3
The Normans bring the Feudal System to England. Under this system,
The king gives out parcels of land to barons to administer for them
Barons pay taxes and provide knights for the king's army
All of the above
everything belongs to the king
4
What were the organizations of merchants and craftsmen called?
unions
fraternities
guilds
cloaksmen
5
At the very bottom of the Feudal System are
knights
barons
peasants/workers
the king
6
Originally, this meant "a work written in French."
Allegory
Ballad
Romance
Chivalry
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Which type of poem/story is named after a popular musical instrument of the Middle Ages?
Allegories
Iambic Pentameter
Lyric Poetry
Folk Ballads
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During this period, there were four languages spoken in the British Isles: Celtic, English, French, and
Greek
German
Latin
Spanish
9
Which type of poem/story tells a story but usually the author is unknown because it has been passed along orally first?
Lyric Poetry
Iambic Pentameter
Allegories
Folk Ballads
10
Who brought the printing press to England?
William Caxton
Geoffrey Chaucer
Martin Luther
Sir Thomas Mallory
11
What killed 1/4 to 1/3 of the total population of Europe during the Medieval Period?
The Black Death
COVID-19
The Earthquake of 1381
The Eruption of Pompeii
12
Who is the father of English poetry?
John Wycliffe
Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Monmouth
Sir Thomas Mallory
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Which house won "The War of the Roses"?
York
Lancaster
14
This is the Medieval code of conduct regarding loyalty to the king, quality of character, and treatment of women
Etiquette
Manners
Decorum
Chivalry
15
Who produced and circulated the first translation of the Holy Bible into English?
John Wycliffe
The Venerable Bede
Martin Luther
William Caxton
16
"The War of the Roses" was a feud for the throne of England between the house of Lancaster and the house of
Gandolf
Tudor
Potter
York
17
Which type of poem/story offers symbolic patterns and lessons?
Iambic Pentameter
Fold Ballads
Lyric Poetry
Allegories
18
Which King Henry briefly united England to defeat the French in one last decisive victory at the Battle of Agincourt
Henry IV
Henry VII
Henry V
Henry Tudor
19
The Battle of Hastings in 1066 led to the defeat of King Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon king, by
William, Duke of Normandy
King Edward the Confessor
King Arthur
King Henry VIII
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Which of the following is a pattern of unstressed/stressed syllables repeated five times?
Folk Ballads
Lyric Poetry
Allegories
Iambic Pentameter