Life in the Middle Ages ________.

was short, difficult, and filled with despair

a poem on serious reflection, usually lamenting the dead

The first part of "The Seafarer" is the story of

a man's life at sea filled with difficulty

What is the Exeter Book?

A collection of Anglo-Saxon poems

The Canterbury Tales is about what?

30 or so people going on a pilgrimage to Canterbury

What was TRUE about Chaucer's writing?

He was the 1st to write in English.

Anglo-Saxon literature was...

passed on by oral tradition because people could not read

Code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages

to banish from one's native land

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1
Life in the Middle Ages ________.
was a time of increased birth rates
was short, difficult, and filled with despair
was a time of increased literacy rates
was long, easy and filled with hope
2
During which of the following periods were the Canterbury Tales written?
1310-1315
1240-1244
1395-1405
1387-1400
3
Define elegy
a poem on alive people
a poem of serious reflection on your personal reflections
a poem on serious reflection, usually lamenting the dead
a poem on dead people
4
Where was Geoffrey Chaucer born?
Sweden
France
America
England
5
The first part of "The Seafarer" is the story of
a sailor's conversion to Christianity
an ocean storm off the English sea coast
an exile's lament for his home country
a man's life at sea filled with difficulty
6
Define lament
to obtain
to express grief for, mourn
to blend together
to erase or get rid of
7
What is the Exeter Book?
A list of British lords during the Anglo-Saxon period
A collection of Anglo-Saxon poems
A series of sermons preached in Exeter
An artifact from the Renaissance
8
The Canterbury Tales is about what?
nothing
20 people traveling the world
30 or so people going on a pilgrimage to Canterbury
everything
9
Anglo-Saxon period spans from ...
AD 500 - AD 1100
500 BC -AD 43
43 BC - AD 410
AD 410 - AD 1100
10
What was Chaucer´s first name?
Geoffrey
Rush
Humphrey
Johnny
11
What was TRUE about Chaucer's writing?
He was the 1st to write in Latin.
He was the 1st to write in French.
He was the 1st to write in Spanish.
He was the 1st to write in English.
12
Anglo-Saxon literature was...
Written in ornate style
passed on by oral tradition because people could not read
did not exist
banned by the church
13
What was chivalry?
Code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages
Special ceremony to make a squire a knight
Order of events as they occurred; timeline
Nobleman
14
What type of poem was "The Seafarer"?
elegy
ode
sonnet
ballad
15
Define exile.
to banish from one's native land
to live entire life in native land
to move to new land
to run away

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