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Notes from British Literature unit
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1
Which is NOT one of the Literary Movements in British Literature
The Medieval Period
The Renaissance
The Dark Ages
Transcendentalism
2
During the reign of Edward III, England fought the Hundred Years' War with this country.
France
Norway
Spain
Germany
3
After William the Conqueror's reign, his great-grandson took the throne. He began Common Law.
Edward III
Richard
King John
Henry II
4
Most of the Anglo-Saxons believed in no ___ so their stories has some aspects of immortality.
Fighting
After life
Person
Peace
5
Which two families were involved in The War of the Roses?
The Tudors and the Williams
Tudors and Lancasters
The Yorks and Lancasters
The Williams and Yorks
6
After the Romans left the Britons, this group tried to take over
The Gaels
The Vikings
The Anglo-Saxons
The Picts
7
When Richard III was killed at Bosworth field, this king took over, which ended the Middle Ages
Henry VII
Richard II
Edward III
Henry VIII
8
Which is NOT one of the influences of Medieval Literature?
The church
Feudalism
Chivalry
Death
9
This person fought the invaders for Briton, but were driven to the west and north
Alfred the Great
Monks
Julius Caesar
King Arthur
10
The early Anglo-Saxons believed in the "wyrd" which means what?
The gods
Nothing
Fate
God
11
The first person to ever write about England may have been
King Arthur
Julius Caesar
Monks
Alfred the Great
12
Who was killed in the Battle of Hasting in 1066?
Harold
William
Alfred
Edward
13
In 1042, Edward swore to his cousin that he could rule when he died
Arthur
William
Alfred
Harold
14
The early literature of the Anglo-Saxons took the form of lengthy
Songs
Epic Poems
Books
Stories
15
What are scops?
Singers
Jesters
Clowns
Professional Poets
16
The 790s brought a group of invading seafaring marauders called
Knights
Crusaders
Vikings
Monks
17
The Crusades was a plea from The Pope to recapture what city from Muslim control?
Nazareth
Bethlehem
London
Jerusalem
18
This King had to sign the Magna Carta, which limited royal authority.
King John
Edward III
Henry II
Richard
19
The Feudal System is based on the premise that this owns all the land.
The King
The Church
The People
God
20
The church was also very powerful during the Medieval Times. The church was led by
God
The Knights
The Pope
The King
21
Who is known as the "The Father of English Poetry"?
William Shakespeare
Geoffrey Chaucer
King Arthur
Henry the VII
22
The last successful invasion of the island of Britain was called?
The War of the Roses
The Norman Conquest
The Crusades
The Hundred Years' War
23
What was the center of intellectual, literary, artistic, and social activity in early Britain?
Castles
Monasteries
London
Missionaries
24
William the Conqueror created the Doomsday Book which was what?
Describes the end of the world
Describes the history of Britain
Describes all the people's property for taxes
Describes how he was going to take over the world
25
The concept of Chivalry was originally brought from France by Henry II's wife. Chivalry was
The code of honor to govern peasants
The code of honor to govern the King
The fashion of the time
The code of honor to govern knights