led to social change in Britain

The Nativity scene takes place in....

a mystery play like the Second Shepherd's play

was a perfect example of chivalry

commissioned the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

When the Romans left Britain,

the Anglo-Saxons started to invade

The Vikings started to invade...

the rich monasteries on the coast of the British Isles

invaded Britain and built towns, baths, roads before leaving in 410 CE.

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Medieval British Lit quiz

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Quiz regarding the most famous works, characters, historical figures and events of the Medieval period in Britain

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1
The Celts fought against....
Alfred the Great
Vikings
Christianity
the Roman invasion
2
The Black Plague....
came from the Americas on sugar boats
changed women's status in England
killed up to 20% of the citizens
led to social change in Britain
3
The Nativity scene takes place in....
A morality play like Everyman
the end of the Canterbury Tales
a mystery play like the Second Shepherd's play
the Pardoner's Tale
4
Chaucer wrote the Canterbury Tales in....
iambic pentameter
kissing rhyme
rhyming couplets
alliterative half lines
5
"And he was a good king" comes from....
King Arthur
Beowulf
Chaucer
Lord Randal
6
The printing press came to England thanks to....
William Caxton
William the Conqueror
Alfred the Great
Thomas Malory
7
"Not to mention other company in youth, forsooth" refers to....
Wealtheow
The Wife of Bath
Guinevere
Lord Randal's truelove
8
Which is a trait of ballads?
abstract topics
usually have happy endings
14 lines, ABBA CDDC EFFE GG
a repeated refrain
9
Chaucer had a lot in common with....
Petrarca
Pirandello
Manzoni
Boccaccio
10
William the Conqueror....
married Alison and became the king of England
spoke English
was the last Anglo-Saxon king
spoke French
11
Grendel....
is a great hero
is a Celtic warrior
lives in the desert
eats Hrothgar's men
12
King Arthur...
took from the rich, gave to the poor
always helped the poor
had the strength of ten men
was a perfect example of chivalry
13
Gawain fights....
Grendel
The Vikings
Chaucer
The Green Knight
14
King Alfred...
destroyed the Danelaw
Invaded Scandinavia
wrote the Domesday Book
commissioned the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
15
The Friar and the Summoner are....
enemies
friends
very honest
in business together
16
John Ball said....
everyone is equal
everyone was created naked like Adam and Eve
send out your daughters and we shall educate them
the peasants should be the masters
17
Sir Bedivere needs to throw....
the flowers into the air
the magic ring into the well
the sword in the water
the Vikings out of Kent
18
When the Romans left Britain,
the Anglo-Saxons started to invade
the Normans started to invade
the Celts started to invade
the Vikings started to invade
19
The Magna Carta...
documented the deeds of King Arthur
included "small fowl making melody/ that sleep all night with open eye"
limited the king's power
was a record of land ownership
20
The Vikings started to invade...
the peaceful Anglo-Saxon fishing villages
the rich monasteries on the coast of the British Isles
the fertile farmland of Sussex
the Roman bath houses
21
The Archbishop of Canterbury....
outlawed all theater performances
was also the head of state (the king)
broke away from the Pope
was murdered in the Cathedral
22
"Hygelac's thane" refers to....
Grendel
Gawain
King Arthur
Beowulf
23
The Wife of Bath is known for....
her charitable works
speaking in couplets
Wearing blue and yellow
Being gap-toothed
24
The Romans...
established the Danelaw
invaded Britain and built towns, baths, roads before leaving in 410 CE.
made Latin the only official language in Britain
brought feudalism to England.
25
Lord Randal's....
girlfriend poisoned him
mother robbed him
dog ran away
brother stole his lands

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