H. Carver - Senior Middle Ages

Question 1

Which of the following groups brought French into the English language?

Accepted Answer

Normans

Question 2

The text on the right is an example of what type of manuscript?

Accepted Answer

illuminated

Question 3

Which entertainment is most like Chaucer's Canterbury Tales?

Accepted Answer

The Simpsons

Question 4

What major outlaw was created in this time period?

Accepted Answer

Robin Hood

Question 5

Geoffrey Chaucer, the premier poet of England, was born in this social class:

Accepted Answer

middle

Question 6

Canterbury Tales was different than popular entertainments at the time, which were:

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 7

Which type of story is considered a short story?

Accepted Answer

fabliaux

Question 8

What form of literature really emerged during this time period?

Accepted Answer

drama

Question 9

What topic was a major theme of literature in this period?

Accepted Answer

saintly lives, daily moral lessons

Question 10

Poets, like scops, would perform stories but with musical instruments. What poetry was formed?

Accepted Answer

lyric

Question 11

William Caxton brought the printing press to England in what century?

Accepted Answer

15th

Question 12

Johann Gutenberg revolutionized literature by:

Accepted Answer

moveable typecast printing

Question 13

King Arthur comes to life in this era, but the hero came from:

Accepted Answer

Celts

Question 14

What form of poetry is a folk song that tells a story?

Accepted Answer

ballad

Question 15

What two categories did poetry fall into?

Accepted Answer

religious and secular

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