Medieval Literature Quiz

Reporting the winner of a political debate is a good subject for a social commentary.

Traditional stories that take place in the past are called?

Which type of literature provided the basic plots and characters for many medieval romances?

Frame stories may only bracket one other story or narrative.

Knights are an element of most medieval romances.

An archetypal pattern would be a story pattern that recurs in literature around the world.

Discussing underage workers is a likely subject of a social commentary.

The time and place of a frame story's action always matches the setting of the tales it frames.

Legends may have been inspired by real events and real people.

Unusual weather patterns is an example of a subject for social commentary.

A story that brackets another story is called...?

What is the best strategy for understanding lines of literature written in dialect?

What is one important effect of archetypal narrative elements?

What is a story that shows people that human flaws and weaknesses could lead to trouble?

Which is true about an allegory?