What was vellum ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. parchment made of animal skinB. the service owed to a lord by his peasants(C. unrhymed iambic pentameterD. an unbreakable oath of fealty
The use of sea and for body are examples of what literary technique, popular in Old English poetry ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. symbolismB. simileC. metonymy D. kenning
What is the first extended written specimen of Old English ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. BoethiusConsolidation of PhilosophyB. Saint Jerometranslation of the BibleC. BedeEcclesiastical History of the English People D. a code of laws promulgated by King Ethelbert
Which hero made his earliest appearance in Celtic literature before becoming a staple subject in French, English, and German literatures ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. Beowulf B. ArthurC. CaedmonD. Augustine of Canterbury
Christian writers like the Beowulf poet looked back on their pagan ancestors with_______________? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. nostalgia and ill-concealed envy.B. bewilderment and visceral loathing. C. admiration and elegiac sympathy.D. bigotry and shallow triumphalism.
in which year chaucer was imprisoned by the French ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. 1360B. 1357C. 1378D. none of the above
Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450 ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. the NormansB. the GeatsC. the Celts D. the Anglo-Saxons
Chaucer was released from legal action by____________in a deed of May 1, 1380 from rape and abduction ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. Miss Cecily ChaumpaigneB. Philippa de Roet of FlandersC. Agnes de CoptonD. none of the above
Popular English adaptations of romances appealed primarily to____________________? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. the royal family and upper orders of the nobilityB. the lower orders of the nobilityC. agricultural laborers D. the clergy
Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066 ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. FrenchB. NorwegianC. SpanishD. Hungarian