What was vellum ? 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 ? A. symbolismB. simileC. metonymy D. kenning
Which hero made his earliest appearance in Celtic literature before becoming a staple subject in French, English, and German literatures ? A. Beowulf B. ArthurC. CaedmonD. Augustine of Canterbury
Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450 ? 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 ? A. Miss Cecily ChaumpaigneB. Philippa de Roet of FlandersC. Agnes de CoptonD. none of the above
