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
Toward the close of which century did English replace French as the language of conducting business in Parliament and in court of law ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. tenthB. eleventhC. twelfth D. fourteenth
what did Chaucerwife use to do ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. lady-in-waiting to Queen Philip pa of HainautB. nurse of royal courtC. governess to Henry IVD. none of the above
Chaucer became a member of Parliament in_______________? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. 1386B. 1300C. 1343D. none of the above
How did Henry II, the first of EnglandPlantagenet kings, acquire vast provinces in southern France ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. the Battle of HastingsB. Saint PatrickmissionC. the Fourth Lateran Council D. his marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine