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
Which king began a war to enforce his claims to the throne of France in 1336 ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. Henry IIB. Henry IIIC. Henry VD. Edward III
Which twelfth-century poet or poets were indebted to Breton storytellers for their narratives ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. Geoffrey ChaucerB. Marie de FranceC. Chrde Troyes D. b and c only
What event resulted from the premature death of Henry V ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. the Battle of AgincourtB. the Battle of HastingsC. the Norman Conquest D. the War of the Roses
To what did the word the roman, from which the genre of initially apply ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. a work derived from a Latin text of the Roman EmpireB. a story about love and adventureC. a Roman official D. a work written in the French vernacular
The styles of The Owl and the Nightingale and Ancrene Riwle show what about the poetry and prose written around the year 1200 ? January 24, 2020 by feesuata A. They were written for sophisticated and well-educated readers.B. Writing continued to benefit only readers fluent in Latin and French.C. Their readersprimary language was English. D. A and C only
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