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Medieval Literature

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Which of the following is an example of a medieval romance?

  1. Beowulf

  2. The Canterbury Tales

  3. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

  4. The Song of Roland


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a medieval romance that tells the story of Sir Gawain's encounter with the Green Knight.

Who is the author of The Canterbury Tales?

  1. Geoffrey Chaucer

  2. William Shakespeare

  3. John Milton

  4. Edmund Spenser


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Geoffrey Chaucer is the author of The Canterbury Tales, a collection of stories told by a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury Cathedral.

What is the name of the main character in Beowulf?

  1. Beowulf

  2. Grendel

  3. Hrothgar

  4. Wiglaf


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Beowulf is the main character in the epic poem Beowulf, who travels to Denmark to help King Hrothgar fight the monster Grendel.

Which of the following is an example of a medieval morality play?

  1. Everyman

  2. Doctor Faustus

  3. Hamlet

  4. Macbeth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Everyman is a medieval morality play that tells the story of a man who is summoned by Death to account for his life.

Who is the author of The Song of Roland?

  1. Anonymous

  2. Geoffrey Chaucer

  3. William Shakespeare

  4. John Milton


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Song of Roland is an anonymous medieval epic poem that tells the story of the Battle of Roncevaux Pass.

What is the name of the main character in The Canterbury Tales?

  1. Geoffrey Chaucer

  2. The Wife of Bath

  3. The Pardoner

  4. The Knight


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Geoffrey Chaucer is the main character in The Canterbury Tales, who serves as the narrator and guide for the pilgrims on their journey to Canterbury Cathedral.

Which of the following is an example of a medieval fabliau?

  1. The Reeve's Tale

  2. The Miller's Tale

  3. The Wife of Bath's Tale

  4. The Pardoner's Tale


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Reeve's Tale is a medieval fabliau that tells the story of a miller who is tricked by his wife and her lover.

Who is the author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

  1. Anonymous

  2. Geoffrey Chaucer

  3. William Shakespeare

  4. John Milton


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an anonymous medieval romance that tells the story of Sir Gawain's encounter with the Green Knight.

What is the name of the main character in Everyman?

  1. Everyman

  2. Death

  3. The Devil

  4. The Angel


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Everyman is the main character in the medieval morality play Everyman, who is summoned by Death to account for his life.

Which of the following is an example of a medieval lyric poem?

  1. The Wanderer

  2. The Seafarer

  3. The Dream of the Rood

  4. The Battle of Maldon


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Wanderer is a medieval lyric poem that tells the story of a man who has been exiled from his home and is wandering through the wilderness.

Who is the author of The Dream of the Rood?

  1. Anonymous

  2. Geoffrey Chaucer

  3. William Shakespeare

  4. John Milton


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Dream of the Rood is an anonymous medieval lyric poem that tells the story of a man who dreams of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

What is the name of the main character in The Battle of Maldon?

  1. Bryhtnoth

  2. Eadric Streona

  3. Olaf Tryggvason

  4. Sweyn Forkbeard


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bryhtnoth is the main character in The Battle of Maldon, an Old English poem that tells the story of the Battle of Maldon in 991.

Which of the following is an example of a medieval chronicle?

  1. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

  2. The Historia Regum Britanniae

  3. The Brut

  4. The Polychronicon


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a medieval chronicle that records the history of the Anglo-Saxons from the 5th to the 11th centuries.

Who is the author of The Historia Regum Britanniae?

  1. Geoffrey of Monmouth

  2. William of Malmesbury

  3. Henry of Huntingdon

  4. Roger of Wendover


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Geoffrey of Monmouth is the author of The Historia Regum Britanniae, a medieval chronicle that tells the history of the kings of Britain from Brutus to Cadwallader.

What is the name of the main character in The Brut?

  1. Brutus

  2. Locrinus

  3. Camber

  4. Albanactus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Brutus is the main character in The Brut, a medieval chronicle that tells the story of the founding of Britain by Brutus, the great-grandson of Aeneas.

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