What was vellum?
- A. Parchment made of animal skin
- B. The service owed to a lord by his peasants (“villeins”)
- C. Unrhymed iambic pentameter
- D. An unbreakable oath of fealty
MIDDLE AGES Mcqs
Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry?
- A. Bede
- B. Sir Thomas Malory
- C. Geoffrey Chaucer
- D. Caedmon
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Which king began a war to enforce his claims to the throne of France in 1336?
- A. Henry II
- B. Henry III
- C. Richard II
- D. Edward III
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Toward the close of which century did English replace French as the language of conducting business in Parliament and in court of law?
- A. Tenth
- B. Eleventh
- C. Twelfth
- D. Fourteenth
Which hero made his earliest appearance in Celtic literature before becoming a staple subject in French, English, and German literatures?
- A. Beowulf
- B. Arthur
- C. Augustine of Canterbury
- D. Caedmon
Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450?
- A. The Normans
- B. The Geats
- C. The Celts
- D. The Anglo-Saxons
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