English Literature Mcqs

• A. The Anglo-Saxon Conquest beginning in the 1450s.
• B. The Norman Conquest of 1066.
• C. The Peasant Uprising of 1381.
• D. The Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s.pen_spark

Only a small proportion of medieval books survive, large numbers having been destroyed in:Read More »

• 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

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• A. Bede
• B. Sir Thomas Malory
• C. Geoffrey Chaucer
• D. Caedmon

Who would be called the English Homer and father of English poetry?Read More »

• A. Henry II
• B. Henry III
• C. Richard II
• D. Edward III

Which king began a war to enforce his claims to the throne of France in 1336?Read More »

• A. Tenth
• B. Eleventh
• C. Twelfth
• D. Fourteenth

Toward the close of which century did English replace French as the language of conducting business in Parliament and in court of law?Read More »

• A. Beowulf
• B. Arthur
• C. Augustine of Canterbury
• D. Caedmon

Which hero made his earliest appearance in Celtic literature before becoming a staple subject in French, English, and German literatures?Read More »

• A. French
• B. Norwegian
• C. Spanish
• D. Hungarian

Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066?Read More »

• A. The Normans
• B. The Geats
• C. The Celts
• D. The Anglo-Saxons

Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450?Read More »

• A. 1066
• B. 1077
• C. 1088
• D. 1026

The Year of Norman Conquest?Read More »

• A. Romantic Period
• B. Anglo-Saxon Period
• C. Middle English Period
• D. Victorian Age

Which is the oldest period in the history of English literature?Read More »