Middle English Literature

What was the relationship between the King and the nobility in the Feudal system?

• The King gave the Barons some of this lands and the noblemen provided Military Service

• A Bond of full loyalty and trust between the King and the Barons

• The King didn’t trust the noblemen at all

• The Knights fought for the king in case of war

What was the literary genre which entertained the court in the Middle Ages?

• The Ballad

• Epic Heroic poems

• The Chivalric Romance

• The Theatre

What was the “Common Law”

• A system of laws to punish common people

• A law that was common to all the clergy

• A law that the King used in common

• A unified system of laws all over England

What language did common people speak in England in the Middle Ages?

• Old English

• French

• Latin

• Middle English

What is the theme of romances?

• The search romantic love

• The search for courtly love

• The search for glory

• The search for adventures

  
  

Under which King’s Reign did Common Law develop?

• King William I

• King Richard I “Lionheart”

• King Henry II

• King William II

  
  

What was the role of the sheriff?

• He fought for the King in case of war

• He put people in jail

• He provided a counterweight to the power of the King

• He raised taxes for the King

Common sources for Ballads were:

• Border fights between different populations for power

• British legends about the mythical king Arthur

• The deeds of heroes

• Legends of old Anglo-Saxon heroes

  
  

What language was spoken at the English court in the Middle Ages?

• Latin

• Middle English

• Old English

• French

Lord Randal is

• a Chivalric Romance

• a Morality Play

• an epic-heroic poem

• a ballad