Piers Plowman

Piers Plowman is an anonymous allegorical narrative poem about a quest for authentic Christian life in the context of medieval Catholicism.

• True

• False

The genre of a medieval poem where the poet pictures himself as falling asleep and envisioning in his dream a series of allegorical people and events is known as (a)   (2 words).

There were ___ 'authoritative' versions (texts) of Piers Plowman that represented different manuscript traditions and successive stages.

• 2

• 3

• 5

• 10

Piers Plowman is a social allegory where the following estates are present and criticised: clergy, nobility and (a)   .

According to the author, this human trait is the primary reason why social hierarchy and common good could be destroyed.

• Selfishness

• Anger

• Alcoholism

• Sadness

What does a cat in 'a cat, mice and rats scene' symbolize?

• Church

• Government

• Peasants

• Army

What does the name of the main character mean?

What does the 'field full of folks' symbolize?

(a)  

Whom does the author criticise for spending their days journeying to and from religious sites and embellishing the truth about their travels?

• Pilgrims

• Hermits

• Friars

• Pardoners

What is the alternative name for Satan or Devil in Piers Plowman?

• Wrong

• False

• Lie

• Lucifer