Medieval Literature Quiz

The year 1066 is considered the end of the Anglo-Saxon period and beginning of the Medieval Period due to what historical event?

• invasion of the Vikings

• Norman Conquest

• King Arthur was born

• invasion of Anglo-Saxons

What is Avalon?

• a mythical place of healing

• where the dragon lives

• Viking heaven

Which of the following is NOT a Medieval Romance characteristic?

• It has to be written in French.

• Women are idealized.

• Simple, predictable, inevitable plot

• Imaginative, vast, fairytale like setting

In the film Merlin, what entity protects Excalibur until Arthur pulls it out of the stone?

• Sir Rupert, the talking horse

• Merlin’s mother

• Rock of Ages

• the Round Table

Who brought the printing press to England in 1476 and printed the first copies of Le Morte d'Arthur?

• John Gutenberg

• Thomas Becket

• William Caxton

• William of Normandy

What does King Arthur dream about at the beginning of the Le Morte d'Arthur story?

• serpents

• slipping from his throne into murky water

• having an affair

• Both A and B

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of romance is found in the film Merlin?

• supernatural or magical elements

• repetition of the number 7

• a lady or damsel in distress who needs rescuing

• hidden or mistaken identity

Which characteristic(s) of medieval romance are found in the excerpt from Le Morte d'Arthur we read in class?

• supernatural events

• loyal knights

• predictable plot elements

• all of the above

Whom is left in charge of Camelot when King Arthur goes in search of the Holy Grail?

• Queen Guinevere

• Lancelot

• Galahad

• Morgan le Fay

What is chivalry?

• fealty paid to a lord

• code of honor that guided the behavior of religious officials

• Medieval French literature

• code of honor that guided the behavior of knights and nobility