Middle English Literature Quiz

What language did the French rulers, the court, the nobility, and the clergy speak and write in England after the Norman Conquest?

• German

• French

• Spanish

• Italian

Which language had a vocabulary larger than the French or the Old English during the Middle English Period?

• Old English

• Middle English

• French

• German

Who imposed a feudal system upon England after the Norman Conquest?

• King Arthur

• William The Conqueror

• Sir Walter Scott

• Geoffrey Of Monmouth

What was the main part of English literature up to the time of Chaucer?

• Religious works

• Metrical romances

• Epic poems

• Narrative poems

Who is considered the 'first' English Poet according to the text?

• Layamon

• Robert Wace

• Giamar

• Geoffrey Of Monmouth

Which English narrative poem is mentioned as the greatest of the metrical romances?

• Sir Gawain And The Green Knight

• The Roman De Brut

• The Poema Morale

• The Song Of Roland

What type of audience did the English romances aim for during the Middle English Period?

• Noble audience

• French audience

• Popular audience

• Religious audience

What was the first English poem in rhymed couplets according to the text?

• Sir Gawain And The Green Knight

• The Poema Morale

• The Song Of Roland

• The Roman De Brut

Which chronicler first introduced the legends connected with Arthur and his knights?

• Giamar

• Geoffrey Of Monmouth

• Robert Wace

• Layamon

What was the main focus of the French narrative poems during the Middle English Period?

• Subjects about France

• Subjects about Britain

• Subjects about Spain

• Subjects about Rome