Middle English Literature Quiz

What were some of the earliest English writings after the Norman Conquest?

• Novels, plays, and essays

• Poetry anthologies and short stories

• Sermons, homilies, prayers, and lives of the saints

• Scientific journals and research papers

Who is considered the 'first' English Poet?

• Geoffrey of Monmouth

• Robert Wace

• Layamon

• Chaucer

Which poem is known for urging people to be devout and is the first English poem in rhymed couplets?

• The Pearl

• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

• Poema Morale

• The Vision of Piers Plowman

Which work is a moving lament on the death of a little girl and tries to prove that all the souls of the blessed are equal in happiness?

• The Vision of Piers Plowman

• The Canterbury Tales

• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

• The Pearl

Who is the author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

• Anonymous poet

• Geoffrey of Monmouth

• Layamon

• Robert Wace

Which work is satirical, especially towards the upper classes of State and Church?

• The Vision of Piers Plowman

• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

• The Pearl

• The Romance of the Rose

What is the most characteristic expression of courtly love ideals in the Middle Ages?

• The Vision of Piers Plowman

• The Romance of the Rose

• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

• The Pearl

Which poem sets forth the qualities of the perfect knight?

• The Pearl

• The Canterbury Tales

• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

• The Vision of Piers Plowman

Who was the author of The Vision of Piers Plowman?

• Langland

• Layamon

• Robert Wace

• Geoffrey of Monmouth

Which work presents the idealised life of love, singing, and dancing against a setting of refinement and leisure?

• The Pearl

• The Romance of the Rose

• Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

• The Vision of Piers Plowman