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WorksheetsThe middle ages and Medieval literature
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following events is NOT considered the end of the Middle Ages?
Christopher Columbus's first voyage to the Americas
The end of the Black Death
The Turkish conquest of Constantinople
The Protestant Reformation
The feudal system was based on the following elements:
wealth
power
status
knowledge
The feudal society included the following social classes:
privileged and non privileged
higher class, middle class and lower class
If a noble and a lady were in love:
they could get married easily
they had to follow the rules of courtly love
they could declare their mutual love instantly
Which of the following stages was NOT part of Courtly Love?
Eye contact to show initial attraction
Declaration of ervent affection
Display of heroic deeds
Public meetings to show True Love
Why was the Code of Chivalry first introduced?
to reduce the violence in society
to teach knights to be better people
to make knights believe in God
What was the Code of Chivalry?
a set of rules for heroic knights
the Ten Commandments in the Bible
a set of rules for everyone in the Court
According to the Code of Chivalry, knights had to be: (select all that apply)
Respectful
Brave
Honest
Intelligent
How did people become familiar with literature in Medieval times?
by word of mouth
by reading the published books
by watching plays
Which of the following languages was NOT typically used in texts in the Middle Ages?
Latin
French
English
German
Select all the reasons why Arthurian legends became so popular:
they represented all the good qualities that Knights were supposed to have
they contained courtly love ideas
they showed bravery and chivalry
they were only narrated orally
Which were the common themes in medieval literature? (select all that apply)
courtly love
chivalry
culture
violence
Select all the options connected with medieval poetry:
written
narrated by troubadours
they used to have music to accompany them
Which of the following was an epic English poem?
The Song of Roland
Beowulf
Cambridge Songs
Carmina Burana
Which of the following was a collection of stories written in Middle English?
The Canterbury Tales
Cambridge Songs
Carmina Burana
Beowulf
