MIDDLE ENGLISH LITERATURE

Also called the Middle Ages

• Renaissance

• Enlightenment

• Medieval Era

• Modernist Period

What type of French was spoken in England?

• Anglo-Norman

• Norman

• Latin

• Anglo-Normand

What language did common people speak in England in the Middle Ages?

• Old English

• French

• Latin

• Middle English

Who fought the Hundred Years War?

• England and Norway
• England and France
• The Normans and the Anglo-Saxons
• The Geats and the Danes

The lowest group in the feudal system.

• knights

• vassals

• serfs

• students

Which TWO sentences represent the life of a serf?

• Sent soldiers to fight in the king's army and collected the king's taxes.

• Walked daily from the village to work in the fields owned by the lords

• Provided part of their crops to the nobles in return for protection.

• Protected others from attacks by enemies from other villages.

What language was spoken at the English court in the Middle Ages?

• Latin

• Middle English

• Old English

• French

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3B

What is the theme of romances?

• The search for courtly love

• The search for glory

• The search for adventures

What is the theme of romances?

• The search romantic love

• The search for courtly love

• The search for glory

• The search for adventures

  
  

Which of the following was a collection of stories written in Middle English?

• The Canterbury Tales

• Cambridge Songs

• Carmina Burana

• Beowulf