Middle English Literature

What was the tradition of Middle English prose?

• Religious and didactic

• Polite and sophisticated

• Directed towards ordinary people

• Based on French prose tradition

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which narrative verse form was introduced in England in the thirteenth century?

• Epic poetry

• Romance

• Ballad

• Sonnet

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.12

What were the three rich sources of character and adventure for English romances?

• Legends of Charlemagne, ancient Greece and Rome, and King Arthur

• Legends of Beowulf, ancient Egypt and Persia, and Robin Hood

• Legends of King Arthur, ancient Greece and Rome, and Beowulf

• Legends of Charlemagne, King Arthur, and Robin Hood

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which romances were more influential in England?

• English romances

• French romances

• German romances

• Italian romances

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

What ideals replaced the heroic code in courtly love?

• Adventure and feats of courage

• Glory of the tribal king

• Honour of the hero

• Elaborate manners and rituals

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.12

Which verse forms replaced the Anglo-Saxon alliterative line in Middle English poetry?

• Blank verse and free verse

• Rhymed couplets and sonnets

• Metrics and rhyme

• Prose and haiku

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.13

Which French literary forms became popular in England?

• Epic poems and odes

• Moral tales and animal fables

• Tragedies and comedies

• Satires and epigrams

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Who is considered the first great writer of English literature?

• William Langland

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• Sir Gawain

• Anonymous author

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

What percentage of Chaucer's vocabulary is estimated to be French in origin?

• 5-10%

• 10-15%

• 15-20%

• 20-25%

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which language did Chaucer choose to write the 'Canterbury Tales' in?

• French

• Latin

• Old English

• Middle English

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A