A. the reign of King Arthur
B. the coronation of Henry II
C. King John’s seal of the Magna Carta
D. the marriage of Henry II to Eleanor of Aquitaine

A. Alfred
B. Richard III
C. Richard II
D. Ethelbert

A. They were written for sophisticated and well-educated readers.
B. Writing continued to benefit only read- ers fluent in Latin and French.
C. Their readers’ primary language was English.
D. a and c only

A. Their leaders were Lollards, advocating radical religious reform.
B. The common people were still essentially pagan.
C. They believed that writing, a skill largely confined to the clergy, was a form of black magic.
D. The church was among the greatest of oppressive landowners.

A. Beowulf
B. Arthur
C. Augustine of Canterbury
D. Alfred

A. the short story
B. the heroic epic
C. the morality play
D. the romance

A. Sir Thomas Malory
B. Margery Kempe
C. Geoffrey Chaucer
D. William Langland

A. banishment to Asia
B. everlasting shame
C. conversion to Christianity
D. being buried alive

A. Romantic love is a guiding principle of moral conduct.
B. Its formal and dignified use of speech
was distant from the everyday use of language.
C. Irony is a mode of perception, as much
as it was a figure of speech.
D. Christian and pagan ideals are sometimes mixed.