The Middle English (Anglo-Norman) Period mcqs


2- The Medieval Period (455-1485)

Ancrene Riwle is a manual of instruction for

A. courtiers entering the service of Richard II
B. translators of French romances
C. women who have chosen to live as religious recluses
D. knights preparing for their first tournament

C. women who have chosen to live as religious recluses

What is the first extended written specimen of Old English?

A. Boethius’s Consolidation of Philosophy
B. Saint Jerome’s translation of the Bible
C. Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People
D. a code of laws promulgated by King Ethelbert

D. a code of laws promulgated by King Ethelbert