A. the Anglo-Saxon Conquest beginning in the 1450s.
B. the Peasant Uprising of 1381.
C. the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s.
D. the wave of contempt for manuscripts that followed the beginning of printing in 1476.
The Medieval Period MCQS are from the history of the medieval age. These MCQS are taken from authentic books and past papers. These Mcqs will help you out in your preparation for FPSC, PPSC, NTS, MCAT, NET, GATE and other tests.
2- The Medieval Period (455-1485)
- The Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Period (428-1066)
- The Middle English (Anglo-Norman) Period ( 1066 -1450)
- Late Or “High” Medieval Period ( 1200-1485 )
A. Geoffrey of Monmouth
B. the Gawain poet
C. the Beowulf poet
D. Chr´tien de Troyes
A. Geoffrey Chaucer
B. Marie de France
C. Chr´tien de Troyes
D. b and c only
A. a work derived from a Latin text of the Roman Empire
B. a story about love and adventure
C. a Roman official
D. a work was written in the French vernacular
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