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1. \Vhich of the following is a characteristic feature of Anglo-Saxon poetry:
a) rhyme b) regular raeter ^alliteration d) conceit
2. Which of the following is not true about Anglo-Norman literaturę:
a) it was influenced by Celtic folkiore
b) it was influenced by the tradition of courtly-love it was morę solemn and austere than Anglo-Saxon literaturę
d) it was written in French or Latin
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3. Which of the following characters does not appear in medieval romances: a) Charlemagne b) Perceval Grendel d) Brut
4. E^eryman is an example of: . ...........
a) mystery play 0} morality play c) miracle play d) tragedy
5. What was the name of Dante’s beloved praised in his La Vi!a Nuova : a) Laura .£bj Beatrice c) Stella d) the Dark Lady
6. Chaucer’s The Ńuns ’ Triest 's Tale is an example of: ;
c) allegory d) sermon
a) fabliau
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d) John Milton
7. The influence of Petrarch is to be felt most in the poetry of: Philip Sidney b) William Shakespeare c) John Donnę
8. By Shakespearean scholars Richard III is classified as:
a) tragedy b) comedy 0 history or chronicie play d) romance
9. The plot of Macbeth is based on:
'a)Holinshed’s Chronicles c) Plutarch’s Lives
b) Ovid’s Melamorphoses d) Shakespeare invented it himself
10. Which of the following poems would be the best example of CavaJier poetry which mixes the themes ubi sunt and carpe dieml a) “Song” by John Suckling b) “Upon Julia’s Breasts” by Robert Herrick
c) “The Flea” by John Donnę 03 “To Celia” by Ben Jonson