This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Periods > Medieval > Medieval Women Writers – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Medieval Women Writers Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How did the printing press alter medieval culture? A) It improved communication between societies. B) It increased the amount of printed material available to the masses. C) It created a more unrestricted circulation of texts. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 2. With which literary form is Ancrene Wisse most closely related? A) Estate satire. B) Medieval lays. C) Conduct books. D) Medieval allegory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conduct books. 3. Why did Catherine of Siena refuse to marry a husband? A) She said that the institution was too flawed. B) She claimed she was already married to God. C) She wanted to make a political statement against the Church. D) She was concerned about loss of property. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She claimed she was already married to God. 4. Which speaker said that "God is more nearer to us than our own soul? " A) Julian of Norwich. B) Margery Kempe. C) Catherine of Siena. D) Catherine de Pizan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Julian of Norwich. 5. In the context of Medieval literature, what does the term "mystical marriage" mean? A) It is a union supported by the Church. B) It is a union between anchorites. C) It is a mystical union between two people. D) It is a spiritual union with God. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is a spiritual union with God. 6. Which writer(s) is/are associated with mysticism? A) Richard Rolle. B) Walter Hilton. C) Julian of Norwich. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 7. With which genre is "The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity" most closely associated? A) Medieval lay. B) Courtly love. C) Hagiography. D) Romance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hagiography. 8. Which of the following inventions is associated with the rise in literacy? A) The triptych. B) The flail. C) The rudder. D) The letter press. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The letter press. 9. Which of the following characterized court life in the Middle Ages? A) Recitations by poets. B) Knightly tournaments. C) Games. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 10. Which of these female writers was least likely to have been literate? A) Julian of Norwich. B) Margery Kempe. C) Catherine de Pizan. D) Heloise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Margery Kempe. 11. How did the fall of Roman imperialism affect Britain? A) It led to the rise of Germanic cultures. B) It created a conflict Christianity and paganism. C) It led to the end of Roman forms of governing. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 12. What is affective piety? A) A term associated with oral transmission. B) An important trait of the medieval lay. C) A literary device used in estates satire. D) A dramatic demonstration of faith. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A dramatic demonstration of faith. 13. How did courtly literature characterize its heroines? A) They were never chaste or pious. B) They always represented the evil side of love. C) They were sources of inspiration for heroic action. D) They were examples of mystical unions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were sources of inspiration for heroic action. 14. Which of the following couples exemplify/exemplifies courtly love? A) Lancelot and Guinevere. B) Dante and Beatrice. C) Arthur and Guinevere. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the Above. 15. Which of these female writers is most closely associated with tears? A) Julian of Norwich. B) Margery Kempe. C) Catherine of Siena. D) Catherine de Pizan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Margery Kempe. 16. What do most critics believe the "rose" of The Romance of the Rose symbolizes? A) Justice. B) Piety. C) Sexuality. D) Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sexuality. 17. When did the Roman Empire formally legalize Christianity? A) The 3rd century. B) The 4th century. C) The 7th century. D) The 8th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The 4th century. 18. What is hagiography? A) The literary form linked closely with courtly love. B) A method of creating a mystical union. C) A term associated with oral transmission. D) The writing and studying of saints' lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The writing and studying of saints' lives. 19. Which literary device is most important structurally in The Book of the City of Ladies? A) Assonance. B) Allegory. C) Litotes. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allegory. 20. What was a Lollard? A) A hero in a courtly romance. B) A member of a sect that was considered heretical. C) A female mystic. D) An illiterate anchoress. 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