Name: Yasmin Mohammed Yousry Abdo Ali Hasouna
MCQ Questions:
2. In the Medieval Ages, poetry was often compared to:
a) Drama
b) Prophecy
c) Science
d) History
3. What was the primary function of literature in the Middle Ages?
a) Entertainment
b) Teaching philosophy
c) Helping individuals become better Christians
d) Political propaganda
4. Who is considered the greatest of the Church Fathers and had a
significant influence on medieval criticism [mystic
interpretation/Neoplatonic approach]?
a) Aristotle
b) Boethius
c) Augustine
d) Dante Alighieri
[modify Ans.] 6. The literary canon in the Medieval Ages was
influenced by:
a) Greek mythology
b) Christian teachings
c) Scientific discoveries
d) Modern philosophy
7. Which of these authors struggled to be incorporated into the
medieval canon due to their immorality?
7. Which of the following authors could not be incorporated into the
medieval canon due to the immorality of their work?
a) Virgil
b) Ovid
c) Homer
d) Cicero
8. Which of the following is associated with the roots of aestheticism
in medieval criticism? Xxxx [inconvenient statement]
a) Poetic pleasure
b) Scientific discovery
c) Political ideologies
d) Economic principles
Answer: a) Poetic pleasure
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9. What type of literary work did Bede compare the book of Job to?
9. What type of literary genre did Bede compare the book of Job to?
a) Epic
b) Tragedy
c) Comedy
d) Elegy
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10. Which of the following philosophers influenced the Scholastic
philosophy in the medieval universities?
a) Plato
b) Aristotle
c) Cicero
d) Horace
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True/False Questions:
1. The Middle Ages are considered a uniform period in history. (F)
2. Medieval criticism was primarily influenced by religious and
biblical interpretations. (T)
. Poetry was considered inferior to other forms of art during the
Medieval Ages. ??????????????
. Many of the medieval critics were churchmen such as priests or
monks. (T)
. Greek authors, like Homer, were widely known and read during the
Middle Ages. (F)
. The concept of decorum, from Horace, was significant in medieval
criticism. (T)
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. The Renaissance period immediately follows the Scholastic period in
medieval criticism. (T)
. Humanism during the Middle Ages focused on divine rather than
human matters. (F)
. Medieval literary criticism often used allegorical interpretations to
explain texts. (T)
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