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The Norton Anthology
Test Description: First test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450?
A
the Anglo-Saxons
B
the Geats
C
the Celts
D
the Normans
2) Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066?
A
Spanish
B
Norwegian
C
Hungarian
D
French
3) The popular legend of which of the following figures made its earliest appearance in Celtic literature before becoming a staple subject in French, English, and German literatures?
A
Saint Patrick
B
King Arthur
C
Saint Augustine
D
Sir Gawain
4) Toward the close of which century did English replace French as the language of conducting business in Parliament and in court of law?
A
twelfth
B
tenth
C
thirteenth
D
eleventh
5) Which king began a war to enforce his claims to the throne of France in 1336?
A
Edward III
B
Henry II
C
Louis XIV
D
Henry V
6) Which of the following statements accurately reflects the status of England, its people, and its language in the early sixteenth century?
A
English travelers were not obliged to learn French, Italian, or Spanish during their explorations of the Continent.
B
Cities like London, Oxford, and Cambridge paralleled continental cities like Venice, Madrid, and Paris for their bustling mar
C
Intending his Utopia for an international intellectual community, Thomas More wrote in Latin, since English had no prestige o
D
English travelers often returned from the Continent with foreign fashions, much to the delight of moralists.
7) Which of the following sixteenth-century works of English literature was translated into the English language after its first publication in Latin?
A
Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus
B
Thomas More's Utopia
C
Thomas More's The History of King Richard III
D
William Shakespeare's King Lear
8) Which royal dynasty was established in the resolution of the so-called War of the Roses and continued through the reign of Elizabeth I?
A
Windsor
B
Tudor
C
York
D
Lancaster
9) Which of the following events probably most contributed to the unification of the political rivalry between the houses of York and Lancaster?
A
the coronation of Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VII
B
the marriage of Owen Tudor to Catherine of Valois, widow of the Lancasterian King Henry V
C
the defeat and murder of Yorkist King Richard III by the Earl of Richmond, later crowned Henry VII
D
the marriage of Henry V to Catherine of Valois
10) Which of the following statements about Tudor England explains the airing of important public issues indirectly through entertainments, such as lyrics?
A
There was a relatively limited means of mass communication
B
Ambitious men and women sought to divert attention from themselves in court.
C
a and c only
D
There was virtually no freedom of speech.
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