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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 Celts
B
the Normans
C
the Geats
D
the Anglo-Saxons
2) Words from which language began to enter English vocabulary around the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066?
A
French
B
Norwegian
C
Spanish
D
Hungarian
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 Augustine
B
Saint Patrick
C
King Arthur
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
eleventh
B
tenth
C
thirteenth
D
twelfth
5) Which king began a war to enforce his claims to the throne of France in 1336?
A
Henry II
B
Henry V
C
Edward III
D
Louis XIV
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
English travelers often returned from the Continent with foreign fashions, much to the delight of moralists.
C
Intending his Utopia for an international intellectual community, Thomas More wrote in Latin, since English had no prestige o
D
Cities like London, Oxford, and Cambridge paralleled continental cities like Venice, Madrid, and Paris for their bustling mar
7) Which of the following sixteenth-century works of English literature was translated into the English language after its first publication in Latin?
A
Thomas More's Utopia
B
William Shakespeare's King Lear
C
Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus
D
Thomas More's The History of King Richard III
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
Lancaster
C
York
D
Tudor
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 defeat and murder of Yorkist King Richard III by the Earl of Richmond, later crowned Henry VII
B
the marriage of Henry V to Catherine of Valois
C
the coronation of Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VII
D
the marriage of Owen Tudor to Catherine of Valois, widow of the Lancasterian King Henry V
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 virtually no freedom of speech.
B
Ambitious men and women sought to divert attention from themselves in court.
C
There was a relatively limited means of mass communication
D
a and c only
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