BRIT LIT SURVEY I: QUIZ 4

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1. The belief that the Thomas Malory with a lengthy criminal record 
   was the author of the MORTE DARTHUR was strengthened by...

   
   (click here) The discovery of his rap sheet A long-lost trial transcript A previously unknown manuscript colophon The discovery of his headstone in Lincoln

2. In Arthur's dream, in Malory's verion of things, Arthur dreams he is ...

   
   (click here) Astride a great hall Betrayed by Gawain On a chair on a wheel Overthrown by Mordred

3. Which of the following does Gawain NOT propose as a reason not to be against Sir Lancelot?

   
   (click here) Lancelot's innocence Lancelot would have many powerful allies Lancelot often rescued Arthur and Guinevere Lancelot saved Gawain from King Carados of the Dolorous Tower Lancelot rescued Agravain and Mordred from Sir Tarquin

4. After Arthur's death (or departure), which one of the following does Malory 
   say is chosen to be king?

   
   (click here) Constantine Cador Bedivere Mordred

5. Arthur says he won't prosecute Lancelot unless...

   
   (click here) Hell freezes over Lancelot loses in a duel with Gawain Guinevere confesses He be caught in the act

6. Malory claims that his source for the MORTE DARTHUR material is...

   
   (click here) Latin French Welsh Breton

7. Most of the principles of "correct" English were formulated in...
   
   (click here) The Old English period The Middle English Period Early Modern (Renaissance) English The Eighteenth Centujry

8. On his last meeting with Lady Jane Grey before her execution, Ascham finds her...
   
   (click here) Repentant In a drunken stupor Reading Plato in Greek Reading the Book of Common Prayer

9. Which one of the following English-language Bibles was not produced by Protestants?
   
   (click here) The Geneva Bible The Douay-Rheims Bible The Great Bible The King James Bible

10. Anne Askew was burned at the stake in 1546 for...
    
    (click here) Professing Protestant beliefs Professing Catholic beliefs Believing that a mouse who ate the sacrament would receive God Attending a Latin Mass

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