Name: Nouran Mohamed Hassaneen
Choose the correct answer:
1- Medieval criticism can be divided into……broad periods
a)5 b)6 c)3 d)2
2- One of the broad periods of medieval criticism is……
a) Low medieval b) Early classical c) Humanist d) New classical
3- He supposed that the period was one of confused thinking in literary matters
a) George Saintsbury b) William Caxton c) J. W. H. Atkins d) John Wycliffe
4- In his History of Criticism and Literary Taste in Europe declared that the
Middle Ages were certainly not Ages of Criticism
a) George Saintsbury b) William Caxton c) J. W. H. Atkins d) John Wycliffe
5- …………. challenged Saintsbury's claim
A) Plato b) William Caxton c) J. W. H. Atkins d) John Wycliffe
6- Renaissance humanists believed that ------------- is a microcosm of the
universe.
a) the Earth b) human mind c) human body d) human soul
7- It was important, dominance of …...church in England
a)1 b)6 c)3 d)2
8- Renaissance humanist belief that the human body viewed…
a) As a microcosm of the universe b) As a divine creation
c) As an extension of earthly power d) As an independent entity
9- The circle and square represent…...
a) The human body and mind b) The divine and the earthly
c) The sun and the moon d) Beauty and fear
√√√ 10- Who are the key figures associated with the “destiny of classical
criticism/knowledge”?
a) Socrates and Cicero b) Plato and Aristotle
c) Homer and Virgil d) Augustine and Aquinas
True or False:
1- Norman influence played a key role in shaping the Chivalric Code, especially
its emphasis on courtly love. ( √)
2- The purpose of the Chivalric Code was to make knights both devout and
well-mannered.
( √)
3- J.W. H. Atkins supported George Saintsbury’s claim that the Middle Ages
lacked literary criticism. (ꭕ)
4- J. W. H. Atkins believed that the Medieval period was marked by clear and
consistent thinking in literary matters. (ꭕ)
[modify] 5- “The World” is equated with nature and reality.
(√)
6- The text is described as representing both the object, literature and genres.
( √)
7- The critic’s methodology involves a comparison between aesthetics and lens.
( √)
8- The text is unrelated to the world or nature. (ꭕ)
9- The critic’s methodology is limited only to aesthetics (ꭕ)
10- Medieval criticism can be divided into 6 broad periods (ꭕ)
