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What factor contributed to the Black Death affecting towns more than villages?
What factor contributed to the Black Death affecting towns more than villages?
- Lack of medical facilities
- Inadequate food supply
- Higher population density
- Insanitary conditions (correct)
How did the Black Death impact the obligations of feudal tenure?
How did the Black Death impact the obligations of feudal tenure?
- Strengthened them
- Had no impact on them
- Abolished them
- Weakened them (correct)
What led to the clergy supporting the labourers' demand for higher wages?
What led to the clergy supporting the labourers' demand for higher wages?
- Decline in religious fervor
- Pressure from the nobility
- Decreased demand for clergy services
- Increased vacancies in ecclesiastical posts (correct)
Which development occurred simultaneously as the Black Death was raging?
Which development occurred simultaneously as the Black Death was raging?
What region does the Gawain poet likely belong to?
What region does the Gawain poet likely belong to?
Which poem is considered the outstanding work of anti-establishment satire in alliterative verse?
Which poem is considered the outstanding work of anti-establishment satire in alliterative verse?
Which version of The Vision of William Concerning Piers the Plowman is the shortest?
Which version of The Vision of William Concerning Piers the Plowman is the shortest?
What is reflected in the dialogue between Gawain and the lady of the castle?
What is reflected in the dialogue between Gawain and the lady of the castle?
In medieval literature, what does allegory often represent?
In medieval literature, what does allegory often represent?
What is the significance of animals in Chaucer's Nuns' Priest's Tale or Parliament of Fowls?
What is the significance of animals in Chaucer's Nuns' Priest's Tale or Parliament of Fowls?
What role did interpreting the Bible play in the development of allegory?
What role did interpreting the Bible play in the development of allegory?
How are the ideal courtly romances described in the text?
How are the ideal courtly romances described in the text?
During which period did Geoffrey Chaucer live and write?
During which period did Geoffrey Chaucer live and write?
What characterized the transition in European society during Chaucer's time?
What characterized the transition in European society during Chaucer's time?
What was the impact of the Norman Conquest on the late Middle Ages?
What was the impact of the Norman Conquest on the late Middle Ages?
What role did background or context play in understanding Chaucer's poetry?
What role did background or context play in understanding Chaucer's poetry?
