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What is the name of the poet who lived in the Eighth Century?
What is the name of the poet who lived in the Eighth Century?
- Chaucer
- Alfred
- Cynewulf (correct)
- Bede
Who is the author of 'Piers Plowman'?
Who is the author of 'Piers Plowman'?
- Chaucer
- William Langland (correct)
- John Wyclif
- John Mandeville
What is the name of the software used to convert the text to LaTeX?
What is the name of the software used to convert the text to LaTeX?
- LaTeX
- Bill Cheswick
- iTeX
- GutenMark (correct)
What century did Chaucer live in?
What century did Chaucer live in?
What is the title of Chapter VII?
What is the title of Chapter VII?
What is the name of the person who further processed the text in the iTeX project?
What is the name of the person who further processed the text in the iTeX project?
What is the poet's perspective on the hayfield?
What is the poet's perspective on the hayfield?
What is the hay's reflection on its own death?
What is the hay's reflection on its own death?
What will the maidens who come tomorrow remember?
What will the maidens who come tomorrow remember?
What will the perfume-laden soul of the hay bring back?
What will the perfume-laden soul of the hay bring back?
What is the significance of the butterflies in the poem?
What is the significance of the butterflies in the poem?
What is the poet's message about the fleeting nature of life?
What is the poet's message about the fleeting nature of life?
What does Milton's phrase 'Myself am Hell' achieve?
What does Milton's phrase 'Myself am Hell' achieve?
What does Faustus' question 'Was this the face that launched a thousand ships?' achieve?
What does Faustus' question 'Was this the face that launched a thousand ships?' achieve?
What is the primary purpose of literature, according to the passage?
What is the primary purpose of literature, according to the passage?
What does Shakespeare's description of the young Biron achieve?
What does Shakespeare's description of the young Biron achieve?
What is the 'lordly pleasure house' mentioned in the passage?
What is the 'lordly pleasure house' mentioned in the passage?
What is the third characteristic of literature mentioned in the passage?
What is the third characteristic of literature mentioned in the passage?
What is the author's conviction about the study of literature?
What is the author's conviction about the study of literature?
What is the author's suggestion for studying each successive period of literature?
What is the author's suggestion for studying each successive period of literature?
What is the author's view of criticism in literature?
What is the author's view of criticism in literature?
What is the purpose of this volume, according to the author?
What is the purpose of this volume, according to the author?
What is the author's view of the power of literature?
What is the author's view of the power of literature?
What is the theme of the poem quoted by the author?
What is the theme of the poem quoted by the author?
Who was the Anglo-Saxon Paraphrase attributed to in the seventeenth century?
Who was the Anglo-Saxon Paraphrase attributed to in the seventeenth century?
What is the theme of the hymn that opens the poem?
What is the theme of the hymn that opens the poem?
What is described as 'gloriously bright' in the poem?
What is described as 'gloriously bright' in the poem?
What was 'first named day' in the poem?
What was 'first named day' in the poem?
What is parted from light in the poem?
What is parted from light in the poem?
What is described as 'roomy' in the poem?
What is described as 'roomy' in the poem?
