History Of Romance Week 10
Please select the best answer of the options presented to you. You will be given credit for completing the quiz, but it will not be graded.
- 1.
Miguel de Cervantes wrote in:
- A.
English
- B.
Latin
- C.
Italian
- D.
Spanish
Correct Answer
D. SpanishExplanation
Cervantes was a Spanish writer who parodied the pan-European romance tradition; since romances were vernacular texts by this moment in history, he chose to write in his vernacular: Spanish.Rate this question:
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- 2.
Cervantes was writing in what era:
- A.
The late 16th and early 17th century
- B.
The end of the 17th century
- C.
The middle ages
- D.
The Elizabethan period
Correct Answer
A. The late 16th and early 17th centuryExplanation
Miguel de Cervantes was born in 1574 and died in 1616, the same year that Shakespeare died. He was writing at the very end of the medieval romance tradition in a period usually referred to as the "early modern" or "Renaissance" period.Rate this question:
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- 3.
Besides Don Quixote, what else did Cervantes write?
- A.
Plays and romances
- B.
Moral treatises against romances
- C.
Novels
- D.
Lyric poems
Correct Answer
A. Plays and romancesExplanation
Cervantes was a popular entertainment writer for most of his life.Rate this question:
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- 4.
Choose all of the innovations within Don Quixote Lengthy prose narrative “Natural speech” Satire/parody Depiction of real manners and mannerisms “First novel” (?) Picaresque narrative
- A.
Lengthy prose narrative
- B.
The use of natural speech
- C.
Parody of a pre-existing literary genre
- D.
The description of madness
- E.
Picaresque plot
- F.
Depiction of real manners and mannerisms in fiction
Correct Answer(s)
A. Lengthy prose narrative
B. The use of natural speech
C. Parody of a pre-existing literary genre
E. Picaresque plot
F. Depiction of real manners and mannerisms in fictionExplanation
The most important feature of this book for our purposes is how it bridges the romance tradition and the novel by adapting pre-existing romance features (a narrative in lengthy prose, a picaresque structure, the focus on a knight) to a parody which introduces other literary features that become mainstays of the novel (the use of natural speech and the depiction of real manners in fiction).Rate this question:
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- 5.
Don Quixote is written in two parts
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
The second part was published ten years after the first in 1615, and was largely a sequel written to meet popular demand after the success of the first part.Rate this question:
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- 6.
What does "de la Mancha" mean in "Don Quixote de la Mancha"?
- 7.
What does the phrase "tilting at windmills" mean?
- 8.
What does the word "chapbook" mean?
- A.
A small book
- B.
A large book
- C.
An inexpensive book
- D.
An expensive book
Correct Answer
C. An inexpensive bookExplanation
Literally "cheap book", these printed texts usually cost a penny and were very popular amongst the poor of the 17th to 19th centuries. They would usually have a paper cover and would be of "quarto" size.Rate this question:
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- 9.
When did chapbooks begin to be produced?
- A.
The 16th century
- B.
The 15th century
- C.
1474
- D.
During William Caxton's tenure as Royal Printer
Correct Answer
A. The 16th centuryExplanation
Chapbooks began to be produced in the 16th century.Rate this question:
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- 10.
To what extend did chapbooks represent a popular culture?
- 11.
Why are chapbooks important for a history of romance?
- A.
Because chapbooks replaced romances
- B.
Because chapbooks criticized the immorality of romances
- C.
Because many romances were printed in chapbooks in the 17th and 18th centuries
- D.
They aren't
Correct Answer
C. Because many romances were printed in chapbooks in the 17th and 18th centuriesExplanation
As chapbooks grow in popularity, so did the romances that preserved them. Early-modern chapbooks would adapt and translate medieval romances such as Bevis of Hampton and Guy of Warwick for a new audience. These stories would usually be episodic, full of adventure, and sentimental attitudes towards heterosexual relationships between knights and their ladies.Rate this question:
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- 12.
Overall, how would you rate the virtual classes of this week?
- A.
Excellent; I want more virtual classes
- B.
Good; I would be okay with more virtual classes
- C.
Fair; I don't care if I have virtual classes again or not
- D.
Poor; I disliked virtual classes
- E.
Unacceptable; I never want to do this again
Correct Answer(s)
A. Excellent; I want more virtual classes
B. Good; I would be okay with more virtual classes
C. Fair; I don't care if I have virtual classes again or not
D. Poor; I disliked virtual classes
E. Unacceptable; I never want to do this againExplanation
The given correct answer provides a range of options for rating the virtual classes of the week. It includes options for those who had a positive experience and would like more virtual classes (Excellent and Good), as well as options for those who had a neutral or negative experience (Fair, Poor, and Unacceptable). This allows for a comprehensive assessment of the virtual classes, taking into account different opinions and preferences.Rate this question:
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