Song of Roland Quizzes

Song of Roland Quiz 1

1 The chansons de geste are
long poems in alexandrine verse celebrating French kings

Renaissance-era celebrations of Charlemagne's reign

medieval epic poems in French

bawdy tales mixing stories of war with outrageous sexual antics
2 The Song of Roland is
originally in Latin

both the oldest surviving poem in French and considered the greatest chanson de geste

the oldest surviving poem in French

considered the greatest chanson de geste
3 Most scholars place The Song of Roland's composition around the time of
the crowning of Charlemagne

the fall of Constantinople to Islam

the early Renaissance

the First Crusade
4 A chanson de geste is made up of poetic units called
sonnets

laisses

thrusts

gestes
5 Charlemagne was
a Roman emperor of the fourth century

a Frankish ruler of the eighth and ninth century

a Saxon king of the seventh century

a Frankish king of the fifteenth century
6 The Song of Roland is
complete fiction

a faithful historical account

full of fanciful predictions of the future, some of which have come true

a legendary account with some basis in history
7 During Charlemagne's time, Islam
spreading rapidly

was a besieged and battered faith, attacked on all sides by valiant Christian kings

both spreading rapidly and was the faith of some of the most advanced and sophisticated kingdoms in the world

was the faith of some of the most advanced and sophisticated kingdoms in the world
8 Among the poem's most striking features is/are
both the use of "parallel laisses" and elegant, lengthy, developed metaphors

extraordinary empathy for the Moslems

the use of "parallel laisses"

elegant, lengthy, developed metaphors
9 The chansons de gestes were
delivered in latin

elegant, refined, literary creations meant for study in an academic setting

written to be performed

considered heretical by most French
10 Parataxis is
the historian who wrote Charlemagne's chronicles

juxtaposition of religious imagery and political symbols

the oldest form of theatre

placing clauses one after another without conjunctions
11 Roland is
Charlemagne's brother-in-law

Charlemagne's cousin

Charlemagne's brother

Charlemagne's nephew
12 Roland is
disliked but admired by Charlemagne

Charlemagne's spoiled younger son

Charlemagne's right-hand man

Charlemagne's next-in-line for the throne
13 Roland is
Oliver's cousin

Oliver's brother-in-law

Oliver's brother

Oliver's uncle
14 Ganelon is Roland's
cousin

stepfather

brother

uncle
15 Marsile is
King of Marseilles

King of Babylon

the Pope

King of Spain
16 In the poem, the pagans, or Saracens, worship
an unholy trinity of Muhammad, Termagant, and Apollo

Jesus

Vishnu

Allah
17 The Saracens have their stronghold at
Madrid

Turin

Saratoga

Saragossa
18 According to the poem, Charlemagne is
both over two hundred years old and able to speak a dozen ancient tongues

over two hundred years old

able to speak a dozen ancient tongues

the king of all lands from Turkey to England to Mongolia
19 Roland and Oliver are
best friends

rivals for power

both plotting against the king and best friends

plotting against the king
20 In his last battle, Roland leads
the Frankish rearguard

a group of Basque separatists

Charlemagne's main force

a group of Franks resisting Charlemagne's tyranny
21 Roland's last battle takes place at
the castle of Madrid

Aix

the pass at Rencesvals

Saragossa
22 Before the last battle, Oliver counsels Roland to
blow his oliphant horn to call for help

retreat

set an ambush

fight to the death
23 The force Roland leads
defeats Marsile, though outnumbered

fights bravely, but is slaughtered to the man

escapes

is drowned in the Ebro
24 Roland dies
both from a self-inflicted wound that he got while blowing the oliphant and facing Spain

at Marsile's hands

from a self-inflicted wound that he got while blowing the oliphant

facing Spain
25 When Roland dies,
he is welcomed to heaven by the Virgin Mary

his soul is escorted to heaven by an angel and saints

a vision of Jesus appears to him

the Saracens desecrate his body

Roland receives brief mention in Einhard's account of the massacre at Roncesvalles. The Song of Roland transforms him into an epic hero, a model of knighthood for the new era of the Crusades. Roland is hot-tempered and bold, which wins both...

Asked by Crisanto B #1266190

Answered by Aslan on 10/28/2022 1:19 AM