Intro to Beowulf Practice

What years represent the Anglo-Saxon era?

• 55BC-1066AD
• 449AD-1066AD
• 55BC-409AD
• 409AD-1066AD

What virtues did the Anglo-Saxons value?

• Patience and humility
• Loyalty, bravery, generosity, and friendship
• Faith in God, family, friendship
• Peace, happiness, and grace

What are "scops?"

• High-level warriors
• Leaders of a tribe
• A kind of weapon
• Singers of songs

What religion gradually takes over in the Anglo-Saxon culture?

• Christianity
• Norse Religion
• Islam
• Animism

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Who invaded and defeated the Anglo-Saxons in 1066AD?

• The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes
• The Romans
• The Celts
• The Normans

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Two-word poetic renamings in Medieval poetry.

• Kennings
• Jennings
• Caesuras
• Alliteration

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Which is an example of a kenning?

• The weather was super hot in the desert.
• Water flowed from the fountain like syrup.
• With gas prices dropping, I'm going to buy a gas-guzzler.
• The drinks in the fridge were ice-cold.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

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True or False:  Beowulf is the oldest known English epic poem.

• True
• False

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Beowulf was composed by what ancient culture?

• Anglo-Saxon
• Celtic
• Germanic
• Roman

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Anglo-Saxon culture relied heavily on one's ____________ to the king.

• admiration
• religion
• loyalty
• payments