Quiz on Anglo-Saxon Literature

What is the Old English name for England?

What is considered to be the oldest existing literary work of the Anglo-Saxons?

Who is the father of English literature?

It was an idealized system of manners and morals during the middles ages.

Chivalric ideals include politeness, brotherly love, and _____________.

It is a lyric poem with a number of repeating stanzas written to be set to music in either vocal performance or with accompaniment of musical instruments.

It is another term for homily meant to give spiritual moral instruction.

It is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral, religious or political one.

It is a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.

This term means that there is no end rhyme occurring from line or more specifically poetry with unrhymed iambic pentameter lines.