Introduction of Beowulf

What genre is the story of " Beowulf" ?

• It is a novel.

• It is a short story.

• It is an epic poem.

• It is a sonnet.

The author of Beowulf is

• William Shakepspeare.

• Jeffery Chaucer.

• Sir Rober Cotton.

• anonymous.

The original text of Beowulf was written in

• modern English.

• Gemanic -old English.

• German

• Latin.

The original version of Beowulf had

• 1500 lines.

• 2000 lines.

• 3000 lines

• 3182 lines.

The epic of Beowulf is set in

• England between 7th century and 11 century.

• France between 6th century and 10 th century.

• Scandinavia ,between 7th century and 10th century.

• None

The story of Beowulf is considered as

• pure English Literature

• Anglo-Saxon Literature

• German Literature.

• Latin Literature

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