Anglo-Saxon England Flashcards

1

Kennings substitute for

adjectives
adverbs
pronouns
nouns

2

Herot is

Grendel's mother
Hrothgar's mead hall
the name of Beowulf's ship
the queen of the Danes

3

An Anglo-Saxon storyteller is a

gold lord
scop
wyrd
Catholic monk

4

Beowulf is from which country?

Poland
Denmark
Geatland
Finland

5

The English Anglo-Saxon period dates between

1140-1304 A.D.
725 -946 A.D.
449-1066 A.D.
825-1066 A.D.

6

The first enemy Beowulf must defeat is

a sea serpent
Grendel's mother
a dragon
Grendel

7

The king of Denmark as the story opens is

Higlac
Unferth
Welthow
Hrothgar

8

How long had Grendel terrorized the Danes before Beowulf arrived?

12 months
12 days
12 years
12 weekends

9

The ideal Anglo-Saxon man was a

scop
gold lord
warrior
priest

10

The story of Beowulf spans how much time?

12 years
5 years
50 years
2 years

11

Anglo-Saxon riddles feature all of the following elements except

irony
alliteration
kenning
personification

12

Every aspect of A-S life centered around

the arts
the monarchy
warfare
religion

13

Beowulf is an example of which genre of literature?

lyrical poetry
dramatic poetry
pastoral poetry
epic poetry

14

Anglo-Saxon literature began as

an oral tradition
an artistic tradition
a written tradition
a musical tradition

15

The king of Geatland as the story opens is

Wiglaf
Hrothgar
Beowulf
Higlac

Anglo-Saxon England

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Anglo-Saxon England

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