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Why did King Edwin call a council of his chiefs and wise men?
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Alliteration
Kennings
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Why did King Edwin call a council of his chiefs and wise men?
To tell them to convert
To decide how to kill the missionary
To decide which religion to follow
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Metaphorical compound words
Formulas
Kennings
Compounding
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What did the spread of Christianity not bring?
Writing
Human sacrifice
Peace and compassion
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Where did Caedmon live and work?
Convent
Cathedral
Monastery
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Who invaded in 1066?
Julius Caesar
William the Conquerer
Harold Hrada
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Built a wall to keep out Celts
Heorot
Hadrian
Caedmon
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Who fights in Herot?
Beowulf and Grendel
Beowulf and Hrothgar
Beowulf and the Dragon
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Setting of
Beowulf
England
Denmark
Heorot
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From what books do we get our facts about early English history?
Exact History of the English People
Ecclesiastical History of English People
Exeter Book
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Who kept the Vikings from ruling all of England?
Alfred
Athelbert
Edwin
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Why does the Dragon plague Beowulf's kingdom?
Beowulf stole a cup from his treasure
Slave stole from his treasure
Revenge of Grendel's death
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Hrothgar's mead-hall
Heorot
Hrothgar
Hadrian
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Poet who recited his own poetry of warriors and their victories
scop
pict
gleeman
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Which of the following are characteristics of Anglo-Saxon literature?
Love of freedom, reverence for womanhood, devotion to nature
Love of nature, religious convictions and devotion to women
Love of freedom, devotion to glory, belief in fate
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First English poet whose name we know
Hadrian
Venerable Bede
Caedmon
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Combining words to make new words
Formulas
Compounding
Kennings
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Greatest Anglo-Saxon poem
Grendel
Exeter Book
Beowulf
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What years of history does Bede's history cover?
55BC-1066AD
43BC-410AD
55BC-731AD
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What were the benefits the Roman invasion?
Infrastructure, sanitation, government
Schools, history, soldiers
Infrastructure, schools, history
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Performer who sang, juggled, and recited poems
Kenning
Gleeman
Scop
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What were 2 of the traditions that remained when the Vikings invaded?
Law, sanitation and stability
Language, written history and religion
Language, stability and religion
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Who sought unification of the tribes?
Alfred
Athelbert
Edwin
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Who are the three adversaries of Beowulf?
Grendel, Grendel's mother, and brother
Grendel, Grendel's mother and a dragon
Grendel, Hrothgar, and Grendel's mother
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Who arrived in 600BC?
Celts
Romans
Anglo-Saxons
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Language of the Ecclesiastical History
Latin
Celtic
French
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repetition of initial consonant sounds
alliteration
compounding
kenning
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Who invaded in 793AD?
Vikings
Normans
Anglo-Saxons
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Danish king helped by Beowulf
Wiglaf
Hrothgar
Athelbert
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Who was sent to Northumbria in AD601?
Paulinius
Gregory
Augustine
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Founder of English history
Caedmon
Hadrian
Venerable Bede
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What are the three periods of the English language called?
Old, Middle, Modern
Old, Shakespearean, Modern
Old, Middle, New
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Meeting place for kings and warriors
Heorot
Mead-hall
Thanes
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How long does Beowulf rule?
50 years
70 years
30 years
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Collection of poems
Ecclesiastical History of the People of England
Bede's Poems
Exeter Book
