Anglo-Saxon Literature

Which of the following is NOT one of the periods of English?

• Old English
• Middle English
• Neo-modern English
• Early Modern English

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What event sparked the shift from Old English to Middle English?

• The Great Vowel Shift
• The Norman Conquest
• The creation of the Gutenberg Printing Press
• The Industrial Revolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In "The Seafarer," which theme did the narrator address by always returning to the sea, continuing his search?

• The theme of finding your place in life.
• The theme that religion offers hope.
• The theme that death comes for everyone.
• The theme that no earthly pleasure can equal that of heaven.

Which literary device is defined as a figure of speech in which an imagined or absent person or thing is represented as speaking?

• Kenning
• Alliteration
• Prosopopoeia
• Caesura

Which period of the English language was sparked by the Great Vowel Shift?

• Old English
• Middle English
• Early Modern English
• Late Modern English

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In "The Seafarer," the narrator makes several comments about how who can't understand his life at sea?

• city-dwellers
• nobles
• people of the aristocracy
• country folk

Which period of English occurred between 450-1100 AD?

• Old English
• Middle English
• Early Modern English
• Late Modern English

What literary device is the following an example of? "Along the whale's path I travel."

• Alliteration
• Caesura
• Kenning
• Prosopopoeia

Numerous riddles and poems were discovered in what Anglo-Saxon text?

• The Book of Riddles
• The Book of Isaiah
• The Book of Exeter
• The Book of Beowulf

Which period of English was heavily influenced by the Industrial Revolution and is dated 1800-present time?

• Old English
• Middle English
• Early Modern English
• Late Modern English

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A