Anglo-Saxon Quiz

The Anglo-Saxon period is said to date from 

• 55 BC to AD 43
• AD 1 to 449
• 449 to 1066
• 1066 to 1485

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

During the Anglo-Saxon Period, England was invaded by all of the following EXCEPT the

• Celts
• Vikings
• Jutes
• Saxons

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Much of the Anglo-Saxon poetry that has survived is 

• Latin legends
• Irish history
• Roman, with Christian additions
• Pagan, with Christian additions

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What group of invaders landed on the islands in 1066?

• The Normans
• The Vikings
• The Romans
• The Greeks

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The first Archbishop of Canterbury was 

• Thomas a Becket
• Thomas Aquinas
• Saint Augustine
• the Venerable Bede

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is another term for the Anglo-Saxon language?

• Middle English
• Modern English 
• Frisian English
• Old English

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Two-word poetic renamings in Medieval poetry.

• Kennings
• Jennings
• Caesuras
• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Anglo-Saxon literature survived in the form of _____________.

• Spoken verse
• Books
• Pictures
• Magazines

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which is an example of a kenning?

• The weather was super hot in the desert.
• Water flowed from the fountain like syrup.
• With gas prices dropping, I'm going to buy a gas-guzzler.
• The drinks in the fridge were ice-cold.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

True or False:  Beowulf is the oldest known English epic poem.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9