Beowulf

Beowulf is the oldest European text written in ...

• Old English
• Middle English
• Latin

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Beowulf dates from the...

• 10th century
• 9th century
• 6th century

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In the time of Beowulf society was dominated by...

• the clergy
• lords and retainers
• kings

Beowulf was known as a ____________ king.

• ambitious
• generous
• tough

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Wiglaf...

• will become king now that Beowulf has died.
• accuses the other retainers of being disloyal.
• died defending Beowulf against the dragon.

A fable is a

• metaphor
• allegory
• romance

The main goal of a fable is

• to entertain
• to educate
• to inform

The most popular genres of the Late Middle Ages were

• fables, ballads and allegories
• ditties, romances and folk songs
• fables, ballads and romances

The most popular genres of the Late Middle Ages were

• fables, ballads and allegories
• ditties, romances, fables
• fables, ballads and romances

The author of The Canterbury Tales is

• Bede
• Thomas Malory
• Geoffrey Chaucer