Beowulf Review for Exam

Beowulf is an important historical literary work because

• it is a great adventure story.

• it is very old.

• it illustrates many heroic qualities.

• it is the first surviving work of British Literature.

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The Anglo-Saxons migrated to Britannia around 449 A.D. from

• Ireland

• Northern & Western Europe

• Rome

• China

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The Anglo-Saxon time period extends from 449A.D. until the final invasion in what year?

• 1000 A.D.

• 2000 B.C.

• 1066 A.D.

• 700 A.D.

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Who invaded in that final year?

• Grendel

• Rome

• Alfred the Great

• William the Conquerer

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Anglo-Saxon society was originally a ___ society.

• Coptic

• Christian

• Pagan

• Buddhist

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Beowulf was originally sung and written in what language?

• Welsh

• Old English

• German

• Middle English

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An Anglo-Saxon poet was known as a

• troubadour

• jester

• bard

• scop

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The first to record (write down) the Anglo-Saxon stories onto scrolls were

• teachers.

• children.

• monks.

• warriors.

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Which is NOT a characteristic of an Epic Hero?

• noble birth

• superhuman abilities

• humility

• religious

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Where should you pause when reading poetry like Beowulf?

• after each comma, semi-colon, and ending punctuation

• only at the middle and end of each line

• only after every evenly numbered line (ex. line 2, line 4, etc.)

• on the caesuras but not at the end of each line

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