Anglo Saxon Background

The Anglo-Saxon period began in

• 449 AD

• 500 BC

• 43 AD

• 60 AC

Which word best represents Anglo Saxon Time?

• Death

• King

• Christian

• Invasion

Which three groups invaded England in

• Vikings, Normans and French

• Angles, Saxons and Jutes

• Angles, Danes and Jutes

• Danes, Geats and Vikings

What was the name of the Anglo-Saxon belief meaning fate?

• Lorde

• Wyrd

• Saeflod

• Unweder

What religion were the Anglo-Saxons before Roman missionaries came?

• Pagan

• Christian

• Catholic

• Druid

How did Anglo-Saxons believe they achieved immortality?

• Good diet

• Exercise

• Fame

• Bravery

Which of the following is not and Anglo-Saxon Characteristic?

• Fame – love of glory as a ruling motive of every noble life

• Fate – controls your life and you can only respond to it

• Bragging and boasting

• Rituals

What is the Anglo-Saxon word for poet?

• Poet

• Hero

• Scop

• Witan

Which of the following is NOT a kenning?

• sky-candle

• shiny sword

• battle-dew

• whale-road

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

An Epic is

• a long story

• a short descriptive poem

• a long lyric poem

• a long narrative poem