British Literature and the English Language

Before the Germanic tribe invasions in the 5th century, the native inhabitants of Britain spoke a ______ language.

• Latin

• Celtic

• Norse

• French

In the 5th century, the Germanic tribes of ______, Saxons, Jutes, and Frisians invaded Great Britain.

• Angles

• Triangles

• Americans

• French

Which of the following expresses the correct chronological order from earliest to latest?

• M

• O

• Old English

• Middle English

• Early Modern English

The version of English that was spoken between 450 and 1100 AD was .......

• modern English

• Old English

• futuristic English

• Late Modern English

TRUE OR FALSE: Old English sounded and looked like today's English.

• True
• False

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Do you recognize any words from the beginning of Beowulf that we still use today?

The most famous work of literature written in Old English is

• Romeo & Juliet
• the Bible
• The Canterbury Tales
• Beowulf

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Which kenning best represents the sun?

• Sky Candle

• Freyja's Tear

• Gold Harvest

• Hell Serf

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The highlighted letter in the photo is an example of a language device.

• alliteration

• tragic hero

• kenning

• caesura

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What was the monster's name in Beowulf?

• Hrothgar

• Geat

• Beowulf

• Grendel

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