Beowulf Background Information
Authored by Sydni Ward
English
11th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
What does Anglo-Saxon mean?
Someone who likes to play the saxophone
A person of Germanic descent who conquered and settled in England
A person of English descent who conquered and settled in Germany
Someone of Viking descent who sailed around the world and settled in America
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CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
What other country shares an island with England?
Ireland
Norway
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
What type of legal system did the Anglo-Saxons lay the foundation for?
Modern Greek
Modern European
Modern English
Modern Spanish
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
Anglo-Saxons can be thanked for more than ______ of the words in the English Language.
Half
A quarter
One third
Three quarters
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
How many lines are in Beowulf?
2,746
7,392
4,925
3,182
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
Where is Beowulf set?
Scandinavia
England
France
Germany
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
What is the Anglo-Saxon word for poet?
Poet
Bard
Scop
Writer
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.10
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