Anglo-Saxon Background

The Anglo-Saxon period began in

• 449 AD

• 500 BC

• 43 AD

• 60 AC

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

• Lorde

• Wyrd

• Saeflod

• Unweder

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How did Anglo-Saxons believe they achieved immortality?

• Good diet

• Exercise

• Fame through poetry

• Bravery

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Trained storyteller and muscian

• Scop

• Lyre

• Johnny Depp

• librarian

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Who did the most to unify England?

• Julius Caesar

• Alfred the Great

• The Vikings

• The scribes

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Which of the following was not an accomplishment of Alfred?

• He compiled the Exeter book

• Established schools

• He encouraged people to write in Latin

• He encourage people to write in English

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"Whale's home" and "provider of gifts" are examples of

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Kennings

• Belief in wyrd

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Assonance is ___________________

• The repetition of the same phrase in multiple lines

• The repetition of a beginning consonant sound

• A poetic renaming for a noun

• The repetition of vowel sounds

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Which kenning contains alliteration?

• "hunter of men"

• "swan's way"

• "giver of gold"

• "shepherd of evil"

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What event ends the Anglo Saxon period in 1066 AD?

• William the Conqueror from Normandy invades causing the Battle of Hastings

• The Anglo-Saxons leave Great Britain to invade Germany

• The Irish begin a rebellion

• An English band called the Beatles take over England

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