The Anglo Saxons

The Anglo Saxons

9th - 12th Grade

5 Qs

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The Anglo Saxons

The Anglo Saxons

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.11-12.9, RI. 9-10.2, RI.11-12.5

+13

Standards-aligned

Created by

Simon Whitaker-Bott

Used 2+ times

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The Anglo-Saxons...

...are a Celtic people

...descended from Germanic tribes

...spoke Latin

...fought against the Romans

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The famous Anglo-Saxon epic poem is called...

'The Iliad'

'Lord of the Rings'

'Beowulf'

'Hamlet'

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A 'kenning' is...

... a rhetorical device

... a king

... a type of ship

... a Celtic priest

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

King Alfred the Great...

... fought the Vikings

... promoted learning

... helped unify England

... did all these things

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

King Harold...

... was the last Anglo-Saxon king

... fought against the Normans

... was killed at the Battle of Hastings

... did all these things

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5