Anglo-Saxons Custom and Culture Test

In literature, the mead hall came to symbolize safety, fellowship, and what?

• All that is good and evil

• All that is great and lucky

• All that is great on earth

• All that is good in humanity

For Anglo-Saxons, people were judged by their actions. As a result, what was the goal of everyone's life?

• To be taken seriously

• To be accepted

• To be remembered

• To be careful

What was the name of the payment made to a family for the loss of a loved one?

• Wer-gild
• Wer-oply

• We-gold

• We-gulch

The early Anglo-Saxons worshipped what?

• Ancient Greek Gods

• Ancient Germanic or Norse Gods

• Ancient Egyptian Gods

• Ancient Babylonian Gods

What is the name of the traveling storytellers?

• Scops

• Gypsies

• Comics

• Art duos

What is the name given to the Low Germanic language that the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes brought around 449 AD?

• Old French

• Old English

• Middle English

• Middle Period

A poem written to mourn the loss of someone is called a what?

• Lethargy

• Elegy

• Epic

• Stanza

A long, narrative poem that celebrates the deeds of a hero is called what?

• Narrative

• Elegy

• Epic

• Conceit

A larger-than-life character whose deeds are talked about and celebrated is called a what?

• Monster Hero

• Hero-at-large

• Comic Hero

• Legendary Hero

When the Normans invaded in 1066, what type of words flooded the language?

• French
• Italian

• Latin

• Spanish