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Beowulf Background

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Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.11-12.9, RL.8.9, RF.3.3B

+11

Standards-aligned

Created by

Bailey Wiggins

Used 3+ times

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15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What group invaded Britain in 55 BC?

The Greeks

The Romans

The Celts

The Normans

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following groups did NOT make up the Anglo-Saxons?

Jutes

Angles

Saxons

Brythons

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What were Anglo-Saxon poets called? Select all that are correct.

Bards

Scops

Chieftains

Performers

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 SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What happened in Anglo-Saxon mead halls? Select all that are correct.

Gatherings

Sleeping

Eating

Battles

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was Alfred the Great?

King of Wessex

King of Mercia

King of Great Britain

King of the Normans

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why is King Alfred referred to as "The Great?" Select all that apply.

He united Britain against the Danes/Vikings.

He preserved Anglo-Saxon culture in Britain.

He united Britain against the Normans.

He was originally from France, but he became king of the Anglo-Saxons.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What years were the Anglo-Saxons active?

AD 449 - 1066

1000 BC - AD 1066

AD 1066 - 1215

AD 871 - 899

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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