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WorksheetsBeowulf
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
Beowulf is the oldest European text written in ...
a)
Old English
b)
Middle English
c)
Latin
2.
Beowulf dates from the...
a)
10th century
b)
9th century
c)
6th century
3.
In the time of Beowulf society was dominated by...
a)
the clergy
b)
lords and retainers
c)
kings
4.
Beowulf was known as a ____________ king.
a)
ambitious
b)
generous
c)
tough
5.
Wiglaf...
a)
will become king now that Beowulf has died.
b)
accuses the other retainers of being disloyal.
c)
died defending Beowulf against the dragon.
6.
A fable is a
a)
metaphor
b)
allegory
c)
romance
7.
The main goal of a fable is
a)
to entertain
b)
to educate
c)
to inform
8.
The most popular genres of the Late Middle Ages were
a)
fables, ballads and allegories
b)
ditties, romances and folk songs
c)
fables, ballads and romances
9.
The most popular genres of the Late Middle Ages were
a)
fables, ballads and allegories
b)
ditties, romances, fables
c)
fables, ballads and romances
10.
The author of The Canterbury Tales is
a)
Bede
b)
Thomas Malory
c)
Geoffrey Chaucer
11.
In the Late Middle Ages, the first British king to speak English didn't reign until
a)
1327 - 1377
b)
1377 - 1397
c)
1327 - 1357
12.
The nobility in The Late Middle Ages spoke
a)
Latin
b)
English
c)
French
13.
The Normans introduced ... to English literature.
a)
folk songs
b)
rhyme
c)
metaphors
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