WorksheetsThe Seafarer and Ecclesiastical History
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Who wrote The Ecclesiastical History of the English People and in what language/
Venerable Bede; Latin
Venerable Bede; Old English
Alfred the Great; Old English
Alfred the Great; Latin
Unknown; Latin
What was Caedmon's greatest fear?
snakes
heights
public speaking
closed spaces
women
What genre is "The Seafarer"?
short story
novel
epic
sermon
elegy
What does fatalism mean?
things are not going to go well
we are going to die
Fate rules our lives
life is brutal
we must suffer in this life
Which one of these is NOT "Fate's three threats" according to the seafarer?
hunger
enemy's sword
illness
age
When the seafarer says that man's mind should turn to home, what is home?
the nearby port
place where our family is
heaven
the sea
What does the "Amen" at the end of "The Seafarer" mean?
it is final
it is over
there is nothing more to say
this is a prayer
In "The Ecclesiastical History" and the story of Caedmon, what does Caedmon do when the abbess gives his a scriptural passage?
translate it only
turns it into verse (poem/song)
gives it to a monk
memorizes it and delivers a sermon
What is the largest collection of Old English poetry?
The Ecclesiastical History of the English Church
Anglo Saxon Chronicles
Exeter Book
Beowulf
"The Seafarer" is known for what poetic elements?
similes
metaphors
allusions
imagery
