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Anglo-Saxonism & Beowulf

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What group first discovered the Celts?

a)

Greeks

b)

Romans

c)

Brythons

d)

Anglo-Saxons

2.

Which of the following is NOT a contribution made to Britain by the Romans?

a)

Roads

b)

Architecture

c)

Christianity

d)

English

3.

_______ the Great is credited with unifying Britain as a nation.

a)

Alfred

b)

Albert

c)

Alexander

d)

Andrew

4.

The people who preserved the deeds of heroes were called ________.

a)

scops

b)

minstrels

c)

bards

d)

scylds

5.

What was the Anglo-Saxon religion?

a)

fatalism

b)

animalism

c)

transcendentalism

d)

transmigration

6.

When did the Anglo-Saxon era conclude?

a)

55 BC

b)

AD 409

c)

AD 878

d)

AD 1066

7.

Which Dane questions Beowulf's accomplishments?

a)

Unferth

b)

Brecca

c)

Wulfgar

d)

Ecglaf

8.

What does Beowulf gain as reward for killing Grendel and his mother?

a)

Treasure

b)

Herot

c)

Hrothgar's throne

d)

His own kingdom

9.

Throughout his battles, Beowulf is mostly concerned with

a)

survival

b)

glory

c)

riches

d)

Geats

10.

"King Hrothgar, Protector of the Danes" contains an example of a(n) _________.

a)

epitity

b)

elegy

c)

epithet

d)

epitaph

11.

Beowulf claims that he let his swimming opponent, ________, win.

a)

Brecca

b)

Wiglaf

c)

Hrothulf

d)

Vinath

12.

What is the Anglo-Saxon word for glory?

a)

kleos

b)

wergild

c)

wyrd

d)

comitatus

13.

The Anglo-Saxon "chief" god, Woden, was the god of death and ___________.

a)

poetry

b)

war

c)

love

d)

dawn

14.

Who gives Beowulf a sword to use against Grendel's mother?

a)

Unferth

b)

Hrothgar

c)

Brecca

d)

Wealtheow

15.

Who forged the sword that Beowulf used to defeat Grendel's mother?

a)

goblins

b)

giants

c)

demons

d)

fiends