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WorksheetsAnglo-Saxonism & Beowulf
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
What group first discovered the Celts?
Greeks
Romans
Brythons
Anglo-Saxons
Which of the following is NOT a contribution made to Britain by the Romans?
Roads
Architecture
Christianity
English
_______ the Great is credited with unifying Britain as a nation.
Alfred
Albert
Alexander
Andrew
The people who preserved the deeds of heroes were called ________.
scops
minstrels
bards
scylds
What was the Anglo-Saxon religion?
fatalism
animalism
transcendentalism
transmigration
When did the Anglo-Saxon era conclude?
55 BC
AD 409
AD 878
AD 1066
Which Dane questions Beowulf's accomplishments?
Unferth
Brecca
Wulfgar
Ecglaf
What does Beowulf gain as reward for killing Grendel and his mother?
Treasure
Herot
Hrothgar's throne
His own kingdom
Throughout his battles, Beowulf is mostly concerned with
survival
glory
riches
Geats
"King Hrothgar, Protector of the Danes" contains an example of a(n) _________.
epitity
elegy
epithet
epitaph
Beowulf claims that he let his swimming opponent, ________, win.
Brecca
Wiglaf
Hrothulf
Vinath
What is the Anglo-Saxon word for glory?
kleos
wergild
wyrd
comitatus
The Anglo-Saxon "chief" god, Woden, was the god of death and ___________.
poetry
war
love
dawn
Who gives Beowulf a sword to use against Grendel's mother?
Unferth
Hrothgar
Brecca
Wealtheow
Who forged the sword that Beowulf used to defeat Grendel's mother?
goblins
giants
demons
fiends
