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Anglo Saxon Background

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Anglo-Saxon period began in

a)

449 AD

b)

500 BC

c)

43 AD

d)

60 AC

2.

Which word best represents Anglo Saxon Time?

a)

Death

b)

King

c)

Christian

d)

Invasion

3.

What was the name of the Anglo-Saxon belief meaning fate?

a)

Lorde

b)

Wyrd

c)

Saeflod

d)

Unweder

4.

What religion were the Anglo-Saxons?

a)

Pagan

b)

Christian

c)

Catholic

d)

Druid

5.

How did Anglo-Saxons believe they achieved immortality?

a)

Good diet

b)

Exercise

c)

Fame

d)

Bravery

6.

The Epic Hero illustrates traits that are valued by __________.

a)

Society

b)

the Gods

c)

The Government

d)

Children

7.

Means of exchanging insults

a)

flyting

b)

litotes

c)

rhetoric

d)

scop

8.

Trained storyteller and muscian

a)

Scop

b)

Lyre

c)

Johnny Depp

d)

librarian

9.

Comitatus is the term describing

a)

the unique bond of loyalty between warriors

b)

an illness that wiped out many of the Anglo-Saxons

c)

the name of the king of the Danes

d)

a rival tribe who fought the Geats

10.

All Anglo-Saxons were able to write and read

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What does Anglo-Saxon mean?

a)

Someone who likes to play the saxophone

b)

A person of Germanic descent who conquered and settled in England

c)

A person of English descent who conquered and settled in Germany

d)

Someone of Viking descent who sailed around the world and settled in America

12.

Who invaded the native Celts in Britain first?

a)

Romans

b)

Egyptians

c)

Geeks

d)

Trojans

13.

Who invaded Great Britain next?

a)

The Normans

b)

The Dutch

c)

The USA

d)

The Angles and Saxons

14.

What was the name of the Anglo-Saxon belief meaning fate?

a)

Lorde

b)

Wyrd

c)

Saeflod

d)

Unweder

15.

The stories of the heroes were told by...

a)

Lyricists

b)

Scops

c)

Skeubs

d)

Lops

16.

Beowulf is a...

a)

Short story

b)

Autobiography

c)

Novel

d)

Epic poem

17.

Anglo-Saxon society was dominated by ...

a)

devotion to monastic principles and beliefs

b)

A fierce and strict code of loyalty between leaders and those that served them

c)

industry and dedication to a strict work ethic

18.

The main gathering place in an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, the center of their society or culture

a)

Sea-road

b)

Mead Hall

c)

Coffee Shop

d)

Parliament

19.

Who was responsible for the introduction of Christianity to Britain?

a)

Vikings

b)

Romans

c)

Germans

d)

Anglo-Saxons

20.
What religion gradually takes over in the Anglo-Saxon culture?
a)
Christianity
b)
Norse Religion
c)
Islam
d)
Animism