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Literary Overview

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 3hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How was a scop characterised?

(a)  

2.

Which two elements mark the conjunction between OE and ME?

a)

Frenchificaiton and Danish influence

b)

West-Saxon as the standard language

c)

Frenchificaiton of English

d)

Unintelligible

3.

How did the church influence English as a prestigious language?

4 lines
4.

What happened in 1362?

(a)  

5.

When did standard English begin?

a)

1362

b)

14th century

c)

15th century

d)

Early modern period

6.

How did the Hundred Years War reshape English identity?

4 lines
7.

What literary work portrayed Christ as a warrior?

a)

The Wanderer

b)

Caedmon's Hymn

c)

Battle of Maldon

d)

Dream of the Road

8.

What characteristics do Beowulf and The Song of Roland share?

4 lines
9.

The uses of the historical chronicle are ...

a)

recount - record - bring together

b)

revise - record - bring together

c)

recount - record - bring together

d)

recount harlotrie - record pilgrims - join social ranks

10.

who was the audience of medieval romances?

(a)  

11.

How did theatre originate in medieval times?

4 lines
12.

Medieval theatre...

a)

celebrated individual life

b)

focused on religious issues

c)

originated from religious celebrations

d)

commemorates communal life