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WorksheetsAnglo-Saxons and the Dark Ages
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
What format are we using to cite information?
Chicago
APA
MLA
All of the above
What do you call the best and most reasonable conclusion one makes after looking at the given evidence?
Kenning
Juxtaposition
Inference
Parallelism
How do you arrange your resources in the Works Cited?
Websites first then videos
Alphabetically by the credited author
From the most recent to the oldest
In order of when they were used in your response
Which of the following citations observe proper punctuation?
Chase, Jasmine. "Dark Ages." The Guardian, 12 June 2022, www.guardian.com/darkages.
Chase, Jasmine. "Dark Ages." The Guardian. 12 June 2022, www.guardian.com/darkages.
Chase, Jasmine. "Dark Ages." The Guardian. 12 June 2022, www.guardian.com/darkages
Chase, Jasmine. "Dark Ages". The Guardian, 12 June 2022, www.guardian.com/darkages
Chase, Jasmine. "Dark Ages," The Guardian, 12 June 2022, www.guardian.com/darkages.
The Anglo-Saxon period in British history spans which years?
410 AD - 1066 AD
34 BC - 12 AD
1659 - 1814
120 AD - 350 AD
In the absence of written literature, how are stories being told during the Anglo-Saxon period?
Primarily through oral literature
Primarily through dance
Primarily through cave art
Stories were not told during this period.
Initially, who won control of the British isles, and included them in their vast empire?
Vikings
Romans
Britons
Celts
How did the Anglo-Saxons get control of the British isles?
The Romans realized the place is too far and left the British isles to invaders.
After the collapse of the Roman empire, they raided the lands with minimal resistance.
After collecting so much debt, the Romans sold the British isles to the Anglos, Saxons and Jutes.
The Anglos and Saxons waged war against the Romans, which they easily won.
Important to Anglo-Saxon folklore, some towns and villages carry the name "draca" and "thrys." "Thrys" stands for "giant." What does "Draca" mean?
Devil
Dragon
Drama
Dracula
Which day of the week is named after the chief god of Anglo-Saxon lore?
Tuesday (Tiu)
Thursday (Thor)
Wednesday (Woden)
Sunday (Sann)
Another Anglo-Saxon influence is this common word which came from the Anglo-Saxon term "cynn," which means "family lineage" referring to how leadership is passed to the oldest male in the bloodline. What is this common word known now?
Son
Chief
King
Scene
Which of these primarily influenced the Anglo-Saxons to start writing down their stories and histories?
The end of the barbaric wars
The decline of the Roman empire
The brutality of the bubonic plague
The spread of Christianity
What is the name of the most famous Anglo-Saxon epic poem that was later injected with Christian influences?
Rumpelstilskin
Hercules
Thor: Love and Thunder
Beowulf
What is the name for the Viking alphabet?
Runes
Hieroglyphs
Alphabet
Calligraphy
Aside from standing in for sounds, what is so special about the Runic alphabet?
They carry an idea related to Norse mythology.
They inspired the letters of the English alphabet.
They are all very swirly and curvy to look like ocean waves.
They are all pronounced the same way.
