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Anglo-Saxons and the Dark Ages

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What format are we using to cite information?

a)

Chicago

b)

APA

c)

MLA

d)

All of the above

2.

What do you call the best and most reasonable conclusion one makes after looking at the given evidence?

a)

Kenning

b)

Juxtaposition

c)

Inference

d)

Parallelism

3.

How do you arrange your resources in the Works Cited?

a)

Websites first then videos

b)

Alphabetically by the credited author

c)

From the most recent to the oldest

d)

In order of when they were used in your response

4.

Which of the following citations observe proper punctuation?

a)

Chase, Jasmine. "Dark Ages." The Guardian, 12 June 2022, www.guardian.com/darkages.

b)

Chase, Jasmine. "Dark Ages." The Guardian. 12 June 2022, www.guardian.com/darkages.

c)

Chase, Jasmine. "Dark Ages." The Guardian. 12 June 2022, www.guardian.com/darkages

d)

Chase, Jasmine. "Dark Ages". The Guardian, 12 June 2022, www.guardian.com/darkages

e)

Chase, Jasmine. "Dark Ages," The Guardian, 12 June 2022, www.guardian.com/darkages.

5.

The Anglo-Saxon period in British history spans which years?

a)

410 AD - 1066 AD

b)

34 BC - 12 AD

c)

1659 - 1814

d)

120 AD - 350 AD

6.

In the absence of written literature, how are stories being told during the Anglo-Saxon period?

a)

Primarily through oral literature

b)

Primarily through dance

c)

Primarily through cave art

d)

Stories were not told during this period.

7.

Initially, who won control of the British isles, and included them in their vast empire?

a)

Vikings

b)

Romans

c)

Britons

d)

Celts

8.

How did the Anglo-Saxons get control of the British isles?

a)

The Romans realized the place is too far and left the British isles to invaders.

b)

After the collapse of the Roman empire, they raided the lands with minimal resistance.

c)

After collecting so much debt, the Romans sold the British isles to the Anglos, Saxons and Jutes.

d)

The Anglos and Saxons waged war against the Romans, which they easily won.

9.

Important to Anglo-Saxon folklore, some towns and villages carry the name "draca" and "thrys." "Thrys" stands for "giant." What does "Draca" mean?

a)

Devil

b)

Dragon

c)

Drama

d)

Dracula

10.

Which day of the week is named after the chief god of Anglo-Saxon lore?

a)

Tuesday (Tiu)

b)

Thursday (Thor)

c)

Wednesday (Woden)

d)

Sunday (Sann)

11.

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?

a)

Son

b)

Chief

c)

King

d)

Scene

12.

Which of these primarily influenced the Anglo-Saxons to start writing down their stories and histories?

a)

The end of the barbaric wars

b)

The decline of the Roman empire

c)

The brutality of the bubonic plague

d)

The spread of Christianity

13.

What is the name of the most famous Anglo-Saxon epic poem that was later injected with Christian influences?

a)

Rumpelstilskin

b)

Hercules

c)

Thor: Love and Thunder

d)

Beowulf

14.

What is the name for the Viking alphabet?

a)

Runes

b)

Hieroglyphs

c)

Alphabet

d)

Calligraphy

15.

Aside from standing in for sounds, what is so special about the Runic alphabet?

a)

They carry an idea related to Norse mythology.

b)

They inspired the letters of the English alphabet.

c)

They are all very swirly and curvy to look like ocean waves.

d)

They are all pronounced the same way.