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The Anglo-Saxons & Beowulf

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Anglo-Saxon Period began in

a)

2022

b)

449

c)

657

d)

1022

2.

Anglo-Saxon values include all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

community

b)

generosity

c)

kinship

d)

individualism

3.

The Anglo-Saxons invaded what is now England around 450 and came from the region we now call_____________.

a)

GERMANY

b)

IRELAND

c)

SWEEDEN

d)

ITALY

4.

The songs and poems of the Anglo-Saxons were initially passed down (a)   .

5.

This man brought Christianity and written language to the Anglo-Saxons:

(a)  

6.

The Anglo-Saxon religion was very simple.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

Communal life for the Anglo-Saxons centered around what physical space?

a)

The Mead Hall

b)

The Courthouse

c)

Family life

d)

Education

8.

Anglo-Saxons believed in an afterlife.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Bards/Scops used ALITERATION in their songs & poems in order to create ALL of the following EXCEPT:

a)

sound effect

b)

mood

c)

ryhthm

d)

rhyme

10.

"Mankind's Enemy" is an example of what kind of figurative language?

a)

Allusion

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Kenning