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Scarica Anglo-saxons period. History of English literature. Anglo-saxon time, culture, language e più Schemi e mappe concettuali in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE EXPANDED QUIZ I. Matching: History II. Identify the segment of poetry as Anglo-Saxon: 4 characteristics III. Fill in the blanks: Anglo-Saxon poetry, culture, and daily life IV. True or False: Beowulf, “The Seafarer” V. Completion: potpourri of questions VI. 10 multiple choice about some “new” Anglo-Saxon poetry REVIEW QUESTIONS FROM JEOPARDY GAME HISTORY 1. He was nicknamed “the Great” and defeated the Danes 2. The 3 Germanic tribes 3. Money paid to the Danes as a bribe 4. Nicknamed “the Unready,” he bribed the Danes 5. Wall built by the Romans to separate England from Scotland 6. Bridge that the King of Norway brought down 7. Term for people with no written language 8. The area of England controlled by the Danes 9. Original inhabitants of England 10. Nation that controlled England from 43 to 410 AD SCOPS 11. The “whale-road” is an example of one 12. Instrument of the scops 13. A purposeful pause within a line of poetry 14. An example is “Grendel greedily grappled…” 15. Number of accented beats in a line of Old English poetry BEOWULF 16. Beowulf’s sidekick 17. The Danish mead-hall 18. Beowulf’s people 19. The number of men Grendel kills on his first trip to Herot 20. Term for “the warrior band.” Beowulf chooses 14 of his bravest companions to accompany him. 21. King of the Danes 22. What Beowulf takes into battle with him when he meets Grendel 23. What becomes of the treasure Beowulf wins from the dragon 24. The number of years after he defeats Grendel that Beowulf tackles the dragon 25. Grendel’s Mother’s weapon against Beowulf 26. Dane who taunts Beowulf 27. Religion of the individual who wrote down Beowulf 28. The two significant females in this epic 29. What is built over Beowulf’s grave 30. Sword loaned to Beowulf by Unferth “THE SEAFARER” 31. Style of poetry that mourns the passing of “the good old days.” 32. Name the 2 contrasting religious influences/beliefs in “The Seafarer” 33. The “home port” that the speaker of “The Seafarer” seeks 34. The problem with “earthly joys” that the Seafarer notes 35. Name one of Fate’s three threats LANGUAGE 36. Spelling of the Anglo-Saxon word for fate 37. 38. England was named for this Germanic tribe 39. The language of the church 40. Two things—in addition to a common language—that united the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. MIXED BAG 41. Anglo-Saxon alcoholic drink of choice. 42. These popular verbal puzzles were really just expanded kennings 43. Beowulf is an example of this literary form 44. 45. Title/ term for the Anglo-Saxon poet