The Middle Ages - English Literature

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Quiz

English language and literature

Middle Ages

When was most of England under Roman rule?

1. from 55 AD to 450 AD
2. from 450 BC to 55 AD
3. from 55 BC to 450 AD
4. from 450 BC to 55 BC

In Beowulf the most important value is

1. loyalty
2. revenge
3. courage
4. honour

Old English means

1. the language spoken in Shakespeare's time
2. all English before 1900
3. the same as Anglo- Saxon
4. the English of the Middle Ages

the next question is about the Sutton Hoo find

Who lies probably buried in Sutton Hoo?

King Alfred defeated the Vikings and

1. used Anglo Saxon in his chronicle
2. translated Latin texts in Old English
3. preferred French instead of Latin
4. stimulated writing in Anglo Saxon

another word for mother tongue or native language is .................(ONE WORD)

The Beowulf manuscript was written in the

1. 6th century
2. 10th century
3. unknown
4. 9th century

Beowulf is a poem because

1. there is alliteration and rhyme
2. there is rhythm and rhyme
3. there is alliteration and rhythm
4. none of these

slave

to eat

child

woman

wale

etan

freó

bearn

dragon

darkness

warriors

king

draca

sceadugenga

sceoten

cyning

the most important year/event for the development of the English language is

1. 1066/Battle of Hastings
2. 450 AD/migration of peoples
3. 55 BC/invasion of Romans
4. 1099/Battle of Hastings

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: when did the story begin?

1. Easter
2. Christmas Eve
3. Twelfth Night
4. New Year's Day

listen to the video extract (two minutes) and afterwards there is a question

Arthurian legends are based on

1. French romances
2. Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur"
3. Anglo Saxon stories
4. Latin chronicles

To do now:

- Study Aquin to find out what you don't know yet

- Practice reading in Holmwoods

- Finish your PO.

Fill in the gap (5 mins)

Many poems have rhyme in them. Beowulf, ________________(1) has rhythm and alliteration. __________________(2), it was easy to remember and the bards could sing for days in the king’s hall. __________________(3), the warriors were drinking and feasting. In the night, Grendel was lurking _______________(4) the hall, planning to attack. Grendel was strong, but Beowulf was ____________________(5) strong. One could say he was even stronger, since he defeated the monster.

Answers

1. however

2. Therefore / Consequently

3. Meanwhile

4. nearby

5. equally