Literature Quiz Old and Middle English Period

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Quiz English Literature

Old English Period

Middle English Period

Who were the original inhabitants of England

1. Saxons
2. Celts
3. Vikings
4. Romans

How long did the Romans stay in Britain?

1. Until about 650 AD
2. Until about 350 AD
3. Until about 250 AD
4. Until about 450 AD

Which tribe did not invade Britain?

1. Angles
2. Goths
3. Frisians
4. Saxons

King Alfred was an important King. What was he not remembered for?

1. promoted education
2. defeated the Anglo-Saxon Army
3. defeated the Danes
4. built fleets of ships

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was written ....

1. between the 7th and 8th century
2. between the 4th and 5th century
3. between the 9th and 12th century
4. between the 13th and 15th century

What is alliteration?

1. final rhyme
2. two words have the same vowel sound
3. similarity in length and sound
4. starting letters the same sound

Which types of works were written in the Old English Period?

1. epic poems
2. romances
3. ballads
4. chronicles

Beowulf is about ...

1. monsters and a hero
2. a brave knight
3. a warrior-king
4. a fight between two warriers

Who was Hrothgar?

1. a Danish King
2. Beowulf's uncle
3. an Old English war lord
4. a ruler of Dane law

The Old English Society consisted of ...

1. Knights and warriors
2. Kings and warriors
3. Kings, knights and farmers
4. Kings, warriors and peasants

When does the Middle English Period start?

1. 1066
2. 1100
3. 1055
4. 1500

What is not a characteristic feature of Middle English Literature?

1. final rhyme
2. alliteration
3. romances
4. courtly love

The feudal system consisted of the following classes

1. Kings - knights - soldiers
2. King - nobility - clergy - commoners
3. Kings - warriors - peasants
4. Nobility - knights - farmers

Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?

What is meant by a 'frame story' (raamvertelling)?