Literature Quiz Old and Middle English PeriodV6

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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

When did the Romans successfully subdued the most part of Britain?

1. 55 BC
2. 54 BC
3. 43 BC
4. 42 BC

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

What was built by the Romans to keep out the Scots & Picts?

Which Germanic tribe did not invade Britain?

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

What did the Germanic tribes bring to Britain?

1. Pagan gods
2. Warrior community
3. Runes
4. Christianity

How were poems and tales passed on?

1. They were written down
2. Word of mouth
3. Engraved in stone

When did the Battle of Maldon take place?

What is a chieftain?

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

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

The Battle of Maldon 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?