Anglo-saxon Review Quiz #1

1. Which of the following is an example of a kenning?

Football

Crown prince

Boyfriend

Whale road (the ocean as)

Nutcracker

A kenning needs to be a radical and unusual pairing of two words.

Explanation

A kenning needs to be a radical and unusual pairing of two words.

About This Quiz

A few review questions to prepare you for the in-class quiz Thursday (Block A) or Friday (Block C).

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2. The Wanderer was once a powerful king.

True

False

He served a powerful lord but was not one himself.

Explanation

He served a powerful lord but was not one himself.

3. Which poem better expresses the idea of "gotterdemmerung"?

"The Seafarer," because he mentions how all people should die in the Lord.

"The Wanderer," because he has been driven into exile by the death and destruction of everything he ever cared for.

4. The Seafarer in the first half of the poem regrets going to sea as a career.

True

False

Going to see creates his identity.

Explanation

Going to see creates his identity.

5. "Zeitgeist" is a term used in criticism to mean

The climax of a story

The spirit of an age or epoch of time

The fate of a character

The ghost of a character

An evil genius.

Per the definition.

Explanation

Per the definition.