The Anglo-saxons
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A formative assessment over the Anglo Saxons
- 1.Two authors of the Anglo Saxon period are the following:
- A.
The Venerable Bede
- B.
King Arthur
- C.
Alfred the Great
- D.
Homer
- 2.Epic poetry had the following characteristics:
- A.
Humble hero
- B.
Elevated, dignified language
- C.
Long narrative
- D.
Supernatural elements
- E.
Themes of good versus evil
- 3.The epic hero had the following characteristics:
- A.
He would be considered perfect according to today's standards
- B.
He would be modest in telling his accomplishments
- C.
He would be flawless when judged according to his own culture
- D.
He would be generous and loyal
- E.
He would be a larger-than-life character
- 4.
- A.
They were memorized and retold by scops.
- B.
They were preserved in time capsules.
- C.
They were printed on using crude printing blocks
- D.
They were hand-written by monks
- 5.What was the evidence that Beowulf had defeated Grendel?
- A.
All Grendel's plunder was displayed in the banquet hall.
- B.
Grendel's dead body was left in the banquet hall.
- C.
Grendel's arm from the claws to the shoulder was hanging from the rafter.
- D.
Grendel's head was the centerpiece on the great table.
- 6.Beowulf exhibited a complete faith in
- A.
The will of God
- B.
Fate
- C.
The superiority of his weapons
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