The Anglo-Saxon Period (650-1066)

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THE ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD (650-1066)

THE ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD (650-1066)
39. Which is the oldest Anglo-Saxon biblical poem?
(a) “Exodus" (b) “Daniel" (c) "Genesis" (d) "Christ"
40. Which is the earliest poem in our literature?
(a) “Widsith” (b) “Deor” (c) “Beowulf” (d) "The Seafarer"
41. "Beowulf” is
(a) an epic (b) a collection of ballads (c) a romance (d) a history of the Anglo Saxon period
42. “Beowulf” was composed in Northumbria by a Christian poet working on pagan material in
(a) early 6th century (b) end of the 4th century
(c) end of the 7th century (d) beginning of 3rd century
43. Who is the author of "Beowulf”?
(a) Caedmon (b) Cynewulf (c) John Gower (d) None of these
44. “Beowulf” consists of .... successive narratives
(a) two (b) three (c) four (d) five
45. Which poem depicts most vividly the tribal life and rites of ancient days?
(a) “Beowulf” (b) “The Seafarer" (c) “Widsith" (d) None of the above
46. The oldest epic in Germanic literature is
(a) “The Wanderer" (b) “The Seafarer” (c) “Beowulf” (d) “The Wife's Complaint”
47. The line 'Came on the dark night gliding, the shadowy prowler' has been taken from
(a) “Widsith” (b) "Beowulf” (c) “Morte d'Arthur” (d) None of the above
48. The character of Heorrenda appears in
(a) "Beowulf” (b) “The Wanderer” (c) "Deor" (d) “The Seafarer”
49. Who is called the father of English learning?
(a) Bede (b) Caedmon (c) Cynewulf (d) Alfred
50. Bede, the famous Christian writer of the Anglo-Saxon period, wrote mostly in which language?


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(a) Latin (b) English (c) French (d) German
51. The life span of Bede is
(a) 673-735 (b) 683-745 (c) 678-749 (d) 688-750
52. Bede, the great English ecclesiastical historian and scholar lived from
(a) 673-735 (b) 683-740 (c) 688-745 (d) 693-750
53. Ecclesiastical History of the English People was written by
(a) Bede (b) Malory (c) Langland (d) None of these
54. Bede wrote his Ecclesiastical History in
(a) French (b) Latin (c) Greek (d) English
55. Caedmon is a writer of
(a) 5th century (b) 6th century (c) 7th century (d) 8th century
56. Who is known as 'the Anglo-Saxon Milton'?
(a) Bede (b) Cynewulf (c) Caedmon (d) None
57. The poem "The Fates of the Apostles" has been written
(a) Cynewulf (b) Caedmon (c) Bede (d) Gower
58. Caedmon and Cynewulf were two poets. They were
(a) Chaucer's contemporaries (b) Chaucer's predecessors
(c) Chaucer's successors (d) not definitely known
59. One of the following poems was not written by Caedmon
(a) “The Christ" (b) “The Judith" (c) “Dream of the Road" (d) “Beowulf”
60. The poem “The Christ” is written by
(a) Chaucer (b) Langland (c) Cynewulf (d) Gower
61. Besides being a poet, Alfred is a great
(a) novelist (b) playwright (c) essayist (d) translator
62. Alfred, King of Wessex died in
(a) 900 A.D. (b) 901 A.D. (c) 902 A.D. (d) 903 A.D.
63. The last known poem of the Anglo-Saxon period "The Battle of Maldon" was written in


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(a) 990 A.D. (b) 991 A.D. (c) 992 A.D. (d) 993 A.D.
64. “The Battle of Maldon" shows a revival of the heroic spirit. The poem is attributed to
(a) Marlowe (b) Boethius (c) Cynewulf (d) anonymous
65. Alexander Neckham wrote a Treatise on science in
(a) Latin (b) French (c) English (d) Spanish
66. “The Ruined Burg” is a fine
(a) elegy (b) ode (c) lyric (d) ballad
67. Aldhelm, Bede and Alcuin are renowned names in
(a) Latin literature (b) French literature
(c) Greek literature (d) English literature
68. "Praise of Virginity" has been written by
(a) Bede (b) Aldhelm (c) Alcuin (d) None of the above
69. Which of the following poems was not written by Cynewulf?
(a) “Christ” (b) “Juliana" (c) "The Fates of the Apostles" (d) “Beowulf”
70. Which is the oldest surviving English poem in the form of a dream?
(a) “Elene” (b) "Andreas" (c) “The Dream of the Rood" (d) “Satan"
71. One of the following poems deals with contemporary history
(a) “The Ruin" (b) “The Wife's Lament" (c) "The Battle of Brunanburh" (d) "The Husband's Message"
72. The translation of the Cura Pastoralis was done by
(a) Alfred (b) Bede (c) Malory (d) None of the above
73. Alfred's translation of Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiae is a work of
(a) literature (b) history (c) science (d) philosophy


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