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Historical Background
Grammar and Vocabulary
"Beowulf"
"The Seafarer"
The Venerable Bede
100
The Anglo-Saxon Conquest begins in this year.
What is 449?
100
The part of speech for "diligently."
What is an adverb?
100
The name of Hrothgar's mead hall.
What is Herot?
100
"This tale is true, and mine. It tells" This term describes the repeated use of "t" sounds in the line.
What is alliteration?
100
The title Bede acquires through his work as a historian?
What is the Father of English History?
200
The Norman Invasion occurs in this year.
What is 1066?
200
This word means "to thrive."
What is "flourish"?
200
The location of Beowulf's battle with Grendel's mother occurs here.
What is her underwater lair?
200
The three possible fates that await each of us according to the speaker of "The Seafarer."
What are sickness, old age, and an enemy's sword?
200
The name of the singer described in Bede's "History."
Who is Caedmon?
300
This man leads the Norman Invasion.
Who is William the Conqueror?
300
This word means "twisting, as in pain."
What is "writhing"?
300
The names of the two tribes featured in "Beowulf"
Who are the Geats and the Danes?
300
This provides hope to the speaker near the end of the poem.
What is the promise of Heaven?
300
Bede's "History" was originally written in this language.
What is Latin?
400
This man stopped the Viking advance and established English as a formal, written language.
Who is Alfred the Great?
400
This part of speech (along with a comma) is used to join two independent clauses in a compound sentence.
What is a coordinating conjunction?
400
The name of Beowulf's king.
Who is Higlac?
400
"Coldest Seeds" is an example of this poetic device.
What is "Kenning"?
400
The name of King Edwin's chief of priests. He renounces his pagan religion in favor of Christianity.
Who is Coifi?
500
The names of the three principal tribes who invaded England from the north to begin the historical period.
Who are the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes?
500
This type of sentence contains more than one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
What is a Compound-Complex Sentence?
500
The name of Beowulf's sword.
What is "Hrunting"?
500
The author of "The Seafarer."
Who is Unknown?
500
The name of the religious adviser who attempts to convert King Edwin to Christianity.
Who is Paulinus?