Early English Literature History

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Who were the two important religious poets of the Anglo-Saxon period?

Beowulf and Caedmon

Cynewulf and Wiglaf

Caedmon and Cynewulf (correct)

Beowulf and Grendel

What makes Beowulf different from later romances?

Its religious themes

Its portrayal of the wind and storm

Its focus on Christian mythology

References to great events and allusions (correct)

What is the main subject matter of Caedmon's poetry?

Medieval courtly love tales

Wise kings and their reigns

The story of man from Creation to Redemption (correct)

Norse mythology and legends

Which poet wrote sermons in a sort of poetic prose during the Anglo-Saxon period?

Aelfric Signup and view all the answers

What marked the beginning of English prose in the Anglo-Saxon period?

The Chronicles began in King Alfred's time Signup and view all the answers

Where did the Angles and Saxons live before occupying Britain?

The coasts of Sweden and Denmark Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the land occupied by the Angles and Saxons?

Engle-land Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following poems is NOT mentioned as an example of Anglo-Saxon poetry?

The Canterbury Tales Signup and view all the answers

What was a common theme in Anglo-Saxon poetry?

Battles, gods, and ancestral heroes Signup and view all the answers

What is considered the most important poem of the Anglo-Saxon period?

Beowulf Signup and view all the answers

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Who were the two important religious poets of the Anglo-Saxon period?

What makes Beowulf different from later romances?

What is the main subject matter of Caedmon's poetry?

Which poet wrote sermons in a sort of poetic prose during the Anglo-Saxon period?

What marked the beginning of English prose in the Anglo-Saxon period?

Where did the Angles and Saxons live before occupying Britain?

What was the name of the land occupied by the Angles and Saxons?

Which of the following poems is NOT mentioned as an example of Anglo-Saxon poetry?

What was a common theme in Anglo-Saxon poetry?

What is considered the most important poem of the Anglo-Saxon period?

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