The Beginnings of English Literature
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What are the three kinds of subject matter that the earliest signs of oral literature in English tend to have?

  • Religion, war, and the trials of daily life (correct)
  • Politics, philosophy, and morality
  • Love, nature, and adventure
  • Mythology, folklore, and legends
  • Which language was not part of the Anglo Saxon melting pot which eventually became English?

  • Icelandic
  • Latin
  • Viking
  • Greek (correct)
  • Who is known for the first song of praise in English culture?

  • Caedmon (correct)
  • Beowulf
  • Shakespeare
  • Chaucer
  • In which century does Caedmon's Hymn date back to?

    <p>Seventh century (670)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where was Caedmon a lay worker when the voice of God came to him?

    <p>'On the estate of the monastery of Whitby, in Northumbria'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three kinds of subject matter that the earliest signs of oral literature in English tend to have?

    <p>Religion, war, and the trials of daily life</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which language was part of the Anglo Saxon melting pot which eventually became English?

    <p>Latin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is known for the first song of praise in English culture?

    <p>Caedmon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which century does Caedmon's Hymn date back to?

    <p>Seventh century (670)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where was Caedmon a lay worker when the voice of God came to him?

    <p>Northumbria</p> Signup and view all the answers

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