Beowulf

Question 0

Written by whom?

Answer 0

Christian Anglo-Saxons

Question 1

Written in what years?

Answer 1

700-1000 AD

Question 2

Written about whom?

Answer 2

Norse pagan Gaets,Swedes, and Danes in Scandinavia

Question 3

Story takes place during what time period?

Answer 3

Around 530 AD

Question 4

Beowulf dies around what year?

Answer 4

580 AD

Question 5

What manuscript contained the text of Beowulf?

Answer 5

Nowell Codex

Question 6

Written in what language originally?

Answer 6

Old English (Germanic language)

Question 7

When does English move from old to Middle English?

Answer 7

After French influence due to Norman conquest in 1066 AD

Question 8

Beowulf meant to be heard or read?

Answer 8

Heard

Question 9

Main device in old English poetry

Answer 9

Alliteration

Question 10

Lines split halfway by…

Answer 10

Caesura

Question 11

Exaggerated understatement

Answer 11

Litotes

Question 12

Used instead of Lo! Or Hark!

Answer 12

Hear me!

Question 13

Word that’s only appeared in one text through all of history

Answer 13

Hapax legomenon

Question 14

Literal byname or nickname for a person

Answer 14

Epithet

Question 15

Compound metaphor

Answer 15

Kenning

Question 16

Anglo Saxon concept of fate, Gods will

Answer 16

Wyrd

Question 17

Latin term meaning company or armed group; what good king practices where he accompanies warriors in front lines of battle, gives many gifts, entertains warriors

Answer 17

Comitatus

Question 18

Figure of speech in which a part of something represents its whole (all hands on deck)

Answer 18

Synecdoche

Question 19

Narrative poem of considerable length that usually tells story of hero that is important to culture’s heritage

Answer 19

Epic poem

Question 20

What happened to Nowell codex in 1731?

Answer 20

Almost destroyed by fire

Question 21

When and by whom was England Christianized by?

Answer 21

St Augustine of Canterbury in 597 AD

Question 22

With Christianity came what?

Answer 22

Alphabet

Question 23

What did Anglo Saxons have before alphabet?

Answer 23

Runes

Question 24

Alphabet meant what regarding text?

Answer 24

Longer texts could be written

Question 25

Who invades and raids England in 793 AD?

Answer 25

Vikings

Question 26

Anglo Saxon warriors and kings buried with what?

Answer 26

Treasures, gold, weapons

Question 27

What happened between 1350 and 1500 regarding the English language?

Answer 27

Great Vowel Shift. Middle to modern English. Long vowel sounds of Middle English (diphthongs and triphthongs) shortened to vowel sounds we use more today

Question 28

What happened in 1440s?

Answer 28

Invention of printing press help solidify new spellings