EXAM 1

Question 1

Oldest poem written in 7th century by Bede, praises God for creation

Answer 1

Caedmon’s Hymm

Question 2

Pictorial and textural element carved, diptych showing Weland raping women on left and adoration of the Magi on right

Answer 2

Frank’s Casket

Question 3

Why is diptych important?

Answer 3

2 elements played off each other

Question 4

Common setting where Lord gathers with band of warriors creating a comitatus

Answer 4

The Hall

Question 5

What’s the difference between treasure and wealth in the hall?

Answer 5

Treasure has meaning, value attached to it with gift giving

Question 6

Purpose of warriors…

Answer 6

To serve and protect their Lord

Question 7

Worst thing warrior can do…

Answer 7

Kill Lord or fail to protect

Question 8

Worst fate for hall of retainers…

Answer 8

Exile

Question 9

Unusual poem that is written about real event

Answer 9

Battle of Maldon

Question 10

Why is Athelred called “the unready?”

Answer 10

He has to abandon his throne and flee after trying to pay off invaders and causing bankruptcy

Question 11

Approx date of Battle of Maldon

Answer 11

991

Question 12

Poems that lost beginning and end

Answer 12

Battle of Maldon and Judith

Question 13

Exeter Book

Answer 13

Elegiac elements (sad somber poem), Battle of Maldom, Wife’s Lament, The Wanderer, The Seafarer, Wulf and Eadwacer, Deor, Widsith, Riddles, Juliana

Question 14

Importance of Wife’s Lament and Wulf and Eadwacer

Answer 14

Rare because they’re in a women’s voice

Question 15

Wife seems to be abandoned by husband

Answer 15

The Wife’s Lament

Question 16

Rivalry or love triangle

Answer 16

Wulf and Eadwacer

Question 17

Loses job but suffering will pass

Answer 17

Deor

Question 18

List poem with tribals identified

Answer 18

Widsith

Question 19

Junius Manuscript

Answer 19

Genesis B and Christ and Satan

Question 20

How are the Junius and Beowulf similar?

Answer 20

Partially illustrated

Question 21

Junius consists of…

Answer 21

Biblical poetry

Question 22

Vercelli manuscript

Answer 22

10th century, The Dream of the Rood

Question 23

Genre of The Dream of the Rood

Answer 23

Dream vision: early example of character sharing how he went to sleep and something happened but wakes up and relays vision and learns something from it

Question 24

Rood

Answer 24

Cross of Christ

Question 25

The Dream of the Rood given title by...

Answer 25

Modern day, not author

Question 26

The Dream of the Rood importance

Answer 26

Narrative of cross's history and crucifixion of Christ, beginning is elegiac but switches to triumph and glory

Question 27

Hagiography

Answer 27

Passio and Vita

Question 28

Passio

Answer 28

Juliana

Question 29

Vita

Answer 29

Mary of Egypt

Question 30

Difference between Passio and Vita

Answer 30

Passio has someone dying violently and giving a dying speech

Question 31

Passiones often about...

Answer 31

Women

Question 32

Story of Juliana

Answer 32

Dedicates virginity to Christ but Eleusis insists they marry, she's faced with the devil in a combat scene, eventually beheaded

Question 33

Centralized in Juliana...

Answer 33

Saint's body

Question 34

Importance of Juliana

Answer 34

Spectacle with crowds surrounding and praising her body

Question 35

Cynewulf

Answer 35

Author of Juliana

Question 36

Story of Mary of Egypt...

Answer 36

Life story where she confesses wrongdoings told by monk, asceticism: journey for spiritual purposes

Question 37

Lonely man traveling sea wanting his comitatus

Answer 37

The Wanderer

Question 38

Hardships of the sea, fear of God

Answer 38

The Seafarer

Question 39

Difference in Juliana and Mary of Egypt

Answer 39

Juliana is a poem while Mary of Egypt is prose

Question 40

Beowulf manuscript

Answer 40

Life of Christopher, Wonders of the East, Letter of Alexander to Aristotle, Beowulf, Judith

Question 41

Beowulf and Judith are...

Answer 41

Poems while the other are prose

Question 42

When was Judith put in...

Answer 42

All manuscripts about monsters and races besides Judith which lets us know that it was probably bound in later, also has incomplete beginning and end which is clear sign it was by itself

Question 43

Judith genre

Answer 43

Biblical poetry

Question 44

Judith relates to...

Answer 44

Juliana because they face a similar problem but it is not hagiographical

Question 45

Judith ties to idea of...

Answer 45

Hall community with Lord feasting and thanes surrounding him

Question 46

Liber monstrorum

Answer 46

Book of monsters

Question 47

Wonders of the East

Answer 47

Cast of races, text sort of written around illustrations

Question 48

Only real race in Wonders of the East...

Answer 48

Ethiopians