1. When did the Anglo-Saxons migrate to Britain?

 4th Century
 5th Century  
 6th Century
 7th Century
2. The Anglo-Saxons migrated to the islands of Britain on account of the oppression of which of the
following nation/tribe?
 Huns

 Marcomanni

 Spanish

 Franks

3. Who were Huns?

 French Tribe     

 English Tribe  

 Germanic Tribe   

 Spanish Tribe

4. The Germanic Tribe Hun lived between which of the following two important rivers?
 Rhine River and Danube River     

 Neckar and Moselle 

 Danube and Weser 

 Elbe and Oder

5. The Angles occupied/settled in which of the following areas of Britain?

 The entire Northern part of Humber     

 In the province of Kent

 The remaining area of the state except Kent and Northern part of Humber

 None of these

6. The Jutes occupied which of the following part of the state?

 Humber  
 Kent     

 Oxford   

 London

7. Which of the following occupied the rest of the state except northern part of Humber and Kent?
 Jutes  

 Angles  

 Saxons    

 None of these

8. Who were the early Anglo-Saxons in terms of faith/religion?

 Jews     

 Christians  

 Zartosht

 Pagans

9. When did the Anglo-Saxons accept Christianity?

 5th Century     
 By early 6th Century   
 By the end of 6th Century   
 7th Century
10. When did the literary work of Anglo-Saxons come into existence?
 The end of 6th Century
 Early 7th Century
 The end of 7th Century
 Mid of 8th Century
11. By which Century Anglo-Saxons became the most prominent nation?
 a. 6th Century
 7th Century
 9th Century
 15th Century
12. Which of the following was the most particular occupation of Anglo-Saxons?
 Agriculture

 Engineering
 Trade

 All of these

13. By the 7th Century the Anglo-Saxons had established their political, economic and morality
system under the influence of which of the following?
 a. Atheism

 b. Paganism

 c. Judaism

 d. Christianity

14. Which of the following seems to have a remarkable influence on the 7th Century Anglo-Saxons’
Literature?
 Judaism

 Christianity

 Greek literature

 Roman literature

15. The Anglo-Saxon literature of 7th Century includes the customs of Dark Age and the names of
gods/goddesses but these were replaced by the influence of which of the following?
 Modernism

 Communism

 Capitalism

 Christianity (Religion)

16. The Anglo-Saxon literature can rightly be called:

 Jewish Literature

 Christian Literature

 Secular Literature

 English Literature

17. Who were the first ones who compiled and preserved the collection/hoard of Anglo-Saxon
Literature?
 The scholars of Latin Language      
 The Poets of that time    

 The Historian/chroniclers of that time    

 All of these

18. Who established the Church of Canterbury in Kent?

 Oldham     

 Bede   

 St. Augustine 

 All of these

19. When was the Church of Canterbury in Kent established?

 579 AD

 587 AD

 597 AD

 605 AD

20. From where did St. Augustine come to establish the Church of Canterbury?
 Rome, Italy       

 Cordoba, Spain 

 Paris, France 

 Berlin, Germany

21. From which of the following two centers (Churches) Christianity flourished and reached among
Saxons?
 Kent and Mercia          

 East Anglia and Essex      

 Sussex and Wessex   

 Canterbury and North-Umbria

22. Who was/were the most prominent figure(s) in the Church of Canterbury?

 Oldham      
 Bede

 Alcuin

 All of these

23. The most prominent figure(s) in North-Umbria was/were:

 Bede      

 Alcuin     

 Oldham 

 A & B only

24. Which of the following was made the language of literature and scholastic education by the
7th century scholars such as Oldham, Bede and Alcuin etc.?
 Latin    

 Roman   

 Greek  

 French

25. What type of literature did Oldham, Bede and Alcuin (Anglo-Saxons) leave behind?
 Riddles

 Poems (of different kinds)

 Short stories

 Only A & B

26. The Anglo-Saxon poems can be divided into how many parts?

 Two

 Three

 Four

 Five

27. The Anglo-Saxon poems can be divided into which of the following parts?
 That which is influenced by paganism and philosophy
 That which is influenced by supernaturalism and Philosophy

 That which is influenced by metaphysical elements and Philosophy

 That which is influenced by paganism and Christianity

28. Which of following poems of Anglo-Saxon literature are grand from literary perspective?
 That which are influenced by Christianity

 That which are influenced by Paganism

 That which are influenced by metaphysical elements

 None of these

29. Which of the following poems of Anglo-Saxon literature are of lower level from literary
perspective?
 That which are influenced by Philosophy and Metaphysical elements    

 That which are influenced by Paganism

 That which are influenced by Christianity   

 All of these

30. Which of the following can possibly be said about Early Anglo-Saxon literature influenced by
Paganism?
 That the literature was composed before the Anglo-Saxons embraced Christianity  

 That the literature was composed after the Anglo-Saxons embraced Christianity  

 That the literature was, though, composed before the Anglos-Saxons embraced Christianity
but the influence of the religion of their forefathers still existed

 None of these

31. Anglo-Saxon Poetry, on the basis of trend, as a whole can be divided into which of the following
kinds?
 Largely Non-Christian and Philosophical

 Largely Non-Christian and Completely Christian

 Philosophical and Metaphysical

 Completely Christian and Metaphysical

32. Anglo-Saxon Poetry with Non-Christian trends can be found in which of the following three long
and most important poems that depict the age of paganism?
 Widsith, Deor and Beowulf     

 Wanderer, Dream of the Rood, The Wife’s Lament  

 Battle of Brununburh, The Ruin, The Seafarer   

 Cadmon’s Hymns, Finnerburg Fragment, Wulf and Eadwacer

33. The central themes in Anglo-Saxon long and most important poems (Widsith, Deor, Beowulf)
are: 
 Wild-life and expeditions,        

 Traditions and customs    

 Romanticism and passions of sorrow, sadness and deep distress     

 All of these

34. What does the word ‘Widsith’ mean?

 Far (great) traveller

 Great tradesman

 Great statesman

 Great scholar

35. Which of the following is true about ‘Widsith’?

 The traveller wanders from tribe to tribe      

 The travellers meets different kings (tribal chiefs) who oblige him      

 The travellers records information about chiefs, princess etc.      

 All of these

36. The poem ‘Widsith’ is in Old English consists of how many lines?

 134     

 143      

 341     
 431

37. What is the genre of the poem ‘Widsith’?

 It is a heroic poem 

 It is an autobiographical record of a (court-singer/poet) Scop’s life

 It gives the record of tribes and rulers/tribe’s chiefs of Germanic world

 All of these

38. The rulers, tribe chiefs, princess etc. that Widsith records in his poem are essentially:
 Radical          

 Traditional   

 Modern  

 Transitional

39. What is true about the importance of the poem ‘Widsith’?

 The poem adds to historical information         

 It depicts the Germanic world of its time   

 It is lustrous and forceful from literary point of view   

 All of these

40. What kind of account does the poem ‘Widsith’ give?

 Real      

 Fictitious 

 Literal  

 Genuine

41. What is the genre of the poem ‘Deor’?

 Ode    

 Sonnet     

 Elegy / Lament
 Epic

42. What is the poem ‘Deor’ about?

 It is about a sorrowful poet lamenting over his misfortune     

 It is about a woeful poet whose lord has preferred his rival over him 

 It is about a bereaved poet who remembers great men and gods who suffered from such
circumstances  

 All of these

43. What type of poem ‘Deor’ is in term of using literary figure?

 Alliterative

 Metaphorical

 Imagery

 None of these

44. Which of the following device (typical of Anglo-Saxon Poetry) is used in the poem ‘Deor’ instead
of meter and rhyme?
 Similitude        

 Metaphor   

 Imagery   

 Alliteration

45. Which of the following is the most important and most often translated work/poem of Old English
or Anglo-Saxon literature?
 Widsith

 Deor

 Beowulf

 Seafarer

46. Which of the following gives complete picture of Anglo-Saxon society?

 Beowulf     
 Caedmon’s Hymn    

 Wanderer  

 Husband’s Message

47. Which of the following is the scene/setting of the poem ‘Beowulf’?

 The island of Sealand        

 Southern part of Sweden      

 Norway   

 A & B only

48. What is the genre of the poem ‘Beowulf’?

 Sonnet

 Terza Rima

 Tanka

 Epic

49. The Poem ‘Beowulf’ consists of how many lines?

 14

 31

 532

 3182

50. Which of the following is true about ‘Beowulf’?

 Beowulf was a historical figure / real man and the story is real

 Beowulf was a real man but the story is exaggerated

 Beowulf was not a historical figure / real man

 None of these

Key 1 – Anglo-Saxon Literature – Part 1

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5.
 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. C 10.

11. B 12. A 13. D 14. B 15.

16. B 17. A 18. C 19. C 20.

21. D 22. A 23. D 24. A 25.

26. A 27. D 28. B 29. C 30.

31. B 32. A 33. D 34. A 35.

36. B 37. D 38. B 39. D 40.

41. C 42. D 43. A 44. D 45.

46. A 47. D 48. D 49. D 50.

MCQs on Classification of Living Organisms (Part 4) – General Science: Grade 5

1. To which of the following tribe/nation did Beowulf belong?

 Huns

 Geats  

 Franks

 Angles

2. Beowulf along with his companions (warriors) came to help which of the following king?
 Hrothgar

 Ragnor Lodbrok

 Harthacnut

 All of these
3. The king helped/assisted by Beowulf belonged to which of the following tribe/nation?
 Geats     

 Dane  

 Vandals   

 Jutes

4. Which of the following is true about the King’s fort in the poem ‘Beowulf’?
 The fort was attacked by a dragon every night and swallowed up one of the companions of
the king     

 The fort was attacked by a dragon every week and set it on fire 

 The fort was attacked by a dragon every month and killed all soldiers of the king 

 The form was attacked by a dragon every year and killed all young men

5. What was the name of the dragon that attacked the fort in the poem ‘Beowulf’?
 Grendel     

 Rhaegal

 Viserion

 Daenerys

6. What was the result of the fight between Beowulf and the dragon?
 A hand of Beowulf was cut down  

 A leg of Beowulf was cut down       

 A leg of the dragon was cut down   

 A hand of the dragon was cut down

7. What is true about to the dragon (Grendel) after his fight with Beowulf?
 Grendel reorganized and attacked again on the fort    

 Grendel along with his mother attacked on the fort    

 Grendel disappeared in his cave and died there    

 None of these
8. Who geared up for taking revenge of ‘Grendel’ and attacks the fort?
 His father     

 His mother  

 His brother

 His sister

9. Where does Beowulf follow the attacker?

 On the summit of the mountain     

 Deep into the sea   

 Into the cave   

 On a deserted island

10. Where was the cave of the attacker (Grendel’s mother)?

 In high mountain

 Deep into the lake

 Deep into the ocean

 Deep into the sea

11. What does Beowulf see hanging on the wall when he was about to be defeated by the mother of
Grendel?
 A magical bow and arrows

 A magical sword

 A magical lance

 A magical dagger

12. How is the mother of Grendel killed by Beowulf?

 With a magical sword

 With a magical lance

 With a magical bow and arrow

 With a magical dagger

13. What do the people of Dane think about Beowulf’s fight with Grendel’s mother?
 They think that Beowulf has been killed by Grendel’s mother

 They think that Grendel’s mother has also been killed by Beowulf

 They think that Beowulf has been drowned in the lake

 They think that Beowulf would never return from the cave deep in the lake

14. What does Beowulf appear with?

 With the Magical sword

 With the head of Grendel’s mother

 With the dead body of Grendel

 With the dead body of Grendel and his mother

15. Which of the following is true about Beowulf after the death of Grendel and his mother?
 He becomes king of the Danes

 He becomes king of the Geats

 He dies soon after their death

 He leads his life quite in isolation

16. Which of the following statement is true?

 Hrothgar’s wife wealhtheow offered Beowulf the throne after her Husband’s death

 Queen Hygd offered Beowulf the throne after her Husband’s death

 Both A & B

 Neither A nor B

17. Which of the following is true about the offer of becoming king?

 Beowulf accepted the offer and became king of Danes

 Beowulf accepted the offer and became king of Geats      

 Beowulf refused to become king    

 He was not offered to become king

18. Why did the queen offer Beowulf to become king after her husband’s death?
 Because the king was issueless     

 Because the king didn’t have any heir except a baby-girl.   

 Because the queen considered that her young son was unable to protect the kingdom 

 None of these

19. What was the name of the queen’s son who became king after his father’s death and was served
by Beowulf?
 Heardred

 Alfred

 Edward

 Danish Vikings

20. What happened after the death of Heardred?

 The Geats lost their independence      

 The Danes attacked the Geats 

 The Geats occupied the land of Danes 

 Beowulf became the king of Geats and ruled for 40-50 years

21. Who was the custodian/curator of a treasury of which gems/jewels disappeared in the poem
‘Beowulf’?
 A dragon          

 A snake      

 A human being   

 A wolf

22. Which of the following is true about the custodian of treasury in the poem ‘Beowulf’?
 Causes destruction in Beowulf’s state      

 Causes to burn everything with its flammable breath

 Causes to attack every night and take away the companions of Beowulf
 Only A & B

23. Which of the following statement is true?

 Beowulf killed the custodian of the treasury (dragon)      

 The dragon causes a cut with his poisonous teeth to Beowulf of which  he dies     

 Both A & B

 Neither A nor B

24. The literary worth / significance of the poem ‘Beowulf’ depicts from which of the following?
 It contextualizes historical culture    

 It contextualizes heroic literary theme   

 Both A & B  

 Neither A nor B

25. Which of the following is/are literary device(s) essentially used in the poem ‘Beowulf’?
 Alliteration

 Imagery

 Kenning

 All of these

26. What is/are the theme(s) of the poem ‘Beowulf?

 The significance of establishing identity

 Tensions between the heroic code and other values system

 Difference between a good warrior and a good king

 All of these

27. Which of the following gives the impressions of deep horror in the poem ‘Beowulf’?
 Dragons

 The scenes of the places where dragons live

 Both A & B
 Neither A nor B

28. What is the most important part of the poem ‘Beowulf’?

 The point where Grendel’s mother living place has been depicted

 The attack of Grendel on the fort

 The attack of Grendel’s mother on the fort

 All of these

29. Which of the following enwrap completely the poem ‘Beowulf’?

 The passions of happiness    

 The passions of patriotism

 The passions of sorrowfulness     

 All of these

30. Which of the following is/are repeated again and again in the poem ‘Beowulf’?
 War situation and opportunities of triumph  

 The role of the hero  

 Ephemerality of life and impermanence of human grandeur

 All of these

31. Which of the following is true about the poem ‘Beowulf’?

 There is complete ruefulness and grief and no ray of hope

 The poem as a whole is based on optimism

 Happiness, prosperity and optimism are the key elements

 Progress, development and hope are central themes

32. Which of the following is the life and soul of the poem ‘Beowulf’ on account of which it does not
find place among grand literary works?
 Retrogression or decline of Christianity      

 Situation like that of distressed monasteries and graveyards    

 Both A & B   

 Neither A nor B

33. Which of the following is the subject matter of a short Anglo-Saxon poem ‘Lover’s Message’? 
 Expeditions and travelling        

 Nomadic life      

 Love and affection     

 All of these

34. Which of the following is the subject matter of a short Anglo-Saxon poem ‘Wife’s Complaint’ or
Wife’s Lament?
 Woeful feelings, dreaming about her beloved (Husband)

 Complaint about women in general

 Complaint about both men and women

 Complaint about nature and lamentation over destiny

35. The poem ‘Wife’s Complaint’ or ‘Wife’s Lament’ consists of how many lines?
 23      

 33      

 43      

 53

36. What is the theme of the poem ‘Wife’s Complaint’ or ‘Wife’s Lament’?

 Sorrow and depression       

 Loneliness or solitude      

 Hope and happy life     

 A & B only

37. Which of the following most probably is the genre of the poem ‘Wife’s Lament’?
 Ode 

 Elegy

 Sonnet
 None of these

38. What is the genre of the short Anglo-Saxon poem ‘Wanderer’?

 Elegy          

 Ballad   

 Aubade  

 Blason

39. Of how many line does the poem ‘Wanderer’ consist?

 115         

 105   

 95   

 85

40. What is the verse form of the poem ‘Wanderer’?

 Rhymed verse      

 Blank verse 

 Free verse  

 Alliterative verse

41. What is/are the main theme(s) 0f the poem ‘Wanderer’?

 Degeneration of earthly glory    

 Salvation through faith in God     

 Yearning for the bright days past

 All of these

42. What is the mood of the poem ‘Wanderer’?

 Melancholic     

 Optimistic

 Pensive  
 Panicked

43. Which of the following is true about the poem ‘Wanderer’?

 The narrator describes a man struggling for safeguarding his old pagan traditions

 The narrator describes a man having strong belief in Christianity

 The narrator describes a man exercising religious struggle between new Christian
philosophy and old pagan tradition  

 None of these

44. What is the reason of wandering of the man in the poem ‘Wanderer’?

 The man has been exiled by the king        

 The man has been pulled out of the society by people   

 The man has adopted the life of monkhood   

 The man has lost his loved ones and his lord

45. Which of the following is considered the best poem among elegies of Anglo-Saxon literature?
 Wife’s Lament

 Wanderer

 The Seafarer

 Lover’s Message

46. What is the genre of the poem ‘The Seafarer’?

 Ode     

 Elegy    

 Allegory  

 Ballad

47. Which world does the poem ‘The Seafarer’ thrust the reader into?
 The world of exile        

 The world of hardships      

 The world of loneliness   

 All of these

48. Which particular passion of English nation has first the time exhibited in the poem ‘The Seafarer’?
 Love with nature

 Love with learning

 Love with animals

 Love with sea

49. Which of the following is the concluding message of the poem ‘The Seafarer’?
 A friend in need is a friend indeed

 Fortune favours the brave

 Those who walk with God shall be rewarded

 Virtue is rewarded

50. What is the tone of the poem ‘The Seafarer’?

 Optimism

 Sad and forlorn

 Anxious

 Cheerful

Key 2 – Anglo-Saxon Literature – Part 2

1. B 2. A 3. B 4. A 5.

6. D 7. C 8. B 9. C 10.

11. B 12. A 13. A 14. B 15.

16. B 17. C 18. C 19. A 20.

21. A 22. D 23. C 24. C 25.

 26. D 27. C 28. A 29. C 30.

31. A 32. C 33. C 34. A 35.

36. D 37. B 38. A 39. A 40.

41. D 42. A 43. C 44. D 45.

46. B 47. D 48. D 49. C 50.

MCQs on Anglo-Saxon Literature – Part 1

1. Which of the following two are important Anglo-Saxon poems describing the events of war?
 Lays of Boethius and The Phoenix

 The Andreas and Elene  

 Brunanburh and The Battle of Maldon

 Guthlac and Juliana

2. The poems ‘Brunanburh’ and ‘The Battle of Maldon’ commemorate which of the following age?
 Age of Bronze

 Iron Age

 Age of Paganism

 Early Modern Age

3. The poem ‘Brunanburh’ is named after which of the following?

 A nation     

 Germanic Tribe  

 A river   

 A city

4. What is the genre of the poem ‘Brunanburh’?

 Elegy     
 Ode 

 Ballad 

 Sonnet

5. The poem ‘Brunanburh’ signalizes war, primarily, between which of the following two nations?
 Saxons and Scots      

 Angles and Huns

 Jutes and Irish

 Huns and Franks

6. The poem ‘Brunanburh’ glorifies which of the following nation?

 Scots  

 Saxons       

 Angles   

 Jutes

7. The poem ‘Brunanburh’ condemns which of the following nation?

 Irish    

 Franks    

 Huns    

 Scots

8. Which of the following is true about the poem ‘Brunanburh’?

 It takes into account events and circumstances     

 It does not take into account the events and circumstances  

 It focuses on enthusiasm and traditional matters only

 B & C only

9. The poem ‘Brunanburh’ consists of how many lines?

 53     

 63   
 73   

 83

10. When was the poem ‘Brunanburh’ written?

 637

 737

 837

 937

11. In which of the following form the poem ‘Brunanburh’ was written?
 Indeterminate Saxon – West-Saxon Dialect (hwa – who/what; hwelc – which)

 Mercian Dialect

 Northumbrian Dialect

 Kentish

12. Which of the following is true about the Battle of Brunanburh discussed in the poem
‘Brunanburh’?
 West Saxon fought against Scots and north British

 Mercians fought against Vikings and Norse-Irish 

 Both A & B

 Neither A nor B

13. Who suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Brunanburh?

 Saxons

 Scots

 English

 None of these

14. How many kings and Earls were among the dead in the Battle of Brunanburh?
 Two kings and three earls

 Three kings and four earls

 Four kings and five earls

 Five kings and seven earls

15. The prince of which state/nation was among the dead in the Battle of Brunanburh?
 Ireland

 Scotland

 Saxons

 Mercians

16. Many leaders of which of the following force were among the dead in the Battle of Brunanburh?
 Scottish Force

 Saxon Force

 Irish Force

 Mercian Force

17. What is the importance of the Battle of Brunanburh?

 The victory preserved the unity of England, united two great kingdoms of Wessex and
Mercia, creating a united England

 It was the point of origin for English nationalism      

 It forged a political map of the future, established the modern boundaries of England,
Scotland and Wales    

 All of these

18. Who was the king of England in the Battle of Brunanburh who could claim to be king of All
England?
 Athelstan     

 Egbert   

 Edward

 Edmund

19. How old was Athelstan, the King of all England, when he died?
 35 years
 45 years

 75 years

 95 years

20. What kind of poem ‘The Battle of Maldon’ is?

 Historical Epic      

 Ballad 

 Monologue 

 Satire

21. Which of the following is true about the poem ‘The Battle of Maldon’?
 The beginning of the poem is lost          

 The ending of the poem is lost      

 Only 325 lines of the poem extant   

 All of these

22. When was the Battle of Maldon fought?

 11 June 971      

 11 July 981

 11 August 991

 11 September 1001

23. Which of the following is true about the Battle of Maldon?

 It exhibits the central tenets of Anglo-Saxon culture      

 It praises honour and loyalty     

 It admonishes cowardice

 All of these

24. Who was the chieftain of the Saxon in the Battle of Maldon?

 Byrhtnoth   

 Godwik   
 Godric  

 Godwine

25. The Battle of Maldon was fought between which of the following two nations?
 Saxons and Vikings (Norsemen or Northmen)

 Jutes and Scots

 Angles and Irish

 Saxons and Scots

26. Who were Vikings (Norsemen or Northmen)?

 Members of Germanic nation

 Members of Frank seafaring warriors

 Members of Scandinavian seafaring warriors

 All of these

27. Who raided and colonized wide areas of Europe from 9th to 11th centuries?
 Saxons

 Franks

 Germans

 Vikings

28. Who were Norse or Norsemen?

 Full-time traders

 Full-time farmers

 Full-time soldiers

 Full-time scholars

29. Who were Vikings?

 Full-time rulers    

 Full-time soldiers

 Full-time warriors     

 Full-time farmers

30. Which of the following is true about Vikings?

 They were full-time farmers  

 They were part-time warriors led by people of noble birth  

 They were full-time traders

 A & B only

31. Which weapon is particularly used in the Battle of Maldon and which cause to wound Byrhtnoth?
 Poisonous swords

 Poisonous daggers

 Javelin spears

 Javelin lances

32. Which of the following can rightly be called ‘National Epic’ of Saxons?

 Brunanburh      

 The Battle of Maldon    

 Beowulf   

 Wanderer

33. What was the result of the Battle of Maldon? 

 The war ended with the defeat of Anglo-Saxons      

 The war ended with the defeat of Vikings      

 The war ended without anyone’s defeat or victory     

 The ended with a treaty between Vikings and Anglo-Saxons

34. What is the tone of the poem ‘The Battle of Maldon’?

 Pessimistic

 Optimistic

 Pensive

 Essentially Idealistic
35. Who were the invaders / raiders in the Battle of Maldon?
 The Vikings      

 The Saxons      

 The Scottish      

 The Irish

36. Which of the following island was established as temporary base by the invaders in the Battle of
Maldon?
 Sark Island       

 Northey Island    

 Isle of Wight     

 Anglesey

37. To which of the following mainland was Northey Island linked by a causeway?
 Wessex 

 Essex

 Kent

 Northumbria  

38. Who was the first named warrior who fled in the Battle of Maldon once the shield wall broke?
 Godwik          

 Godric   

 Godwine  

 None of these

39. Which of the following is true about Byrthnoth?

 He was a hero who remained happy in war           

 He was a chieftain but did not like war at all   

 He was fond of wars and smiled at the time of his death thanking God for providing him
enough time for fighting wars   

 A&C
40. Which of the following is true about the poem ‘The Battle of Maldon’?
 It does not include any supernatural incidents      

 The poem includes historical and real events 

 It gives great importance to moral values    

 All of these

41. Religious poetry of Anglo-Saxon Literature can be divided into how many kinds?
 Two    

 Three     

 Four

 Five

42. Which of the following is true about religious poems of Anglo-Saxon Literature?

 They are weak from literary aspects       

 They are rich in terms of moral and religious values

 They are rich in terms of literary as well as moral aspects    

 A & B only

43. The first kind of religious poetry of Anglo-Saxon literature is associated to:

 Cynewulf

 Bede

 Caedmon  

 Alfred

44. Who is considered the first Old English Christian poet?

 Bede        

 Caedmon   

 Alfred   

 Cynewulf

45. Caedmon lived in which of the following monastic house?

 Streoneshal, Northumbria, England

 Abbotsbury Abbey, Dorset, England

 Amesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England

 St. Augustine Abbey, Canterbury, Kent, England

46. Which of the following is true about Caedmon regarding music?

 Caedmon loved music from the very beginning     

 Caedmon hated music at first    

 Caedmon was fond of music since his childhood  

 Caedmon always listened to music

47. Who, according to a tradition, saw Jesus Christ in a dream who told him to sing for him, thus
found miraculously empowered to sing when got up?
 Bede        

 Alfred      

 Cynewulf   

 Caedmon

48. Who and how was Caedmon tested about acquiring the power of singing and music?
 Well known singers asked him to sing songs in different languages

 Well famed musicians asked him to play different musical instruments  

 Priests translated parts of Gospel and asked him to make them gests

 All of these

49. Which of the following is the only known surviving work of Caedmon?

 Caedmon’s Odes

 Caedmon’s Elegies

 Caedmon’s Hymn

 Caedmon’s Tales

50. Of how many lines does Caedmon’s only surviving poem consist?
 Nine (9)

 Nineteen (19)

 Twenty-nine (29)

 Thirty-nine (39)

Key 3 –Anglo-Saxon Literature – Part 3

1. C 2. C 3. D 4. B 5.

6. B 7. D 8. D 9. C 10.

11. A 12. C 13. C 14. D 15.

16. C 17. D 18. A 19. B 20.

21. D 22. C 23. D 24. A 25.

26. C 27. D 28. A 29. D 30.

31. C 32. B 33. A 34. D 35.

36. B 37. B 38. B 39. D 40.

41. B 42. D 43. C 44. B 45.

46. B 47. D 48. C 49. C 50.

MCQs on Anglo-Saxon Literature – Part 2