Anglo-Saxon

Language and
Culture
 1. 'Old English' was the language of
tribes who invaded Britain from the
East. They spoke different dialects of
a/an
- English language
- Indian language
- Russian language
- Germanic language
- Dutch language
 2. The Vikings invaded Britain in 878
AD. Where did they come from?

- Scandinavia
- Ireland
- Russia
- Scotland
- France
3. A Viking king ruled Anglo-Saxon England for
nearly twenty years. Who?

- Sweyn Forkbeard
- Erik the Red
- Harald Hardrada
- Cnut the First
- Ivarr the Boneless
4. What event effectively ended the Anglo-Saxon
era?

- The Danish Invasion

- The Norman Conquest
- The Crusades
- The invention of the printing press
- The rise of democracy
 5. After the Norman Invasion in 1066
what language was spoken by the
Royal Court and the ruling class?

- Old English
- French
- Latin
- Middle English
- Portuguese
6. What was the language period called
that followed the Old English Period?
 7. What is a scop?

- A mead-hall
- A monk
- A poet
- A god
- A ship
 8. What languages were used for the
literature of the Anglo-Saxon
period? Choose all that are correct.

Middle English
Old English
Latin
French
Danish
 9. Anglo-Saxon literary devices
included the following (select all that
are correct)
- end rhyme
- kennings
- couplets
- caesura
- alliteration
- irony
 10. In what ways were the stories of
the Anglo-Saxons preserved?

- They were memorized and retold by scops.

- They were engraved on statues
- They were buried with their dead
- They were preserved in time capsules.
- They were printed on using crude printing
blocks
- They were hand-written by monks
11. Where does the name “England”
come from?
12. Which Plural ending dates from the
Old English?

• Dresses
• Mice
• Buckets
• Ships
• Oxen
 13. Which word is of Scandinavian
origin?

- Shirt
- Loaf
- Skin
- Foot
- Sever
 14. Which word is of Old English
Origin?

- Chamber
- Skirt
- Beef
- Father
- Egg
 15. Translate the following into
Modern English

þæt wæs god cyning

 16
Which languages influenced Old English?
• Old Norse
• Middle English
• Celtic
• Norman French
• Latin
• German
• 17. How many narrators speak in The Dream
of the Rood?
 18
• Name two ways in which the crucifixion of
Christ in The Dream of the Rood differs from
the Biblical version.
 19
• How would the word “god” be pronounced in
Old English?

• - to rhyme with: “nod”

• - to rhyme with: “abode”
• - to rhyme with: “had”
• - to rhyme with: “food”
• - to rhyme with “made”
 20
• What are the two things that could happen to
an English word once another word with the
same meaning entered the language?
 21
Identify all the kennings in this list:
• Lookout
• Underworld
• Bookworm
• Redhead
• Breakfast
• Headhunter
• Blueberry
 22
Which of these sentences has a different
meaning to the rest?

• se cyning stilð þone stān

• se cyning þone stān stilð
• þone cyning stilð se stān
• þone stān stilð se cyning
• þone stān se cyning stilð
•
 23
Solve this Anglo-Saxon riddle:
I saw four creatures, wondrous beings, travelling
together.
Their tracks were dark, their path deep and black.
They coursed swiftly: faster than birds they flew
through the air, dove under a wave.
He strove without rest, the battling Prince, pointing
the way across plated gold to the four creatures.
 24
What is the name of this letter?

•þ
 25
• Name two ways in which peace could be
wrought between feuding Anglo-Saxon
families.