Literature Quiz Old and Middle English Period

Quiz English Literature
Old English Period

Middle English Period
1 / 17
next
Slide 1: Slide
EngelsMiddelbare schoolvwoLeerjaar 6

This lesson contains 17 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 45 min

Items in this lesson

Quiz English Literature
Old English Period

Middle English Period

Slide 1 - Slide

Slide 2 - Slide

Who were the original inhabitants of England
A
Saxons
B
Celts
C
Vikings
D
Romans

Slide 3 - Quiz

How long did the Romans stay in Britain?
A
Until about 650 AD
B
Until about 350 AD
C
Until about 250 AD
D
Until about 450 AD

Slide 4 - Quiz

Which tribe did not invade Britain?
A
Angles
B
Goths
C
Frisians
D
Saxons

Slide 5 - Quiz

King Alfred was an important King. What was he not remembered for?
A
promoted education
B
defeated the Anglo-Saxon Army
C
defeated the Danes
D
built fleets of ships

Slide 6 - Quiz

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was written ....
A
between the 7th and 8th century
B
between the 4th and 5th century
C
between the 9th and 12th century
D
between the 13th and 15th century

Slide 7 - Quiz

What is alliteration?
A
final rhyme
B
two words have the same vowel sound
C
similarity in length and sound
D
starting letters the same sound

Slide 8 - Quiz

Which types of works were written in the Old English Period?
A
epic poems
B
romances
C
ballads
D
chronicles

Slide 9 - Quiz

Beowulf is about ...
A
monsters and a hero
B
a brave knight
C
a warrior-king
D
a fight between two warriers

Slide 10 - Quiz

Who was Hrothgar?
A
a Danish King
B
Beowulf's uncle
C
an Old English war lord
D
a ruler of Dane law

Slide 11 - Quiz

The Old English Society consisted of ...
A
Knights and warriors
B
Kings and warriors
C
Kings, knights and farmers
D
Kings, warriors and peasants

Slide 12 - Quiz

When does the Middle English Period start?
A
1066
B
1100
C
1055
D
1500

Slide 13 - Quiz

What is not a characteristic feature of Middle English Literature?
A
final rhyme
B
alliteration
C
romances
D
courtly love

Slide 14 - Quiz

The feudal system consisted of the following classes
A
Kings - knights - soldiers
B
King - nobility - clergy - commoners
C
Kings - warriors - peasants
D
Nobility - knights - farmers

Slide 15 - Quiz

Who wrote the Canterbury Tales?

Slide 16 - Open question

What is meant by a 'frame story' (raamvertelling)?

Slide 17 - Open question