THE ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD (449-1066)
AND EARLY MIDDLE AGES
Quiz Review
Literary Works:
Beowulf:
--“The Coming of Grendel”
--“The Coming of Beowulf”
--“Unferth’s Taunt”
--“The Battle with Grendel”
--“The Burning of Beowulf’s Body”
“The Seafarer”—Anonymous Anglo-Saxon Poet
“The Dream of the Rood”—Anonymous Anglo-Saxon Author
“Riddles”—Anonymous
Bede -- "Caedmon's Hymn"
Lanval--Marie de France
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight--Anonymous
Students must know:
--works and authors;
--literary period;
--basic historical information regarding text and/or author's life;
--poetic and literary devices;
Format:
1. Multiple choice questions (including quotes from major works)
2. Short answer/identification
3. Analysis (students may be given a poem or section of a poem to explicate)
4. Essay (topic will ask students to discuss a theme or idea relating to two or more of the major works or movements studied)