en 211 midterm
T/F: The Middle Ages designates the time span from the collapse of the Roman Empire
to the Renaissance correct answers True
T/F: Conquests and migration tend to create transformations of a language, as we see
in the history of the development of the English language and its literature. correct
answers True
T/F: One of the features of Anglo-Saxon poetry is the use of alliteration, a repetition of
letters or sounds at the beginning of words that can help to keep the interest of listeners
and readers and can connect one section of a half line of verse to the next. correct
answers True
T/F: The pause in the middle of a line of Anglo-Saxon verse is not called a caesura.
correct answers False
T/F: An elegiac tone runs through much of Anglo-Saxon poetry, creating a sense of
melancholy and mournfulness. correct answers True
T/F: We refer to the language used in poems such as "The Wanderer" and "The Dream
of the Rood" as Old English. correct answers True
T/F: "The Dream of the Rood" includes several narrators: the Dreamer and the Rood.
correct answers True
T/F: We don't know the exact time period during which the epic poem "Beowulf" was
written; however, we do know that the poem is set some centuries earlier than the
period in which this epic poem was written. correct answers True
_______ became a novice at the age of 7 and spent his life in several monasteries. This
writer wrote a book called Ecclesiastical History of the English People, which describes
the spread of the Christianity and the growth of the English church. One of the works
within this book is Caedmon's Hymn. correct answers Bede / Venerable Bede
The poem titled _______ uses ubi sunt (the phrase, with some variation of "Where are
they?" or "Where are they now?") to increase a sense of the transitory nature of human
life and human society, as in "Where did the steed go? Where the young warrior?
Where the treasure-giver?" correct answers The Wanderer
T/F: Earlier in the term we read the Anglo-Saxon poem "The Dream of the Rood." The
"Rood" of the poem's title refers to the cross (which was once a tree) upon which Jesus
Christ was crucified. correct answers True
, T/F: Wyrd is a concept in Anglo-Saxon culture that refers to the idea of fate/destiny. The
Anglo-Saxon poems "The Wanderer" and "Beowulf" include references to the
fate/destiny of the poems' characters. correct answers True
T/F: The opening lines of "Beowulf" introduce listeners/readers to the character of
Beowulf, who is immediately named as the poem's hero. correct answers False
T/F: Hrothgar, a character in "Beowulf," is the King of the Danes and a wise and
experienced monarch. correct answers True
T/F: Like Hrothgar, the character of Beowulf is a Dane. correct answers False
T/F: The famous mead hall that Hrothgar builds and that Grendel attacks is called
Heorot. correct answers True
T/F: Beowulf's second opponent in the poem is Grendel's mother, who lives in a cave
under a lake. correct answers True
T/F: Beowulf almost dies in this second encounter, only succeeding because he finds
an ancient sword that allows him to kill the monster and survive. correct answers True
The name of the monster who slaughters Hrothgar's warriors in that king's famous hall
is _______. correct answers Grendel / Grendel's mother
Grendel and Grendel's mother are associated with _______, an infamous wrongdoer in
the Bible. correct answers Cain
T/F: We could argue that there are a number of connections in form and content
between Anglo-Saxon texts such as "Beowulf" and later texts in the medieval period
such as "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." correct answers True
T/F: The period of Anglo-Norman literature begins with the Norman Conquest in 1666
(the date for the Battle of Hastings). correct answers False
T/F: In their discussion of the form of the romance, the Norton editors argue that the
romance's fundamental characteristic is structural, not stylistic, with a 3-part structure of
integration, disintegration, and reintegration common to many romances. correct
answers True
T/F: The primary language of the Norman aristocracy and court was French, and the
French language and culture had a significant influence on the development of the
English language and literature. In fact, many medieval romances, such as the work of
Marie de France, were written in Anglo-Norman. correct answers True
T/F: The Middle Ages designates the time span from the collapse of the Roman Empire
to the Renaissance correct answers True
T/F: Conquests and migration tend to create transformations of a language, as we see
in the history of the development of the English language and its literature. correct
answers True
T/F: One of the features of Anglo-Saxon poetry is the use of alliteration, a repetition of
letters or sounds at the beginning of words that can help to keep the interest of listeners
and readers and can connect one section of a half line of verse to the next. correct
answers True
T/F: The pause in the middle of a line of Anglo-Saxon verse is not called a caesura.
correct answers False
T/F: An elegiac tone runs through much of Anglo-Saxon poetry, creating a sense of
melancholy and mournfulness. correct answers True
T/F: We refer to the language used in poems such as "The Wanderer" and "The Dream
of the Rood" as Old English. correct answers True
T/F: "The Dream of the Rood" includes several narrators: the Dreamer and the Rood.
correct answers True
T/F: We don't know the exact time period during which the epic poem "Beowulf" was
written; however, we do know that the poem is set some centuries earlier than the
period in which this epic poem was written. correct answers True
_______ became a novice at the age of 7 and spent his life in several monasteries. This
writer wrote a book called Ecclesiastical History of the English People, which describes
the spread of the Christianity and the growth of the English church. One of the works
within this book is Caedmon's Hymn. correct answers Bede / Venerable Bede
The poem titled _______ uses ubi sunt (the phrase, with some variation of "Where are
they?" or "Where are they now?") to increase a sense of the transitory nature of human
life and human society, as in "Where did the steed go? Where the young warrior?
Where the treasure-giver?" correct answers The Wanderer
T/F: Earlier in the term we read the Anglo-Saxon poem "The Dream of the Rood." The
"Rood" of the poem's title refers to the cross (which was once a tree) upon which Jesus
Christ was crucified. correct answers True
, T/F: Wyrd is a concept in Anglo-Saxon culture that refers to the idea of fate/destiny. The
Anglo-Saxon poems "The Wanderer" and "Beowulf" include references to the
fate/destiny of the poems' characters. correct answers True
T/F: The opening lines of "Beowulf" introduce listeners/readers to the character of
Beowulf, who is immediately named as the poem's hero. correct answers False
T/F: Hrothgar, a character in "Beowulf," is the King of the Danes and a wise and
experienced monarch. correct answers True
T/F: Like Hrothgar, the character of Beowulf is a Dane. correct answers False
T/F: The famous mead hall that Hrothgar builds and that Grendel attacks is called
Heorot. correct answers True
T/F: Beowulf's second opponent in the poem is Grendel's mother, who lives in a cave
under a lake. correct answers True
T/F: Beowulf almost dies in this second encounter, only succeeding because he finds
an ancient sword that allows him to kill the monster and survive. correct answers True
The name of the monster who slaughters Hrothgar's warriors in that king's famous hall
is _______. correct answers Grendel / Grendel's mother
Grendel and Grendel's mother are associated with _______, an infamous wrongdoer in
the Bible. correct answers Cain
T/F: We could argue that there are a number of connections in form and content
between Anglo-Saxon texts such as "Beowulf" and later texts in the medieval period
such as "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." correct answers True
T/F: The period of Anglo-Norman literature begins with the Norman Conquest in 1666
(the date for the Battle of Hastings). correct answers False
T/F: In their discussion of the form of the romance, the Norton editors argue that the
romance's fundamental characteristic is structural, not stylistic, with a 3-part structure of
integration, disintegration, and reintegration common to many romances. correct
answers True
T/F: The primary language of the Norman aristocracy and court was French, and the
French language and culture had a significant influence on the development of the
English language and literature. In fact, many medieval romances, such as the work of
Marie de France, were written in Anglo-Norman. correct answers True
