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This blog has a list of questions from the Anglo-Saxon period and the Middle English Period. This is for undergraduate students doing his/her degree in English honors. There are both short and essay-type questions below.
40 Short Questions From the Anglo-Saxon Period
1. Who led the Roman army that subdued England in 43 BC?
2. What year did the Romans leave England?
3. Cynewulf signed his poetry into which letters?
4. How many manuscripts exist in Old English literature?
5. Which year was Beowulf composed in?
6. Who were the two monsters Beowulf slaughtered?
7. To Whom did Beowulf assist in the destruction of Grendel?
8. How many lines of "Beowulf" are still in existence?
9. What dialect was "Beowulf" written in?
10. Who was the father of Beowulf?
11. Who was the uncle of Beowulf?
12. What does the word "Widsith" mean?
13. Name two paganic poems by their titles.
14. List the titles of two elegiac old English poetry.
15. What number of poems are there in the "Junius" MS?
16. List the titles of the poems Caedmon has authored.
17. How many poems have Cynewulf's signature on them?
18. Give the titles of two old English love poems.
19. Who is credited with founding English prose?
20. Which of Bede's books is his best?
21. Alfred translated how many books?
22. Who is King Alfred's biographer?
23. Who is the author of The Dream of the Rood?
24. What is the most creative poem written during the Anglo-Saxon era?
25. Identify two Anglo-Saxon prose authors besides Alfred.
26. What was written by Aelfric?
27. What makes Wulfstan renowned?
28. Describe kenning.
29. Select a poem from each of the Exeter and Vercelli books.
31. Who ruled England during "The Battle of Hastings"?
31. Name two battle poems, one of which celebrates victory and the other the opposite.
32. cite two sermons from the Old English era.
33. Which style of poetry is "Wanderer"?
34. Who is the author of Catholic homilies?
35. Which classic English poetry features the speaker as the Cross?
36. Whose period did the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle begin?
37. The Anglo-Saxons came to Britain when?
38. Who is the "Colloquy" author?
39. What Old English elegy has a refrain in it?
40. What do "The Owl and the Nightingale" two birds do?
32 Short Questions From Middle English Period
1. Give the titles of two romances that feature the England issue.
2. Name the well-known Middle English poem featuring a protracted discussion between two birds.
3. Name Chaucer's main author and a renowned contemporary.
4. Mention a significant work by Chaucer that was composed in the middle of the 1370s, during a time when Italy was influential.
5. Mention two alliterative revivalist poems.
6. Duns Scotus: who is he?
7. Name two Roger Bacon pieces.
8. Brut was it written by who? It describes what?
9. Who is the author of the "Lives of the Saints"?
10. Describe briefly the plot of "The Seafarer."
11. "The Ecclesiastical History of England" was written by who?
12. What topic(s) is "Ancrene Riwle" about?
13. Name two poems using alliteration.
14. John Mandeville, who was he?
15. Who is the author of "Confessio Amantis"?
16. Give the names of two Middle English romances.
17. What is the topic of Layman's poem "Brut"?
18. Who is the author of "Morte d' Arthur"? What is it about?
19. Who is the author of Juliana?
20. Mention four of the travelers from the Canterbury Tales by Chaucer.
21. What makes the year 1066 significant?
22. Who is the author of "The Lives of the Saints"?
23. Give the titles of two Anglo-Saxon elegiac poems.
24. Who is the author of "Dance of the Seven Deadly Sins"?
25. Give the name of Robert Manning Brunne's work.
26. What exactly is Ormulum?
27. Identify two crucial Miracle plays cycles.
28. State the title of a poem by Brunne native Robert Manning.
29. How did Ormulum get its name?
30. Identify a well-known morality drama.
31. What year did the Norman Conquest occur?
32. Who is the writer of "Roman de la Rose"?
8 Essay-Type Questions From the Old English Period
1. Write a brief essay on Old English literature, with special attention to Alfred and Aelfric.
2. Critically describe Old English heroic poetry.
3. Evaluate Caedmon and Cynewulf’s impact on Old English Christian poetry.
4. Evolution of Old English elegiac poetry.
5. Evolution of Old English elegiac poetry. Illustrate Elegy from the Old English period
6. Critically analyze Old English Christian poetry.
7. Discuss "Beowulf" as an epic poem.
8. How did the bards fit into Anglo-Saxon literature? Give some reference.
7 Essay-Type Questions From the Middle English Period
1. Highlight the key features of Middle English romance, focusing in particular on the Arthurian cycle.
2. How did prose writing develop during the Middle English period?
3. Analyze the history of English drama from its inception to the Morality Play era.
4. Compose a brief essay on William Langland's contributions, paying special attention to "Piers Plowman."
5. Analyze Chaucer's influence on English poetry.
6. Briefly describe how drama evolved during the middle of the English era.
7. Discuss the Scottish Chaucerians' contributions.
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