- 1. What was the main purpose of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle?**
A) To outline laws and punishments
B) To serve as a religious text
C) To record the history of England
D) To provide genealogies of kings
- 2. Which hingdom did Alfred the Great rule?**
A) Mercia
B) East Anglia
C) Northumbria
D) Wessex
- 3. Which significant battle did Alfred the Great win in 878 AD?**
A) Battle of Stamford Bridge
B) Battle of Hastings
C) Battle of Edington
- 4. What major achievement is King Alfred the Great known for regarding education?*
A) Establishing a school for noblechildren
B) Translating important Latin works into Old English
C) Founding the first univeráty in England
D) Writing the first English dictionary
- 5. Who was the Viking leader that Alfred the Great defeated and baptized after the Battle of Edington?**
A) Sweyn Forkbeard
B) Ivar the Boneless
C) Harald Hardrada
D) Guthrum
- 6. True or False: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was written entirely in Latin
A) True
B) False
- 7. True or False: Alfred the Great was the first King of England.
A) True
B) False
- 8. True or False: Alfred the Great is the only English monarch to be called "the Great".
A) False
B) True
- 9. True or False: The Danes were the only Viking group that Alfred the Great fought against.
A) True
B) False
- 10. True or False: Alfred the Great designed and built a fleet of ships to defend against Viking raids.
A) True
B) False
- 11. Which of the following is Alfred the Great most known for?
A) Discovering America
B) Building the Tower of London
C) Translating the Bible into Old English
D) Defending England from Viking invasions
- 12. Which version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is most closely associated with Alfred the Great?
A) The Parker Chronicle
B) The Laud Chronicle
C) The Abingdon Chronicle
D) The Peterborough Chronicle
- 13. Wessex was constantly under threat from Viking invasions during Alfred's reign
A) True
B) False
- 14. Which Roman figure is credited with bringing Christianity to England, according to Bede?
A) St. Augustine of Canterbury
B) St. Alban
C) Emperor Constantine
D) Julius Caesar
- 15. In which kingdom did Augustine establish his mission after being sent by Pope Gregory the Great?
A) Kent
B) Northumbria
C) Wessex
D) Mercia
- 16. 3. What significant event in Northumbria marked the spread of Christianity in the region?
A) The building of the first cathedral in Canterbury
B) The Synod of Whitby
C) The martyrdom of St. Alban
D) • A) The conversion of King Æthelberht
- 17. 10. Bede lived to see the complete Christianization of all of England.
A) False
B) True
- 18. 5. The Synod of Whitby was important because it determined that the English Church would follow which tradition?
A) Eastern Orthodox practices
B) Roman Christian practices
C) Pagan traditions
D) Celtic Christian practices
- 19. 4. Which saint, noted for his miracles, is prominently featured in Book V of Bede’s work?
A) St. Cuthbert
B) St. Augustine
C) St. Wilfrid
D) St. Aidan
- 20. 9. Bede wrote his *Ecclesiastical History* in Old English.
A) True
B) False
- 21. 8. Book IV of Bede’s work discusses the establishment of monastic communities and their role in education and culture.
A) True
B) False
- 22. King Æthelberht of Kent was the first Anglo-Saxon king to convert to Christianity.
A) False
B) True
- 23. Bede’s Ecclesiastical History only covers the religious history of England, with no mention of political events.
A) False
B) True
- 24. 1. Caedmon's Hymn is often regarded as the oldest recorded poem in
A) Latin
B) English
C) Greek
D) Old English
- 25. 2. The poem was composed by Caedmon, who was initially a monastery
A) Scholar
B) Bishop
C) Monk
D) King
- 26. 3. In Caedmon's Hymn, Caedmon praises as the "Shaper of Heaven
A) Hrothgar
B) God
C) Beowulf
D) Grendel
- 27. 4. Caedmon's gift for was believed to be a divine gift from God
A) Writing
B) Dancing
C) Singing
D) Painting
- 28. 5. *Beowulf is an epic poem that primarily deals with the hero's battles against and a dragon. Grendel's mothe
A) A) a serpent
B) a troll
C) a sea monster
D) a giant
- 29. 6. The poem "Beowulf" is set in the lands of the Danes and the:
A) Jutes
B) Frisians
C) Saxons
D) Geats
- 30. 7. is the king of the Danes who is troubled by Grendel:
A) Hrothgar
B) Unferth
C) Wiglaf
D) Beowulf
- 31. 8. Beowulf defeats Grendel by ripping off his:
A) head
B) arm
C) Tail
D) Leg
- 32. 9. Beowulf ultimately dies after battling a in his old age:
A) Dragon
B) Giant
C) Witch
D) Troll
- 33. 10. is one of the few Anglo-Saxon poets known by name:
A) Wiglaf
B) Caedmon
C) Hrothgar
D) Beowulf
- 34. 11. Beowulf's uncle who is the king of the Geats at the beginning of the poem:
A) Hygelac
B) Wiglaf
C) Beowulf
D) Beowulf
- 35. 12. Danish mead hall where much of the action of the poem takes place:
A) Beowulf
B) Grendel
C) Hrothgar
D) Heorot
- 36. 13. Beowulf's loyal companion who helps him fight the dragon in his final battle:
A) Unferth
B) Hrothgar
C) Wiglaf
D) Hygelac
- 37. 14. Identify the name of Beowulf's home kingdom:
A) Denmark
B) Juteland
C) Greatland
D) Saxonland
- 38. 15. Language in which Caedmon's Hymn was originally composed:
A) Greek
B) English
C) Old English
D) Latin
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