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1
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Who wrote Beowulf

A

Unknown

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2
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The scribe that wrote Beowulf also wrote _

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Judith

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3
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Why is there only one translated text of Beowulf

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The early manuscript burned in the cotton library fire

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4
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How is Beowulf historically accurate?

A

The characters, battles and traditions

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5
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What are medieval literary devices used in poetry

A

Alliteration
Caesura (line breaks, half lines)
Metrical form
Apposition
Compounding words
Kenning (poetic paraphrasing)

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6
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Where did Alfred the great rule

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Wessex

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7
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What was the earliest writing in English

A

Law codes

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8
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What were the 4 main kingdoms of modern day England

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Wessex
East Anglian
Mercia
North Umbria

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9
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What groups of people made up the Germanic pagans

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Anglos
Saxtons
Jutes
Frisian

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10
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How did people travel during this time

A

Waterways

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11
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What years make up the “old English” period

A

500-1000

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12
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What year did the pope decide to convert the anglos to Christianity

A

597

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13
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What is the name of the dragon in Beowulf

A

GRENDEL

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14
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What is a lyric

A

Short poems that share thoughts and feelings about a single speaker in a personal and subjective way

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15
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When was the battle of Hastings

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1066

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16
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Who was edward the confessor

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Old English king

17
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Why did the battle of Hastings start

A

Edward the confessor died with no heir and the battle was over who would be king next

18
Q

What caused the development of knightlyhood

A

The battle of Hastings

19
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What is the name of the event that had French take over English in being the second main language of England and have the settlers of Normandy become Anglo-Norman’s

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The Norman conquest

20
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In what year was English no longer taught

A

1250

21
Q

What is muwashsah

A

A version of poetry that was often written in Arabic or Hebrew that mixes mediums of Iberian dance music

22
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Which parts of muwashah were widely rejected

A

The multilingual parts of the poems

23
Q

Where was ancient philosopher ibn Rushd from

A

Cordova

24
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How many commentaries did ibn rushd write

A

38

25
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Who translated ibn rushd’s poems

A

Jewish communities

26
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What is King Arthur introduced in

A

Geoffrey of Momouth’s historian regum Britannia 1130s

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