Old English

Question 1

Took shape in ____

Answer 1

7th century

Question 2

_____ kept records and history

Answer 2

Churches

Question 3

Most of Old English is

Answer 3

Church history, anglo-saxons writings and legal documents

Question 4

How many manuscripts survived that period?

Answer 4

400

Question 5

In which year intentional destruction of lit. happened?

Answer 5

1500

Question 6

Father of English History

Answer 6

St Bedes History of English People

Question 7

What was the morivation to write that book?

Answer 7

To picture rise of the christianity

Question 8

Describe 5 St. Bede’s books

Answer 8

1.Begins in 55 B.C. when Britain joined Europe through a Roman invasion and evolution of the empire until 597 A.D.
2. Evangelization of Northumbria and the killing of Edwin, the chief missionary, by a pagan king
3. Growth of Christianity under local kings
4. Consecration of Theodore, the first archbishop of Canterbury
5. Brings things to present day (731) and conflict between Roman and
British churches

Question 9

How old is St. Bede’s HoOEP?

Answer 9

1300

Question 10

How many manusripts were written?

Answer 10

200

Question 11

How many books did St Bede wrote?

Answer 11

40

Question 12

3187 - what does this number represent?

Answer 12

Number of lines in Beowulf

Question 13

In which way story of Beowulf was passed?

Answer 13

Orally