Unit 1 - The Anglo Saxon and Medieval Periods

Question 1

What is the study of the origin and history of words?

Answer 1

Etymology.

Question 2

Where is believed that the Indo-European language family first began?

Answer 2

Near the region Turkey.

Question 3

What are the italic languages developed in the southern portion of western Europe?

Answer 3

French, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Question 4

What are the German languages splintered in the northern regions?

Answer 4

Swedish, Norwegian, Old High German, and West Germanic.

Question 5

How long have people been living in the British Isles?

Answer 5

50,000 BC.

Question 6

When did the Indo-European Iberians migrate to Western Europe from Eurasia?

Answer 6

60,000 BC.

Question 7

What does BCE stand for?

Answer 7

Before the Common Era.

Question 8

What does CE stand for?

Answer 8

Common Era.

Question 9

What people are believed to be the ones who built Stonehenge around 2050 BC?

Answer 9

Indo-European Iberians.

Question 10

During the 4th century, the Celts migrated from Austria and the region now known as the ________.

Answer 10

Czech Republic.

Question 11

Around 55 BC, ________, a Roman general at the time, attempted the first invasion of Britain.

Answer 11

Julius Caesar.

Question 12

Who was the first Roman emperor to truly conquer Britain?

Answer 12

Claudius in AD 43.

Question 13

How long did the Romans rule Britain?

Answer 13

More than 400 years.

Question 14

In 449, _____ tribes threatened the Roman capital.

Answer 14

Germanic.

Question 15

Scholars designate the years from 450 to 1100 as the __________.

Answer 15

Old English Period.

Question 16

The Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and Frisians soon moved in from the Norwegian and German coasts, the area that now includes Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. These peoples drove the Celts out to Scotland, Wales, and Ireland and soon dominated the main isle. The most powerful of these groups was the Angles. Because the second most powerful group was the Saxons, this period is often referred to as the ____________.

Answer 16

Anglo-Saxon period.

Question 17

St.________, the first Archbishop of Canterbury, established the hierarchy of the Church.

Answer 17

Augustine.

Question 18

When was the new form of English, early Middle English, began to emerge?

Answer 18

1100 AD.

Question 19

Who fought in AD 1066, and who won?

Answer 19

The Norman French and the English. The French won.

Question 20

Scholars designate the years from 1150 to 1500 as the __________.

Answer 20

Middle English period.

Question 21

In 1721,_______ penned the first dictionary of the English language, The Universal Etymological English Dictionary.

Answer 21

Nathaniel Bailey.

Question 22

In 1754, _________ followed in Nathaniel Bailey footsteps with the more extensive Dictionary of the English Language.

Answer 22

Samuel Johnson.

The Johnson dictionary.

Question 23

What is the term for the makers of dictionaries?

Answer 23

Lexicographers.

Question 24

What is the term for creators of grammar texts?

Answer 24

Grammarians.

Question 25

Much of what is known about Anglo-Saxon history and the development of Christianity during this period comes from the writings of a monk known as the __________.

Answer 25

Venerable Bede.

Question 26

What does the adjective “pious” mean?

Answer 26

Applies to people who devote themselves to religious pursuits.

Question 27

A ______ is a formal religious declaration.

Answer 27

Doctrine.

Question 28

An _____ is a long narrative poem that deals with a hero and the hero’s exploits.

Answer 28

Epic.

Question 29

________ are symbols (such as . . .) that represent omitted or missing text.

Answer 29

Ellipses.

Question 30

What are the three parts that make up the hero’s journey?

Answer 30

Departure, initiation, and return.

Question 31

Poets use _________ when they want one thought to flow into another thought without a pause.

Answer 31

Enjambment.

Question 32

Punctuation marks such as a comma, a period, or a semicolon often occur in the middle of a line and indicate the need to pause at that point. Such a mark is called a ______.

Answer 32

Caesura.

Suh–zeer–uh

Question 33

The phrases “whale road” (the sea), “war dress” (armor), and “earth dwellers” (people). _______ add variety to the text and elevate the tone.

Answer 33

Kennings.

Question 34

An _______ is a quality or characteristic of a person or a thing.

Answer 34

Epithet.

Eh-puh-thet

Question 35

_______ is a form of understatement that employs a negative with the opposite of the meaning the author intends to convey.

Answer 35

Litotes.

Lai-tow-teez

Question 36

A ______ uses a part to represent a whole.

For example, Beowulf uses the word keel to refer to a ship. The keel is in the center of a ship and runs the length of its structure.

Answer 36

Synecdoche.

suh-nek-duh-kee

Question 37

__________ is a system of local military and political relationships among those in power. It is an unequal system made up of different levels. Each social level served the tier (or tiers) above it.

Answer 37

Feudalism.`