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TheOrigins

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TheHistoricalandsocialcontext

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1. Matcheachelementfromthefirstcolumnwithoneelementfromthesecond.
1.700BC

1._______

a.TheChristianmissionaryAugustinearrivesinKent

2.43AD

2._______

b.ArrivaloftheCelts

3.409AD

3._______

c.EmperorClaudiusconquersBritain

4.597AD

4._______

d.TheVikingarmybeginstoconquerandsettleinBritain

5.866AD

5._______

e.TheRomanswithdrawtheirgarrisonsfromBritain

2. Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Correctthefalseones.
1. BeakeristhenamegiventotheIberiangravemounds.

TF

2. TheleadersoftheCeltswerewarriorswhofoughtfromchariots.

TF

3. TheCeltswerefarmers,hunters,fishermenandmetalworkers.

TF

4. TheRomansinvadedBritainin55BCbecausetheywereattracted
byitsagriculturalandcommercialprosperity.

TF

5. WhentheRomansconqueredBritain,theSoutheastofthelandremainedunderstrict
militaryoccupation.

TF

6. ThecivitateswerethetownswhereinhabitantsweregivenRomancitizenship.

TF

7. TheRomanssoldierswerewithdrawntodefendRomefromtheBarbarians.

TF

8. TheAngles,theSaxonsandtheJutesusedtherunicalphabettowriterecords.

TF

9. TheAngloSaxonsettlersimprovedtheCelticploughingmethodsbyintroducingalighterplough.

TF

10. TheAngloSaxonlordswerenotinterestedinthebeautyofthelanguageandofeverydayobject.

TF

3. Tickthemostappropriateanswer.
1. TheEorlswere
a. thepeasants.
b. warriorswhodevotedtheirlifetohuntingandwar.
c. akindofhereditaryaristocracy.
2. Thechurlswere
a. thepeasants.
b. thewarriors.
c. theCelticpriests.
3. Augustinewas
a. senttoEnglandtointroduceChristianitybypopeGregoryI.
b. thefounderofsomeasceticmonasteriesinIreland.
c. senttoEnglandtointroduceChristianityintheNorthofthecountry.
4. TheRomanChurch
a. establishedtherulesforthesuccessionsofthekings.

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b. statedthattheeldestsonofakingshouldautomaticallysucceedhisfather.
c. contributedgreatlytothepowerofthekings.
5. EdwardtheConfessor
a. isrememberedforhissaintlylifeandbecausehebuiltWestminsterAbbey.
b. raisedanunpopulartaxtopaytheVikingsgoaway.
c. encouragedtheintegrationoftheVikingswiththeSaxons.
4. Fillintheblanksinthetextusingthewordsgivenbelow.
benigncultivableactivatematerialsfarmersfishermenvenerated
invadersplacateoriginnaturereligiousmalevolent
populatedforests
TheAngloSaxon__________[1]were__________[2]and__________[3].Theysettledinalandofthick
__________[4]totransformitintoa__________[5]land.Theyregardedtheforestbothas__________[6]and
__________[7]asitwasthehomeofferociousanimals,butitalsoprovidedtheraw__________[8]necessaryfor
theirdailylife.The__________[9]practicesofthesepeopleweremeantto__________[10]theadverseforcesof
__________[11]andto__________[12]thebeneficentones.ThethreemajorgodswereTiw,Woden,thegodof
deathandbattle,andThor.
Theirnames,togetherwiththenameofFrig,thebrideofWoden,arethe__________[13]ofthenamesofsome
daysoftheweek.Theyalso__________[14]trees,stonesandwells,andcaves,marshesandlakeswerethoughtto
be__________[15]bydragonsandmonsters.

TheWorldPicture
5. Answerthefollowingquestions:
1. WhatweretheCeltsfondof?
2. HowcantheAngloSaxonidealofloyaltytothekindredbeconsidered?
3. Whydidblood,feudorvendettabecomeadangerforthesocialorder?
4. WhatdoestheAngloSaxonoraltraditiontestify?

TheLiteraryContext
6. Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Correctthefalseones.
1. OldEnglishwasaninflectedlanguage.

TF

2. Theriddlewasalinguisticguessinggamespokeninthefirstperson.

TF

3. Assonanceistherepetitionofthesameconsonantsoundinthesameline.

TF

4. Alliterationistherepetitionofthesameinitialvowelsoundinwordsofthesameline.

TF

5. InAngloSaxonpoetrytheversewasdividedintotwohalveswithtwostresses.

TF

6. Theepicpoemisalongnarrativepoeticalcompositionwithnumerousreferencestohistoricalevents. TF
7. Thenarrationinepicpoemsissubjective.

TF

8. Inepicpoems,thepoetspointofviewcoincideswiththeonesofthecharactersdescribed.

TF

9. Epicpoemsdescribeanaristocratic,heroicsociety.

TF

10. Inepicpoemthepoetsexaltsthecourageandhonourofhispeople.

TF

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7. Writeashortparagraphaboutthepaganelegy.Remembertousethefollowingwords:lyricalpoem,
dramaticmonologue,lossoffriendship,activeimages,viewofhumancondition,exile.

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