1. : ______ is the oldest Anglo-Saxon poem in terms of Biblical.
(A) “Exodus”
(B) “Christ”
(C) “Genesis”
(D) “Daniel”
2. : “Beowulf” is
(A) A collection of ballads
(B) An epic
(C) A romance
(D) A history of the Anglo-Saxon period
3. : How many successive narratives in “Beowulf”?
(A) 7
(B) 12
(C) 4
(D) 3
4. : Which is the earliest poem in our literature?
(A) “Widsith”
(B) “Deor”
(C) “The Seafarer”
(D) “Beowulf”
5. : “Beowulf” was composed in North Umbria by a Christian poet working on pagan material in
(A) Early 6th century
(B) End of the 7th century
(C) End of the 4th century
(D) Beginning of 3rd century
6. : Who is the author of “Beowulf”?
(A) Caedmon
(B) Cynewulf
(C) John Gower
(D) None of A, B, and C
7. : Which poem most accurately captures old tribal rituals and life?
(A) “The Seafarer”
(B) “Beowulf”
(C) “Widsith”
(D) None of A, B, and C
8. : Who is called the father of English learning?
(A) Caedmon
(B) Bede
(C) Cynewulf
(D) Alfred
9. : Bede, the great English ecclesiastical historian and scholar lived from
(A) 688 to 45
(B) 683 to 740
(C) 673 to 735
(D) 693 to 750
10. : Which is the oldest epic in Germanic literature?
(A) “The Wanderer”
(B) “Beowulf”
(C) “The Seafarer”
(D) “The Wife’s Complaint”
11. : The line ‘Came on the dark night gliding, the shadowy prowler has been taken from
(A) “Beowulf”
(B) “Widsith”
(C) “Morte d’ Arthur”
(D) None of A, B, and C
12. : The character of Heorrenda appears in
(A) “The Seafarer”
(B) “The Wanderer”
(C) “Deor”
(D) “Beowulf”
13. : Bede, the famous Christian writer of the Anglo-Saxon period, wrote mostly in which language?
(A) English
(B) Latin
(C) French
(D) German
14. : The life span of Bede is
(A) 688-750
(B) 683-745
(C) 678-749
(D) 673-735
15. : Ecclesiastical History of the English People was proudly written by
(A) Langland
(B) Malory
(C) Bede
(D) None of A, B, and C
16. : Caedmon is a writer of
(A) 7th century
(B) 6th century
(C) 5th century
(D) 8th century
17. : Bede wrote his Ecclesiastical History in
(A) Latin
(B) French
(C) Greek
(D) English
18. : Who is known as the Anglo-Saxon Milton”?
(A) Bede
(B) Caedmon
(C) Cynewulf
(D) None of A, B, and C
19. : One of the following poems was not written by Caedmon
(A) “Beowulf”
(B) “The Judith”
(C) “Dream of the Road”
(D) “The Christ”
20. : The poem “The Fates of the Apostles” has been written by
(A) Bede
(B) Caedmon
(C) Cynewulf
(D) Gower
21. : Caedmon and Cynewulf were two poets. They were
(A) Chaucer’s contemporaries
(B) Chaucer’s successors
(C) Chaucer’s predecessors
(D) Not definitely known
22. : The poem “The Christ” is written by
(A) Chaucer
(B) Langland
(C) Gower
(D) Cynewulf
23. : The last known poem of the Anglo-Saxon period “The Battle of Maldon” was written in
(A) 990 A.D
(B) 993 A.D.
(C) 992 A.D.
(D) 991 A.D.
24. : Besides being a poet, Alfred is a great
(A) Novelist
(B) Translator
(C) Essayist
(D) Playwright
25. : Alfred, King of Wessex passed away in which year?
(A) 911 A.D.
(B) 903 A.D.
(C) 902 A.D.
(D) 901 AD.
26. : “The Ruined Burg” is a fine
(A) Ballad
(B) Ode
(C) Lyric
(D) Elegy
27. : “The Battle of Maldon” shows a revival of the heroic spirit. The poem is attributed to
(A) Marlowe
(B) Anonymous
(C) Cynewulf
(D) Boethius
28. : Alexander Neckham wrote a Treatise on science in
(A) French
(B) Latin
(C) English
(D) Spanish
29. : In which literature, Aldhelm, Bede, and Alcuin are renowned names?
(A) Greek literature
(B) French literature
(C) Latin literature
(D) English literature
30. : The translation of the Cura Pastoralis was a credit by _______.
(A) Malory
(B) Bede
(C) Alfred
(D) None of A, B, and C
31. : Alfred’s translation of Boethius, De Consolatione Philosophiae is a work of
(A) Philosophy
(B) History
(C) Science
(D) Literature
32. : “Praise of Virginity” has been written by
(A) Bede
(B) Alcuin
(C) Aldhelm
(D) None of A, B, and C
33. : Select the poem that is not written by Cynewulf?
(A) “Christ”
(B) “Juliana”
(C) “Beowulf”
(D) “The Fates of the Apostles”
34. : Which is the oldest surviving English poem in the form of a dream?
(A) “The Dream of the Rood”
(B) “Andreas”
(C) “Elene”
(D) “Satan”
35. : One of the following poems deals with contemporary history
(A) “The Ruin”
(B) “The Wife’s Lament”
(C) “The Husband’s Message”
(D) “The Battle of Brunanburh”
36. : Who is the writer of Scale of Perfection?
(A) Walter Hilton
(B) John Wyclif
(C) Malory
(D) None of A, B, and C
37. : In Macaronic poem _____ and_____ are used together.
(A) Latin and English
(B) French and English
(C) French and Latin
(D) English and Spanish
38. : “Havelok” and “Hom”, the two romances based on Scandinavian originals were written at the end of the
(A) 11th century
(B) 13th century
(C) 12th century
(D) 14th century
39. : Princess Goldburgh is a character in
(A) “Horn”
(B) “The Owl and the Nightingale”
(C) “Havelok”
(D) None of A, B, and C
40. : Meditation of the Passion has been written by
(A) Richard Rolle
(B) Wyclif
(C) Julian of Norwich
(D) Walter Hilton
41. : When the “The Owl and the Nightingale” was written?
(A) 1220
(B) 1215
(C) 1210
(D) 1225
42. : Which is the only political poem in English which has survived in complete form?
(A) “The Wanderer”
(B) “The Seafarer”
(C) “Song of Lewes”
(D) “The Owl and the Nightingale”
43. : The earliest of the religious work The Poema Morale (early Middle English moral poet) dates ____ .
(A) 1174
(B) 1172
(C) 1170
(D) 1176
44. : “The Ormulum” consisting of metrical paraphrases of the Gospel was written about
(A) 1249
(B) 1210
(C) 1209
(D) 1200