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Part A · Short Questions — Early & Middle English Period

7 questions · 🔥 marks repeated ones ·

Part A · Short Questions7 questions

A1
Why is the year 1066 important in the study of English literary history?
🔥 Asked 2 timesNU. 2015NU. 2017
In 1066, the Normans under William the Conqueror defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings. This Norman Conquest ended the Old English period and brought French language and culture into English literature.

Part A · Short Questions6

A2
Who was Caedmon?
NU. 2016
A3
What type of writing is Beowulf? / Which poem is considered the first English epic?
🔥 Asked 2 timesNU. 2018NU. 2019
A4
Name two great Anglo-Saxon poets.
NU. 2020
A5
Name two important prose writers of the Anglo-Saxon period.
NU. 2022
A6
What is 'Pearl'?
NU. 2022
A7
What is Black Death?
NU. 2017