History of English Literature

Mid-Term 1 B

Fill in the blanks with words from the list (3.5 marks)

tongue, through, presents, phases, occupied, movements, growth, after, ancestors,

appreciative, bards, characteristics, chiefs, earliest

With these Periods or Ages, we can follow the ------------------------- of English

literature.

These literary ------------------------- are also named ------------------------- centuries,

such as the Seventeenth Century Literature.

The people in Denmark are very ------------------------- and send Beowulf home with
many -------------------------.

The history of English literature has passed ------------------------- many phases. Each
phase has its own -------------------------.

The ------------------------- phase of English literature started with the Angles and
Saxons (the ------------------------- of the English race).

Some of these phases are named after certain literary -------------------------, such as
the Romantic Age.

Some of the Anglo-Saxon ------------------------- were also -------------------------.

English was the common name and ------------------------- of these tribes. And the land
which they ------------------------- was called Engle-land (now: England).

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Say whether the following statements are True or False (2 marks)

Britain was not a Roman Empire province in the past. ---

Old English is very much like the language we speak today. ---

Romantic writers focused on feeling and imagination. ---

The people in Denmark celebrated the killing of Grendel. ---

A century is a period of one hundred years. ---

A millennium is a period of ten thousand years. ---

Beowulf is similar to Antara Ibn Shaddad’s poetry. ---

Beowulf is the longest epic poem in Old English with about 3,000 lines! ---

Match parts of sentences in A with their completion in B (2 marks)

A B
1- The hero of the poem is a prince a- Beowulf kills the dragon.
named Beowulf… b- and says he'll help get rid of
2- After many years of peace,… Grendel.
3- Beowulf goes to Denmark with a c- a dragon attacks Beowulf's
group of soldiers… kingdom.
4- In a brutal battle,… d- who rules over the Geats near
Denmark.

A 1 2 3 4
B

Answer the following questions (3.5 marks)

What are the characteristics of the Romantic period of English literature?

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What are the 3 Germanic tribes that invaded England?

1- ------------------------ 2- ------------------------ 3- -----------------------------

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Describe them using 3 adjectives

1- ------------------------ 2- ------------------------ 3- -----------------------------

What are the four countries that make up the United Kingdom?

1- ---------------------------- 3- ----------------------------

2- ---------------------------- 4- ----------------------------

What is Beowulf?

Beowulf is ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Who is Beowulf?

Beowulf is -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Fill in the table with the appropriate synonyms (4 marks)

immortal, intelligence, intuition, without feelings, violent, understanding, therefore,

supernatural, spiritual, so, perception, knowledge, as a result, awareness, cruel,
heavenly, holy

insight divine thus brutal

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