Q.1. Name the manuscripts in which old English poetry is preserved. Where were they found?
A.1. The surviving old English Poetry is preserved in four manuscripts attributed to the eleventh century, a) The Junius Manuscript given to the Bodleian Library (Oxford); b) The Exeter Book given to the Exeter Cathedral by Bishop Leofrie in the 11th century; c) The Beowulf Manuscript in the British Museum; d) The Vercelli Book in the Cathedral Library of Vercelli in North Italy.
Q.2. Mention four lyrical poems that appear in the Exeter Book.
A.2. The Exeter Book contains Deor's Lament, Juliana, The Phoenix, Wulf and Edacer, The Wife's Complaint.
Q.3. What does 'Widsith' mean? When did St. Augustine arrive in Britain?
A.3. 'Widsith' means far traveller. St, Augustine came to the British islands towards the end of the 6th century(597).
Q.4. What is meant by Kennings? Give two example.
A.4. 'Kennings' mean picturesque compounds used by the old English poets. They have metaphorical quality. Seawood is used for ship; Peace-weaver for women.
Q.5. Name four Christian poems the Junius MS contains.
A.5. The Juinius MS contains the four Caedmonian poems-- Genesis, Exodus, Daniel, Christ and Satan.
Q.6. Mention the poems attributed to Cynewulf.
A.6. Poems attributed to Cynewulf are Andreas, The Dream of the Rood, Phoenix and Guthlac.
Q.7. Name four poems of Cynewulf bearing his signature in runic letters.
A.7. The four poems of Cynewulf bearing his signature in runic letters are Juliana, Christ, The Fates of the Apostles and Elene.
Q.8. Which Anglo-Saxon poem a mythological bird is named after? To whom is the bird compared?
A.8. The Phoenix attributed to Cynewulf is the mythological bird. The bird is compared to the virtuous in this world.The nature of the bird is like the chosen ones, the followers of Christ.
Q.9. Which Anglo-Saxon poem has a female warrior protagonist? who might be its author?
A.9. In Judith, the female warrior Judith is the protagonist. She rallies the Hebrews to attack the Assyrians. She beheads the drunken Holofernes. The authorship of the poem is unknown. It is attributed to Cynewulf.
Q.10. What is earliest extant refrain in Old English poetry?
A.10. Refrain is the recurring line at the end of each stanza. Anglo-Saxon lyric poem Deor's Lament has the strophic form with a refrain.
"That he overwent, this also may I."
Q.11. Name two war poems in the Anglo-Saxon period that have different conclusions.
A.11. The Battle of Brunanburh ha for its theme an actual war fought between the Saxons and Scots in which Saxons were victorious.
The Battle of Maldon has for its theme the battle which took place in 993 and in which the old chief of the East Saxon met his death and the poem ends in sorrow.
Q.12. Mention two Anglo-Saxon poems that reveal the life of a scop.
A.12. Widsith and Deor's Lament reveal the life of a scop. Widsith records the travels of a scop from court to court and in Deor's Lament, the scop laments how he is banished by his master.
Q.13, Name Caedmon's most important work. What is it about?
A.13. Caedmon's most famous work is Genesis. It is a poem about God and Angles in heaven, rebellion of the angels, of the fallen angels in hell, their council and design on man, the temptation of Adam and Eve and their fall from Paradise. It is a poetic paraphrase of the Biblical story.
Q.14. In which dialect is the text of Beowulf preserved?
A.14. The dialect of the Beowulf text is West Saxon, though there is clear evidence that it was written in some Anglian dialect but whether Mercian or Northumbrian is uncertain.
Q.15. To what race did Beowulf belong? Whom did he help from a monster?
A.15. Beowulf belonged to the race of Geats. He came to help Hrothgar, the king of the Danes for the monster Grendel and Grendel's mother.
Q.16. To what century did Alfred belong? What are his principal works?
A.16. Alfred belonged to the 9th century. He was the king of Wessex. He translated or got translated pastoral care of Pope Gregory, The History of the World of Orosius, The Ecclesiastical History of Bede, The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius and the Soliloquies of St. Augustine. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle inspired and sponsored by Alfred was his greatest achievements.
Q.17. Who is 'the father of English prose'?
A.17. King Alfred.
A.1. The surviving old English Poetry is preserved in four manuscripts attributed to the eleventh century, a) The Junius Manuscript given to the Bodleian Library (Oxford); b) The Exeter Book given to the Exeter Cathedral by Bishop Leofrie in the 11th century; c) The Beowulf Manuscript in the British Museum; d) The Vercelli Book in the Cathedral Library of Vercelli in North Italy.
Q.2. Mention four lyrical poems that appear in the Exeter Book.
A.2. The Exeter Book contains Deor's Lament, Juliana, The Phoenix, Wulf and Edacer, The Wife's Complaint.
Q.3. What does 'Widsith' mean? When did St. Augustine arrive in Britain?
A.3. 'Widsith' means far traveller. St, Augustine came to the British islands towards the end of the 6th century(597).
Q.4. What is meant by Kennings? Give two example.
A.4. 'Kennings' mean picturesque compounds used by the old English poets. They have metaphorical quality. Seawood is used for ship; Peace-weaver for women.
Q.5. Name four Christian poems the Junius MS contains.
A.5. The Juinius MS contains the four Caedmonian poems-- Genesis, Exodus, Daniel, Christ and Satan.
Q.6. Mention the poems attributed to Cynewulf.
A.6. Poems attributed to Cynewulf are Andreas, The Dream of the Rood, Phoenix and Guthlac.
Q.7. Name four poems of Cynewulf bearing his signature in runic letters.
A.7. The four poems of Cynewulf bearing his signature in runic letters are Juliana, Christ, The Fates of the Apostles and Elene.
Q.8. Which Anglo-Saxon poem a mythological bird is named after? To whom is the bird compared?
A.8. The Phoenix attributed to Cynewulf is the mythological bird. The bird is compared to the virtuous in this world.The nature of the bird is like the chosen ones, the followers of Christ.
Q.9. Which Anglo-Saxon poem has a female warrior protagonist? who might be its author?
A.9. In Judith, the female warrior Judith is the protagonist. She rallies the Hebrews to attack the Assyrians. She beheads the drunken Holofernes. The authorship of the poem is unknown. It is attributed to Cynewulf.
Q.10. What is earliest extant refrain in Old English poetry?
A.10. Refrain is the recurring line at the end of each stanza. Anglo-Saxon lyric poem Deor's Lament has the strophic form with a refrain.
"That he overwent, this also may I."
Q.11. Name two war poems in the Anglo-Saxon period that have different conclusions.
A.11. The Battle of Brunanburh ha for its theme an actual war fought between the Saxons and Scots in which Saxons were victorious.
The Battle of Maldon has for its theme the battle which took place in 993 and in which the old chief of the East Saxon met his death and the poem ends in sorrow.
Q.12. Mention two Anglo-Saxon poems that reveal the life of a scop.
A.12. Widsith and Deor's Lament reveal the life of a scop. Widsith records the travels of a scop from court to court and in Deor's Lament, the scop laments how he is banished by his master.
Q.13, Name Caedmon's most important work. What is it about?
A.13. Caedmon's most famous work is Genesis. It is a poem about God and Angles in heaven, rebellion of the angels, of the fallen angels in hell, their council and design on man, the temptation of Adam and Eve and their fall from Paradise. It is a poetic paraphrase of the Biblical story.
Q.14. In which dialect is the text of Beowulf preserved?
A.14. The dialect of the Beowulf text is West Saxon, though there is clear evidence that it was written in some Anglian dialect but whether Mercian or Northumbrian is uncertain.
Q.15. To what race did Beowulf belong? Whom did he help from a monster?
A.15. Beowulf belonged to the race of Geats. He came to help Hrothgar, the king of the Danes for the monster Grendel and Grendel's mother.
Q.16. To what century did Alfred belong? What are his principal works?
A.16. Alfred belonged to the 9th century. He was the king of Wessex. He translated or got translated pastoral care of Pope Gregory, The History of the World of Orosius, The Ecclesiastical History of Bede, The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius and the Soliloquies of St. Augustine. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle inspired and sponsored by Alfred was his greatest achievements.
Q.17. Who is 'the father of English prose'?
A.17. King Alfred.
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