1) In the 8th and the 9th centuries, Scandinavian invaders known as the Vikings attacked the monasteries and villages near the water and robbed them.
(Attacked where? In their own country?)
2) OK
3) OK
4) The Vikings continued to raid Britain until their King Canute also became King of England. He was succeeded by Edward the Confessor, who devoted his life to religion.
5) In 1066 William, Duke of Normandy, defeated the last Anglo-Saxon King, Harold, at the battle of Hastings and was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.
6) The Normans introduced the French language and traditions. Feudalism developed.
Can you please check these sentences on history, please? Thank you, Writeacher.
1) In the 8th and the 9th centuries Scandinavian invaders, known as the Vikings, attacked the monasteries and villages near the water and robbed them.
2) King Alfred the Great of Wessex was the only Saxon to stand against the Vikings since he won back the occupied territories.
3) He also ordered the translation of various Latin works into Anglo-Saxon and encouraged the writing of a history of England, The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 4) The Vikings continued to raid Britain until their King Canute also became King of England. He was succeeded by Edward the Confessor who devoted his life to religion.
5) In 1066 William, Duke of Normandy, defeated the last Anglo-Saxon King, Harold, at the battle of Hastings and was crowned King in Westminster Abbey. 6) The Normans introduced the French language and tradition. Feudalism was developed.
4 answers
The Anglo-Saxon Period: 449–1066
1) Nobody understood her blithe response to her family's misfortunes
C. Happy
2) The child had a habit of scorning green vegetable
A. Spurning
3) The locals believed the castle was a pirate's lair, where treasure might be stored.
A. Hideout
4) lair
c. hideout
5) scabbard
e. sheath for a sword
6) hilt
b. handle of a sword
7) complacent
f. eager to please
8) covetous
a. eager to obtain and possess
9) When Grendel attacked Herot a second time, those who survived did so because they
D) FLED
10) Which of these help qualify Beowulf as an epic poem
B) Its protagonist is a god-like hero
11) Which of these shows the value that the Anglo-Saxon culture placed on strength and valor?
D) the Geats carrying of Beowulfs battle gear from the lake to Herot
12) Why do the Geats carry Grendel's heavy head all the way back to Herot?
B) OUT OF PRIDE
13) How does Beowulf feel when he learns that the dragon has melted his hall and his throne?
B) RESPONSIBLE
14) Who is the antagonist in "The Battle with the Dragon?
D) THE DRAGON
15) To whom does Beowulf give credit for the retrieval of treasure from the dragon's tower?
A) GOD
16) In "The Seafarer," which of the following is named as a threat issued by Fate?
A) ILLNESS
17) Which of these explains why the author of "The Wife's Lament" is not allowed to pursue a different life?
D) SHE IS A WOMAN
18) Which two readings portray the most similar pair of protagonists?
D) "THE SEAFARER" AND "THE WANDERER"
1) Nobody understood her blithe response to her family's misfortunes
C. Happy
2) The child had a habit of scorning green vegetable
A. Spurning
3) The locals believed the castle was a pirate's lair, where treasure might be stored.
A. Hideout
4) lair
c. hideout
5) scabbard
e. sheath for a sword
6) hilt
b. handle of a sword
7) complacent
f. eager to please
8) covetous
a. eager to obtain and possess
9) When Grendel attacked Herot a second time, those who survived did so because they
D) FLED
10) Which of these help qualify Beowulf as an epic poem
B) Its protagonist is a god-like hero
11) Which of these shows the value that the Anglo-Saxon culture placed on strength and valor?
D) the Geats carrying of Beowulfs battle gear from the lake to Herot
12) Why do the Geats carry Grendel's heavy head all the way back to Herot?
B) OUT OF PRIDE
13) How does Beowulf feel when he learns that the dragon has melted his hall and his throne?
B) RESPONSIBLE
14) Who is the antagonist in "The Battle with the Dragon?
D) THE DRAGON
15) To whom does Beowulf give credit for the retrieval of treasure from the dragon's tower?
A) GOD
16) In "The Seafarer," which of the following is named as a threat issued by Fate?
A) ILLNESS
17) Which of these explains why the author of "The Wife's Lament" is not allowed to pursue a different life?
D) SHE IS A WOMAN
18) Which two readings portray the most similar pair of protagonists?
D) "THE SEAFARER" AND "THE WANDERER"
100% correct
1-3 C, C, C
4-8 c, e, b, f, a
9D, 10D, 11B, 12B, 13C, 14A, 15C, 16A, 17B, 18A
if it's scrambled, good luck
4-8 c, e, b, f, a
9D, 10D, 11B, 12B, 13C, 14A, 15C, 16A, 17B, 18A
if it's scrambled, good luck