St

udent
:Ami
rLodhi
Class:MAEngl
ishSemest
er-
12021
(secti
onB)
Rol
lNo:S21NENLT2M01087

Submi t
tedTo:Mi ss
Saima
Topic:Short
answersonANGLO
SAXONAGE
Assignment:CriticalHistory
ofEngl
ishl
it
erat
ure
 Shor
tquest
ions
QNo1:wr
it
eshor
tnot
eonTheExet
erBook?
Ans Thebookwasdonat edtoli
braryoftheexetercathedr
al
bythefi
stbishopofexeterbookin1072.itbeli
vedorigi
nall
yto
havecontai
ned131leavesofwhichfist8leaveshavebeen
repl
acedori
ginalwasl
ostitismeanbookofol dEngl
ish.
QNo2:whati
stwoi
mpor
tantf
igur
esi
nol
dEngl
ishpoet
ry?
Ans Thecaedmonandcy
newul
far
eimpor
tantf
igur
esof
ol
dengl
ishpoet
ry.
QNo3:Thewor
dsaxonder
ivedf
rom?
Ans Thewor
dsaxonder
ivedf
rom wor
dseaxwhi
chmean
swordman.
QNo4:Ther
ull
ingandl
owercl
assoft
imewer
ecal
led?
Ans. Rull
ingclassoft
imecal
ledEar
lsandl
owercl
assof
ti
mecal
ledChur
ls.
QNo5:whati
swi
sdom poet
ry?
Ans Theshor
tpoemsf
rom TheExet
erBookar
ewi
sdom
poet
ry.
QNo6:whati
sTheseaf
arerst
ory?
Ans. Theseafarerstor
ytakenf
rom TheExet
erBook.
ithas
124l
ine.
lat
eri
ttr
anslat
edbyEzrapound.
QNo7:HowmanyageOl
dEngl
ishwasspoken?
Ans. Ol
dEngl
ishwadspokenabout600t
o1100A.
D.
QNo8:WhenBeowul
fcomposedEngl
andwas?
Ans. Engl
andwaschangi
nghi
scul
tur
ePagant
ocht
ri
sti
sn.
QNo8:whi
chi
sthel
astpeom ofangl
osaxonper
iodandwhen
i
twri
tt
en?
Ans Thel
astpoem ofangl
osaxonwasTheBal
leandi
t
wri
tt
eni
n 991A.D.
QNo9:Thepeom Anony
mousat
tri
but
edt
o?
Ans t
hispoem at
tri
but
edt
obat
tl
eofmal
donshwar
evi
val
oft
heher
oucspiri
t.
QNo10:Whi
chi
stheol
destpoem ofengl
ishi
nfr
om ofdr
eam ?
Ans. TheDr
eam ofRoadi
sol
destpoem ofengl
isi
nfr
om of
dr
eam.