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7.
 
Which work by Dan Brown have you read?
 
Recommended reading 
1.
A companion to American Literature and Culture. Edited by Paul Lauter. UK: Blackwell 
Publishing. 2010. 770p. 
2.
Richard Gray. A History of Amerıcan Literature. Third Edition. Blackwell Publishers 
Ltd 2012. 
SEMINAR 
Seminar №1 
Old English poetry “Beowulf”. Chaucer and Middle English literature. Pre-Renaissance. 
Sir Thomas Malory, “Le Morte D’Arthur”. The first ‘poet-laureate’, John Skelton. “The 
Bowge of Court”. 
 
Plan 
 
1. The early history of Britons, their culture and traditions 
2. The invasion of the Roman Empire. 
3.
Anglo-Saxon invasion and its impact on the culture of Britain 
4.
The epic Anglo-Saxon poem “The Song of Beowulf” 
5.
The Norman period 
Questions on Beowulf 
1.
What is the symbolic meaning of the fire drake? 
2.
Why does Grendel attack Hrothgar’s mead hall? 
3.
From the description of Beowulf’s character, what traits do you think? 
4.
How is personification used in the poem? 

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5.
What literary devices are used in the poem? 
6.
This epic closes on a somber, elegiac note – a note of mourning. What words or images 
contribute to this tone? 
7.
What is the job of the Danish Watcher? 
8.
What can be problematic about translating a poem like Beowulf? 
9.
How does Beowulf show courtesy? 
10.
Identify three specific features of “Beowulf” that probably pleased its original audience. 
Tests on Beowulf 
1.
Which work does belong to the eighth century? 
A)
“Beowulf” 
B)
“Canterbury Tales” 
C)
“Paradise Lost” 
D)
“Robinson Crusoe” 
2.
What kind of information does “Beowulf” give us? 
A)
It gives us vital information about old Scottish history and social life 
B)
It gives us vital information about old English social life and old English politics 
C)
It gives us vital information about old Germen tribes and scientific investigations 
D)
B and C 
3.
What does the word “mead” mean? 
A)
Wolf 
B)
Butterfly 
C)
Beer 
D)
Fox 
4.
Find out mythical references 
A)
Grendel, Grendel’s mother, fire breathing dragon 
B)
Beowulf, Hygelac, Britannica 
C)
Frank, devil, Grendel 
D)
Wiglaf, Beowulf, Frank 
5.
Where do Grendel and his equally monstrous mother live? 
A)
On the pick of a high mountains 
B)
At the bottom of a foul lake 
C)
At the cave beneath the ground 
D)
At home as common people 
6.
What literary and phonetic devices are used in this epic poem? 
A)
Metonymy, synecdoche, metaphor 
B)
Kenning, alliteration, litotes 
C)
Irony, allusion, alliteration 
D)
Hyperbole, allusion, antonomasia 
7.
Who were called “scribes”? 
A)
Warriors 
B)
Singers 
C)
Writers 
D)
Priests 
8.
…….. –called druids –made sacrifices in forest shrines 

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A)
Warriors 
B)
Singers 
C)
Writers 
D)
Priests 
9.
When was Britain conquered by Rome? 
A)
In the 1
st
century 
B)
In the 2
nd
century 
C)
In the 3
rd
century 
D)
In the 4
th
century 
10.
The Anglo-Saxons were advanced people and by the time they conquered Britain, they 
had already their own ……….. called “runes”. 
A)
Books 
B)
Letters 
C)
Teachers 
D)
Schools