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1. - 3. soruları aşağıdaki parçaya göre 2. It is understood from the passage that ----.
cevaplayınız. A) there is no consensus among experts as to the
time it was originally composed
Beowulf is an epic tale that continues to fire the B) J.R.R. Tolkien replicated the story of Beowulf
imaginations of readers a millennium after it was before the series Game of Thrones did
written. Since it was first translated into modern C) the tale of Beowulf is still the bestseller in the
English in the 19 century, Beowulf has become by modern fantasy genre
th
far the best known piece of Anglo-Saxon literature.
It has inspired movies, novels and even comic D) the epic tale demonstrates the typical features of
books; there seems to be no limit to the ways the oral literary tradition
the story can be reimagined. Furthermore, it was E) Beowulf is the best representation of the Anglo-
perhaps the single greatest formative influence on Saxon culture of the eighth century
J.R.R. Tolkien, which means it has played a huge
part in the development of the modern fantasy
genre, from The Lord of the Rings right through
to Game of Thrones. The dating and origins of
Beowulf are much discussed but still unresolved,
though many theories have been put forward. We
know the poem was set down in a manuscript
around AD 1000, and was probably first created
many years earlier – perhaps as early as the
eighth century. Some aspects of it might also have
existed in the oral tradition before the text reached
its surviving form, but we can only speculate about
that.
1. According to the passage, Beowulf ----. 3. The main purpose of the passage is to ----.
A) is considered as the earliest example of Anglo- A) compare the genres that have been influenced
Saxon literature by the tale of Beowulf
B) has been a keystone in the evolution of B) explain the theories regarding the roots of a tale
contemporary fantastic literature of war and heroism
C) has lost its popularity since it was translated into C) discuss the reasons why it is still inspiring
modern English twenty-first century readers
D) has been fully consumed in any possible way by D) talk about why J.R.R. Tolkien was so much
the movie industry inspired by Beowulf
E) is an epic tale originally taken from Tolkien’s The E) give information about a long heroic poem that is
Lord of the Rings still in demand
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