Which of the following works was written before the all-important Battle of Hastings?
Correct answer: A. Beowulf
- A. Beowulf
- B. Canterbury Tales
- C. The Domesday Book
- D. Sons and Lovers
Explanation
Beowulf is an Old English epic composed before 1066, the year of the Battle of Hastings. The Canterbury Tales and The Domesday Book belong to the post-Conquest period, while Sons and Lovers is a twentieth-century novel.
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