The epic poem 'Beowulf', featuring a hero battling the monster Grendel, is the oldest surviving long poem written in ________.
- Old Norse
- Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
- Middle High German
- Latin
Answer: Old English (Anglo-Saxon)
'Beowulf' is the foundational text of English literature, composed between the 8th and 11th centuries in the Anglo-Saxon vernacular.