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What is problematic about calling Beowulf part of Old English literature?

AThe epic poem is written in a language that is unrecognizable to many English speakers.

BThere is no firm concept of when English literature began.

CDanish and German scholars first claimed the poem.

DThere are no English characters in the poem.

Correct answer

D. There are no English characters in the poem.

Explanation

The correct answer is There are no English characters in the poem..

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