Beowulf

Question 1

Even the moon was afraid to look at the monster, Grendle. What kind of figurative language?

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 2

Scyld Scefing laughter cracked stones. What figurative language is being used in the sentence?

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 3

According to the author, Grendel is evil because he is a descendent of

Accepted Answer

Cain

Question 4

The Anglo Saxon and Medieval Perods were also known as the......

Accepted Answer

Dark Ages

Question 5

Before the great warrior, Beowulf arrived, Grendel had terrified the Danes for ___ years.

Accepted Answer

12

Question 6

Beowulf was written in Old English around the year...

Accepted Answer

750

Question 7

What is an Epic?

Accepted Answer

all are correct

Question 8

Beowulf's men wore coats of __________.

Accepted Answer

mail

Question 9

Beowulf was a ______________ .

Accepted Answer

Geat

Question 10

Who is the author of the epic poem Beowulf?

Accepted Answer

unknown

Question 11

Oral poets who celebrated the deeds of heroic warriors in long epic poems were called....

Accepted Answer

scops

Question 12

Unferth scratched his boil with his grimy fingernails. What part of speech is boil?

Accepted Answer

noun

Question 13

"Grendel did this," Unferth said with a sincere sinister softness.

Accepted Answer

alliteration

Question 14

Rats as big as dogs swarmed about in packs. What type of figurative languge is used ?

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 15

What are the characteristics of an epic hero?

Accepted Answer

all are correct

Questions 15