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A #beowulf review of plot, literary devices, characters etc.
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1
What might the kenning "bone house" describe?
a house full of dog treats
A body
Grendel's lair
A viking war ship
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A witty statement about life
aphorism
kenning
undestatement
anachronism
3
Stage 5 of the Hero's Journey
Meeting the mentor
Crossing the threshold
The ordeal
The road back
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Beowulf demands that during the battle with Grendel he will
Pray to the new Christian God for assistance
Station men at strategic points around the hall to trap G
Pretend to be asleep and surprise the monster
Use only his men and no weapons
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Who is Edgetho's son?
Hrothgar
Beowulf
Unferth
Grendel
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How many stages are there in the Hero's Journey?
6
2
10
12
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Unferth, Son of Ecglaf
Aphorism
Kenning
Epithet
Anagram
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How many Danes are killed in Grendel's first attack?
1
10
30
20
9
All of the following are an anachronism except
Flying cars in 2018
Equal rights for African Americans in 1865
World War II in 1941
The Christian God in an Anglo-Saxon poem
10
Who is Beowulf's uncle and feudal lord?
Welthow
Edgetho
Hrothgar
Higlac
11
Aside from his chain mail, what saves Beowulf from Grendel's mother killing him?
Hrunting
Nothing, he dies
Wiglaf helps him fight her
A supernatural element, like God
12
How do the Geats feel about Beowulf leaving to save the Danes?
They beg him not to go
The pray he returns safely
The read omens and encourage him to go
They try to persuade him not to go
13
An epic poem contains all of the following except
The hero's refusal to return to his ordinary world
Myth, gods, goddesses
A larger than life hero
long speeches given at banquets
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The mead hall
Hrothgar
Higlac
Herot
Hrunting
15
What part of the mead hall is never touched or damaged by Grendel?
The throne
The benches
The great door
the fire
16
Grendel's mother uses what weapon to try to kill Beowulf?
A blood stained dagger
Her claws
Hrunting, Beowulf's sword
A giant's sword no man can lift
17
The tone of this poem and many Anglo-Saxon poems.
Elegiac
Celebratory
Reverent
Humorous
18
What is true for both Grendel and his mother?
They both are super ugly
They both live in the lake
They both lose arms
They are both decapitated
19
Century the poem was written down
7th
8th
11th
10th
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About what topic is the scop singing in the mead hall in the beginning of the poem?
God's grace
The story of Cain and Abel
Creation of the world
The fall of lucifer from heaven
21
To try to get rid of Grendel the Danes
Call on nearby Danish tribes for help
Pray to their pagan gods
Build shrines to the new Christian God
Sacrifice fellow Danes
22
Who battles Beowulf in a swimming race?
Unferth
Ecglaf
Higlac
Brecca
23
Tests, Allies, Enemies
Stage 7
Stage 4
Stage 6
Stage 5
24
Century the poem was first recited
11th
7th
8th
10th
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Which theme is NOT present in the poem?
the tragedy of war
Loyalty
fate
good vs evil
26
Grendel goes to get the Geats...
epithet
alliteration
caesura
kenning
27
Anglo-Saxon word for fate
Onela
Wyrd
Beow
Animism
28
The ancestral sword given to Beowulf by Unferth
Herot
Hrunting
Hrothgar
Higlac
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Stage 9 in the Hero's Journey
Ordinary World
Approach the inmost cave
Reward/Seizing the sword
Return with the elixir
30
Valued in Anglo-Saxon society
Honor
Loyalty
Faith
Wealth
31
A compound noun used as a metaphor
Caesura
Alliteration
Kenning
Scop
32
For how many years has the mead hall been closed by the time of Beowulf's arrival?
17 years
3 years
8 years
12 years
33
Distance was safety is a(n)
Aphorism
Kenning
Caesura
Good piece of advice
34
Century the poem depicts
11th
6th
10th
8th
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Beowulf is a
Viking from Norway
Dane from Denmark
Geat from Sweden
Norman from France
36
Heros Journey: When Wulfgar welcomes Beowulf to Hrothgar's mead hall
Meeting the Mentor
Crossing the Threshold
Tests, Allies, Enemies
The Ordeal
37
In the middle of things...
Fiat Lux
In Medias Res
E Pluribus Unum
Veni Vidi Vici
38
The religion of the Anglo-Saxons
Catholicism
Paganism
Animalism
Episcopalian
39
Which of the following explains Edgetho's connection to Hrothgar
Hrothgar paid a debt Edgetho incurred against the Wulfings.
The wulfings killed Edgetho and Hrothgar buried his body.
Edgetho married the woman Hrothgar loved
Beowulf is Hrothgar's real son but Edgetho raised him
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Beowulf, killer of Grendel
Epithet
Alliteration
Caesura
Kenning
