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1
Which of the following allusions is referenced repeatedly?
Biblical story of Cain
Mona Lisa
Biblical story of Job
Odysseus
2
"The Lord of Shildings suffered under his load of sorrow" is an example of?
Ceasura
Kenning
Allusion
Foreshadowing
3
Wyglaf thinks he and his comrades whould help Beowulf because..?
Beowulf is too old and sick.
It will increase Beowulf's chances of victory.
They had promised to repay Beowulf's kindness.
Then they can claim the treasure.
4
Grendel's mother kills Hrothgar's best friend and
carries off Grendel's arm
son
Steals his treasure
Favorite dog
5
Who wrote Beowulf?
Harper Lee
Unknown
Seamus Heaney
Chaucer
6
How long did Grendel attack Heorot before Beowulf came?
12 years
30 years
10 days
1 night
7
The dragon's treasure was
thrown in the sea
buried with Beowulf
given to Hyglac
never found
8
Why did the dragon start terrorizing the people?
the people attacked first
something was stolen
he/she felt like it
he/she woke up
9
Who is Beowulf facing when he says "I shall be meeting molten venom in the fire he breathes"?
Breca
Grendel
Grendel's mother
The dragon
10
From which fact can we infer that Beowulf is honorable?
He is the strongest of the Geats.
Beowulf refuses to use weapons since Grendel has none.
His honorable ancestry.
He vows to ambush and destroy Grendel.
11
Which best paraphrases the quote "trying to open a path for his evil soul" refering to Grendel?
to drive him out of the hall
to speak to him in a seance
to help him escape
to kill him
12
Why does Beowulf sail with his chosen companions to Hrothgar's kingdom?
destroy a monster and gain fame
take over Hyglac's throne
win glory by slaying the dragon
to bring home treasure
13
Grendel cannot harm Hrothgar's throne because...
It was built by giants
He couldn't reach it.
It was guarded
It was protected by God
14
What do the Geats have to be concerned with after Beowulf's death?
Grendel
invasions
dragons
corrupt leaders
15
The dragon continued to terrorize the people after Beowulf dies.
True
False
16
Which passage refers to the pagan religion of the past?
A powerful monster, living down in darkness
And sometimes they sacrificed to the old stone gods
Conceived by a pair of those monsters born of Cain
Sailors have brought us stories of Heorot
17
Beowulf pledged to kill Grendel with his bare hands.
True
False
18
Beowulf had to defeat another demon the day after he fought Grendel. Who was it?
Breca
The dragon
Grendel's mother
Sea monsters
19
Which of the following would be considered Beowulf's threshold guardian?
Hrothgar
Unferth
Gandolf
Hygleac
20
How did Beowulf die?
heart attack
peacefully in his sleep
he was sword fighting another warrior
by dragon bite
21
Which contains an example of alliteration?
A ring-whorled prow rode in the harbor
A wrecker of mead-benches, rampaging among foes
God-cursed Grendel cam greedily loping
The veteran king sat down on the cliff top
22
Whom does Grendel's Mother kill when she attacks?
Hrothgar's closest friend
Hrothgar
Beowulf's closest friend
Unferth
23
Who is the only person to come to Beowulf's aid when he is fighting the dragon?
Hyglac
Hrothgar
Ecgtheow
Wyglaf
24
What does this line mean? "The monster's thoughts were as quick as his greed or his claws"
He is not trustworthy.
He has sharp claws.
He is hungry.
He has intelligence.
25
"He is hasped and hooped and hirpling with pain" is an example of?
Allusion
Foreshadowing
Kenning
Alliteration
26
Which of these is an example of direct characterization?
The latching power in his fingers weakened
A cold comfort for having come among us
Came the shadow-stalker, stealthy and swift
The knows he need never be in dread
27
When dying Beowulf gives Wyglaf his gold necklace, the gesture means what?
Wyglaf is exiled.
Wyglaf is the new ruler.
He wants Wyglaf to be rich.
Wyglaf is his son.
28
This character is who Beowulf raced just to prove he could beat him, but lost.
Unferth
Hrothgar
Breca
Wyglaf
29
Why does Grendel attack Hrothgar's meadhall and kill his men?
He doesn't like them.
They are being loud.
Because he's a monster.
They are happy.
30
The phrase "that the killer of souls might come to their aid" is what literary device?
Caesura
Alliteration
Kenning
Personification
31
When Beowulf responds to Unferth, what is his tone?
Condescending
Brotherly
Envious
Understanding
32
What is the name of Hrothgar's mead hall?
Heorot
Halga
Halfdane
Heorogar
33
When used to describe Beowulf, the phrase "noble protector of all seamen" is a...?
foreshadow
caesura
alliteration
kenning
34
Which of the following traits does not seem to be valued in warriors of this culture?
bravery
honor
strength
religious
35
The character that is the
foil
of Beowulf is who?
Unferth
Hrothgar
Ecgtheow
Heorot
36
Grendel is described as having "a
baleful
light" from his eyes. Baleful most closely means...
Condescending
Evil
Pitiful
Joyous
37
Who is the hero of the poem?
Link
Hrothgar
Beowulf
Grendel
38
Hints or clues the indicate what will happen later is what literary device?
Personification
Alliteration
Allusion
Foreshadow
39
"The overhanding bank is a maze of tree-roots" is an example of what literary device?
Personification
Simile
Allusion
Metaphor
