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1
An example of a kenning for the following would be:
Paper
Kleenex
Sneeze Paper
Tissue
2
Why can't Grendel touch Hrothgar's throne?
It is protected by guards
It is blessed by God
Only the king can touch it
Beowulf kills him first
3
In feudalism, who works the land in exchange for a place to live and a small portion of crops?
King
Serf
Baron
Knight
4
In feudalism, who owns all the land?
Baron
Serf
Knight
King
5
What is the name of the mead hall?
Herot
Higlac
Hrothgar
Geatland
6
Feeling great anger
Irate
Deduce
Implode
Senile
7
To draw a logical conclusion
Implode
Irate
Profane
Deduce
8
The Romans did all of the following
except
Created roads
Provided armies
Left a strong government in place
Built defensive walls
9
What are the years for the Anglo-Saxon era?
0-49 AD
400-251 BC
449-1000 AD
1066-1500 AD
10
Beowulf offers to kill Grendel because
He wants Hrothgar's throne
Wants the reward offered for killing Grendel
Help Hrothgar and the Danes
Keep Grendel from attacking Geatland
11
Who first wrote Beowulf?
A monk
A scop
A bard
A king
12
All of the following make Beowulf an epic hero except:
His immense strength
His handsomeness
His bravery
His deeds in battle
13
What is the date range for the Medieval period?
1700-1800
1000-1300
400-1000
1400-1600
14
How did Anglo-Saxons achieve immortality?
Acquiring fame and treasure
Believing in God
Killing monsters
Making long journeys across the sea
15
Who ironically shows mercy on the knight?
The King
The Wife
The hag
The Queen
16
Beowulf and Grendel represent
Light and darkness
Good and evil
Humans and nature
God and Jesus
17
Ancient epics were passed down _____________
In written form
From kings to his heirs
Orally by bards
Through schools
18
All of the following are key values of the Anglo-Saxons except:
Heritage
Honor
Strength
Heroism
19
The Anglo-Saxon religion was founded on which of the following beliefs?
Gods and goddesses
The Holy Trinity
Spirits found in nature
Hero worship
20
Experienced to an intense or severe degree
Senile
Profane
Acute
Deduce
21
How does Grendel die?
He doesn't die
Beowulf rips off his arm
Beowulf cuts off his head
Beowulf stabs him
22
What piece of Beowulf's armor saves his life in the fight against Grendel's mother?
His woven mail shirt
His helmet
His shield
His sword, Hrunting
23
Beowulf fights using only his hands for all of the following reasons except:
He wants to protect his reputation
Grendel uses no weapons
God has already decided who will win
He left his weapons with King Hrothgar
24
Collapse violently inward
Senile
Irate
Implode
Marred
25
Which of the following contains
alliteration?
Royal gems
North and West
A low noise
Chirping baby birds
26
The Anglo-Saxons used kennings for all of the following reasons except:
Build vocabulary
Satisfy need for elaborate language
Help with memorization
They are needed to write epics
27
What is "wyrd?"
Word
Payment made to prevent revenge
Fate
Name of Mead Hall
28
What do women want?
Material things
Power
Love
Money
29
A temporary departure from a topic
Digression
Acute
Marred
Luminous
30
The dark outline of something on a lighter background
Implode
Silhouette
Digression
Deduce
31
The Wife of Bath is atypical for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
She is rich
She has never married
She is educated
She challenges gender roles
32
To treat something sacred with disrespect
Silhouette
Marred
Acute
Profane
33
In feudalism, who owns smaller portions of land in exchange for loyalty and protection?
Knight
King
Baron
Serf
34
The Romans invaded Great Britain:
True
False
35
What is a kenning?
repetition of consonant sound
adjective frequently used to describe a person
compound word that replaces a noun
long narrative poem
36
Britons originally spoke what language?
German
Latin
Celtic
English
37
Why does Grendel's Mother attack Herot?
Revenge for Grendel's death
She is summoned by Beowulf to fight him
She is hungry
She wants to meet Beowulf
38
So small or insignificant as to be unimportant
Irate
Marred
Negligible
Profane
39
What is satire?
A great or noble character
Providing a serious solution to fix a problem
A long poem praising the deeds of a hero
Using humor to expose a societal flaw
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What is not a characteristic of an epic?
Rhymes
Alliteration and other literary devices
Long narrative poem
Larger than life hero
