Which of these is a good example of comitatus?

Beowulf's men supporting him even when it seems hopeless.

Why does Beowulf sail with his chosen companions to Hrothgar's kingdom?

To help Hrothgar by destroying Grendal and gaining fame.

How did Alfred the Great hope to create better leaders and citizens?

by increasing literacy and learning from a Christian perspective

One explanation for the Christian elements in pagan is stories is...

...the stories gradually acquired those elements as Christinaity spread., ...scribes added them when they wrote the stories down.

Which of the following Biblical allusions does the poet make in reference to Grendel?

Biblical story of Cain and Abel

Why were the Britons so easily conquered by the Romans in 43AD?

The Britons lacked strong central government.

Old English is a mix of which languages?

Anglo-Saxon and Scandanavian Dialects

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Beowulf verses Grendel

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1
Grendel caused problems for the Danes for:
One winter back in the day
A decade
12 years
20 years
2
Which of these is NOT a characteristic of Anglo-Saxon poetry
hyperbole
epithets
alliteration
kennings
3
Which of these is a good example of comitatus?
The Danes fleeing from Herot before it gets dark.
Beowulf's men supporting him even when it seems hopeless.
Hrothgar building a great mead hall.
4
When used to describe Beowulf, the phrase "Hygelac's warrior" is an example of:
a caesura
an alliteration
a foil
a kenning
5
Around when do most scholars believe Beowulf was written?
1300 AD
1000 AD
1700 AD
500 BC
6
Why does Beowulf sail with his chosen companions to Hrothgar's kingdom?
To take Hygelac's throne
To bring home treasures from Denmark
To gain glory by beating a dragon
To help Hrothgar by destroying Grendal and gaining fame.
7
Beowulf says he won’t use weapons against Grendel because:
Grendel doesn't use weapons
He left them back in Geatland
the Geats never use weapons
They won't work against Grendel
8
How did Alfred the Great hope to create better leaders and citizens?
by increasing literacy and learning from a Christian perspective
by punishing anyone who did not obey his laws
by elimintaing members of the lower class
by permitting Rome to control society
9
Which is not an element of the epic genre?
struggle of good vs. evil
national values
lighthearted tone
episodes important to the nation's history
10
One explanation for the Christian elements in pagan is stories is...
...the stories gradually acquired those elements as Christinaity spread.
...scribes added them when they wrote the stories down.
...every story includes Christian elements.
...Alfred the Great demanded all stories include Christian references.
11
The Angles, Jutes, and Saxons originated in which modern-day countries
Russia and France
Denmark and Germany
Sweden and Spain
Scotland and Finland
12
Which of the following Biblical allusions does the poet make in reference to Grendel?
Biblical story of Cain and Abel
Reference to the History of the English Speaking People
Biblical story of Job
Reference to the Anglo-Saxons
13
What did Hrothgar order that the Danes build?
A trophy case for monster parts
Herot
A tomb for Beowulf
A barrow
14
How does Beowulf defeat Grendel?
rips off Grendel's arm
uses an epic javelin
stabs him with an ancient sword
crushes him with a large boulder
15
Why were the Britons so easily conquered by the Romans in 43AD?
The Britons lacked strong central government.
The Britons were left defenseless by the Greeks.
The Britons were taken by surprise in the night.
The Britons did not have any weapons.
16
Grendel couldn't harm Hrothgar's throne because
He couldn't reach it
It was protected by God
It was guarded
It was built by giants
17
Old English is a mix of which languages?
Scandavanian and Latin Dialects
Slavic and Asianic Dialects
Latin and Greek Dialects
Anglo-Saxon and Scandanavian Dialects
18
Where does most of the action in Beowulf take place?
Germany
England
Denmark
Sweden

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