stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Beowulf Review Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Beowulf Review
Beowulf Review
31 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
475 plays
Review over Beowulf excerpt
Flashcards
31 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
31
Answers
1
only warrior to stay and help fight the dragon
Wiglaf
Edgetho
Higlac
Hrothgar
2
long narrative poem that celebrates a hero's deeds
kenning
epithet
epic
caesurae
3
Synonyms or antonyms? lair/hideout
antonyms
synonyms
4
Prince of the Geats who sailed to Denmark to offer assistance
Beowulf
Healfdane's son
Grendel
Higlac
5
a claw
lair
talon
affliction
livid
6
Which of the following is NOT a quality of an epic hero?
actions determine fate of group
noble birth
traits and deeds reflect society's ideals and values
cape and superpower
7
Synonyms or antonyms? loathsome/delightful
antonyms
synonyms
8
discolored from being bruised
purge
affliction
loathsome
livid
9
Why does Wiglaf denounce the other warriors?
They all wanted to help at the same time
They abandoned Beowulf during dragon fight
He didn't actually denounce the other warriors
Wiglaf had more strength than the other warriors
10
Synonyms or antonyms? infamous/respected
antonyms
synonyms
11
having a very bad reputation
affliction
loathsome
purge
infamous
12
adjectives that point out traits of a person
kennings
epithets
caesuraes
epics
13
Synonyms or antonyms? livid/bruised
antonyms
synonyms
14
setting of first battle scene-the mead hall (Malene Thyssen, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki)
under water
Hrunting
Hrothgar
Herot
15
Synonyms or antonyms? purge/remove
antonyms
synonyms
16
Name of Beowulf's sword
Hrethel
Wulfing
Edgetho
Hrunting
17
a force that oppresses or causes suffering
loathsome
affliction
infamous
purge
18
compound word or phrase that takes the place of a noun or name; poetic synonym
epic
kenning
caesurae
epithet
19
pauses that divide lines
epithet
caesurae
alliteration
kennning
20
underwater witch
Hrothgar
Edgetho
Grendel's mother
Hrethel
21
Synonyms or antonyms? gorge/empty
antonyms
synonyms
22
disgusting
affliction
loathsome
lair
infamous
23
to cleanse or rid of something undesirable
infamous
gorge
affliction
purge
24
to stuff with food; glut
livid
affliction
gorge
talon
25
Monster who attacked Danes at Herot
Grendel's Mother
Wayland
Hrunting
Grendel
26
den or resting place of a wild animal
lair
talon
purge
gorge
27
Synonyms or antonyms? talon/claw
antonyms
synonyms
28
King of the Danes who accepts Beowulf's assistance against monster
Hrethel
Herot
Hrothgar
Higlac
29
repetition of initial sounds (clip art credit: underneaththejunipertree.blogspot.com)
caesurae
alliteration
epic
kenning
30
In what way does Beowulf's sword fail him?
Grendel knocks it away during the fight.
It breaks against the dragon's scaly hide.
It falls into the water and is lost.
Beowulf is injured by his own sword.
31
Synonyms or antonyms? affliction/blessing
antonyms
synonyms
