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Beowulf
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Zoe Gates and Logan Rouley
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1
The action of Beowulf takes place in:
700 A.D.
100 A.D.
900A.D.
500 A.D.
2
who threw a banquet in honor of beowulf
Wiglaf
Hygelac
Hrothgar
Unferth
3
Beowulf
is a(n)
epic poem
novella
novel
none of the above
4
The plot of the poem concerns ____ culture.
Scandinavian
Geats
Dutch
Austrian
5
Beowulf ascends the throne of the ____ where herules for 50 years.
Danes
None of these
Herot
Geats
6
Beowulf's
vocabulary is rich in _____
antonyms
synonyms
alliteration
kennings
7
Beowulf embodies the traits of the perfect ____
epic hero
warrior
son
king
8
What was the dragon guarding for 300 years?
the king
buried treasure
the kingdom
the swamp
9
a person or thing that stands watch
skulked
moored
sentinel
pyre
10
Who is
Beowulf’s foil character?
Grendel
the Dragon
Unferth
Hrothgar
11
The reading was first spread by
The church
none of these
it was always written
Oral tradition
12
composers and storytellers of Anglo-Saxon poetry
scop
linden
sinews
gorges
13
an alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water
scabbard
mead
runic
gables
14
morals or ethical considerations that restrainone’s behavior and inhibits certain actions
hoary
scruples
niggardly
solace
15
What was Beowulf's last battle?
Battle with Grendel's mother
Battle with the dragon
Battle against the Danes
Battle with Grendel
16
What starts to melt in the layer of Grendel's mother?
Beowulf's shoes
Beowulf's armor
none mentioned
Beowulf's sword
17
What motivates the warriors as death appears to lurk everywhere?
fame
fortune
nothing, they want to give up
they can be rulers
18
Themanuscript was damaged in a ___.
War
It is not damaged
Fire
Flood
19
The poem is filled with ____ allusions
New testament
Old testament
biblical
none of these
20
What is the epic’s strongest symbol that emphasizes the concept of fate?
the dragon
grendel
Beowulf
the sword