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1
What are the dates for the Anglo-Saxon period?
449-1066
1692-1776
Unknown
1066-1350
2
Beowulf arrived form what area?
Geat
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
3
Which of the following is NOT a theme in Beowulf?
Bravery and Valor
GOOD VS. EVIL
Loyalty
All the Above
4
How many Thanes does Grendel kill?
25
20
30
35
5
A kenning is
two-word metaphor
simile
alliteration
personification
6
How does Beowulf kill Grendel?
super cool dance moves
rallies all the men to beat him
rips his arm off with his bare hands
cuts his head off with his sword
7
Who is Beowulf's Father?
Naegling
Ecgtheow
Heorogar
He has no father
8
The mead hall was a symbol of power and strength.
False
True
9
What was Beowulf's request of Hrothgar?
To fight Grendel alone with his men.
Slap his mom.
To help him find his puppy.
To let him live there forever.
10
Who wrote it?
William Shakespeare
Seamus Heaney
We do not know
Geoffrey Chaucer
11
Which of the following is
not
an element of the epic genre?
struggle of good versus evil
episodes important to nation’s history
lighthearted tone
national values
12
How does Beowulf conquer Grendel?
He stabs him
Beowulf tears off Grendel's arm, and he bleeds to death
He cuts his head off
13
"Dweller in the darkness" would be a kenning for whom?
King Hrothgar
Grendel
Wiglaf
Beowulf
14
Who was Higlac's father and Beowulf's grandfather?
Hrothgar
Hrethel
Healfdane
15
Grendel kills
Only children
Only bad people
Only animals
Anyone
16
Stonehenge is a ___________.
Megalith
Mead Hall
Look out for Anglo-Saxons
Temple
17
Although believed to be English Literature Beowulf primarily takes place in ____________.
Italy
Sweden
England
Denmark
18
Where was Grendel spawned?
Heaven
Earth
Hell
An abyss
19
Who does Beowulf come to help?
Grendel
The Geats
Hrothgar
Herot
20
Beowulf was a thane for which King?
Heorot
Scyilding
Hrothgar
Hygelac
21
How did Beowulf know about Grendel and his killings?
Sailors brought the Geats stories about Herot
Hrothgar told him to come
He didn’t know, he was just visiting
Beowulf’s father told him about it
22
Which two religions are conflicted in the epic poem Beowulf of this time
Muslim and Christianity
Judaism and Christianity
Judaism and Paganism
Christianity and Paganism
23
Who killed Abel?
God
Hrothgar
Grendel
Cain
24
Who is Beowulf?
A warrior
A dragon
a An elf
A monster
25
What was the Anglo Saxon gathering place considered as "a home within the home" for warriors?
Wine Hall
Mead Hall
Lord Hall
Earth Hall
26
Which of the following is not considered part of Anglo Saxon traditions?
Pagan beliefs, fatalistic worldview
Seafaring, connections to exploration and exile on the sea
Universal connection, all life has meaning
Warrior culture, loyalty to lord
27
The name of Beowulf's tribe
Danes
Geats
Herot
Higlac
28
Which of the following allusions does the poet make in reference to Grendel?
Biblical story of Cain
Biblical story of Job
None of these
Reference to Anglo-Saxons
29
The reaction of Hrothgar’s men to this terrible loss is ultimately to…
run away
swear revenge and seek Grendel in his lair
capture and kill Grendel’s cousins
pray for help from God
30
Who is the author of Beowulf?
Christian monks
Unknown
Shakespeare
Socrates
31
Hrothgar’s queen
Wealhthow
Hygelac
Unferth
None of these
32
What was the Mead hall Called?
Heorot
Hrothgar
Hrunting
Homer
33
“…The Stawart king,
Gold –Friend
of Geats. Took seat on headland,..” is an example of
simile
foreshadowing
allusion
kenning
34
What provokes Grendel’s attack on the mead hall?
the desire for revenge against a handful of Hrothgar’s men who taunted Gren
the singing and celebrating of Hrothgar’s warriors
an insult he believes Hrothgar delivered to his mother
a blind anger after having been nearly defeated in battle by a dragon
35
True or False,
Fame
was not important during the Anglo-Saxon Period?
False
True
36
King of the Danes
Hrothgar
Scyld
Hygelac
Beowulf
37
How many of Beowulf's men does Grendel kill?
4
11
1
8
38
The Anglo-Saxon period was from 450-1066
True
False
39
Who is Grendel
Beowulf's mom
The terrifying monster
A captain underpants villain
The king
40
Who wrote Beowulf?
Charles Ogle
No one
Seamus Heaney
No one knows
41
True Friendship was not a theme of Beowulf.
False
True
42
Who are the Geats?
Descendants of Odyssesus, landed in England
Beowulf's clan living in Sweden
43
Who are Beowulf's people?
The Lafs
The Wulfings
The Geats
The Danes
44
Grendel had a feud with the Danes.
False
True
45
Who are Grendel's ancestors?
Vikings and witches
Angles and Saxons
Abel and Wickens
Cain and murderous creatures
