Beowulf Review Quiz 2023

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English
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12th Grade
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Shannon Edwards
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 10 pts
Who is Hrothgar?
Danish thane who taunts Beowulf; later offers a sword
King of the Geats who sends his men to help the Danes
King of the Danes; builder of famous mead-hall
Sea nymph-like monster, seeks vengeance on Danes
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 10 pts
Who is Beowulf?
A heroic warrior who later becomes King of the Geats
Only thane who stays with hero during the dragon battle
Important Danish official; killed by Grendel’s mother
Arrives from sea as a child. Founds royal Danish line
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.W.11-12.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 10 pts
Who is Grendel?
A monster who bears the curse of the descendants of Cain
Grand mead-hall named for stag to symbolize kinship
Only thane who stays with hero during the dragon battle
Danish thane who taunts Beowulf; later offers a sword
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 10 pts
“Swan-road” is an example of what?
Alliteration
Kenning
Rhythm
Caesura
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 10 pts
Which of the following does NOT contain alliteration?
from a friendless foundling, a feeble
whereby God punished the grievous guilt
to the shore of ocean; a ring-prowed boat
of his blood was begotten an evil brood
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CCSS.L.11-12.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 10 pts
In the sentence “but the bold one found that the battle-flasher would bite no longer, nor harm her life,” battle-flasher is a kenning for _____.
sword
chain mail
Grendel
horse
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 10 pts
Which of the following words means "something that causes suffering or pain"?
affliction
plight
baleful
wail
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.4
CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
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