Beowulf 1 Quiz 23-24

Beowulf 1 Quiz 23-24

12th Grade

21 Qs

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Beowulf 1 Quiz 23-24

Beowulf 1 Quiz 23-24

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Easy

CCSS
RL.11-12.9, RL.8.4, RI.11-12.4

+8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charlie Barlow

Used 7+ times

FREE Resource

21 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the opening lines of Beowulf, how is the sea described?

as Poseidon's Hall

as whale-roads

as fluid salt

as water caverns

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What Danish king is named in the beginning lines of Beowulf ?

Beowulf

Shield Sheafson

Gilgamesh

Hrothgar

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the opening lines of Beowulf, how is Shield Sheafson described?

a powerful demon

the glorious Almighty

a wrecker of mead-benches

a battlescarred Swede

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How would you describe Shield Sheafson's funeral?

Shield's body was burned on a funeral pyre

Shield's body was set off to sea with his gold and battle gear

Shield's body was buried on sacred ground

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which king decides to build a great meadhall?

Shield Sheafson

Beow

Hrothgar

Heorot

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Heorot or Herot (Old English 'hart, stag') is...

an old-style motel

a gladiator-style battle arena

a mead-hall for food and drinks

a boat used for battle

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the monster's name?

Hrothgar

Geat

Beowulf

Grendel

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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