
Grendel

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English
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12th Grade
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Eva White
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
Why was Grendel angry in the opening lines?
He could hear happiness coming from the mead hall.
He could not create fear in King Hrothgar nor his men.
God had forbidden him from attacking the mead hall.
Cain had killed his brother.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 10 pts
What literary device(s) is/are used in the following lines?
"Suddenly then/the God-cursed brute was creating havoc :
greedy and grim, he grabbed thirty men/from their resting places. . ."
You may select more than one answer.
caesura
kenning
alliteration
rhythm
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CCSS.L.11-12.5
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
What did the warriors do after Grendel's attack?
The built a wall around the mead hall.
They ran away.
They sailed the sea to Geatland and got Beowulf.
They prayed to idols and swore oaths.
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CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.W.11-12.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
King Hrothgar's and his men were so desperate that they
began to war with each other.
destroyed Heorot Mead Hall.
sought supernatural help.
fled to England.
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CCSS.RL.11-12.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
What causes Grendel to “growl in pain?”
It was a cry of mourning.
The loud music ringing in his ears from Hrothgar’s mead hall above his lair.
It was a war cry.
He was just in a mood.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 10 pts
Why can't Grendel touch King Hrothgar's throne?
It was protected by God.
It had an electronic shield around it.
It was guarded by wild animals.
It had a high wall built around it.
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CCSS.RL.11-12.1
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 10 pts
The Anglo-Saxons believed they must make amends for loss or suffering known as ____. You may choose more than one answer.
Christian elements
bothies
reparation
wergild
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CCSS.L.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
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