Beowulf Context
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12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who is the descendant of the biblical Cain, the enormous ogre who menaces Hrothgar and the Danes for 12 years?
Grendel
Grendel's mother
Dragon
Beowulf
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What poetic device is heavily used in Beowulf?
Rhyme
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What kenning was used to describe Anglo-Saxon kings, who literally distributed looted gold and treasure to their people?
Mankind's enemy
Ring giver
Battle sweat
Shadow of death
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the name of Hrothgar's mead-hall, symbolizing his and the Scyldings' success in Beowulf?
Hrunting
Herot
Nagling
Magical Giant Sword
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the name of the sword that Beowulf uses to fight the dragon?
Hrunting
Nagling
Herot
Magical Giant Sword
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the code of comitatus in Beowulf?
a code of silence
a code of honor
a secret code
a code of retribution
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.10
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the significance of wergild in Anglo-Saxon culture?
It is the price set on a person's life according to his social or political station
It is the treasure hoard guarded by the dragon
It is the name of the hero's sword
It is the ritual for the funeral of a king
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
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