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Beowulf Quiz 4 (60 MCQs)

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1. "She" can be closely compared to what?
2. Which warrior is the first to confront Grendel in the hall?
3. Using the sentence below, the correct definition of spoor is:Beowulf rode on one of the horses Hrothgar had given him. It was white, with a black mane. He picked his way slowly, following the spoor. His men followed him.
4. Beowulf ruled Geatland (Sweden) as King for how many years?
5. Who is the author of Beowulf?
6. Which two quotes from Beowulf contain kennings renaming the two main characters? The dread of the land was desperate to escape
7. A secret store of valuables or money
8. When Beowulf describes how he wants to be remembered this shows
9. Let's put a little ..... into what we do!
10. Archetypally, Heorot is
11. Who said the following quote? "May deeds of note I have done in my life, and not the reports of the monster Grendel have brought me to you land."
12. TRUE OR FALSE:All pagans only believe in ONE god.
13. With what does Beowulf slay Grendel's mother?
14. In Beowulf, why does Beowulf sail with his chosen companions to Hrothgar's kingdom?
15. Beowulf is the oldest recorded story in the ..... language
16. Beowulf fights Grendel with .....
17. Beowulf slays Grendel to
18. Uncle Earl, who liked to tell tall tales, ..... about wrestling a bear with his bare hands.
19. Which of the following best summarizes Beowulf's motivation for fighting Grendel?
20. Who would be the threshold guardian in Beowulf
21. A strongly held belief about what is valuable or acceptable
22. "Listening, the famous ring-giver sure, " This is an example of a .....
23. Grendel can be seen as an infamous hero
24. Revenge, seeking violence
25. What is Beowulf's understanding of Fate that he reveals before jumping into the lake to fight Grendel's mother?
26. What Beowulf does with Grendel's mother:
27. Grendel's first impression of Beowulf is
28. Which biblical character is the monster Grendel compared to?
29. What was the name of the monster who was terrorizing Hrothgar's mead hall?
30. (n) a short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a weapon
31. You will often pay an hourly rate on top of the retainer once the lawyer or consultant has worked enough hours for you to use up the retainer fee you paid.In this sentence, retainer means .....
32. When Hrothgar and Hygelac are both referred to as "treasure-givers" this is an example of a(n):
33. Why is Shild important?
34. How did Hrothgar's subjects feel about him?
35. Wiglaf went back
36. Uses informal words and conversation, such as writing or talking to friends.
37. Hopes that a scop will tell stories about him one day
38. A poetic synonym for a noun is called
39. Read lines 114-116, which describe what Beowulf did when he first heard about Grendel. What do the lines say about Beowulf as a character?that would ply the waves. He announced his plan:to sail the swan's road and search out that king, the famous prince who needed defenders.
40. Why can Beowulf hurt Grendel with his bare hands?
41. True or false:A symbol can be a person, place, thing, or event.
42. A collection of valuable things such as gold and silver coins or jewels, found in a place where it was hidden or buried
43. Beowulf was originally told in Old English, the language spoken by the Anglo-Saxons of England during the years 500-1100.
44. In poetry, what does a caesura typically indicate?
45. Beowulf is a classic story of good and evil
46. Scyld Scefing was
47. If you are stating a claim or making a declaration (although sometimes falsely), you are .....
48. The prefix "pre" means .....
49. Before he dies, Beowulf chooses ..... to lead the Geats after his death.
50. Beowulf is a soldier of the .....
51. What is a kenning in poetry?
52. True or False:Beowulf was the one to defeat the fire dragon, with his own two hands.
53. What was causing Beowulf pain at the end of the chapter?
54. After occupying England for more than three hundred years, the last Roman forces finally left Britain in which year?
55. In his nightmare he ..... battled the vampires and zombies.
56. Anglo-Saxon poets held an honored position in society primarily because they-
57. What was the trophy beowulf kept?
58. What is Hrunting?
59. How was Beowulf told?
60. What happened to the Giant sword Beowulf found?
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