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Beowulf Unit Test Multiple Choice Review, Exercises of English

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Beowulf Unit Test Multiple Choice Review
Know the following characters and their importance to the story
1. Grendel’s mother
2. Beowulf
3. Hrothgar
4. Wiglaf
Know the following literary devices and be able to identify examples from the poem
1. Kenning
2. Allusion
3. Alliteration
4. Personification
5. Imagery
6. Tone
Identify the traits of an epic hero. Be prepared to apply them to text.
1.
2.
3.
4.
What role does honor/comitatus play in the poem?
oBeowulf & Hrothgar-
oBeowulf & Wiglaf-
Know the role that fate/Wyrd plays in the poem, particularly Beowulf’s death.
What is a eulogy? When do we see one in Beowulf
?
What does Beowulf do after killing Grendel’s mother? Why?
How would Beowulf’s actions have been interpreted during Anglo-Saxon time compared to ours?
Look at the following quotes and answer the associated questions.
“Grendel’s Mother”
Lines 421-424
She had carried off Grendel’s claw. Sorrow
Had returned to Denmark. They’d traded deaths,
Danes and monsters, and no one had won,
Both had lost!...
Lines 443-449
Our only help,
Again, lies with you. Grendel’s mother
Is hidden in her terrible home, in a place
You’ve not seen. Seek it, if you dare! Save us,
Once more, and again twisted gold,
Heaped-up ancient treasure, will reward you
For the battle you win!”
Questions
Summary:
Was Grendel’s mother’s revenge justified?
Summary:
How is Hrothgar going to reward Beowulf?
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Beowulf Unit Test Multiple Choice Review Know the following characters and their importance to the story

  1. Grendel’s mother
  2. Beowulf
  3. Hrothgar
  4. Wiglaf

Know the following literary devices and be able to identify examples from the poem

  1. Kenning
  2. Allusion
  3. Alliteration
  4. Personification
  5. Imagery
  6. Tone

Identify the traits of an epic hero. Be prepared to apply them to text.

What role does honor/comitatus play in the poem? o Beowulf & Hrothgar- o Beowulf & Wiglaf-

Know the role that fate/Wyrd plays in the poem, particularly Beowulf’s death.

What is a eulogy? When do we see one in Beowulf?

What does Beowulf do after killing Grendel’s mother? Why?

How would Beowulf’s actions have been interpreted during Anglo-Saxon time compared to ours?

Look at the following quotes and answer the associated questions. “Grendel’s Mother” Lines 421- She had carried off Grendel’s claw. Sorrow Had returned to Denmark. They’d traded deaths, Danes and monsters, and no one had won, Both had lost!...

Lines 443- Our only help, Again, lies with you. Grendel’s mother Is hidden in her terrible home, in a place You’ve not seen. Seek it, if you dare! Save us, Once more, and again twisted gold, Heaped-up ancient treasure, will reward you For the battle you win!”

Questions Summary:

Was Grendel’s mother’s revenge justified?

Summary:

How is Hrothgar going to reward Beowulf?

“Battle With Grendel’s Mother” Lines 450- He leaped into the lake, would not wait for anyone’s Answer; the heaving water covered him Over. For hours he sank through the waves; At last he saw the mud of the bottom. And all at once the greedy she-wolf Who’s ruled those waters for half a hundred Years discovered him, saw that a creature From above had come to explore the bottom Of her wet world. …

Questions Summary:

Give an example of a kenning and tell me who it is for.

Underline examples of alliteration

What is an example of an epic hero trait?

What is the tone of the passage?

Lines 594 …He And all his glorious band of Geats Thanked God that their leader had come back unharmed; They left the lake together. The Geats Carried Beowulf’s helmet, and his mail shirt. Behind them the water slowly thickened As the monsters’ blood came seeping up They walked quickly, happily, across Roads all of them remembered, left The lakes and the cliffs alongside it, brave men Staggering under the weight of Grendel’s skull, Too heavy for fewer than four of them to handle- Two on each side of the spear jammed through it- Yet proud of their ugly load and determined That the Danes, seated in Herot, should see it.

Questions Summary:

What is an example of a Biblical allusion?

What is an example of an epic hero trait?

How does the imagery affect the tone?

How is comitatus displayed?

“Beowulf’s Last Battle” Lines 606- And Beowulf uttered his final boast: “I’ve never known fear, as a youth I fought In endless battles. I am old, now, But I will fight again, seek fame still, If the dragon kidding in his tower dares To face me.”

Questions Summary:

What is an example of an epic hero trait?

His name was Wiglaf, he was Wexstan’s son, And a good soldier; his family had been Swedish, Once. Watching Beowulf, he could see How his king was suffering, burning. Remembering Everything his lord and cousin had given him, Armor and gold and the great estates Wexstan’s family enjoyed, Wiglaf’s Mind was made up; he raised his yellow Shield and drew his sword....

Questions Summary:

How does Wiglaf show loyalty?

What epic hero trait can be implied based on the passage?