Anglo-Saxon Test

Question 1

Killed using a giant’s magical sword

Answer 1

Grendel’ mother

Question 2

Embodies the knowledge of the price paid for physical and spiritual survival

Answer 2

The dragon

Question 3

Killed with Beowulf’s bare hands

Answer 3

Grendel

Question 4

Character responsible for mortally wounding Beowulf

Answer 4

The dragon

Question 5

Shows loyalty even though he faces certain death

Answer 5

Wiglaf

Question 6

Attacks and kills 30 men

Answer 6

Grendel

Question 7

Jealous of Beowulf

Answer 7

Unferth

Question 8

Defeated in an underwater lair

Answer 8

Grendel’s mother

Question 9

Goes seeking fame

Answer 9

Beowulf

Question 10

Weapons are useless against this creature

Answer 10

Grendel

Question 11

Two types of people dominant during early British history

Answer 11

Anglo-Saxons and Celts

Question 12

Two things that happened to Britain following the loss of Roman rule

Answer 12

Central government and protection from invaders went away

Question 13

Who was the real King Arthur

Answer 13

Came from the Welsh Chieftain who fought against Anglo-Saxons, his name was Arthur

Question 14

The Seafarer was in what book

Answer 14

The Exeter Book

Question 15

Who promoted the deeds of heroes

Answer 15

1. Storyteller

2. Storytell is thought highly of in pagan society

Question 16

Beowulf’s tales of conquest are an example of this pagan idea

Answer 16

Fame

Question 17

How does Beowulf defeat Grendel

Answer 17

Rips his arm off with his bare hands and Grendel bleeds to death

Question 18

What does the dragon represent

Answer 18

Destiny (Pagan) Valley of the Shadow of Death (Christian)

Question 19

Characteristics of Anglo-Saxon literature

Answer 19

1. Male dominated
2. Often included a dragon
3. Written in Olde English

Question 20

Characteristics of Celtic literature

Answer 20

1. Included strong female characters
2. Often included fairies
3. Often a fantasy genre

Question 21

Two things King Alfred is known for

Answer 21

1. Unified England with Christianity

2. Rid the country of Danes

Question 22

Three of the five major influences on the English language

Answer 22

1. French
2. German
3. Latin
4. Scandinavian
5. Greek

Question 23

Five major topics of the Seafarer

Answer 23

1. His aspirations
2. Life experiences
3. Hopes
4. Disillusionments
5. Religious insights

Question 24

Three examples of the number 3 in Beowulf

Answer 24

1. 3 struggles against forces of evil
2. 3 monsters in demonic shapes
3. 3 sites of fear

Question 25

List four of the eight parts of the epic hero cycle

Answer 25

1. The hero 2. The quest 3. The test 4. Companions and helpers

Question 26

Draw the Beowulf plot structure

Answer 26

In notebook

Question 27

Poem that mourns the death of a person or laments something lost

Answer 27

Elegy

Question 28

A story in which the characters, settings, and events stand for abstract or moral concepts

Answer 28

Allegory

Question 29

A pause or break within a line of poetry, usually indicated by the natural rhythm of the language

Answer 29

Caesura

Question 30

Repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another

Answer 30

Alliteration

Question 31

A part used to express the whole, or vise versa

Answer 31

Synecdoche

Question 32

Special poetic renaming of things

Answer 32

Kennings

Question 33

The naming of a person, or human characteristic by some object or attribute with which is closely associated

Answer 33

Metonymy