Beowulf

Question 1

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

Answer 1

alliteration

Question 2

a part used to express the whole or vice versa

Answer 2

synecdoche

Question 3

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

Answer 3

caesura

Question 4

special poetic renaming of things

Answer 4

kennings

Question 5

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

Answer 5

metonymy

Question 6

poem that mourns the death of a person or laments something last

Answer 6

elegy

Question 7

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

Answer 7

allegory

Question 8

killed using a giant’s magical sword

Answer 8

Grendel’s Mother

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Dragon

Question 10

shows loyalty even though he faces certain death

Answer 10

Wiglaf

Question 11

killed with Beowulf’s bare hands

Answer 11

Grendel

Question 12

character responsible for mortally wounding Beowulf

Answer 12

Dragon

Question 13

Jealous of Beowulf’s fame

Answer 13

Unferth

Question 14

Demonic creature that weapons are useless against

Answer 14

Grendel

Question 15

attacks and kills 30 men

Answer 15

Grendel

Question 16

Go seeking fame

Answer 16

Beowulf

Question 17

Defeated in underwater lair

Answer 17

Grendel’s Mother

Question 18

2 types of dominant people during this period in British history

Answer 18

Anglo Saxons, Celtics

Question 19

Where did King Arthur come from?

Answer 19

Welsh Chieftan who fought Anglo Saxons

Question 20

What book was the Seafarer published in?

Answer 20

Exeter Book

Question 21

What people were thought highly of because they promoted hereos

Answer 21

Bards

Question 22

After the Romans left, what are 2 things that happened in Britian

Answer 22

Loss of central government

protection from invaders

Question 23

Beowulf’s tale of conquest is an example of the Pagan idea to see the fame

Answer 23

fame

Question 24

What does the dragon represent (Pagan and Christian)

Answer 24

Pagan- destiny

Christian- Valley of the shadow of death

Question 25

2 Characteristics of Anglo Saxons and Celtic literature

Answer 25

Celtics- fantasy genre, stories of adventure

Anglo Saxon- male dominant, written in Olde English

Question 26

2 things that King Alfred is known for (short answer)

Answer 26

rid the country of the Danes
unified England with
Christianity

Question 27

3 of the major 5 influences of the English literature (short answer)

Answer 27

Latin, Greek, French

Question 28

2 of the 5 Seafarer Topics (short answer)

Answer 28

Hopes and Life experiences

Question 29

3 examples of the number 3 in Beowulf (short answer)

Answer 29

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

Question 30

4 of the 8 parts of the Epic Hero cycle (short answer)

Answer 30

The quest- the hero is charged with at least one quest
The test- the hero is tested to prove he is worthy of the quest
Supernatural settings- the hero finds himself in supernatural worlds
Low point- the cycle reaches a low point in the action. Sometimes the hero feels defeated and appears to give up on his quest