Beowulf & Sir Gawain

Question 0

Ambiguous

Answer 0

Open to have several possible meanings

Question 1

Hiatus

Answer 1

A gap or a missing part

Question 2

Callous

Answer 2

To be insensitive and indifferent

Question 3

Candid

Answer 3

To be honest or frank

Question 4

Acquiesce

Answer 4

To assent or submit

Question 5

Sir Gawain

-What is the moral?

Answer 5

The moral is to always be truthful

Question 6

Sir Gawain

-What is his quest?

Answer 6

His quest is to find the Green Knight

Question 7

Sir Gawain

-Who is the hero?

Answer 7

Sir Gawain

Question 8

Sir Gawain

-What is the plot?

Answer 8

A Knight of King Arthur’s court goes on a quest to finish a knightly challenge

Question 9

Sir Gawain

-Who are the main characters

Answer 9

• The Lord/ The Green Knight
• The Lady
• Sir Gawain

Question 10

Sir Gawain

-What is the setting?

Answer 10

Medieval Times

Question 11

Feudalism

Answer 11

A system of government and land ownership in a feudal system, a nobleman received a piece of land in return for serving a Lord or King.

-exchange of services for Lord

Question 12

Chivalry

Answer 12

A code of conduct demanding knights be brave warriors and Christians who would be heroic

Question 13

Alliteration

Answer 13

A series of words in a sentence that all have similar constant sounds and were used a a memory technique

Question 14

King Arthur

Answer 14

He was a leader in Medieval Romances who lead the defense of Britain

Question 15

History

Beowulf (6)

Answer 15

~800-600b.c.: Celts, Britons, and Gaels (invaded & settled Britain and Ireland) Gaelic
~55b.c.-407ad: Romans (invade & rule) (Christianity) Latin
~449ad: Germanic tribes invade (Anglo-Saxons) Germanic
~800ad: Vikings invaded (Norse & Danes) Germanic *6th century missionaries to England
~1066ad: Normans conquer Saxons a the Battle of Hastings (William of Normandy) French
~11th Century: Beowulf written down

Question 16

Medieval Romance

4 Elements

Answer 16

1. Hero
2. Quest
3. Supernatural
4. Moral

• used to teach a code of chivalry

Question 17

Sir Gawain

1. When?
2. Where was it written?
3. By whom?

Answer 17

1. 1340’s-1400’s (in Middle English)
2. England
3. Unknown; part of a group of Arthurian legends

Question 18

Beowulf

1. When?
2. Where was it written?
3. By whom?

Answer 18

1. Composed in the 6th-8th century. Written down in the 11th century
2. England
3. By monks

Question 19

Beowulf

~What are the four characteristics of an epic; examples form the text

Answer 19

1. Larger-than-life hero
~Beowulf fights Grendel with only his hands 
2. Good vs. Evil
~The fight between Grendel and Beowulf 
3. Cultural Values
~Armor and Swords based upon Beowulf naming a prized sword 
4. Solemn Tone
~The many formal speeches made

Question 20

Why is Beowulf so important to British Literature?

Answer 20

Beowulf is the earliest of British Literature we have found and it shows Anglo-Saxon cultural values

Question 21

1. What is the belief system of the Anglo-Saxons?

2. How do we see this in their literature?

Answer 21

1. Anglo-Saxons had a polytheistic belief system that was in the midst of converting to Christianity
2. The literature is infused with Christianity by monks. This can be seen through the literature of Beowulf when pagan gods such a Wyrd are mentioned as well as the Christian God they pray to.

Question 22

What is an epic?

Answer 22

a long, narrative poem

Question 23

What cultural values does Beowulf represent?

Answer 23

They admire and value their possessions. “The name of the hilted sword was Hrunting, and it was one of the greatest among the olden treasures;” P. 73
Treasure values the fact that they conquered. “Within the mound they put the rings and all the jewels, all the adornments which the brave- hearted men had taken from the hoard.” P. 139