Beowulf Test: Terms

Question 1

Scop

Answer 1

an english bard or poet

Question 2

Anglo-Saxon

Answer 2

Germanic tribes that invaded Britain

The three tribes: Anglos, Saxons, Jutes

Question 3

Old English

Answer 3

the original language Beowulf was written in, spoken by Europeans that had taken England

Question 4

Epic

Answer 4

A story with a hero of noble birth who does on a journey to accomplish a major goal that

Question 5

Paraphrase

Answer 5

to put something into your own words

Question 6

Summarize

Answer 6

condensing information from the text into an easy to understand series of sentences that describe what happened

Question 7

Pagan/paganism

Answer 7

religious beliefs other than Christianity

Question 8

Christian/Christianity

Answer 8

the belief that there is a single God that holds power over the world

Question 9

Infer

Answer 9

to conclude information about something

Question 10

Foreshadowing

Answer 10

to indicate a following event

Question 11

Caesura

Answer 11

use of a pause in the middle of the line

Question 12

Kennings

Answer 12

the use of two nouns that are hyphenated to make a new word

Question 13

Alliteration

Answer 13

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely collected words in a sentence

Question 14

Protagonist

Answer 14

Main character
Hero
Generally has a cause

Question 15

Antagonist

Answer 15

Character against the protagonist