Adv. ELA 12- 2024 Semester Exam

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The Celts are accredited with ushering in

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The Iron Age

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These leaders were charged with preserving their culture's myths and legends. They accomplished this by: Reciting long, heroic poems.

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Reciting long, heroic poems

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Under Roman rule, the British Isles experienced great change. Not only did they pave and maintain roadways and create a government infrastructure, but they also:

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Introduced the Christian religion and brought in the Latin Language.

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What is a scop?

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a traveling singer/poet

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Anglo-Saxons brought their own belief system to the British Isles. Their Pagan ideals focused on fate, which is commonly referred to as

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Wyrd

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What is wergild?

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The value of a man's life

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Where does Beowulf go to battle Grendel? Options: Herot, Geatland, Norway, Germany

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Herot

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Why does Grendel attack Hrothgar's thanes?

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He is jealous of their favor with God.

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After fleeing Heorot, Grendel

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returns to his fen and dies

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How does Hrothgar display comitatus? Options: He pays for the lives of those killed by Grendel, He buries his friend Aeschere with military honors, He formally accepts Beowulf as one of his own, He marries his daughter to Beowulf

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He formally accepts Beowulf as one of his own