Beowulf

True or False:  Beowulf is the oldest known English epic poem.

• True
• False

Beowulf was composed by what ancient culture?

• Anglo-Saxon
• Celtic
• Germanic
• Roman

Poetry of the Anglo-Saxon period was passed down through what means?

• Books
• Oral Tradition
• Scrolls
• Teachers

Although Beowulf is of English origins, the story it relates is about two clans from what region?

• Britannia
• Eastern European
• Turkey
• Scandinavia

True or False:  There are only two known surviving copies of the original Beowulf manuscript.

• True
• False

Anglo-Saxon culture relied heavily on one's ____________ to the king.

• admiration
• contributions
• loyalty
• payments

Comitatus is defined as....

• the bond between a king and his men.
• the bonds between fathers and sons.
• the relationship between leaders of different tribes.
• the relationship between a man and wife.

What was the role of the scop or bard in Anglo-Saxon culture?

• Entertainer
• Poet
• Storyteller
• All of the above

Grendel is a demon who is descended from what biblical character?

• Abel
• Abraham
• Cain
• Moses

Why does Grendel terrorize Hrothgar's men at Heorot?

• He avenged the death of his mother who was killed by Aeschere.
• He believed Hrothgar was his father and had ignored him.
• He wanted to be a loyal thane to Hrothgar, but they wouldn't let him.
• He was jealous because he was cursed, but they were blessed.