Beowulf Quiz 5

What language did the Anglo-Saxons speak?

• Old English
• French
• Latin
• Middle English

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Beowulf was written in...

• 700-1000 AD
• 600-1000 BC
• 500 - 1000 BC
• 800-1000 AD

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Which line from the text most shows who warriors were believed to have been chosen by?

• Shield was still thriving when his time came
  'Shield was thriving when he crossed over into the Lord’s Keeping.'
• 'They stretched out their beloved lord.'
• 'There he would dispense his God-given goods.'
• 'We belong by birth to the Geat people 260
  and owe allegiance to Lord Hygelac.'

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In which quote is alliteration used to make the monster sound grotesque and violent?

• 'The God-cursed brute was creating havoc.'
• 'Greedy and grim, he grabbed thirty men.'
• 'Then a powerful demon, a prowler through the dark.'
• 'He had dwelt for a time in misery among banished monsters.'

What did a hero most desire?

• To prove himself worthy of a wife.
• To become the next in line to be king.
• To become a skillful warrior and win several battles.
• To gain fame, honour, glory and reputation.

Which is an example of a powerful adjective used to describe Grendel's sinful qualities?

• 'God-cursed'
• 'Grim'
• 'Demon'
• 'Greedy'

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The first audiences for epic poems were...

• Listeners
• Readers

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Which of these would you not expect to always see in an epic poem?

• Adventure.
• A hero.
• Battles and war.
• Historical fact.

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Which pair of quotes best show the antithesis of good and evil, shown in the characters of Beowulf and Grendel?

• ‘captain of evil’ and ‘alert hero’.
• 'maddening for blood' and 'Hygelac's kinsman'
• 'his glee was demonic' and 'Hygelac's trusty retainer'
• 'terror monger' and 'earl-troop's leader'

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An epic poem is...

• A very long poem, which would have taken days to read
• A long narrative poem, with a heroic theme.
• A long, violent story of a battle.
• A tragic tale, featuring war and death.

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