English IV Semester 1 Review

When you paraphrase something you’ve read, you –

• draw conclusions based on evidence in the text

• put the material in your own words

• read between the lines to figure something out

• connect the material to something else you've read

Who would be most likely to write an elegy?

• A woman who has just fallen in love

• A child who wants to tell her life story

• A man whose wife recently passed away

• A teenager who just won a dance contest

How is "The Seafarer" an example of an elegy?

• The poem has a religious overtone

• The speaker tells of brave deeds he has accomplished

• The speaker mourns the loss of a past way of life

• The poem is about an aspect of nature

Alliteration is --

• The repetition of sounds at the ends of words

• The repetition of beginning consonant sounds

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the ends of words

• The repetition of vowel sounds

Beowulf slays Grendel in order to --

• prevent Grendel from entering the land of the Geats

• Keep Herot from being destroyed

• Save Hrothgar and the Danes from the monster

• Carry off treasure in Grendel's lair

Beowulf decides to battle Grendel with his bare hands because --

• Beowulf wishes to prove his bravery

• The Geats traditionally did battle with their bare hands

• Grendel has magically made all weapons useless against him

• Beowulf wishes to prove the superiority of the Geats over the Danes

What last thoughts does Beowulf express as he is dying?

• A desire for respect and pride in his ability to protect his people

• Bitterness because his soldiers did not help him fight the dragon

• Fear that the kingdom of the Geats will fall apart after he dies

• Affection and longing for his family

The archetypal epic hero stands in relation to his or her community as the hero –

• Who, as a supreme individual, is indifferent to the fate of others

• Who saves his or her people from possible disaster

• Who gives his or her own life to protect those less worthy

• Whose individual quest has nothing to do with the community

If you wanted to support the idea that Beowulf is an epic hero, you might best note that he –

• Displays intense pride in his country

• Becomes more humble over time

• Loves nature and abhors civilization

• Embodies the ideals of Anglo-Saxon society

Which event is the most important part of Beowulf’s epic journey?

• His attack on the dragon that is destroying the land of the Geats

• His speech to Hrothgar when he first arrives at Herot

• The celebrations between the Danes and Geats at Herot

• The riches he gains from Hrothgar for killing Grendel