Quiz 1 Epic Hero/Beowulf

What language did the Anglo-Saxons speak?

• Old English
• French
• Latin
• Middle English

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How did men become warriors and then kings?

• By working hard and proving themselves.
• By replacing elderly warriors.
• By inheriting land and responsibility.

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Who is Grendel?

• a monster that loves rejoicing and celebrations

• a monster that is only after the King

• a monster that attacks Herot (mead-hall)

• a monster compelled to kill by Unferth

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Who is Hrothgar?

• The King of the Danes

• The King of the Geats

• The Prince of the Danes

• The Prince of the Geats

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Why is Grendel called "born of Cain"

• he is a descendant of Cain the first murderer in the Bible

• he killed his father Cain

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Since the monster is related to Cain this makes him what?

• The second murderer referenced in the Bible

• A great warrior against God

• Unwanted by God, a source of evil

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Who is Hrothgar?

• King of the Geats

• King of the Danes

• Beowulf's Father

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A hero is usually a person of high social standing like a great warrior or a _____________. 

•  god
• mortal
• child
• king

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An epic hero is a person whose qualities represent those valuable to his or her _____________________. 

• culture or society
• family and friends
• enemies and foes
• character and morals

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in the middle of the action

• hero's quest

• point of view

• epic simile

• in medias res

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