Epics and Epic Heroes!

Epics and Epic Heroes!

11th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Epics and Epic Heroes!

Epics and Epic Heroes!

Assessment

Quiz

English

11th - 12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.11-12.9, RL.9-10.10, RL.9-10.9

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Cassandra Lewandowski

Used 196+ times

FREE Resource

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who wrote Beowulf?

Anonymous

John Milton

Hampton Uptill

Marcus Thurston

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of literary work is an epic?

A poem

A novel

A short story

A song

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of English is Beowulf written in?

Old

Middle

Early Modern

Modern

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an epic?

It's a long, narrative poem

It's about heroes doing great deeds

It's based on real life events

It's written in formal, elevated language

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an epic hero?

Noble birth/origin

Battles supernatural foes

Youthful in age/appearance

Has supernatural or special powers or abilities

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many original copies of Beowulf remain in the world?

One

One incomplete one

Two

Six

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Beowulf's name mean?

"Bee Wolf" or "Bear"

"Great Warrior"

"Mighty Hero"

"Werewolf"

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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