Beowulf Context Quiz

Quiz

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English

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11th - 12th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

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

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Standards-aligned

William Barbour

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Beowulf was originally written in...

French

Gaelic

Olde English

Shakespearean English

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Beowulf was written by...

William Shakespeare

J K Rowling

Unknown

John Milton

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

The setting of Beowulf is...

Scandinavia (Denmark, Sweden)

London, England

Eternia, the He-Man universe

Olde England

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

A pause in anglo-saxon poetry, used for dramatic purpose, is called...

A caesura

A tenor

A kennings

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The monster who is terrorizing the Danes, whom Beowulf fights, is named...

Skeletor

Kobra Khan

Grendel

Hordak

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Bards, or traveling storytellers of the time were called...

scops

liches

gwildors

kargs

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Characteristics of an epic hero include...

a noble birth or high position in society

a legendary importance

performing actions that often determine the fate of nation

deeds that reflect values of era

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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