Beowulf Context Quiz

Beowulf was originally written in...

• French

• Gaelic

• Olde English

• Shakespearean English

Beowulf was written by...

• William Shakespeare

• J K Rowling

• Unknown

• John Milton

The setting of Beowulf is...

• Scandinavia (Denmark, Sweden)

• London, England

• Eternia, the He-Man universe

• Olde England

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

• A caesura

• A tenor

• A kennings

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

• Skeletor

• Kobra Khan

• Grendel

• Hordak

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

• scops

• liches

• gwildors

• kargs

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

Beowulf's help is enlisted by leader of the Danes,

• King Modulok

• King Hrothgar

• King Grizzlor

• Queen Angella

The poems hero, Beowulf, is a great warrior of...

• England

• She-Ra

• the Geats

• grayskull

Heorot or Herot (Old English 'hart, stag') is...

• an old-style motel

• a gladiator-style battle arena

• a mead-hall for food and drinks