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24-25 Beowulf Review

Authored by Stacey Gerst

English

11th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 12+ times

24-25 Beowulf Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In Anglo-Saxon culture, this is the name of the relationship between a king and his warriors: the warrior would swear loyalty and fight for the king; in return, the king would reward the warrior and provide gold, food, and shelter.

scop

comitatus

caesura

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Anglo-Saxon poetry contains both pagan and Christian belief systems. The best explanation for this is

the people couldn’t decide on which to follow so they created a new religious system that blended the two.

the stories contained in the poems originated with pagans then were later written down by Christians.

the stories contained in the poems originated with Christians then were later written down by pagans.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following passages contains a reference to the pagan religion of the past?

“A powerful monster, living down / In the darkness, growled in pain, impatient / As day after day the music rang / Loud in that hall. . . .”

“ . . . sailors / Have brought us stories of Herot, the best / Of all mead-halls, deserted and useless . . .”

“. . . He was spawned in that slime, / Conceived by a pair of those monsters born / Of Cain, . . .”

“And sometimes they sacrificed to the old stone gods, / Made heathen vows, hoping for Hell’s / Support, . . .”

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The author of Beowulf text is:

Haelfdane

Higlac

Pagan

Christian

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The Beowulf manuscript was written in this language:

German

Greek

Old English

Anglo-Saxon

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Although the manuscript was found in England, the Beowulf story itself is primarily set in

modern-day Denmark and Sweden

modern-day Scotland and Ireland

modern-day Greece and Turkey

modern-day England and Wales

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is a scop?

a brand of mouthwash

a traveling singer/poet

a warrior

a king

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

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