Brit Lit Midterm 2023

This is a two-word poetic renaming of something

• Allusion 
• Aliteration
• Kenning
• Sonnet 

What did the Ghost tell Hamlet?

• He is not his father
• He killed himself
• The truth about his death
• His mother killed him 

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

The theme of Beowulf is: 

• The strongest always triumph
• Everyone needs help
• Good triumphs over evil 
• Evil will always win 

In Beowulf, the author includes beliefs and ideals from

• the pagan religion
• the Christian religion
• both the pagan and Christian religion
• Neither of the two

When Grendel is referred to as having "hell-forged hands" what is this an example of?

• alliteration
• allusion
• kenning
• symbolism

How is Beowulf an epic hero?

• He is one of the great rules in England
• He is a solider who fought in many battles
• He is larger than life and remembered from tales long ago
• He believes in honor and loyalty 

What does this line mean?
"the monster's thoughts were as quick as his greed or his claws" 

• he is hungry
• he is quick
• he has sharp claws
• he is intelligent 

What does the Anglo-Saxon poet make an allusion to with Grendel?

• Reference to Paganism
• Biblical story of Cain
• Biblical story of Job
• Reference to Anglo-Saxon 

One major theme of Beowulf is what?

• strength versus weakness
• good versus evil
• saints and devils
• bravery and cowardice 

What is Chaucer’s primary theme in the Prologue?

• The dangers of pleasure
• a.  The great variety of human nature
• The evil of humankind
• The inability of people to get along