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Beowulf

Authored by Nicole Miller

English

12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Beowulf
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What language is Beowulf written in?

Latin

Middle English

Welsh

Old English

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

What was built by King Hrothgar and his men and is used for celebrating, sleeping and meeting?

a funeral pyre

a ship

a mead hall

a tower that can be seen by sailors

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Who is King of the Danes and for what problem does he need help?

Beowulf; a superiority complex

Ecgtheow; a hulking man/monster who ate all of his men

Unferth; alcoholism

Hrothgar; a hulking man/monster who ate most of his men

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Media Image

How does Beowulf defeat Grendel?

Rips his arm off

Chops his head off

Cuts him open from the crotch to the chin

Beats his head against the wall

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Why does Grendel attack Herot?

The singing and happiness makes him angry and jealous.

He has a grudge against Hrothgar.

His mother orders him to attack.

He is hungry and needs some lunch.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Why doesn't Beowulf use weapons against Grendel?

He wants it to be a fair fight.

This enhances Beowulf's hero status, and he wants to honor his king.

Both A and B

He is allergic to the metal used.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Choose the best alliteration definition:

The repetition of vowel sounds in close proximity.
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
The repetition of consonant sounds in unstressed syllables.

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CCSS.RF.1.2A

CCSS.RF.2.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.K.1D

CCSS.RF.K.2A

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