Beowulf Quiz 1

Beowulf was first told

• orally.

• by historians.

• by ypic heroes.

• by monks.

A Bard or a _____ sung stories from memory in Old English.

Beowulf was written in

• Middle English

• Oral Tradition

• English

• Old English

__________ is one of the earliest known pieces of literature known in the English language.

A motif is

• a recuurring custom in a work of literature

• a recurring allusion in a work of literature

• a recurring theme or image in a work of literature

• A recurring trait of an epic hero in a work of literature

An _____ is a long, narrative poem that relates the great deeds of a larger-than-life hero who embodies the values of a particular society. 

• allusion

• epic

• trilogy

• motif

Epic heroes should have character traits such as

• loyalty

• honor

• selflessness

• A, B and C

_____ is the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in lines of poetry.

• motif

• allusion

• alliteration

• kenning

"Battle-sweat" would be an example of ______.

• a kenning.

• an allusion.

• a ceasura.

• a motif.

A _____must undertake a quest to achieve something of tremendous value to himself and his society.

• warior

• super hero

• epic hero

• bard