British Literature Exam Review

What language is Beowulf written in?

• Latin

• Middle English

• Welsh

• Old English

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

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

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.

Who is Grendel?

• A descendant of Abel

• A descendant of Cain

• A descendant of Hrothgar

Who is the author of the Canterbury Tales?

• Shakespeare

• Ovid

• Chaucer

• Homer

What crime does the knight in the Wife's Tale commit?

• perjury

• murder

• kidnapping

• rape

How long does the Knight have to complete his quest?

• one year

• one week

• a year and a day

• a month and a day

What is true about the Wife of Bath?

• She has been married five times.

• She is rich.

• She earned her money in the weaving trade.

• She had the upper hand in her marriages.

• She controlled her husbands by nagging them and through their sexual relations.

What does the woman want from the knight in exchange for the correct answer to the queens question?

• To marry the knight

• Money

• A place to sleep

• Food to eat