English 4 Exam Review 2023

The people who traveled around to tell the ancient stories were called

• scops or bards

• poets

• a DJ

• writer

The King of the Danes is named _________

• Herot

• Arthur

• Hrothgar

• Anthony

What was the name of the monster who was terrorizing Hrothgar's mead hall?

• The demigorgan

• Grendel

• Big Bad Wolf

• Gretchen

Beowulf fights Grendel with ______________

• His sword Hrunting

• A dagger

• His bare hands

• his feet

Beowulf is a(n)_____________________

• short story

• play

• novel

• epic poem

What is an "epithet"?

• a group of words that takes the place of a character's name

• an adjective used before a character's name to highlight something about him/her

What is a "kenning"?

• A group of words used in place of a character's name

• Adjectives used before a character's name to highlight something about him/her

What type of story is The Canterbury Tales considered to be?

• a sonnet

• an epic story

• a frame story

• a non-fiction story

The Wife of Bath says she is an expert when it comes to...? 

• love.

• children.

• The Bible.

• travel.

How many times has the Wife of Bath been married?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five