Intro to Beowulf

Intro to Beowulf

12th Grade

15 Qs

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Intro to Beowulf

Intro to Beowulf

Assessment

Quiz

English

12th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.11-12.9, RL.9-10.10, RL.9-10.9

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Tawauna Dixon

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

These people weren't a class and were treated differently; they had very few rights.

peasants

slaves

women

thanes

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 7 pts

What is the definition of an epic poem?

an archaic and historically significant poem

an impressive and popular poem

a long narrative poem

an unryhming poem

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 7 pts

The man-ruler famous, the long-worthy atheling, sat very woful,” is mostly an example of which Anglo-Saxon poetic device?

alliteration

Caesura

kenning

old English

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 7 pts

Beowulf is the oldest poem in the English language.

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 6 pts

Beowulf is an "epic" poem because it is 

sad or mournful
written as a sermon or piece of advice
it has a larger-than life hero and the conflict is of universal importance
super cool 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 6 pts

Beowulf is written in 

Modern English
Olde English
biblical terms
All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

The two expressions from Beowulf whale road= sea and  bone house=body are examples of

wyrd
kennings
unity

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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