Beowulf Stations Check

1. What is the definition of an epic poem?

• A short unrhyming poem
• An archaic and historically significant poem
• A long narrative poem
• An impressive and popular poem

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2. What does the acronym EPIC represent regarding an epic hero?

• It stands for how amazing this poem is going to be.
• It stands for characteristics of an archetypical epic hero.
• It stands for the larger-than-life character of Beowulf.
• It stands for the heroic Anglo-Saxons

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3. What does the drastic change of names in England reveal about history?

• The nature of fads in baby names
• The nature of nomadic tribes like the Anglo-Saxons
• The nature of conquering lands and establishing dominance
• The nature of natural language change

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4. The Anglo-Saxons were once ____ who believed in ____.

• Christians / God and the bible
• Pagans / Many gods, lucky charms, and gems
• Agnostics/ Fate and the unknown
• Germans/ Law and order

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5. Once Beowulf was finally written down, it was used to entertain readers and ___.

• inform them about history
• explain the Anglo-Saxons
• showcase Pagan beliefs
• spread Christian values

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6. The author’s purpose in the “Fierce Female” article is to…

• To inform the reader that females played an important role in Anglo-Saxon society
• Persuade the reader that females were more important to Anglo-Saxon society than males
• To entertain the reader with fictional superhero stories about women
• To explain to the reader how to research Anglo-Saxon women

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7. “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

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8. “sat very woful, suffered great sorrow, sighed for his liegemen” is mostly an example of which Anglo-Saxon poetic device?

• Alliteration
• Caesura
• Kenning
• Old English

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9. “Grendel struggled:—his grudges he cherished” is mostly an example of which Anglo-Saxon poetic device?

• Alliteration
• Caesura
• Kenning
• Old English

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10. The main idea in the “Dragon Diversity” article is…

• English-centric stories are the root of all literature
• Dragons are real and in stories all over the world
• All cultures have stories, but English ones are the most important
• All cultures have important stories in their civilization timeline

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