Beowulf Background

What language did the Anglo-Saxons speak?

• Old English
• French
• Latin
• Middle English

An epic hero is a person whose qualities represent those valuable to his or her _____________________. 

• culture or society
• family and friends
• enemies and foes
• character and morals

That monsters represented the difference between morality and sin (good and evil) was a belief of which important Anglo Saxon religion?

• Judaism
• Catholicisim
• Islam
• Christianity

Who were the Anglo-Saxons primarily descended from?

• Romans who settled in Scandinavia

• Germans who settled in England

• Vikings who settled in Sweden

• Celts who settled in Scotland

The journey of an epic hero often includes a series of trials or tests. These are meant to _____________________. 

• prove the hero's worth or valor

• punish the hero for past mistakes

• entertain the audience

• provide a distraction from the main plot

Although there is no evidence that Beowulf himself ever existed, people and events in the poem are, indeed, historical.

• True
• False
• Unknown
• Lies!

Beowulf is a Geat from a region that is today

• Sweden

• Turkey

• Scotland

• Spain

The tales in Beowulf originated from a time when stories and poems were passed along by word of mouth. This process is known as

• Spoken heritage
• Oral tradition
• Verbal folklore
• Vocal legend

Traveling minstrels called ______captivated audiences with long narrative poems.

• minnesingers
• troubadours
• bards
• scops

What is the definition of the word lair?

• A small, enclosed space used for storage.
• A type of bird that is known for its colorful feathers.
• A place where people gather for social activities.
• A secret or hidden place, especially a den or resting place of a wild animal.