Beowulf 23-24

Beowulf was originally recorded in which language?

• Old English

• Middle English

• Modern English

• Mid-century English

Supernatural elements in the story include all EXCEPT which of the following?

• Fire-breathing dragon

• Spell-casting monster

• High-flying sorceress

• Marsh-dwelling she-wolf

A motif is a recurring image or idea in literature. All of the following are motifs within Beowulf EXCEPT

• Images of dark and light.

• Armor and weaponry.

• Hidden truths and secrets.

• Caves and interior spaces.

King Hrothgar's mead hall was located where?

Historically, in literature, what does gold do to even the strongest-willed and honorable of men?

• Grants them power

• Allow them to pay all of their loyal men

• Corrupt them

What is the following an example of?: "...banner, woven by the best of weavers and beautiful."

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

How did one live on after death in Anglo-Saxon culture, due to their lack of an afterlife?

• Bards and poets wrote books about you

• Bards and poets sang/told of your triumphs

• The towns people built shrines in your memory

• Communities built statues of their dead

What is the name of Beowulf's sword?

• Heriing

• Hrothgar

• Sword

• Hrunting

Why did Grendel originally attack the mead hall?

• The music and joy angered him

• He was bored

• He was angry with his family

• Cain told him to

Who is a prime example of showing comitatus?