Beowulf - Characters, Context, and Poetic Devices Quiz
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Beowulf - Characters, Context, and Poetic Devices Quiz
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English
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12th Grade
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Mary Compson
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20 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the aging king of the Danes who welcomes Beowulf's assistance in facing the menace of Grendel?
Higlac
Unferth
Hrothgar
Wiglaf
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the mighty warrior and noble individual, the poem's hero, with the strength of 30 men in his hand-grip?
Hrothgar
Beowulf
Higlac
Unferth
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the king of the Geats and uncle to Beowulf?
Higlac
Unferth
Hrothgar
Wiglaf
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is the descendant of the biblical Cain, the enormous ogre who menaces Hrothgar and the Danes for 12 years?
Grendel
Grendel's mother
Dragon
Beowulf
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
30 sec • 1 pt
What monstrous creature shares a swampy home with the one who terrorizes Hrothgar and the Danes?
Grendel's mother
Dragon
Hrothgar
Wiglaf
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What poetic device is heavily used in Beowulf?
Rhyme
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the significance of kennings in Beowulf?
They are allegories for Christian values and the conflicts with Anglo-Saxon culture
They are symbols of heroism and the epic hero himself.
They are similes used to describe characters with vivid imagery
They are metaphors created with compound words and phrases that create vivid imagery
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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