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Beowulf Quiz

Authored by Chase Strawser

English

11th Grade

CCSS covered

Beowulf Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What cultures converged to create the diverse cultural background of the poem "Beowulf"?

The Romans and the Vikings

The Anglo-Saxons, Germanic tribes, and Christianized Great Britain

The Normans and the Celts

The Greeks and the Persians

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Give me two ways Beowulf still matters to us today as modern readers (Two sentences).

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What roles do Kings fulfill in Anglo-Saxon society?

They provide their warriors with the necessities needed to live and fight and lead by example.

The tell great stories of their heroic deeds.

They rule, but don't understand their warriors.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What role do Warriors fulfill in Anglo-Saxon society?

They usually fall behind as the king fights for them.

They fight for the King and are not afraid to lose their lives for a worthy ruler.

There were no true "warriors" in this society.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the concept of "Wergild" as described in the Beowulf study guide?

A form of retributive justice where wrongs are compensated

A legendary weapon mentioned in the poem

A ritual to celebrate victory in battle

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does "Wyrd" represent in the context of the Beowulf poem?

A mystical source of power used by heroes

The Anglo-Saxon concept of fate or destiny

A place where important battles occur

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a Kenning as described in the text?

A type of poem

A double word used in place of a translated word

A type of character

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

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