Beowulf Reading Quiz 1

True or False:  Beowulf is the oldest known English epic poem.

• True
• False

Who probably wrote Beowulf?

• Scyld Scheffing
• Hrothgar
• Beowulf (It's an autobiography)
• An anonymous Anglo Saxon monk

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What language is Beowulf written in?

• Latin

• Middle English

• Norman French

• Old English

Where does the story of Beowulf take place?

• England
• Denmark
• Sweden

• Norway

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What happened when Shild (Shield/Scyld) died?

• His body was buried in a castle

• His body was set adrift on a ship

• His body was cremated

• His body was preserved in a tomb

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Who was the King of the Danes?

• Grendel

• Beowulf

• Wiglaf

• Hrothgar

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What was the name of the mead hall?

• Avalon

• Camelot

• Canterbury

• Herot

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Grendel is a demon who is descended from what biblical character?

• Abel
• Abraham
• Cain
• Moses

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Where does Grendel live?

• deep in the swamp/marsh

• the jungle

• the ocean

• the city

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Select the group of words that accurately completes the following statement:

Grendel's lair is described as _____; in _____, Herot is described as _____.

• solid; contrast; impermanent

• heavenly; comparison; hellish

• peaceful; comparison; chaotic

• hellish; contrast; bright

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