Beowulf Context
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English
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12th Grade
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Hard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Old epics were often sung with the accompaniment of a harp. Strong rhythm is a prominent feature. In Beowulf, the lines have four stresses, which are often divided by a pause, or a...
alliteration.
consonant.
caesura.
kenning.
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
1 min • 1 pt
Why does Beowulf allow one of his followers to be taken by Grendel before he attacks him?
Beowulf is scared out of his wits when he actually sees Grendel.
Beowulf wants to lull Grendel into a false sense of complacency to catch him off guard.
Beowulf is waiting for the follower to fight back to distract Grendel.
Grendel moved so swiftly through the cloudy night.
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
1 min • 1 pt
The battle with Grendel occurs...
as soon as Beowulf is finished his boast.
after the banquet and Hrothgar and his men leave.
while Beowulf reiterates his desire to fight without his sword.
before the banquet and Beowulf and his men are stripped of their swords.
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
1 min • 1 pt
"Grasped at a strong-hearted wakeful sleeper" (Which best identifies line 270?)
kenning
caesura
haiku
limerick
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
1 min • 1 pt
Which does NOT reinforce the idea of Grendel as a force for evil?
He had visited Hrothgar's Home before, knew the way--
Gleamed in the darkness, burned with a gruesome Light.
Intended to tear the life from those bodies
With the thought of food and the feasting his belly Would soon know.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When Higlac's follower puts that tight grip on the shepherd of evil, what was Grendel's first thought?
kick
scream
fight
run
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
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