WorksheetsAnglo-Saxons/Beowulf/Gilgamesh
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what years did the Anglo-Saxon Era take place?
a)
55BC-409AD
b)
409AD-1066AD
c)
449BC-1066AD
d)
449AD-1066AD
2.
Which tribes invaded in 449AD at the beginning of the Anglo-Saxon Era?
a)
Romans
b)
Celts
c)
Angles, Saxons, and Jutes
d)
Vikings and Danes
3.
Which of the following was NOT considered a virtue by the Anglo-Saxons?
a)
Bravery
b)
Patience
c)
Loyalty
d)
Friendship
4.
What language did the Anglo-Saxons speak after they were separated from their German cousins?
a)
Old English
b)
French
c)
Latin
d)
Anglo-Saxon
5.
Who invaded and took over in 1066 AD?
a)
Celts
b)
Romans
c)
Anglo-Saxons
d)
Normans
6.
What was the Anglo-Saxon Period often called?
a)
The Stuffy Ages
b)
The White Ages
c)
The Dark Ages
d)
The Saxon Ages
7.
What did many of the stories and poems present?
a)
Freedom of speech
b)
The suffering of the world
c)
Wyrd
d)
Heroic struggles in which only the strong survive
8.
What did Epic poems do?
a)
They reflected everyday life and values.
b)
Praised professional poets.
c)
They praised the deeds of heroic warriors.
d)
They dealt with the issues of marriage and managing the family estate.
9.
What is a scop?
a)
Monks who traveled around telling stories.
b)
Professional poets who recited and performed epics.
c)
Latin engravers who enjoy love.
d)
Freestyle writers
10.
What is the name of the period after The Anglo-Saxon period?
a)
The Modern Period
b)
The Medieval Period
c)
The Victorian Period
d)
The Romanticism Period
11.
What were the Viking children expected to do instead of going to school?
a)
They didn’t have to do anything.
b)
Take care of their siblings.
c)
Learn how to play an instrument.
d)
Work on the family farm.
12.
Vikings were considered fierce warriors.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
What does the word “plunder” mean?
a)
Love
b)
Friendship
c)
To take something by force
d)
Take away
14.
The Vikings did not hold people for ransom.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Why did the Vikings have to move from place to place often?
a)
They did not like their neighbors.
b)
They did not like to share.
c)
They wanted change.
d)
Their homeland would get crowed.
16.
What was carved on the curved “prow” of the Viking ship?
a)
A mouse
b)
A dog
c)
A dragon
d)
A monkey
17.
Everywhere the Vikings went what did they always trade?
a)
Silver
b)
Honey
c)
Slaves
d)
Deer Meat
18.
Vikings were able to find their way out on the seas except by
a)
Using a magnetic compass
b)
Sailed close to shore whenever they could.
c)
Looked at the sun/stars
d)
Followed sea currents.
19.
Beowulf is the oldest European text written in ...
a)
Old English
b)
Middle English
c)
Latin
20.
Which of the following is an example of a kenning?
a)
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie.
b)
Cool Pants!
c)
Son of Cain
d)
Howard's cowardice
21.
Grendel lives
a)
in the marshy swampland
b)
in the desert
c)
in hell
d)
on a mountaintop
22.
Grendel's parents are
a)
monsters
b)
angels
c)
people
d)
unknown
23.
The Danish King's name is
a)
Hrothgar
b)
Higlac
c)
Healfdane
d)
Beowulf
24.
Why couldn't Grendel harm Hrothgar?
a)
Hrothgar was heavily protected by an army.
b)
His throne was protected by God.
c)
Hrothar was young, strong, and brave.
d)
He couldn't find Hrothgar at night.
25.
Beowulf is thought to be written by
a)
Geoffrey Chaucer
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
Homer
d)
A traveling Anglo-Saxon poet
26.
What does King Hrothgar decide to build?
a)
a funeral pyre
b)
a ship
c)
a mead hall
d)
a tower that can be seen by sailors
27.
Grendel caused problems for the Danes for
a)
a decade
b)
20 years
c)
one winter
d)
12 years
28.
Grendel is the descendant of what evil man?
a)
Hrothgar
b)
Cain
c)
Beowulf
d)
Hitler
29.
How does Beowulf view Grendel?
a)
As a noble adversary
b)
As a savage monster
c)
As an evil fiend from hell
d)
As a misunderstood miscreant who just wants to know what love is
30.
How does Beowulf defeat Grendel?
a)
Beheads him with a magic sword
b)
Rips his arm off
c)
His thanes ambush Grendel when he enters the mead hall
d)
With the sickest of burns
31.
To what/whom does Beowulf attribute his victory?
a)
His army of men
b)
God
c)
His father
d)
Zeus
32.
Beowulf kills Grendel's mother by
a)
Stabbing her in the neck
b)
Cutting her head off
c)
Knocking her off a cliff
d)
Drowning her
33.
Beowulf ruled Geatland (Sweden) as King for how many years?
a)
15
b)
25
c)
50
d)
100
34.
What do the Geats do with Beowulf's corpse?
a)
Leave it in the dragon's lair
b)
Bury it in the Geatland cemetery
c)
Build a huge funeral pyre
d)
Carry it back for his wife to identify
35.
Gilgamesh, at first, is
a)
kind
b)
arrogant
c)
wimpy
d)
good
36.
Gilgamesh is most unusual because he is
a)
strong
b)
tall
c)
handsome
d)
2/3s god, 1/3 man
37.
Enkidu is
a)
the Wild Man
b)
the Thief
c)
the Wrestler
d)
the Fraud
38.
The Underworld was
a)
where good people went after death
b)
horrible for all dead souls
c)
punishment for bad people
d)
boring
39.
To punish Enkidu for killing Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven, the gods decide he must
a)
pay them back
b)
perform feats of strength
c)
die
d)
become a slave
40.
What kingdom did Gilgamesh rule over?
a)
Sumaria
b)
Eden
c)
Uruk
d)
Egypt
41.
To punish Enkidu for killing Humbaba and the Bull of Heaven, the gods decide he must
a)
pay them back
b)
perform feats of strength
c)
die
d)
become a slave
42.
Gilgamesh is most unusual because he is
a)
strong
b)
tall
c)
handsome
d)
2/3s god, 1/3 man
43.
What would have happened to Gilgamesh if he had eaten the magic plant?
a)
He would have been able to save Enkidu's life.
b)
He would have become young again.
c)
He would have become superhuman.
d)
He would have become immortal.
44.
Enkidu is
a)
the Wild Man
b)
the Thief
c)
the Wrestler
d)
the Fraud
45.
How long was the great flood?
a)
4 days and 4 nights
b)
7 days and 7 nights
c)
6 days and 6 nights
d)
7 weeks
46.
Gilgamesh's friend and sidekick
a)
Miso
b)
Enkidu
c)
Gilligan
d)
Humbaba
47.
Who warned Utnapishitm of the Great Flood?
a)
IshtarEa
b)
Anu
c)
Ea
d)
Aruru
48.
Who was the guardian of the Cedar Forest?
a)
Enkidu
b)
Shamhat
c)
Humbaba
d)
Aruru
49.
The goddess of love was rejected by Gilgamesh. What was her name?
a)
Shamhat
b)
Ishtar
c)
Ea
d)
Enkidu
50.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest tale ever told.
a)
True
b)
False
51.
Who did the gods make immortal?
a)
Gilgamesh
b)
Enkidu
c)
Utnapishtim
d)
Humbaba
52.
This person teaches and trains the Hero.
a)
Hero
b)
Mentor
c)
Trickster
d)
Shadow
53.
The final step is the story’s resolution, when the hero returns with the boon. The theme is typically revealed at this point.
a)
The Road of Trials
b)
The Crossing or Return Threshold
c)
The Rescue from Without
d)
The Magic Flight
54.
The future hero is first given notice that his or her life is going to change.
a)
The Ultimate Boon
b)
Road of Trials
c)
Call to Adventure
d)
The Magic Flight
55.
The setting of an epic is...
a)
Small. Confined to one country.
b)
Small. Confined to one state.
c)
Vast. Covers many nations.
d)
None of the above.
56.
What are the characteristics of an epic hero?
a)
Rises to power, has a tragic flaw, the flaw makes the leader fall in a dramatic way.
b)
Has super human strength, craftiness, confidence, is important, and historically significant.
c)
Is a commoner who tries really hard.
d)
Wears a cape and a mask. Sometimes wears a super suit.
57.
What is foreshadowing?
a)
A comparison between two objects.
b)
A warning or indication of a past event.
c)
The opposite of a backshadow.
d)
A warning or indication of a future event.
58.
At first, Gilgamesh was a cruel king because he would claim every man's new _____________.
a)
Horse
b)
Field
c)
Bride
d)
House
59.
Gilgamesh was ____________god and __________ man.
a)
2/3; 1/3
b)
1/2; 2/3
c)
3/4; 1/3
d)
1/2; 3/4
60.
The item that promised youth was stolen by a ______________ because Gilgamesh was careless.
a)
Snake
b)
Scorpion
c)
god
d)
shepherd
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