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WorksheetsBeowulf Test Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
When discussing events in a book or story, always use the ____________tense, unless there is a shift in the
time
frame within the world of the text.
past
present
future
If Evelyn is a character in a short story, which verb best completes this sentence? "Evelyn then ___________ into the carefully wrapped package and finds the greatest gift she has ever received".
rip
rips
ripped
is ripping
Harry soon realizes that the man he _________ at the train station earlier will become his nemesis.
saw
had seen
has seen
sees
Which of the following is an implied metaphor?
He ran as fast as a jack rabbit over the hurdles.
The swelling ocean waves ate the small ship easily.
Westward went the running bulls.
Angrily Sonia barked commands at her child.
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
Angrily Sonia barked commands at her child.
He is as fast as a jack rabbit.
The angry swelling waves ate the small ship.
Westward went the raging bull.
At the beginning of a movie, large crowds of people are running away from something, but the viewer has no idea what it is. Five minutes into the movie, the action switches back to show where a little boy opens the lion's cage at the zoo. This is an example of
deus ex machina
literary present
in medias res
protagonist
The main character in a piece of literature is called the
protagonist
conflict
antagonist
hero
What type of literature is an epic?
short story
drama
novel
poem
When the narrator tells the reader that Beowulf's fight with the dragon will be his last, this is an exa mple of
foreshadowing
flashback
deus ex machina
in medias res
"Mankind's Enemy" for Grendel and the "whale road" for the ocean are examples of
metaphor
simile
epithet
kenning
As Beowulf dies, he asks Wiglaf and the men to
Bury him with Grendel's head.
split the dragon's treasure among themselves
Build a tower to honor him
What destiny, greater than death, does Wiglaf declare for the men who fled when Beowulf fought the dragon?
They would have to give up their land and becomes servants.
They would have to leave Geatland.
They and their descendants would be known as cowards.
Whom does Beowulf declare to be his successor?
Wiglaf
Unferth
Hrothgar
As I watched a movie the other day, the main character was about to die from an unknown disease when all of a sudden a doctor from a faraway land shows up with a cure. The appearance of this cure is an example of
connotation
in medias res
deus ex machina
In an ad for baby clothing, the copy reads: Our night clothes are made with care. They will cradle your baby in softness for a long night of rest.
The word "cradle" is most likely used because of
its denotation
its connotation
