WorksheetsBeowulf & Macbeth Study for Midterm final
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 45mins
What is the name of the hall built by King Hrothgar?
Herot
Hrunting
Higlac
Scylding
How are the Danes tortured for 12 years?
They are at war with the Geats.
Grendel’s mother is threatening them with revenge.
Grendel continues killing each night keeping them out of their hall.
Their food supply was running low.
Which biblical figure is Grendel connected to?
David
Hrothgar
Cain
Unferth
Why does Beowulf fight Grendel without a sword?
He doesn’t want his king to think he’s a coward.
Grendel doesn’t use any weapons, so it wouldn’t be fair.
All of the above
How does Grendel die?
Beowulf stabbed him with a sword called Hrunting.
Beowulf uses a giant’s weapon that is enchanted with magic to slice his arm off.
He is stabbed by Beowulf’s knife.
As he tears out of Beowulf’s grasp, he is severely injured and returns to the marsh to bleed to death.
What is so fantastical about Beowulf’s journey to her lair?
Beowulf is able to stay alive under water for what seems like hours.
Other sea monsters join them, attacking Beowulf.
Beowulf is able to find and use a giant’s sword against the monster.
Both A and B.
All of the above.
How does Grendel’s mother die?
Beowulf kills her with a giant’s sword he found in the lair.
Wiglaf helps defeat the monster with his bare hands.
King Hrothgar shoots an arrow.
She dies of a broken heart.
What did Beowulf do to Grendel’s body when he found it in his mother’s lair?
Gave it a proper burial.
Burned it to ensure it was gone for good.
Prayed over it, sending it to hell.
Cut off its head and brought it to Hrothgar as a trophy.
How did Hrothgar reward Beowulf?
He passed his crown over to Beowulf.
He sang a song in Beowulf's honor.
He gave Beowulf treasures and gold.
He offered his daughter’s hand in marriage.
How many years later is it when Beowulf is faced with the deed of killing the dragon?
20
50
10
25
Why does the dragon attack the Geats?
He needs food and desires human blood.
He is not being worshiped anymore.
A thief had stolen a cup from out of his treasure.
He is lonesome like Grendel.
In what way does Beowulf’s sword fail him during the fight?
It has a spell on it so that it can’t hurt the dragon.
It breaks apart when he strikes the dragon's scales.
The dragon is able to melt the sword with its fiery breath.
Beowulf drops the sword and it stays out of his reach during the fight.
Why does Wiglaf fight the dragon along with Beowulf?
He didn’t want Beowulf to get all of the glory.
He lost a bet with the other men.
He respected Beowulf and knew his king needed help.
He had a magical sword that could pierce dragon scales.
What causes Beowulf’s death?
Grendel’s mother stabs him in the heart.
He is betrayed by Unferth.
He doesn’t die; he is taken up to the heavens to live forever.
Beowulf is wounded in the neck by the dragon's poison.
Why did Wiglaf berate the other warriors saying they were “branded with disgrace”?
They were trying to strike at the Dragon when Beowulf said not to.
He was proud of their actions because they waited in the woods as they were told.
He was disgusted that they did not come to the aid of their king when he was suffering.
He will most likely be their king so he needed to begin his reign with a lecture.
The third apparition (a crowned child holding a tree) tells Macbeth...
He shall never be defeated until Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill come against him.
He shall never be defeated until the three witches call upon Hecate again.
That he will defeat Siward's army
The first apparition warns Macbeth _____________
to beware the Thane of Fife (Macduff)
to beware Siward
to beware Malcolm
to beware Lady Macbeth
Who says this quote: “Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble”?
Macbeth
King Edward
The witches
Hecate
Who says, "By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes"?
Hecate
Macduff
the Witches
Ross
Where does Grendel live?
deep in the swamp/marsh
the jungle
the ocean
the city
What is the name of the place Beowulf came from?
The promise land
Land of the Geats
Land of the monarchs
The Herotland
Who was the King of the Danes?
Grendel
Beowulf
Wiglaf
Hrothgar
What was the name of the Mead Hall?
Herot
Bungalow
Mead Hall
House of the Danes
Beowulf was known to have the strength of how many men?
200
10
30
50
Who stayed loyal to Beowulf after he was defeated and killed the dragon?
Wiglaf
Hrothgar
Grendel
Alex
What are the 3 major values of the Danes?
Personalty, Integrity, and
Love, Prosperity, and Fearlessness
Bravery, Loyalty, and Heroicness
Pizza, Ice cream, and Netlfix
What does Beowulf take when he defeats Grendel?
His head
His arm
His foot
His sinews
True or False Beowulf dies to Grendel's mother
False
True
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of epic poetry?
contains a hero that is a leader
is told in common/everyday language
contains elements of boasting
contains elements of the supernatural
"Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before" is an example of
kenning
metaphor
caesura
alliteration
A pause or break within a line of Anglo Saxon poetry
caesura
kenning
alliteration
none of the answers
Which of the following is NOT a kenning?
sky-candle
shiny-sword
battle-dew
whale road
Who played all the parts of Shakespeares plays?
Only women
Only men
Men and women
Professional actors
Shakespearean spectators were
quiet and respectful
involved (booing, cheering, even throwing eggs)
educated and rich
young and dirty
How much money did it cost to have a seat?
half a penny
1 penny
1 and a half pence
2 or more pence
The old Globe Theatre ...
caught fire and burnt down in the 17th century.
was destroyed during World War II.
had to be closed because of its form.
Where our word 'scene' comes from
theatron
skene
orchestra
parados
Which of the gods was the theatre festival worshipping?
Zeus
Hades
Dionysus
Athena
what happened to Fleance in Macbeth ?
killed by a horse
ran away on a horse
fed a horse
Killed a murderer
Why did Mcduff go to England?
to die
to save his family
to become a doctor
to begin an army
How does Malcolm's army try to hide itself?
Tree branches
Bloody heads
babies
flowers
What is a Dithyramb?
consonant sounds that are the same
a prop
a god
cheering words back and forth
We found out at a young age we all like to be
read to
entertained
shot at with water
tickled
What months were popular for the Globe to be open?
January, March
July, August
March/ April
June, July
