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EL 116 MIDTERM QUIZ (2nd Cyle 2021-2022)

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is Beowulf from?

a)

Angle-Land

b)

Denmark

c)

Geatland

d)

Heorot

2.

How did Hrothgar know of Beowulf?

a)

Beowulf had saved Hrothgar's daughter from a dragon

b)

Hrothgar had done a favor for Beowulf's father

c)

Hrothgar was Beowulf's uncle

d)

A scop had written a poem about Beowulf that made him famous

3.

How does Beowulf kill Grendel?

a)

He buries an axe in Grendel's head.

b)

He chops off Grendel's hand with his sword.

c)

He runs his sword through Grendel's heart.

d)

He tears off Grendel's arm at the shoulder with his bare hands.

4.

What is Grendel's mother's name?

a)

Gretyl

b)

Hygd

c)

Modthryth

d)

She is never named

5.

Grendel's mother abducted and decapitated Aeschere. Who was Aeschere?

a)

Beowulf's closest companion

b)

Hrothgar's most trusted advisor

c)

Hrothgar's nephew

d)

Unferth's brother

6.

Who lends Beowulf a sword to fight Grendel's mother?

a)

Aeschere's son

b)

Hrothgar

c)

Hrothgar's son

d)

Unferth

7.

How does Beowulf become King of the Geats?

a)

He overthrows Hygelac

b)

He takes the throne when Hygelac dies, having been named his heir

c)

He takes the throne when Hygelac's son dies

d)

He never leave being a King of the Geats

8.

Why did the dragon threaten Geatland?

a)

A party of adventurers tried to kill it.

b)

A bejeweled cup was stolen from its hoard.

c)

Beowulf ceased paying its annual tribute.

d)

Beowulf stolen the goblet.

9.

What was the name of the sword Beowulf used to fight the dragon?

a)

Caliburn

b)

Hrunting

c)

Naegling

d)

Nausea

10.

Who was the only brave warrior of Beowulf that help him to fought against the dragon?

a)

King Hrothgar

b)

Grendel

c)

Wealhtheow

d)

Wiglaf

11.

Beowulf's body was burned on a funeral pyre. What happened to his ashes?

a)

They were kept in an urn in the palace of Geatland.

b)

They were buried in a barrow on the headland of the coast.

c)

They were placed in the family crypt.

d)

They were scattered in the lake where he'd faced Grendel's mother.

12.

Where is the Beowulf manuscript today?

a)

In the British Library

b)

At Cambridge University

c)

At Oxford University

d)

In the Tower of London

13.

First transcription of the Beowulf poem was made by Icelandic scholar Grimur Jonsson Thorkelin in 1818. At this time, Thorkelin translated the poem from Old English into what language?

a)

Danish

b)

Icelandic

c)

Latin

d)

Swedish

14.

What happened to the Beowulf's manuscript in 1731?

a)

It was damaged in a fire.

b)

It was purchased by the Vatican.

c)

It was stolen.It was taken to America.

d)

It was taken to America.

15.

How many copies of the Beowulf manuscript survive from the 11th century?

a)

Only one

b)

Three

c)

Seven, including two fragments

d)

There is no surviving original

16.

Who is Romeo in love with at the beginning of the play?

a)

Cecilia

b)

Rosaline

c)

Verona

d)

Maria

17.

In the 'balcony scene' (Act 2 Scene 2), Juliet famously says "wherefore art thou Romeo?" What does this actually mean?

a)

Why do you keep hanging around outside my window?

b)

Oh why did you have to be Romeo - a Montague!

c)

Where are you Romeo?

d)

Why do you have such a silly name?

18.

Why does the Friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?

a)

Their love may help to end the feud between their families.

b)

Their love is mysterious.

c)

He likes Romeo and wants to help him.

d)

He is a romantic man.

19.

Why does Romeo end up killing Juliet's cousin, Tybalt?

a)

Tybalt killed Mercutio, Romeo's best friend.

b)

Tybalt insults Romeo.

c)

Tybalt threatens to tell Juliet's father she is married to Romeo.

d)

Romeo never liked Tybalt.

20.

What is Romeo's punishment for killing Tybalt?

a)

He is forbidden from seeing Juliet ever again.

b)

He is sentenced to death.

c)

He is banished from the city.

d)

He is locked up in prison.

21.

Why does Juliet not want to marry Paris?

a)

She loves Romeo and is already married to him

b)

He is too old.

c)

She rather choose her own husband.

d)

He is too wise.

22.

What goes wrong with the letter Friar Lawrence tries to send to Romeo?

a)

The messenger unsent through a town's plague.

b)

The Friar forgets to post it.

c)

There was a post office strike.

d)

Juliet's parents found out about it

23.

How do the Montagues and Capulets agree to commemorate their children?

a)

Build a statue of Romeo & Juliet.

b)

Bury their feud and become friends.

c)

Write a play about Romeo & Juliet.

d)

Celebrate a feast.

24.

Where in Italy is Romeo and Juliet play setting?

a)

Verona

b)

Florence

c)

Rome

d)

Milan

25.

Who first recognizes Romeo at the Capulet party?

a)

Paris

b)

Juliet

c)

Tybalt

d)

Lady Capulet

26.

What is the British people's favorite dish?

a)

Curry

b)

Lechon

c)

Sweet and Sour Fish

d)

Friend Chicken

27.

What was the first religion in the UK?

a)

Anglo-Saxon paganism

b)

Christianity

c)

Protestant

d)

Hinduism

28.

Who was the first person in the world to get vaccinated against covid?

a)

Margaret Keenan, a Briton.

b)

Margaret Thatcher, a Briton former prime minister.

c)

Margaret Qualley, American actress.

d)

Margaret Atwood, Canadian poet.

29.

This refers to a World Heritage Site, encompasses 1,218,375 acres and lies on the Colorado Plateau in northwestern Arizona.

a)

Grand Canyon National Park

b)

Grand Canyon Village

c)

Bryce Canyon National Park

d)

Arches National Park

30.

What is the longest river in North America?

a)

Missouri River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Ohio River

d)

Amazon River