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English IV Midterm

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

parse

a)

to multiply

b)

a line; a group

c)

to break something down into it's parts in order to explain or understand

d)

to escape from someone or something giving chase or searching

2.

imbibe

a)

extremely hungry

b)

moving uncomfortably, to twist around, especially to express pain

c)

to drink a liquid; to absorb or take in

d)

having two sides

3.

aspire

a)

to strive for a gaol; to want or desire something excellent

b)

to sink a ship by creating a hole or holes; to destroy or wreck

c)

to move uncomfortably; to twist around, especially to express pain

d)

to drink a liquid; to absorb or take in

4.

myriad

a)

few

b)

many

c)

plant

d)

a line

5.

queue

a)

a god or goddess

b)

a line; a group of people waiting in order

c)

a government ruled by the leaders of a religion

d)

a joint or seam, where two parts meet

6.

underworld

a)

to destroy; to break down into nothing

b)

heavenly; or of a spiritual realm in the light of heaven

c)

a world beneath or below the normal world

d)

a disease or illness

7.

malady

a)

a joint or seam, where two parts meet

b)

to make something necessary

c)

to lay or be enclosed comfortably; to snuggle

d)

an illness, disease, or medical condition

8.

havoc

a)

to cheat; to gain something dishonestly

b)

to create or build up

c)

order or make neccessary

d)

chaos or large scale destruction

9.

juncture

a)

in a plant, a grain or seed; often edible and found inside the plant

b)

the character or style of a person's writing by hand

c)

a joint or seam, where two parts meet

d)

to destroy or obliterate

10.

elude

a)

to escape from someone or something giving chase or searching

b)

to cheat; to gain something dishonestly, as through a lie

c)

to drink a liquid; to absorb or take in something

d)

many; large number; countless

11.

diety

a)

a leader or politician

b)

to diet

c)

a god or goddess

12.

handwriting

a)

code

b)

heiroglyphics

c)

the character or style of a person's writing

13.

nestle

a)

to snuggle; to lay or be enclosed comfortably

b)

to build a nest in a tree

c)

pertaining to a train and it's tracks

14.

bilateral

a)

having to do with biology

b)

having 2 sides

c)

creating two people

d)

having one side but lateral

15.

obliterate

a)

to destroy or break down

b)

to build to make bigger

c)

a type of triangle possessing congruent angles

16.

candor

a)

a type of bird found in East Asia

b)

a person or thing remaing fixed

c)

to to lie or defraud someone

d)

honest and straightforward

17.

writhe

a)

to move comfortably without pain

b)

to move uncomfortably with pain

c)

to break something down into parts

d)

a permanent feeling or being right

18.

kernel

a)

the outer covering of a plant

b)

a leader in the military with high ranking

c)

a grain or seed often edible

19.

ravenous

a)

to be full or content

b)

extremely hungry

c)

a small ditch or gully

d)

having two sides

20.

defraud

a)

to be honest and straight forward

b)

to gain something dishonestly; to cheat

c)

the ability to form mathematical equations quickly

21.

fixture

a)

mobile and able to be moved

b)

a permenancy: something or someone remaining fixed

c)

having two sides

22.

necessitate

a)

something that is no longer necessary

b)

to make something necessary

c)

the uniqueness of man

23.

scuttle

a)

to shuttle run

b)

to sink a ship by making a hole or holes

24.

thearchy

a)

to have a government ruled by a democracy

b)

a government ruled by the leaders of a religion, a god or goddess

c)

the study of government and religion

25.

lapse

a)

the act of rising from a righteous or just position

b)

to rise after a moral failure

c)

the act of falling from a righteous or just position

26.

rigor

a)

harsh or stern

b)

yielding

c)

to be easy and nice

d)

stubborn

27.

prolong

a)

to complete quickly and swiftly

b)

resentment based on a feeling of having been injured

c)

to make something last longer, to extend a period of time.

d)

something which separates two parts

28.

which word is a synonym for a cudgel

a)

knife

b)

sword

c)

club

d)

nestle

29.

Fill in the blank

I love math __________ the amount of work that it requires.

a)

beseeching

b)

despite

c)

prolonging

30.

fealty

a)

to feel great loyalty or fidelity

b)

to feel great stubbornness

c)

unable to be heard

d)

to beg or plead

31.

He stood on the porch and was __________to go out into the rain.

a)

umbrage

b)

somnolent

c)

hesitant

d)

lithe

32.

lithe

a)

stiff and rigid

b)

moving or bending easily

c)

to make something last longer

d)

having boldness

33.

somnolent

a)

calm and awake

b)

having resentment

c)

drowsy or inclined to sleep

34.

The president choose to ________ the bill allowing the speed limit to be raised.

a)

partition

b)

effrontery

c)

veto

d)

abdicate

35.

nocturnal

a)

belonging to, occurring in, or related to the nighttime

b)

to beg or plead

c)

to abdicate

d)

to do randomly

36.

phonetic

a)

the action of the president of the United States, according to the provision in the constitution

b)

careless, or unwise

c)

representing the sounds of speech

37.

inaudible

a)

able to hear

b)

unable to hear

c)

to have the hearing of an animal

d)

to call a play in football

38.

partition

a)

to abdicate

b)

to remove

c)

to separate

d)

to beseech

39.

stubborn: holding fast to a belief or goal

a)

abdicate

b)

fealty

c)

tenacious

d)

consensus

40.

a change in form or shape

a)

lithe

b)

reckless

c)

metamorphosis

d)

opulence

41.

boldness: audacity

a)

effrontery

b)

inaudible

c)

censorious

d)

arbitrary

42.

to decline or reject a powerful position, such as a kingship

a)

affectation

b)

abdicate

c)

arbitrary

d)

veto

43.

censorious

a)

finding fault: judging harshly

b)

an opinion that is agreed upon by all members of a group

c)

lacking decisiveness: uncertain or unwilling to make a decision

44.

opulence

a)

to live like a pauper

b)

to hesitate to move forward

c)

riches or affluence, expensive

d)

to decline or reject a powerful position

45.

to beg or plead

a)

fealty

b)

beseech

c)

arbitrary

d)

affectation

46.

an exaggerated or deliberate mannerism

a)

metamorphosis

b)

reckless

c)

affectation

d)

prolong

47.

done or chosen without a reason: random

a)

reckless

b)

rigor

c)

arbitrary

d)

affectation

48.

careless or unwise: unheeding of danger

a)

hesitant

b)

rigor

c)

reckless

d)

nocturnal

49.

resentment based on a feeling of having been injured

a)

reckless

b)

rigor

c)

umbrage

d)

despite

50.

an opinion that is agreed upon by all members of a group of people

a)

veto

b)

censorious

c)

consensus

d)

arbitrary

51.
Hygelac's son who becomes king of the Geats
a)
Heardred
b)
Beowulf
c)
Hrothmund
d)
Hygd
52.
Competed in a swimming contest against Beowulf
a)
Breca
b)
Aeschere
c)
Unferth
d)
Wiglaf
53.
Helps Beowulf during a fight with the dragon
a)
Wiglaf
b)
Grendel
c)
Offa
d)
Froda
54.
Gives Hrunting to Beowulf
a)
Unferth
b)
Wiglaf
c)
Hygelac
d)
Hrothgar
55.
What skill does Beowulf not possess? 
a)
Strong swimmer
b)
Good at using a sword
c)
Strength
d)
Climbing
56.
Why does the dragon awaken? 
a)
a slave steals a goblet
b)
he hears people coming
c)
Beowulf steals a sword
d)
a slave steals armor
57.
Grendel's skin can best be described as what
a)
thick and sword proof
b)
soft and malleable
c)
flimsy and transparent
d)
fleshy and bruised
58.
How is a king's body typically dealt with in the middle ages? 
a)
burned on a funeral pyre
b)
it is cremated and his ashes are scattered around his kingdom
c)
it is buried in a coffin
d)
it is placed in a memorial to him 
59.
What role is Beowulf supposed to play in regards to Hrothgar's sons?
a)
he is to act as an honorary older brother
b)
he is to becoming king in place of them
c)
he is to choose wives for them
d)
he is to choose which one becomes king
60.
Where did Grendel keep his victims? 
a)
a pouch
b)
his lair
c)
he carried them
d)
a box
61.
what gifts does Hygelac give Beowulf? 
a)
a gem studded sword
b)
a horse
c)
a shield
d)
a plaque 
62.
Who is Grendel a descendent of?
a)
Cain
b)
Abel
c)
Adam
d)
Eve
63.
How does Beowulf kill Grendel?
a)
with a sword
b)
with his bare hands
c)
with a stake
d)
with an arrow through the heart
64.
How do the swords affect Grendel?
a)
they don't
b)
they kill him
c)
they take off his arm
d)
they take off his foot
65.
Who comes to Heorot to avenge Grendel's death?
a)
his mother
b)
his father
c)
wiglaf
d)
Ecgtheow
66.
Beowulf rules Geatland during how many years of peace?
a)
50
b)
20
c)
25
d)
10
67.
What does the dragon guard?
a)
keys to the kingdom
b)
a barrow of treasure
c)
a royal throne
d)
a king's body
68.
who helps Beowulf find the dragon's burrow?
a)
the slave who stole the goblet
b)
Unferth
c)
Hygelac
d)
Breca
69.
What does Beowulf mainly see himself as?
a)
a king
b)
a fighter
c)
a ruler
d)
a thane
70.
Where did Wiglaf get his weapons?
a)
his mother
b)
passed down generations
c)
Beowulf
d)
Breca
71.
What does the dragon's bite do to Beowulf?
a)
nothing
b)
takes off his arm
c)
poisons him
d)
gives him a limp
72.
What happens to Beowulf's body?
a)
his ashes are scattered
b)
his body is left with the dragon
c)
he is buried in the king's graveyard
d)
his body is placed on a pyre surrounded by treasure
73.
Who does Beowulf give his armor to right before he dies?
a)
Wiglaf
b)
Unferth
c)
Breca
d)
Hygelac
74.
What happens to Grendel's head?
a)
it is left in the fen
b)
it is impaled on a spear
c)
it is thrown into the ocean
d)
it is burned on a pyre
75.
How does Hrothgar view Beowulf? 
a)
as a son
b)
as an enemy
c)
as an employee
d)
as a friend
76.
Who warns Hrothgar about not favoring Beowulf over his son? 
a)
The Queen
b)
Hygelac
c)
Wiglaf
d)
Ecgtheow
77.
Who stops Beowulf on his way to Heorot?
a)
Danish Coast Guard
b)
Wiglaf
c)
Ecgtheow
d)
Unferth
78.
Who tries to embarrass Beowulf?
a)
Unferth
b)
Breca
c)
Wiglaf
d)
Myla
79.
Why did Beowulf not win the swimming contest?
a)
He wasn't fast enough
b)
He wasn't strong enough
c)
He got distracted
d)
He had to fight monsters
80.
What is not a characteristic of the epic hero? 
a)
goes on a journey
b)
he has to die at the end
c)
he has supernatural strength or powers
d)
he does what no one else can
81.
Beowulf goes to Denmark because he has been exiled
a)
True
b)
False 
c)
_
d)
_
82.
Hrothgar knew Beowulf's father, Ecgtheow
a)
True
b)
False
c)
_
d)
_
83.
Hrothgar is not bothered by his inability to defeat Grendel
a)
True
b)
False
c)
_
d)
_
84.
Grendel's mother comes to Heorot to avenge her son's death
a)
true
b)
false
c)
_
d)
_
85.
Heorot translates into
a)
hall of the king
b)
center of the town
c)
hall of the heart
d)
hall of the hands
86.

What language is Beowulf written in?

a)

Latin

b)

Middle English

c)

Welsh

d)

Old English

87.

What was built by King Hrothgar and his men and is used for celebrating, sleeping and meeting?

a)

a funeral pyre

b)

a ship

c)

a mead hall

d)

a tower that can be seen by sailors

88.

Who is King of the Danes and for what problem does he need help?

a)

Beowulf; a superiority complex

b)

Ecgtheow; a hulking man/monster who ate all of his men

c)

Unferth; alcoholism

d)

Hrothgar; a hulking man/monster who ate most of his men

89.

Why does Grendel attack Herot?

a)

The singing and happiness makes him angry and jealous.

b)

He has a grudge against Hrothgar.

c)

His mother orders him to attack.

d)

He is hungry and needs some lunch.

90.
Choose the best alliteration definition:
a)
The repetition of vowel sounds in close proximity.
b)
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
c)
The repetition of consonant sounds in unstressed syllables.
91.

During the Anglo Saxon period, bragging was considered

a)

Overly prideful and rude

b)

Unacceptable in society

c)

Acceptable and even encouraged( as long as you could back it up)

d)

Poetic and beautiful

92.

Which of the following is a pause that divides a line of poetry into two parts?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Caesura

c)

Kenning

d)

Rhyme

93.

How can you tell that Beowulf is a legendary hero?

a)

He is the son of a Geat ruler who came to fight in England.

b)

He is larger than life and is remembered in tales from long ago.

c)

He is a soldier who fought in battles long ago.

d)

He believes in honor and loyalty

94.

Who is Grendel?

a)

A descendant of Abel

b)

A descendant of Cain

c)

A descendant of Hrothgar

95.

"Up from his swampland, sliding silently" This line is an example of ...

a)

Variation

b)

Alliteration

c)

Kenning

96.

"Listening, the famous ring-giver sure," This is an example of a ...

a)

Variation

b)

Alliteration

c)

Kenning

97.

Beowulf is an (a)   poem

98.
Grendel lives
a)
in the marshy swampland
b)
in the desert
c)
in hell
d)
on a mountaintop
99.
Grendel caused problems for the Danes for
a)
a decade
b)
20 years
c)
one winter
d)
12 years
100.
How many men did Beowulf bring?
a)
14
b)
12
c)
30
d)
24
101.

Who is Hrothgar?

a)

King of the Swedes

b)

King of the Danes

c)

King of the British

d)

King of the Geats

102.

Why does Beowulf decide to visit Hrothgar?

a)

To create an alliance.

b)

To start war.

c)

To defeat a monster.

d)

To ask for protection.

103.

Beowulf is thought to be written by

a)

Geoffrey Chaucer

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Homer

d)

An unknown, traveling Anglo-Saxon poet

104.

There are a lot of Jewish references in the poem,

a)

False, there are a lot of Christian references in the poem

b)

False, there are no religious references

c)

False, there are a lot of Muslim references

d)

None of the above

105.

What does Hrothgar call his Hall?

a)

Grendel

b)

Yrs

c)

Herot

106.

In the Hero's Journey the world that the hero begins and lives in prior to becoming a hero is called the ________ _____.

(a)  

107.

Every hero experiences a moment in which they feel the ____ __ _________. This disruption in the hero's every day life sets the story rolling by presenting a challenge or quest that must be undertaken.

(a)  

108.

The hero must move toward their new journey in order to do this they must _____ ___ _____ _________. This is the hero's acceptance of their call with physical action, proving that the hero can follow with true intention.

(a)  

109.

Hero's typically have someone that serves as their (a)   and helps them or guides them along the way.

110.

The creator and writer of the hero's journey is

a)

Harper Lee

b)

Joseph Campbell

c)

Taylor Swift

d)

Steven Speilberg

111.

According to Joseph Campbell's 'Hero's Journey' template, a hero's journey begins with what?

a)

STATUS QUO: What is the current state of the hero’s world before the Hero’s Journey?

b)

CALL TO ADVENTURE: The hero receives a mysterious message, an invitation, a challenge, a call to adventure.

c)

ASSISTANCE: Hero needs help, maybe from someone older, wiser.

d)

NEW LIFE: The quest has changed the hero; they have outgrown their old life.

112.

According to Joseph Campbell's 'Hero's Journey' template, "Call To Adventure" means what?

a)

The hero receives a mysterious message, an invitation, a challenge, a call to adventure.

b)

 It is time to face the biggest ordeal, the hero's worst fear.

c)

As a result of overcoming challenges our hero claims some treasure, special recognition or power.

d)

 Hero crosses the threshold from their normal/safe world and enters the special world of adventure.

113.

According to Joseph Campbell's 'Hero's Journey' template, "DEPARTURE" means what?

a)

The hero’s darkest hour. Our hero faces death, possibly even dies, only to be reborn (literally or figuratively).

b)

Hero needs help, maybe from someone older, wiser.

c)

This can vary between stories. The monsters might bow-down before the hero or the monster might chase the hero as the (s)he flees from the special world of adventure.

d)

Hero crosses the threshold from their normal/safe world and enters the special world of adventure.

114.

According to Joseph Campbell's 'Hero's Journey' template, "APPROACH" means what?

a)

Being a hero is hard work, our hero solves a riddle, slays a monster, escapes from a trap, overcomes an obstacle. 

b)

All the tangled plot lines get straightened out.

c)

The hero receives a mysterious message, an invitation, a challenge, a call to adventure.

d)

It is time to face the biggest ordeal, the hero's worst fear.

115.

According to Joseph Campbell's 'Hero's Journey' template, "CRSIS" means what?

a)

The hero’s darkest hour. Our hero faces death, possibly even dies, only to be reborn (literally or figuratively).

b)

This can vary between stories. The monsters might bow-down before the hero or the monster might chase the hero as the (s)he flees from the special world of adventure.

c)

The quest has changed the hero; they have outgrown their old life.

d)

Being a hero is hard work, our hero solves a riddle, slays a monster, escapes from a trap, overcomes an obstacle.

116.

According to Joseph Campbell's 'Hero's Journey' template, "RESOLUTION" means what?

a)

All the tangled plot lines get straightened out.

b)

Status quo has been upgraded to a new level! Nothing is quite the same once you are a hero!

c)

This can vary between stories. The monsters might bow-down before the hero or the monster might chase the hero as the (s)he flees from the special world of adventure.

d)

The quest has changed the hero; they have outgrown their old life.

117.

According to Joseph Campbell's 'Hero's Journey' template, "RETURN" means what?

a)

After all that adventure, the hero returns to their ordinary world.

b)

The hero receives a mysterious message, an invitation, a challenge, a call to adventure.

c)

Being a hero is hard work, our hero solves a riddle, slays a monster, escapes from a trap, overcomes an obstacle.

d)

The hero’s darkest hour. Our hero faces death, possibly even dies, only to be reborn (literally or figuratively).

118.

According to Joseph Campbell's 'Hero's Journey' template, "01:40 - It is time to face the biggest ordeal, the hero's worst fear" is the definition for what?

a)

APPROACH

b)

DEPARTURE

c)

TREASURE

d)

CRISIS

119.

According to Joseph Campbell's 'Hero's Journey' template, "02:40 Status quo has been upgraded to a new level! Nothing is quite the same once you are a hero!" is the deification for what?

a)

NEW STATUS QUO

b)

STATUS QUO

c)

RESOLTION

d)

APPROACH

120.

According to Joseph Campbell's 'Hero's Journey' template, "02:00 - As a result of overcoming challenges our hero claims some treasure, special recognition or power." is the deification for what?

a)

RESULT

b)

STATUS QUO

c)

APPROACH

d)

TREASURE

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