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beowulf

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What seems to be Grendel’s main reason for attacking the Danes in Herot?

a)

Jealousy

b)

Revenge

c)

Punishment for theft

d)

desire for treasure

2.

True or False:

Beowulf is is a poem / prose?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What or Who is Grendel descended from Cain?

a)

God

b)

Jesus

c)

Cain

d)

Able

4.

What doesn’t Grendel touch Hrothgar?

a)

Hrothgar is Grendel father

b)

Hrothgar symbolizes divine/God

c)

Grendel cant hear him

d)

Grendel is afraid of him?

5.

What religion influenced Beowulf

a)

Jewish

b)

Christiain

c)

Muslim

d)

Tao

6.

Discuss the battle between good and evil in the poem. Who represents good? Evil?

4 lines
7.

In what centuries' was Beowulf written?

a)

8-11 Century

b)

5-7 Century

c)

18-20 century

d)

15-18- century

8.

Who is the leader of the Geats?

a)

Hrothgar

b)

Beowulf

c)

Ufaldan

d)

Grendel

9.

Based on the Notes:

Who is the Redeemer?

a)

Grendel

b)

Grendal Mother

c)

Hrothgar

d)

Beowulf

10.

What are 3 of the 5 Elements Epic

(a)  

11.

Name 5 out of the 12 steps from Hero's Journey

4 lines
12.

Good vs Evil and Fate are examples of

a)

Themes

b)

Main Ideas

c)

Elements of a Epic

d)

Morals of a story

13.

Another word for Acceptable , Trustworthy

a)

Purport

b)

Creditable

c)

Presume

d)

Contradictory

14.

Another word for claim or forceful

a)

creditable

b)

contradictory

c)

assertion

d)

purport

15.

Another word for cave/hiding place

a)

Gruesome

b)

Lair

c)

gorge

d)

Loathsome

16.

Another word for Hunted/watched

a)

Gruesome

b)

writhing

c)

lair

d)

stalked

17.

What are two major differences from the Video to Book and 1 similarity

4 lines