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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does "wyrd" mean?WeirdStrangeFateAnother name for a person - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a caesura?A break or pause in a linewhen several words start with the same letteranother name of a persona medical condition when someone passes out
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat does oral tradition mean?When stories are passed down by word of mouth for generationsWhen the stories are published for all to see on stone tabletsWhen the king holds councilThe practice of spitting into another's mouth to show friendship.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the word for when several words in the same line start with the same letter sound?IllustrationAlliterationAllusionIllusion
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of alliteration?Sally sells seashells by the seashore.My husband doesn't like to go fishing.My English teacher loves me very much.She was as lovely as a dead fish.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a kenning?a place where dogs are keptwhen several words start with the same letterWhen a king can do whatever he wantsA short descriptive phrase used in place of a name
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of a kenning?When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie.Cool Pants!Son of CainHoward's cowardice
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWho passed down stories from generation to generation?The youngest member of the village.The kingThe scopThe only person who could read and write.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat language was Beowulf written in?FrenchLatinMiddle EnglishOld English
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWho first wrote down the story of Beowulf?An ancient scopA Christian monkAn Medieval scholarKing Hrothgar
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the setting of Beowulf?5th or 6th century Denmark1700s Scandanavia100 AD EnglandAmerica 1500s
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho are the two tribes in Beowulf?Danes and GeatsEnglish and IrishEnglish and DanesJutes and Irish
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not a main character of Beowulf?GrendelHrothgarBeowulfKnute
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a characteristic of an epic hero?CourageNoble BirthStrengthBad morals
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe religion of the Anglo Saxons was ___, but they converted to ___.Christian to PaganPagan/polytheistic, ChristianBuddhism to ChristianChristian to polytheism
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat does "Divine right of kings" mean?That the King gets to do whatever he wants as long as it is okay with the churchThat God made the king who he is and gives him powerThat the king is a son of GodThat the king wrote the bible
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