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Introduction to Anglo-Saxon Literature:
Beowulf Exam Questions With Correct And
Revised Answers.
Features of Anglo-Saxon culture: - answer✔✔- Warrior tribes
- Lords and thanes
- Gift-giving
- Hospitality and feasts
- Pagan and Christian traditions
Which are features of Anglo-Saxon culture? Check all that apply. - answer✔✔A society
organized into warrior tribes
An emphasis on gift-giving and hospitality
A mixture of pagan and Christian traditions
Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon poem that was written down in about 1000 CE - answer✔✔True
The story is: - answer✔✔- Set in sixth-century Scandinavia
- Describes the heroic deeds of a warrior named Beowulf
- Blends elements of Pagan and Christian culture
The plot of Beowulf: - answer✔✔- Hrothgar is the King of the Danes
- Heorot, Hrothgar's hall, is under attack by a monster named Grendel
- Beowulf, a famous warrior, belongs to a tribe called the Geats
- Beowulf defeats Grendel and then defeats Grendel's mother
- Beowulf becomes King of the Geats and slays a dragon
Beowulf: - answer✔✔A Geat who wins three major battles
Grendel: - answer✔✔A monster who attacks Heorot
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Heorot: - answer✔✔Hrothgar's hall
Hrothgar: - answer✔✔The King of the Danes
An inference is ________ - answer✔✔A conclusion that can be drawn based on evidence in a
text
Read the passage about Beowulf's followers. Which inference is best supported by the passage? -
answer✔✔The warriors are disciplined and well equipped.
Which evidence from the passage best supports the inference that the thanes are loyal and
obedient to their leader? Check all that apply. - answer✔✔"Surrounded closely / by his powerful
thanes"
"Led by their prince"
Which feature of Anglo-Saxon culture is reflected in the passage?
"I will take this message,
in accordance with your wish, to our noble king,
our dear lord, friend of the Danes,
the giver of rings." - answer✔✔The expectation that a king gives gifts to his thanes
Which evidence from the passage best supports the inference that Hrothgar is a generous king? -
answer✔✔"There's nothing you wish for / that won't be yours if you win"
Read Beowulf's account of his battle at sea. Which inference is best supported by the passage?
Often, for undaunted courage,
fate spares the man it has not already marked.
However it occurred, my sword had killed
nine sea-monsters. Such night-dangers
and hard ordeals I have never heard of
nor of a man more desolate in surging waves.
But worn out as I was, I survived,
came through with my life. - answer✔✔Beowulf is stronger and braver than the average warrior.
Introduction to Anglo-Saxon Literature:
Beowulf Exam Questions With Correct And
Revised Answers.
Features of Anglo-Saxon culture: - answer✔✔- Warrior tribes
- Lords and thanes
- Gift-giving
- Hospitality and feasts
- Pagan and Christian traditions
Which are features of Anglo-Saxon culture? Check all that apply. - answer✔✔A society
organized into warrior tribes
An emphasis on gift-giving and hospitality
A mixture of pagan and Christian traditions
Beowulf is an Anglo-Saxon poem that was written down in about 1000 CE - answer✔✔True
The story is: - answer✔✔- Set in sixth-century Scandinavia
- Describes the heroic deeds of a warrior named Beowulf
- Blends elements of Pagan and Christian culture
The plot of Beowulf: - answer✔✔- Hrothgar is the King of the Danes
- Heorot, Hrothgar's hall, is under attack by a monster named Grendel
- Beowulf, a famous warrior, belongs to a tribe called the Geats
- Beowulf defeats Grendel and then defeats Grendel's mother
- Beowulf becomes King of the Geats and slays a dragon
Beowulf: - answer✔✔A Geat who wins three major battles
Grendel: - answer✔✔A monster who attacks Heorot
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Heorot: - answer✔✔Hrothgar's hall
Hrothgar: - answer✔✔The King of the Danes
An inference is ________ - answer✔✔A conclusion that can be drawn based on evidence in a
text
Read the passage about Beowulf's followers. Which inference is best supported by the passage? -
answer✔✔The warriors are disciplined and well equipped.
Which evidence from the passage best supports the inference that the thanes are loyal and
obedient to their leader? Check all that apply. - answer✔✔"Surrounded closely / by his powerful
thanes"
"Led by their prince"
Which feature of Anglo-Saxon culture is reflected in the passage?
"I will take this message,
in accordance with your wish, to our noble king,
our dear lord, friend of the Danes,
the giver of rings." - answer✔✔The expectation that a king gives gifts to his thanes
Which evidence from the passage best supports the inference that Hrothgar is a generous king? -
answer✔✔"There's nothing you wish for / that won't be yours if you win"
Read Beowulf's account of his battle at sea. Which inference is best supported by the passage?
Often, for undaunted courage,
fate spares the man it has not already marked.
However it occurred, my sword had killed
nine sea-monsters. Such night-dangers
and hard ordeals I have never heard of
nor of a man more desolate in surging waves.
But worn out as I was, I survived,
came through with my life. - answer✔✔Beowulf is stronger and braver than the average warrior.
