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Anglo-Saxon Terms
Terms for Beowulf Test
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English
12th Grade
08/17/2018

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epic
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a long, narrative poem
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scop
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storyteller, poet
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kenning
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descriptive phrases
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caesura
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timely pause
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wyrd
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fate
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The Mead Hall
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Herot
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Evil monster
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Grendel
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Beowulf's faithful thane
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Wiglaf
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King of the Danes
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Hrothgar
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Beowulf's uncle; King of the Geats
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Higlac
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The epic Beowulf is important because
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it is the first great work of a national literature
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Beowulf can best be described as
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heroic
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The epic compares Grendel to the murderous Biblical figure of
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Cain
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The literary form of Beowulf is
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an epic
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The monks who transcribed Beowulf inserted
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Christian elements into the poem
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Where does Grendel live?
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at the bottom of a foul mountain lake
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How many years does Grendel terrorize the Danes?
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twelve
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How does Beowulf defeat Grendel?
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with his bare hands
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Why does Grendel's mother come to Herot?
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to get her son's arm & get revenge
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How is Beowulf memorialized?
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He is cremated
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With what is Grendel's mother killed?
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A giant sword Beowulf finds in her battle hall
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What does Beowulf fight in his final battle?
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a dragon
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Is Beowulf defeated?
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He defeats the dragon but is mortally wounded
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