NAME: PERIOD: Beowulf & Anglo-Saxon England Test
Directions: Write down notes for each, identify and explain. Use your notes and the textbook. Due at start of the test.
1. During Medieval Times, a wealthy person owned :
2. The Domesday Book was an account of:
3. The Black Death killed :
4. Whom the land in England in the 11th century:
5. A peasant’s life revolved around :
6. The Wergild was :
7. Britain’s Geography:
8. The soil of Britain:
9. According to the Wergild, a peasant’s life was worth:
10. The Domesday Book was commissioned:
11. Crops were harvested when?
12. English estates had to pay taxes to pay for what?
13. Whom invaded England? .
14. The English language developed from influences from Celtic :
15. Beowulf means:
16. What does Beowulf use to kill Grendel
17. Grendel is said to be descended from?
18. Where does Grendel do his killing?
19. What does Beowulf boast about?
20. Symbolism of the conflict between Grendel and Danes?
21. Hrothgar and his throne are protected by?
22. What is Grendel’s pattern in killing?
23. What motivates Beowulf?
24. Who lives in the white tower?
25. What is the dragon protecting?
26. What happens to Beowulf’s body when he dies?
27. How long did Beowulf rule as a King?
28. The main character, the hero, possesses what qualities:
29. What happens in the battle with the Dragon:
30. Why does Wiglaf get mad at the warriors in the Battle with the Dragon?
31. In memorial of Beowulf what is built:
32. Beowulf’s funeral description:
33. Weapons Beowulf uses to fight in different parts of the story?
34. What is the name of Beowulf’s sword?
35. What is symbolized by Beowulf’s journey to Grendel’s mother’s lair?
36. Describe Beowulf’s strength:
37. What are examples of irony in the epic Beowulf?
38. What does Beowulf do to Grendel’s dead body?
39. What ultimately motivates Beowulf in his fight with Grendel?
40. After Beowulf’s triumph over Grendel what occurs:
41. Which are the traits of the epic warrior ?
42. Who does Grendel attack?
43. What is different about the motives of Grendel and the Dragon
44. What is the role of the watchman?
45. What is Grendels pattern of killing?
46. Why does Beowulf go to Hrothgar’s Kingdom:
47. What is a kenning?
Identify the following characters, what is their role:
48. Beowulf49. Watchmen
50. Grendel
51. Hrothgar / 1. Grendel’s Mother
2. Slave
3. . Wiglaf
4. . Dragon