Vocabulary
Choose the word or phrase that best matches the italicized word.
Nobody understood her blithe response to her family misfortunes.
A. determined
B. angry
C. happy
C
An Elegy includes all of the following elements EXCEPT
A. a mood that melancholic
B. the expression of a speaker's thoughts and feelings
C. the reflection of a heroic adventure
C
Cat is to feline as _______ is to ________
A. dog is to man's best friend
B. amphibian is to water
C. orca is to mammal
C
Why is the exile of the wife different from that of the seafarer and the wanderer in "The Exeter Book?"
A. The wife was separated by years and the fact that she lives his life on the open sea.
B. The wife was separated by her kinsmen because the are all dead.
C. The wife is alone because her lover sent her away.
C
Choose the ANTONYM that best describes Beowulf during his battle with Grendel.
A. heroic
B. cowardly
C. fearless
B
Choose the word or phrase that best matches the italicized word.
The child had a habit of scorning green vegetables.
A. spurning
B. eating
C. throwing
A
An Epic poem includes all of the following elements EXCEPT
A. a protagonist who is a hero
B. superhuman deeds and adventure
C. generic, basic language
C
Petal is to flower as ________ is to ________
A. pie is to baking
B. leaf is to tree
C. cub is to bear
B
What is the difference between a protagonist and an antagonist?
A. The protagonist is the hero while the antagonist is the opposition to the hero.
B. The antagonist is the hero while the protagonist is the opposition to the hero.
C. The protagonist is the author while the antagonist is the reader.
A
Choose the ANTONYM that best describes Grendel's Mother.
A. indifferent
B. vengeful
C. powerful
A
Choose the word or phrase that best matches the italicized word.
After a summer of toil on the part of the teenagers, the neighborhood fort was completed.
A. haphazard work
B. scattered thinking
C. continuous work
C
How are the exiles of the three speakers in the poems from "The Exeter Book" similar?
A. They are all separated from loved ones and wandering alone, without direction.
B. They are all reunited with their loved ones and happy, with a purpose.
C. They believe that someone will save them and hopeful, without doubt.
A
Grendel is to evil as _______ is to _______
A. Beowulf is to king
B. Beowulf is to good
C. Beowulf is to man
B
Which poetic style BEST describes the death of Beowulf?
A. sonnet
B. elegiac
C. narrative
B
Choose the ANTONYM that best describes the dragon in "Beowulf".
A. misunderstood
B. forgiving
C. greedy
B
Find the meaning for lair.
A. eager to obtain and possess
B. handle of a sword
C. hideout
C
Why is the exile of the seafarer different from that of the wanderer and the wife in "The Exeter Book?"
A. The seafarer was separated by years and the fact that he lives his life on the open sea.
B. The seafarer was separated by his kinsmen because they are all dead.
C. The seafarer will be rescued while the other will likely die.
A
Vengeance is to Grendel's Mother as ______ is to _______
A. pride is to Beowulf
B. dishonor is to Wiglaf
C. love is to Grendel
A
Description includes all of the following EXCEPT
A. bias
B. sensory details
C. figurative language
A
Choose the letter of the term that correctly identifies the italicized word in the sentence.
Charlotte worked as a teacher and governess, but she wrote verse on the side.
A. adverb
B. conjunction
C. preposition
B
Find the meaning for complacent.
A. not eager to please
B. sheath for a sword
C. eager to please
C
Why is the exile of the wanderer different from that of the seafarer and the wife in "The Exeter Book?"
A. The seafarer was separated by years and the fact that he lives his life on the open sea.
B. The wanderer was separated by his kinsmen because the are all dead.
C. The wanderer is alone because his lover sent him away.
B
"Beowulf" is to Epic as __________ is to _________
A. "The Seafarer" is to Haiku
B. "The Wanderer" is to Sonnet
C. "The Wife's Lament" is to Elegy
C
Which of these is Beowulf's final heroic feat before his death?
A. the defeat of Grendel
B. the liberation of the stolen treasure
C. the defeat of Grendel's Mother
B
Choose the letter of the term that correctly identifies the italicized word in the sentence.
Neither the poems nor Charlotte's first novel was successful.
A. noun
B. conjunction
C. verb
C