Can Somebody Please Help Me With An Overdue English Quiz?
to start off, I am not too lazy to do this. My aunt has been in the hospital and I havent been up to date on schoolwork so I am SLAMMED with assignment and all that I ask if can somebody please help me? Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
1. The phrase “summer’s sentinel,” meaning a cuckoo, is an example of
a kenning.
a predicate.
a scop.
an exile.
2. During this time in history, many groups of people left or were sent from their homes. Knowing this helps the reader understand why
each person was sent away.
each person was lonely.
the theme of “exile” was so common.
the lyric poem was popular.
3. Which of the following best describes the speaker’s message at the end of “The Seafarer”?
Life at sea is both exhilarating and wearisome.
Gifts of gold for heaven will not redeem a sinful soul.
Those who walk with God shall be rewarded.
The earth no longer flourishes in glory.
4. In “The Wife’s Lament,” the wife assumes her husband is now
on an exciting adventure and does not think of her.
on his way home for a reconciliation.
married to someone else.
melancholy, as she is.
5. The first part of “The Seafarer” is the story of
a man’s life on the sea.
a sailor’s conversion to Christianity.
an exile’s lament for his country.
an ocean storm off the coast of England.
6. The purpose of a caesura in a line of Anglo-Saxon poetry is to
remind a scop what to say.
provide a metaphorical name for something.
indicate a pause for breath.
mark the four beats in the line.
7. What initiated the wife’s exile in “The Wife’s Lament”?
her husband’s long absence
a plot by her husband’s kinsmen
her traveling in spite of her husband’s wishes
the lord of that region issuing a formal decree
8. Which element in “The Seafarer” is most characteristic of lyric poetry?
regular rhythm and rhyme
strong reliance on figurative language
intense personal emotion
narrative structure
9. How can you tell that Beowulf is a legendary hero?
He is the son of a Great ruler who came to fight in England.
He is a soldier who fought in battles long ago.
He is larger than life and is remembered in tales from long ago.
He believes in honor and loyalty.
10. How do you know that Beowulf is an honorable man?
He is willing to risk his life in order to earn fame by killing Grendel.
He is known as a follower and cousin of Higlac.
His father was the great Edgetho, a famous warrior.
He refuses to use a sword to fight Grendel because Grendel has none.
11. What weapon does Beowulf use to kill Grendel?
his sword
his hands
a dagger
a lance
12. To what does the poet give credit for Beowulf’s victory over Grendel’s mother?
God’s judgment
Beowulf’s kindness
good luck
Beowulf’s powerful grip
13. What is the theme of Beowulf?
The strongest always win.
Evil can never be defeated.
Good always triumphs in the end.
Sometimes everyone needs help.
14. Why does Wiglaf tell his comrades they should help Beowulf fight the dragon?
They had promised to help Beowulf when he needed them.
Together they can win and get the dragon’s gold.
Beowulf is too old to fight any more on his own.
They can share Beowulf’s fame if they kill the dragon.
15. How do you know that Beowulf is an epic poem?
It is a poem about terrible monsters and dragons.
It is a long poem that tells a story about a legendary hero.
It tells about real events and real people of long ago.
It was not written down at first but told by storytellers.
16. Read the following quotation from Beowulf. What is the best paraphrase for the underlined part of the quotation?
Their courage / Was great but all wasted: they could hack at Grendel / From every side, trying to open / A path for his evil soul, but their points / Could not hurt him . . .
opening a door so he could escape
trying to save his soul
stopping him from escaping
attempting to kill him
Vocabulary and Grammar
17. In which situation might someone most need solace?
a victory over a monster
the discovery of a great treasure
the sight of Grendel’s head
the death of a loved one
18. Which of these quotations from the poem contains an appositive phrase?
“Then when the darkness had dropped, Grendel . . .”
“And sometimes they sacrificed to the old stone gods,”
“Remember, / Hrothgar, O knowing king . . .”
“How the monster relished his savage war / On the Danes,”
19. Which words are the compound predicate in this excerpt?
A brother / Opens his palms and pours down gold / On his kinsman’s grave
“opens his palms and pours down gold”
“brother, opens his palms”
“pours down gold”
“pours down gold, on his kinsman’s grave”
20. Which is the best meaning of the italicized word in the phrase “Are fervent with life”?
frightful
cowardly
cautious
passionate
