1. beowulf is

a. ancient history

b. a biography

c. an epic poem

d. a novel

e. a sonnet

2. beowulf was originally written down in which of the following languages?

a. old norse

b. frisian

c. elizabethan (shakespearean) english

d. middle english

e. old high german

f. anglo-saxon

3. as demonstrated in the "beowulf summarized" video, which of the following has its inspiration in beowulf? (select all that apply).

a. nintendo's legend of zelda

b. j. r.r. tolkien's the hobbit

c. bethesda's elder scrolls v: skyrim

d. walt disney's aladdin

4. the norman conquest of england in 1066 ad had what effect on the development of the english language:

a. it introduced germanic influences into the english language.

b. it made english less like the romance languages (spanish, french, italian, etc.) and more like german.

c. the normans killed everybody who spoke english.

d. it introduced french as the language of the aristocracy.

5. in beowulf, there is a repetitive use of the initial sounds of words, and this is called .

metaphor

alliteration

kenning

allegory
6.
made use of alliteration similar to how modern english poetry uses rhyme.

norman poetry

spanish literature

anglo-saxon poetry

shakespearean drama

7. choose the example below that highlights alliteration in this line: "his battle brother back from the "

"his battle brother back from the "

"his battle brother back from the "

"his battle brother back from the "

8. which of these lines from edgar allen poe’s “the raven” contains alliteration?

quoth the raven “nevermore.”

once upon a midnight dreary, while i pondered, weak and weary

“’tis some visitor,” i muttered, “tapping at my chamber door