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BeowulfLiterary Terms
Gilgamesh The IlliadBritish Odds&Ends
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In Beowulf, he is the King of the Danes.
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Hrothgar
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In what hall did the Danes hold their
feasts?
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Herot
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To prove his bravery Beowulf decides to
fight Grendel…
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Bare-Handed
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What battle kills Beowulf...
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The fight with the dragon
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Where did Grendel and his mother live?
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At the bottom of a swamp
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Who stayed with Beowulf during his last battle?
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Wiglaf
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What piece of equipment saves Beowulf against
Grendel’s Mother?
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Mail Shirt
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Grendel is a direct descendent of what
biblical figure?
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Cain
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Excessive pride which leads to a downfall.
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Hubris
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A perfect example that is often copied
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Archetype
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A type of character who helps highlight the main character by contrast.
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Foil Character
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A significant figure who goes on a quest and
embodies the ideals of his/or her culture.
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Epic Hero
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Whale-road, ring-giver and Meow maker are
example of what literary term
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kenning
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Give a foil character for either Sherlock Holmes or
Shrek
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Watson or Donkey
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Considered the First epic hero from human history
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Gilgamesh
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The most important trait of an epic hero is
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That they embody the ideals of their society
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Super-human Sumerian King and Hero
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Gilgamesh
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Wildman who acts as a balance of the main
character
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Enkidu
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Forest giant who serves the gods
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Humbaba
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Other than serving as an inspiration to the youth the hero wants to kill the monster to
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Challenge the boundaries of the gods
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While the hero sleeps and dreams his
friend
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Quietly deals with his fears and pain
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When the heroes pity the monster he…
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Pounds Enkidu into the ground
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To save his life the monster offer this to the hero
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Offers to be his slave
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The original title of the Epic of Gilgamesh was “He who
looked into…”
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The Deep or The Dark
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The near indestructibleHero of the Greeks
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Achilles
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The hero & prince of the Trojans
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Hector
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The major character flaw of the Greek champion was
his
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Rage
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After killing the Trojan Prince the Greek hero
disrespects him by
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Dragging the body behind his chariot/ letting soldiers stab
it.
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Who was knows as “The face that launched 1,000
ships”
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Helen of Troy
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Who was the friend/cousin of the Greek hero killed by
the Trojan Prince
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Patroclus
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Athena appeared as this person to help the Greeks
by tricking the Trojan Prince
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His brother Dephbious
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The god who watched over
The Trojans
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Apollo
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This invading group left a system of roads and architecture behind
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Romans
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Which of these DID NOT invade England: French, Romans, Greeks, Vikings
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Greeks
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The oldest standing structure in England
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Stonehenge
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Preserved written language and wrote down stories in
Old English
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Christian Monasteries
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The religion of this groups primarily encouraged
ethics and earthly virtues such as bravery
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Anglo-Saxons
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Name the four countries that make up Great Britain
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England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
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The Normans Invaded England in what year
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1066
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The Father of Thor and the chief god of the Norse
religion
(Hint: Wednesday is named for him)
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Odin
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