CP4 Fall Final: Cumulative Review

treasure, glory, and fame

What does Beowulf gain from the battle with the dragon?

Beowulf's battle with Grendel's mother

In lines 462-464 the narrator remarks, "So fame comes to the men who mean to win it and care about nothing else!" This occurs during which of Beowulf's battles?

Cain

Which biblical figure is Grendel compared to/descended from?

They practiced mainly Christian beliefs with some pagan influences

What do we know about the religion of the person who wrote Beowulf?

Old English

What style of English was Beowulf written in?

Glory and fame for the figure who terrorized Heart

Why did Beowulf set out to fight Grendel?

Hrothgar is protected by God because he is the king

Why can't Grendel destroy Hrothgar's throne or harm the king?

A runaway slave who sought recompense with his master by offering the cup

Who stole the cup from the dragon?

From a "High Born Race" that left it there long ago

Where did the dragon's treasure come from?

A huge shield

What does Beowulf use against the dragon that is significant because of his old age?

epic poem that was sung in a mead hall.

Beowulf was originally told as an...

Grendel in the mead hall.

Beowulf's first casualty in the story was...

Heorot.

The great mead hall that was constructed was called...

king who needed Beowulf's help against Grendel.

Hrothgar was the original...

Grendel's mother.

The person who sought revenge after Grendel was slain was...

Setting of the epic poem. (Scandinavia)

Denmark and Sweden serve as the...

his previous battle credentials, leader of the Geats, and his ability to boast and succeed.

Beowulf's qualifications for being a leader are...

the religious, fearlessness in the face of death and glory in battle.

Norse influence in the epic poem could be characterized by...

how Beowulf continually thanks God for his accomplishments in battle.

One area that Christianity pervades Beowulf's tale is...

battle with a Dragon as many of his men left the field.

Beowulf meets his fate in...

Wiglaf

Who says the following quote (lines 883-884): "we swore / That these swords and armor were each for us all!"

Name for an anglo-saxon kinship group

What is a comitatus?

Wergild

The price paid to a tribe as reparation for killing one of its warriors is called what?

Unknown

Author of Beowulf

Great king of the ancient Danes and founder of the royal line

Shield Sheafson

To give background on the Danes

Why does the book begin with Shield's death?

He is the King of the Danes at the time of Grendel's assaults. He builds the hall Heorot as a tribute to his people and his reign.

Hrothgar

A demon descended from Cain, this character preys on Hrothgar's warriors in the king's mead-hall, Heorot.

Grendel

Nephew of the Geatish king Hygelac and greatest hero of the world

Beowulf

A Danish warrior who is jealous of Beowulf, and is unable or unwilling to fight Grendel, thus proving himself inferior to Beowulf.

Unferth

Unarmed

How does Beowulf plan on fighting Grendel?

his arm

What does Grendel leave behind when Beowulf attacks?

Deep in the waters to drown

Where does Grendel go after Beowulf attacks?

She wants Beowulf to act as a friend to her children when she dies and make sure they are treated well.

What does Wealhtheow have to say to Beowulf about her children?

Grendel's mother seeking revenge

Who attacks the second time at the mead-hall?

Grendel's arm

What does Grendel's mother take when she heads back to the swap land?

The great and seasoned sword Hrunting

What does Unferth lend Beowulf going into the battle with Grendel's mother?

He grabs the sword on the wall used for fighting off giants

What saves Beowulf when he is dragged to Grendel's mother's court?

They ran away from battle

Why does Wiglaf reprimand the people of the tribe?

A bite wound and poison

How does Beowulf ultimately die?

Much Ado About Nothing got its title from...

... its dealing with deception and "noting" as a main plot device.

Claudio was constantly deceived by...

Don John who wanted to destroy his relationship with Hero

Leonato was under the impression that Hero had ruined herself because...

Claudio accused her of sleeping with Borachio.

Benedick was easily deceived by Don Pedro and others because...

he proudly believed that Beatrice wanted him for years.

Beatrice was easily deceived by Hero because...

she proudly believed that Benedick thought she was a good match.

Don Pedro was turned down in marriage by...

Beatrice at the party who did not want the lifestyle of being a Prince's wife.

Benedick and Beatrice continue to be dishonest at the wedding by...

not admitting they love the other until Claudio and Hero expose their letters of love that they have hidden from each other.

Hero deceives Don Pedro and Claudio by...

staging her death in order to see Claudio's reaction

Leonato deceives Claudio by stating that...

he can right his wrongs over "hero's death" by marrying his niece who he cannot see before wedding her.

This play is exemplified as a Shakespearean comedy because...

the central characters get married in the end

Hamlet's soliloquy's usually center around...

his inner psychology and torment over his decisions during the reign of Claudius.

Gertrude marries Claudius only...

two months after the death of King Hamlet.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Hamlet's old friends but undermine him through...

spying on him for Claudius and ultimately end up dead when they travel to England.

Claudius deceives everyone by...

poisoning King Hamlet and taking the throne and queen for himself.

Horatio is known most as...

Hamlet's best friend.

Ophelia characterizes the actions of the characters in the play during her insanity through...

symbolically naming flowers for each of them when Laertes returns home.

Laertes leaves for college but rushes home when...

he hears of the death of his father, Polonius.

Polonius serves as...

assistant to the royal family of Denmark.

Hamlet's life is celebrated in honor at the end of the play when...

Fortinbras invades the royal palace.

King Hamlet's ghost serves to...

motivate Hamlet to seek revenge against Claudius.

by getting drunk in a tavern.

The thieves in "The Pardoner's Tale" start their tale...

a collection of gold coins.

The item found under the tree in "The Pardoner's Tale" is...

death coming their way.

The the old man warns the thieves in "The Pardoner's Tale" about...

poison and an "accidental" stabbing.

The thieves' deaths in "The Pardoner's Tale" are caused by...

foolishness and greed will get someone nowhere.

The moral of "The Pardoner's Tale" could be summarized around as...

women most desire.

The queen gives the Knight in "The Wife of Bath" a second chance by telling him to find the answer to what...

giving him the answer that women desire "rule over their husbands" and independence.

The Knight in "The Wife of Bath" meets an old woman who saves him by...

receiving the Knight's hand in marriage.

The old woman in "The Wife of Bath" asks for retribution after the queen pardon's the Knight by...

that he would let the old woman choose either age or beauty.

The Knight in "The Wife of Bath" is asked to choose between a young, promiscuous wife and an old, loyal one, to which he wisely responds...

Feminist Literature.

"The Wife of Bath" is considered one of the earliest examples of...

Beowulf was originally told as an...

epic poem that was sung in a mead hall.

Beowulf's first casualty in the story was...

Grendel in the mead hall.

The great mead hall that was constructed was called...

Heorot.

Hrothgar was the original...

king who needed Beowulf's help against Grendel.

The person who sought revenge after Grendel was slain was...

Grendel's mother.

Denmark and Sweden serve as the...

Setting of the epic poem.

Beowulf's qualifications for being a leader are...

his previous battle credentials, leader of the Geats, and his ability to boast and succeed.

Norse influence in the epic poem could be characterized by...

the religious, fearlessness in the face of death and glory in battle.

One area that Christianity pervades Beowulf's tale is...

how Beowulf continually thanks God for his accomplishments in battle.

Beowulf meets his fate in...

battle with a Dragon as many of his men left the field.

Norway

Fortinbras is a prince of

Hamlet

Polonius was killed by

Claudius

Gertrude was killed by

he wants to damn the king's soul.

Hamlet does not kill Claudius at prayer because

Ophelia

"Get thee to a nunnery" is addressed to

to leave the queen alone.

The ghost tells Hamlet

England

Claudius hopes that Hamlet will be killed in

An incestuous marriage

Hamlet feels Gertrude is guilty of

Horatio

Hamlet feels he can only trust?

Elsinore

The court is located in

Claudius

The duel is plotted by Laertes and

he is heartbroken by Ophelia.

Polonius thinks Hamlet is "mad" because

"there is something rotten in the state of Denmark"

The ghost tells Hamlet all EXCEPT

Keep the ghost and his fake-madness a secret.

Hamlet swears Horatio to two things. What are they?

Claudius

Who does Laertes initially blame for Polonius's death?

she has committed suicide.

Ophelia cannot have a funeral because

kill Claudius.

Hamlet asked his mother to do all EXCEPT

the ghost was right.

The King's reaction to the play tells Hamlet

to stay in Denmark and not go back to school.

King Claudius tells Hamlet

Norway to warn off their plans of invasion.

In Act I, Claudius send Cornelius and Voltimand to