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Beowulf Unit Test: Side 1
Eligible Test Material:
1. Anglo-Saxon Study Guide
2. Beowulf Study Guides 1-2
3. Bell Ringers
Across
3. Beowulf’s cousin who is younger
4. The language monks wrote in
7. Tuesday to Friday come from these
8. King Arthur was probably a _______ leader
9. Hrothgar’s wife
12. Alfred fought against these invasions (Hint: a Viking
people)
16. Monster with size, strength, and appetite
17. These men would have added Christian elements to
Pagan stories while writing them down
19. Unferth’s sword (on chart)
20. Monster with claws, teeth, and revenge (2 words)
22. Fate or destiny
23. This is a skilled storyteller (b…)
24. Monster with fire and poison
Down
1. Very common literary element with repeated sounds
2. Beowulf’s uncle and king
5. A descriptive compound phrase
6. Grendel’s name means this in Old English (nature/bell
ringer)
7. Weapon that beheaded Grendel’s Mother (2 words)
10. This was the order of the Anglo-Saxon’s day
11. Discovery that developed the dragon myth (bell ringer)
13. Hrothgar’s name means this weapon in Old English
(bell ringer)
14. The king (“The Great”) who promoted Old English
15. Grendel’s ancestor and the first murderer
18. Beowulf’s father
21. The Latin word for dragon means this (bell ringer)
23. His name means “bear” in Old English (bell ringer)
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Beowulf Unit Test: Side 2
Not Included on Review:
1. Vocabulary
2. Passage (Skills-based test)
3. Riddle (Skills-based test)
Across
1. What “weapons” does Beowulf use to defeat Grendel?
3. This group introduced Christianity to the island
5. Assuming human characteristics
6. In what natural element is Beowulf the most strong?
12. Why does Beowulf usually fight? For…f…
13. Survival depended on unfailing ______ to the king or
leader
14. How many Geats stand and fight with their king against
the dragon?
16. Poets’ songs would account tales of a warrior’s
_________? B…
17. This monster protects treasure and grave mounds
18. Celtic religion focusing on spirits
21. These kinds of weapons cannot hurt Grendel or his
Mother (2 words)
22. Beowulf travels to Denmark because it is his d…
23. Language spoken by the Anglo-Saxons
Down
2. This is a story with a literal and symbolic meaning (Bell
Ringer)
3. What do Beowulf’s men do while he is fighting the
dragon? (2 words)
4. Oldest surviving poem in the English language
7. This book contained a collection of Anglo-Saxon riddles
and elegies (Bell Ringer)
8. Who was the Norman conqueror of England?
9. These rocks align to lunar and solar events
10. The telling of this allowed someone’s legacy to carry on
(Beowulf is an example)
11. What was Beowulf’s motivation in the last battle?
15. This person probably wrote the manuscript of Beowulf
19. An intact Anglo-Saxon burial mound (2 words)
20. Rhythmic pause halfway through line
24. All descendents of Cain are….
25. Who made the sword that killed Grendel’s mother?