2. Jeopardy Anglo- Saxon Era Hero’s Journey The Almighty Beowulf Monster Mash Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy “I AM Beowulf!!”

3. What form of entertainment did the Anglo-Saxons use to record history?

4. Legends

5. What were the dates of the Anglo- Saxon Era?

6. 449 AD- 1066 AD

7. What hierarchy did the Anglo- Saxon society follow?

8. Kings, Thanes, Churls, Thralls

9. What two major groups were the Celts broken up into?

10. Gaels and Britons

11. What event ended the Anglo- Saxon Era?

12. The defeat of King Harold

13. Which phase begins the hero’s journey?

14. The Ordinary World

15. What is the “road back” on the hero’s journey?

16. The road back is when the hero returns to the Ordinary World.

17. During what phase of the hero’s journey does the hero earn rewards?

18. The Reward Stage

19. What is the purpose of the hero’s meeting with the mentor?

20. The meeting with the mentor is a time when the hero learns and trains.

21. During what phase does the hero learn the rules of the Special World?

22. Tests, Allies and Enemies

23. What happens after Beowulf strikes the dragon with his sword?

24. His sword cracks.

25. What is the first challenge that Beowulf faces? What does Grendel do?

26. The battle with Grendel. Grendel kills one of Beowulf’s warriors.

27. How and where does Beowulf defeat Grendel?

28. He defeats him by mortally wounding him in Herot, the great mead hall.

29. Why does Wiglaf think that he and his followers should help Beowulf fight the dragon?

30. The men had previously promised Beowulf that they would repay him for his generosity with their lives.

31. How does the following quote represent Beowulf’s reason for beginning his journey? “purge all evil from this hall” [Herot] (432).

32. Beowulf began his journey to Denmark to find and kill Grendel who plagued Herot, the great Mead Hall.

33. Who are the descendents of Cain?

34. Grendel and his mother

35. Ambitious by nature

36. What two major images are associated with Grendel?

37. In the years between his victory over Grendel’s mother and the battle with the dragon, what causes Beowulf to lose some of his strength?

38. Age

39. The following statement best describes which character from Beowulf? “They stole my cup and will now burn.”

40. The dragon

41. What type of belief does the following line from Beowulf express? “And for the first time in his life that famous prince/ Fought with fate against him, with glory/ Denied him?”

42. A Pagan belief

43. The following line from Beowulf could be said to reflect a Christian ideal because it implies that people………… “So fame/ Comes to men who wish to win it”

44. Make their own decisions

45. True or False: The following line from the poem, Beowulf, expresses a pagan, or fate, concept. “I mean to stand, not run from his shooting/ Flames, stand till fate decides/ which one of us wins.”

46. True

47. Final Jeopardy The following line from Beowulf best demonstrates which type of literary device? “As though burning in that hall, and as bright as Heaven’s/ Own candle…. & Who were the druids?

48. Final Jeopardy Answer Kenning & The druids were pagan priests elected into their positions