ENGLISH 4A PRACTICE REVIEW BANK 2026
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⫸ epithet. Answer: He has a stone cold heart
⫸ Choose the correct order of events from the poem.. Answer:
Beowulf kills grendel, then grendels mother, then dies battling a
dragon
⫸ Which of the following is one reason why Beowulf travels to
Denmark?. Answer: The omens are good
⫸ Why does Beowulf search for Grendel's body?. Answer: Avenge
deaths
⫸ In what ways are Beowulf and Wiglaf similar?. Answer: both are
courageous
⫸ Consider the three main battles in the poem. How do the battles
advance the story?. Answer: each is a stage in his life and shows he is
aging
⫸ The panels in the graphic novel version of Beowulf. Answer: add
emotion
,⫸ The speaker longs for a comfortable life on land. "sea farer".
Answer: false
⫸ What does the speaker say is different about life in his time as
compared to life in the past?. Answer: kingdoms used to flourish, now
life is hard work and images of death
⫸ hammer : forge :: chisel :. Answer: sculpt
⫸ pain : writhing :: cold :. Answer: shivering
⫸ criminal : infamous :: philanthropist :. Answer: reputable
⫸ cheer : celebrate :: lament :. Answer: mourn
⫸ pajamas : nap :: shroud :. Answer: burial
⫸ Bede was interested in history because of his extensive travels..
Answer: false
⫸ Bede developed the system of dating starting with A.D. (Anno
Domini) 1, the year of the birth of Jesus.. Answer: false
⫸ What is the main idea of the first section of The Ecclesiastical
History?. Answer: the conversation of a king
, ⫸ The Prioress, the Parson, and the Summoner are all employed by.
Answer: the church
⫸ From which two languages is chivalry derived?. Answer: french
and latin
⫸ How does the narrator describe the clergy members among the
travelers?. Answer: they obtain good appearances, but don't follow the
churches rules
⫸ How is the merchant characterized as a hypocrite?. Answer: he
presents himself as wealthy but he really in debt
⫸ Very large; a bagpipe player. Answer: miller
⫸ Son of the Knight. Answer: squire
⫸ Will be first to tell a tale. Answer: knight
⫸ Has a special love of gold; does not read the Bible much. Answer:
doctor
⫸ Dresses in a "motley" way with buckled boots and an unusual hat.
Answer: merchant
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⫸ epithet. Answer: He has a stone cold heart
⫸ Choose the correct order of events from the poem.. Answer:
Beowulf kills grendel, then grendels mother, then dies battling a
dragon
⫸ Which of the following is one reason why Beowulf travels to
Denmark?. Answer: The omens are good
⫸ Why does Beowulf search for Grendel's body?. Answer: Avenge
deaths
⫸ In what ways are Beowulf and Wiglaf similar?. Answer: both are
courageous
⫸ Consider the three main battles in the poem. How do the battles
advance the story?. Answer: each is a stage in his life and shows he is
aging
⫸ The panels in the graphic novel version of Beowulf. Answer: add
emotion
,⫸ The speaker longs for a comfortable life on land. "sea farer".
Answer: false
⫸ What does the speaker say is different about life in his time as
compared to life in the past?. Answer: kingdoms used to flourish, now
life is hard work and images of death
⫸ hammer : forge :: chisel :. Answer: sculpt
⫸ pain : writhing :: cold :. Answer: shivering
⫸ criminal : infamous :: philanthropist :. Answer: reputable
⫸ cheer : celebrate :: lament :. Answer: mourn
⫸ pajamas : nap :: shroud :. Answer: burial
⫸ Bede was interested in history because of his extensive travels..
Answer: false
⫸ Bede developed the system of dating starting with A.D. (Anno
Domini) 1, the year of the birth of Jesus.. Answer: false
⫸ What is the main idea of the first section of The Ecclesiastical
History?. Answer: the conversation of a king
, ⫸ The Prioress, the Parson, and the Summoner are all employed by.
Answer: the church
⫸ From which two languages is chivalry derived?. Answer: french
and latin
⫸ How does the narrator describe the clergy members among the
travelers?. Answer: they obtain good appearances, but don't follow the
churches rules
⫸ How is the merchant characterized as a hypocrite?. Answer: he
presents himself as wealthy but he really in debt
⫸ Very large; a bagpipe player. Answer: miller
⫸ Son of the Knight. Answer: squire
⫸ Will be first to tell a tale. Answer: knight
⫸ Has a special love of gold; does not read the Bible much. Answer:
doctor
⫸ Dresses in a "motley" way with buckled boots and an unusual hat.
Answer: merchant
