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ELA Exam
12th grade 1st quarter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| purport | to claim or profess, often falsely |
| credible | can be believed |
| assertion | the act of putting forward or maintaining |
| perfume | to accept as true until proven to be untrue; take for granted |
| contradictory | opposing, inconsistent |
| lair | hiding place |
| Stalked | pursued stealthily hunted |
| gorge | to fill by eating greedlly |
| gruesome | horrible, ghastly |
| writhing | making twisting or turning motions |
| palette | range of colors and shades used by an illustrator |
| compositions | arrangement of the parts of an image whether drawn of recorded in some other visual formet |
| Perspective | point of view of an image which may close up middle distance or long distence |
| panel | individual scene in graphic navel often framed by a border |
| angle | measurement of how much space, horizontal and vertical is included in a single visual |
| lightning/color | use of light and dark shades, dark and high-contrast images draw the eye more than light and low-contrast images |
| Who is Hrothgar? | King of the Danes |
| who is Grendel? | a monster who terrorizes the Danes |
| where does Beowulf come from and why does he travel to herot? | Beowulf comes from geatland and he travels to herat to Slay the monster grendal |
| After the first battle, what trophy does Beowulf hang from the rafters of the hall? | Beowulf hangs Grendel's entire severed arm. claws, shoulder and all |
| What does the battle with Grendel's mother take place and What is the outcome? | Beowulf is dragged by Grendels mother into Someone's battle hall in the lake. Beowalf emerges victorious from the battle and after Killing Grendels mother he cuts off Grendels head |
| what is the result of Beowulf's battles with the dragon? | wiglaf and beowulf Kill the dragon but Beowulf end up mortally wounded. he asks wiglaf to bring him the treasure that the dragon was guarding After Beowulf gives wiglaf "his belongings and tells him his final wishes, he perishes |
| What does Beowulf order his smiths to do at the beginning of the excerpt? | to forget a great iron war-sheild to protect him Prom the dragons breath |
| how does beowule's physical stature compare to that of his men? | hes much bigger buffer then they are. Hes also wearing heavies armor than them |
| By what other word or mare does Beawis refer to the the dragon? | the worm |
| According to Beowulf, what are the only two possible outcomes of his encounter with the drayor? | he will either return with the treasure or he will die |
| how does the excerpt end | it ends with the dragon and Beowulf face to face. the outcome is not determined |
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