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12 Cards in this Set
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Who is the hero of the story Beowulf?
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Beowulf
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Who does Beowulf fight in the first battle?
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Grendel
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After Beowulf defeats Grendel, what body part does he cut off for proof?
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arm
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What is the name of the meade hall Beowulf returns to to celebrate?
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Heoroet
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When the same sdyllable is stressed multiple times in a row, what poetic device is this?
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alliteration
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"Rabbits running over roses" is an example of literary device?
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alliteration
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Who is the author of the Canterbury Tales?
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Geoffrey Chaucer
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What plague that killed thousands in the 1300's, has been nicknamed the Black Death?
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Boubonic Plaque
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Which people began their invasion and conquest of southwestern Britain around 450?
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the Danes
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Which hero made his earliest appearance in Celtic literature before becoming a staple subject in French, English, and German literatures?
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Arthur
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In the movie "Finding Nemo", what kind of fish swallows Marlin and Dory?
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a blue whale
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Which element in the Mendeleev's Periodic Table has the shortest name?
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Tin
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