Jeopardy Procedures and Rules

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Jeopardy Procedures and Rules

• Get into groups of 4-5 people. One person should
  volunteer to be the timekeeper.
• Questions will move from left to right across the
  room (from the TV to Ms. Gs desk)
• Students will chose a category and point value
  (1-5)
• If the correct answer is given, the group
  receives the point value that they chose.
• If an incorrect answer is given, another group
  will have the option to answer for ONE point,
  regardless of the questions original point
  value. Other teams may NOT volunteer until AFTER
  the original teams question is proclaimed
  incorrect.

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Jeopardy Procedures and Rules (cont)

• ALL PARTS of the question must be answered 100
  correctly to receive points.
• Some questions have a bonus portion for either
  1 or 2 points. Correct answers will be added to
  the groups score. Incorrect answers will
  subtract from the groups score. The bonus may
  be omitted. Bonus questions may not be answered
  by other groups if incorrect.
• Bonus points will be awarded the following way
• First place 5 points
• Second place 3 points
• Disrespectful or disruptive teams will have
  points removed from their score for talking or
  yelling out answers during jeopardy play.

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CP Beowulf Jeopardy
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Beowulf is this type of poem
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What do you call a break in the middle of a line,
usually indicated by a dash (), a semi-colon ()
or a period (.)?
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Compose a sentence that uses alliteration.
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Identify what literary device is used in the
lines below I like to eat meat and drink mead
with the Geats and then sleep in the mead hall in
the evening. 2 bonus points Name all the words
in the lines that show this term.
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Give us an example of a kenning that could be
used to represent Beowulf after he becomes king.
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Name at 3 characteristics that show that Beowulf
is an epic hero
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This person is king of the Danes and his home is
being attacked by Grendel
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What is the name of the person who condemns the
behavior of the Geats who wont fight the dragon
alongside Beowulf?
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Who was Higlac and what was his relationship with
Beowulf?
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• Name the three monsters in Beowulf and match each
  with the following elements that can be
  associated with them
• Water
• Sky/Air
• Land/Underground

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Of what country is Hrothgar king?
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What is the name of Beowulfs homeland, of which
he eventually becomes king?
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Name the mead hall in Beowulf and list 3
purposes for mead halls (what goes on in the
hall?)
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• Name the three battles in Beowulf in
  chronological order and explain where each took
  place.
• (country and specific location)
• (country and specific locationno name)
• (Country only)

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Though it is largely considered to be an early
British text, Beowulf was really composed in
_______________ (country) and other surrounding
tribes.
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How does Beowulf fight Grendel and why does he
say he will fight this way?
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What two pieces of clothing protect Beowulf
from Grendels mother when she tries to use her
teeth, claws, and dagger against him? (be
specific)
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How many men does Grendel kill/eat on the first
night he attacks Herot? How many Geats does he
kill (total)? Bonus (1 point) How many winters
did Grendel attack Herot?
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• Explain Hruntings role in each of the battles in
  Beowulf. What makes it either succeed or fail in
  each case?
• Against Grendel
• Against Grendels Mother
• Against the dragon

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Explain how Beowulf views fate and how his view
of his own fate changes in each of the battles
that he fights. (Clarification how does he feel
about each battle what does he think the outcome
will be before he fights?)
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Grendel is supposedly the offspring of what
Biblical character? (Spell correctly)
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What does Beowulf give Wiglaf to symbolize that
he will be the next king?
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Name 5 conventions of epic poetry. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
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Name three artifacts from the Sutton Hoo and
explain what they tell us about Anglo-Saxon
culture. 2 Bonus points Connect two of these
artifacts to something similar that you read
about in Beowulf.
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Explain how the story of Beowulf changed between
the time it was created (700AD) and the time it
was written down (1010AD). What was added and
why? Bonus (2 points) Who wrote it down and
why didnt anyone else write it down before?