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Name ___________________________________________ Class _______________________ Date ___________________________from Beowulf The Battle with the Dragon/The Deathof Beowulf by Burton Raffel, translator, pages 46–58Vocabulary QuizI.Match the definition with the word on the left.______ 1. reproach______ 2. haltingly______ 3. scorning______ 4. jackal______ 5. flushedA. refusing with contemptB. in a way that’s hesitant or waveringC. reddened from emotion or exertionD. disgraceE. wild dogII. Choose the letter of the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics.6. Because he delivered his excuse so haltingly,they doubted his truthfulness.A. insecurelyB. bravelyC. forcefullyD. confidently7. The island was home to those who were madeexiles after the war.A. renegadesB. heroesC. prisonersD. outcasts9. The child had a habit of scorning greenvegetables.A. spurningB. eatingC. throwingD. enjoying10. Carrying the piano up three flights of stairsleft the movers flushed.A. in tearsB. red-facedC. exhaustedD. frustrated8. She treated her former best friendwith reproach.A. crueltyB. kindnessC. blameD. friendliness52 © Perfection Learning Corporation • Reproducible Many Voices: British Literature