Beowulf Review

"He ran out with their bodies,/ The blood dripping behind him, back/ To his lair..." What is a lair?

Who or what kills Beowulf?

Grendel finally shows fear when

Alliteration is

What does Wiglaf do to the chosen warriors after Beowulf's death?

What is Beowulf's flaw?

What wound does Beowulf inflict on Grendel?

The act of re-paying your king with your life if you had to is known as:

What does the wound Beowulf receives from the dragon do to him?

How does Hrothgar describe the lake?

One reason that the Danes have a difficult time fighting Grendel is because

As the last section begins, how long has Beowulf reigned as king?

How does Beowulf kill Grendel's mother?

What does Grendel's mother take off the wall in the mead hall?

How does Beowulf wish he could fight the dragon?

What does Beowulf do when he sees Grendel's body in the lair?

What does Wiglaf's fighting the dragon tell you about the importance of honor during the Anglo-Saxon period?

"That I, alone and with the help of my men,/ May purge all evil from this hall." To purge something is to

What does Wiglaf represent?

What saves Beowulf's life from Grendel's mother's near-fatal attack?

How does the fight in the lake contrast with the fight with Grendel?

Which is another universal theme in the epic of Beowulf?

What does Grendel's mother use to try to kill Beowulf?

Why do the swords of Beowulf's men fail to harm Grendel?

What does Grendel want to do when he is getting attacked by Beowulf?

When Beowulf describes how he wants to be remembered, this shows

What is the sound device known as assonance?

Beowulf asks Wiglaf to be the next leader because Wiglaf

What does Grendel hate the sound of?

Who is Wiglaf?

The practice of paying a family member for killing one of their own is known as

"The infamous killer fought for his freedom,/ wanting no flesh but retreat." What does infamous mean?

"Wyrd," in Anglo-Saxon terminology, means

When the dragon wakes, what is missing from his treasure?

Where is Beowulf when Grendel's mother arrives at Herot?

What exactly is the dragon's hoard made up of, and what is it symbolic of?

What does Beowulf ask Wiglaf to bring him before he dies?

What does Beowulf give Wiglaf before he dies?

In the scene that follows the fight with Grendel, who is waiting, greedy for revenge?

What does Beowulf say that even kings must bow to?

What mood does the author's description of the lake produce in the reader?

What do most of Beowulf's warriors do when they see he is losing the battle with the dragon?

Who forged the tremendous sword that is in Grendel's mother's lair?

Who is Hrothgar?

What 2 literary devices are used: "That famous prince fought with fate against him."

Which is a universal theme in the epic of Beowulf?

Where does Beowulf see a "tremendous sword" in the lair of Grendel's mother?

What does Wiglaf do when he sees Beowulf faltering in his battle with the dragon?

What is Hrunting?

If you needed proof that Beowulf exhibits traits of an epic hero, which quote would prove that?