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What causes Grendel to attack the Danes?
Where is Beowulf from?
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1
Where is Beowulf from?
Denmark
Geatland
Sweden
Germany
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What causes Grendel to attack the Danes?
Their snoring
Their battle cries
He's put under a spell
Their singing angers him
3
How were stories passed down during the Anglo-Saxon period?
oral tradition
telephones
internet
written books
4
Who does Grendel's mother kill and why?
The queen, to anger Hrothgar
Hrothgar, because he's the leader
Hygelac, because he's king of the Geats
The King's man, because he's Hrothgar's closest friend
5
Who does Beowulf ask to become the next leader?
Hygelac
Unferth
Wiglaf
Ecgtheow
6
What is the name of Hrothgar's great hall?
The castle
Heorot
Hrunting
KCS
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Why are the Danes unable to fight Grendel?
They're all too old
He doesn't fight by men's rules
They're too tired at night
They just don't want to
8
What is the name of a long narrative poem that tells of a hero's deeds?
narrative poem
epic poem
fancy poem
lyric poem
9
What literary element is an exaggerated speech; bragging?
diction
boast
hyperbole
paradox
10
When Grendel's mother attacks, what does she also take off the wall at Heorot?
Their swords
Grendel's arm
Paintings
A tapestry
11
The hero of the poem is
Militello
Beowulf
Wiglaf
Unferth
12
What is the name of Hrothgar's queen?
Frida
Weahltheow
Onela
Mrs. Hrothgar
13
What wound does Beowulf inflict on Grendel?
He rips off his arm
He stabs him through the heart
He cuts off his toes
He burns him with fire
14
For how long does Beowulf reign as king ?
2 years
100 years
25 years
50 years
15
Who is the King of the Danes?
Hrothgar
Hygelac
Beowulf
Hrethel
16
Grendel raids Hrothgar's hall for how many years?
12
15
1
13
17
Where do the Geats place Beowulf's memorial?
By the swamp where he killed Grendel
Next to Heorot
On a cliff overlooking the sea
Where he died
18
Grendel is linked to which Biblical character?
The Virgin Mary
Moses
Cain
Bob
19
The Danish warrior who is jealous of Beowulf
Unferth
Wiglaf
Wealhtheow
Grendel
20
Who helped Beowulf fight the dragon?
Hrothgar
Unferth
God
His men
21
What does Wiglaf's fighting the dragon tell you about honor during this period?
Bravery is best
Cowardice is ok
A warrior protects his king at all costs
Beowulf isn't a very good leader
22
What does Beowulf use to kill Grendel?
His bare hands
A magic spell
A powerful sword
Hrunting
23
How does Beowulf kill Grendel's mother?
He rips off her arm
He stabs her through the heart
He throws her to the lions
He cuts off her head
24
How does Beowulf die?
He is fatally wounded by the dragon
He is murdered by Unferth
The Black Plague
Wiglaf kills him out of mercy
25
Beowulf defeats Grendel's mother with
a giant sword
a knife
his bare hands
a large boulder
26
Beowulf's father
Ecghtheow
Wiglaf
Beow
Hygelac
27
What do Beowulf's men do when he's losing the battle with the dragon?
The charge the dragon
They run away in fear
They get in the ready position
They fight harder and defeat the dragon
28
An imaginative, compound, metaphorical comparison
epithet
kenning
alliteration
epic
29
What does Beowulf ask Wiglaf to bring to him before he dies?
His warriors
The dragon's fire
The dragon's treasure
A band-aid
30
Where do Grendel and his mother live?
In a muddy hut
In a murky lake
In a cave
In the basement
