Beowulf Unit Test Review

What does Beowulf give Wiglaf before he dies?

Who or what kills Beowulf?

What literary device is "punished forever for the crime of Abel's death?"

Why is Beowulf a significant piece of British Literature?

Who is Hrothgar?

What is Hrunting?

If you wanted to prove that Beowulf has traits of an epic hero in his fight with Mom...

What impression of the monsters do we get from knowing that their home steams like black clouds

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

Grendel finally shows fear when

What literary device is used to show a pause in Anglo-Saxon poetry?

Who is the warrior who encourages Beowulf in his time of despair?

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

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

Who is the "good man" who defends Beowulf?

Which is another universal theme in the epic Beowulf?

What does the dragon hoard and what does this symbolize?

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

What theme? "He lived in Herot, when the night hid him, he never touched Hrothgar's throne"

What is a "beaten warrior" an example of?

What Anglo-Saxon theme is emphasized in the epic poem Beowulf?

What does Grendel's mother take down from the rafters?

What does Grendel hate the sound of?

What 2 literary devices are used? "That famous prince fought with fame against him"

How does Beowulf kill Grendel's mother?

Which evidence shows Beowulf has the traits of an epic hero when he is fighting Grendel?

What is Beowulf's flaw?

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

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

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

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

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

How does Beowulf wish he could fight the dragon?

Beowulf asks Wiglaf to be the next leader because Wiglaf

In the scene that follows the fight with Grendel, who is brooding with grief and wants revenge?

What is "his brave and noble followers" an example of?

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

Which is a universal theme in the epic Beowulf?

Who is Wiglaf?

Though the author of Beowulf is unknown, many speculate it was most likely written by who?

What wound does Beowulf FIRST inflict on Grendel?

What does Wiglaf represent?

How does Hrothgar describe the lake?

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

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

What literary device is used in saying "Beloved Beowulf"?

Who does Grendel's mother kill during the night and why does she choose this person?

What do the alliteration & kenning show? "He saw the mighty water witch and swung his sword"

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

What does the wound Beowulf receives from the dragon do?