Beowulf and Grendel Review

Question 1

What are Grendel's last words?

Accepted Answer

"Poor Grendel's had an accident..."

Question 2

What decoration or trophy does Beowulf stick on a spike over the entry-way to Heorot?

Accepted Answer

Grendel's Arm

Question 3

Who is the one warrior that remains loyal to Beowulf when the others run away?

Accepted Answer

Wiglaf

Question 4

What first attacks Grendel when he is stuck in a tree

Accepted Answer

A bull

Question 5

What is the one thing in the mead-hall Grendel is unable to touch or ruin?

Accepted Answer

Hrothgar's throne

Question 6

How many warriors does Grendel eat on the first night he attacks Heorot?

Accepted Answer

30 warriors

Question 7

How does Grendel respond to Beowulf challenging him in a fight?

Accepted Answer

Grendel is not afraid, he has never been challenged

Question 8

How does Beowulf trick Grendel?

Accepted Answer

He pretends to be asleep then attacks him

Question 9

What must Beowulf do to prove himself worthy to the King?

Accepted Answer

tell of his ancestry

Question 10

Why did the men attack Grendel when he was in the tree?

Accepted Answer

They mistake his laughter for anger

Question 11

What is wyrd?

Accepted Answer

Fate Thinking

Question 12

How does the Shaper's music affect Grendel? Why is this ironic?

Accepted Answer

He sees the goodness of man and his own evil.

Question 13

What unusual supernatural feature does the lake have?

Accepted Answer

heat

Question 14

What supernatural element is displayed in the battle with Grendel?

Accepted Answer

supernatural strength

Question 15

When Beowulf fights Grendel, what special weapon does he use to kill the monster?

Accepted Answer

nothing

Question 16

How does the story of Cain and Abel effect Grendel?

Accepted Answer

Grendel is cursed by this tale. He is punishment from God

Question 17

What starts the dragon's wrath and lures it from its lair to attack men?

Accepted Answer

Men steal his gold

Question 18

Who loans Beowulf a sword to go fight Grendel's mother?

Accepted Answer

Unferth

Question 19

According to the story, from what famous person does Grendel trace his lineage?

Accepted Answer

Grendel is a descendant of The Biblical Cain.

Question 20

Why does Hrothgar build Heorot, the Hall of the Hart?

Accepted Answer

It is a sign of glory and justice of Hrothgar and his Danes.

Question 21

Why are men the most dangerous things Grendel had ever experiened?

Accepted Answer

The don't follow patterns

Question 22

How long has Grendel been at war with the Danes?

Accepted Answer

Twelve Years

Question 23

How long does Grendel haunt Heorot until Beowulf comes to help the Danes?

Accepted Answer

12 winters

Question 24

What does Beowulf request Hrothgar do with his belongings if Grendel wins the fight?

Accepted Answer

Beowulf does not want to have a proper burial

Question 25

What charm does the Dragon put on Grendel?

Accepted Answer

No weapon could cut him

Question 26

What king does Beowulf serve?

Accepted Answer

Hrothgar

Question 27

What is Grendel's relationship with his mother when it comes to comfort?

Accepted Answer

there is simply indifference

Question 28

What is a scop?

Accepted Answer

A person that tells stories and plays the harp

Question 29

How long does Beowulf rule as king over the Geats?

Accepted Answer

50 years

Question 30

Who rips of Grendel's arm?

Accepted Answer

Beowulf

Question 31

Grendel's mother kills whom in retaliation for her son's death?

Accepted Answer

Hrothgar's bestfriend

Question 32

Who comes to avenge Grendel's death?

Accepted Answer

His Mother

Question 33

According to Grendel, what is the truth about poetry?

Accepted Answer

there is no truth. Poetry is full of lies.

Question 34

What does the Dragon tell Grendel to do?

Accepted Answer

seek gold and sit on it

Question 35

What did the songs and poems reveal about Hrothgar and Herot in Beowulf?

Accepted Answer

reveals the mix of Christian and Pagan beliefs

Question 36

From Grendel's point of view, what is man?

Accepted Answer

Man is proud, vain, hopeful, and unobservant.

Question 37

What are thanes?

Accepted Answer

landowners/noblemen

Question 38

What idea does the epic reflect in terms of good vs evil?

Accepted Answer

good always triumphs over evil

Question 39

Where does Grendel's mother live

Accepted Answer

In cave at the bottom of a lake

Question 40

What project does Hrothgar order undertaken to ensure his fame?

Accepted Answer

meadhall

Beowulf and Grendel Review

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