Beowulf Test

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In Beowulf, why does Beowulf sail with his chosen companions to Hrothgar's kingdom?

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to win glory by slaying a fire-breathing dragon

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From which fact in Beowulf can the reader infer that Beowulf is honorable? Options: Beowulf refuses to use weapons because Grendel uses none., Beowulf vows to ambush Grendel and destroy the monster., Beowulf is the strongest of the Geats., Higlac is Beowulf's cousin.

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Beowulf refuses to use weapons because Grendel uses none.

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In Beowulf, how does Grendel die?

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In one-to-one combat, Beowulf tears off Grendel's arm.

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What seems to be Grendel's main reason for attacking the Danes in Herot?

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jealousy

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What seems to be Beowulf's main reason for coming to help the Danes?

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desire for fame and glory

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Which statement shows one of the conventions of an epic poem? Options: Higlac was the king of the Geats and Beowulf's uncle. In mist, invisibly following them from the edge of the marsh. ...of ivory, iron, and wood... the Danes started in new terror, cowering in their beds

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Higlac was the king of the Geats and Beowulf's uncle.

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Why does Grendel's mother attack Herot?

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to avenge her son

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How does Beowulf kill Grendel's mother?

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He wounds her with a magical sword he finds in her lair.

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What literary device is "fire-spitting terror"?

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kenning

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For how long does Beowulf rule the Geats?

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fifty years