Beowulf's Final Battle, death and burial

Beowulf's Last Battle

Multiple Choice

What is Beowulf’s future when he returns to Geatland?

• he accidentally kills his cousin and uncle (and is exiled)

• he becomes king of the Geats

• He marries Hildegarth and retires early

• He steals a cup from a treasure tower guarded by a dragon

Multiple Choice

How long has Beowulf ruled Geatland before his last battle?

• 15

• 25

• 50

• 75

Multiple Choice

When the dragon awakes & terrorizes Geatland, about how much time has passed since Beowulf "...freed Heorot all those years ago"?

• 12 years

• 7 years

• 40 years

• 50 years

Multiple Choice

How long did the dragon guard the cave? (The Dragon Attacks)

• 301

• 300

• 100

• 50

Multiple Choice

What awakens the dragon and begins his war agoainst beowulfs people?

• A thief sneaks in his lair and steals a treasure.

• 10 warriors try to fight the dragon and wakes him up.

• The dragon hears the men celebrating in the Herot and gets upset.

• 3 women sneak in his cave and sing songs to disturb him.

Multiple Choice

When the dragon awakes & sees the man's footprint, it starts a feud .... Which word could be a synonym for the word "feud"?

• friendship

• hunger

• untrusting

• conflict

Multiple Select

As an old man, why does Beowulf decide to fight against a dragon?

(choose all that apply)

• He didn’t want to. He was forced into it

• He wants to get more glory/fame

• His old age affects his judgment and he acts out of character in taking this risk

• He believes that he is the only one who can defeat the dragon

Multiple Choice

"Beowulf marched.... bursting with anger, to meet the dragon".

Inferencing: Why is Beowulf "bursting with anger"?

• because he has always hated the Dragon

• because the Dragon terrorized the people of his land

• Beowulf & the Dragon have an ongoing feud with one another

• the Dragon stole Beowulf's sword

Multiple Choice

Beowulf ordered a special tool to help him defeat the dragon. What was it? (The Dragon Attacks)

• An iron shield because the wooden ones would burn

• A fire-resistant suit of armor

• A helmet that was fire-resistant

• A sword that could cut through bone

Multiple Choice

How many men total went to fight the dragon? (Beowulf Visits the Dragon)

• 1

• 13

• 12

• 4

Multiple Choice

In this section Beowulf fights on "... when fate has decided he will not win".

What does this lead us to infer?

• Beowulf will defeat the dragon

• Beowulf will lose & will lose his throne

• Beowulf will lose his life in this fight

• The Dragon & Beowulf will become allies

Multiple Choice

In what way does Beowulf’s sword fail him during the fight with the dragon?

• Beowulf drops the sword and it stays out of his reach during the fight.

• It has a spell on it so that it can’t hurt the dragon.

• It breaks apart when striking the dragon’s scales.

• The dragon is able to melt the sword with its fiery breath.

Multiple Choice

While Beowulf struggles to battle the Dragon, what do his Geatish soldiers do after standing & watching on the hill?

• Storm down to help him fight

• Continue cheering him on from a distance

• Flee & save their own lives, not standing by their leader's side

Multiple Choice

"Only the Geatish warriors stayed, staring at the surface of the pool, feeling sick with sorrow." This is an example of....

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

Why does Wiglaf fight the dragon along with Beowulf?

• Wiglaf
• He didn’t want Beowulf to get all of the glory.

• He lost a bet with the other men.

• He respected Beowulf and knew it was his duty to help.

Multiple Choice

Who defeats the Dragon in the end?

• Beowulf alone can only beat the Dragon

• Hrothgar comes at the final minute to finish the job

• Wiglaf & Beowulf "together have defeated the dreadful foe"

Multiple Choice

As Beowulf's dying wish, he asked Wiglaf to have the Geatish people do what?

• Build him a great statue

• Draw great pictures of his battles

• build great burial mounds for him, that sailors can see from afar as their ships approach Geatland

• make sure no one else ever becomes King after he dies

Multiple Choice

What does the tribe do with the treasure?

• They take it back to Geatland.

• They give it to King Hrothgar.

• They bury it with Beowulf.

• They hide it in the monsters' lair.

Multiple Choice

What did the Geatish people say of their Lord Beowulf as they mourned his death? (end of "Beowulf's Funeral" chapter)

• he was the most gentle

• he was kindest to his people

• he was the keenest to win fame

• All of the above!