Beowulf Quiz #1 Revised

  Who is considered the protector of the Danes?

• Grendel
• Hrothgar
• Beowulf
• Healfdane

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Who ended up winning the battle between Grendel and Beowulf? What was kept from the fight as trophy symbolizing his victory?

• Grendel, Beowulf's arm, claw, and shoulder
• Beowulf, Grendel's head.
• Grendel, Beowulf's head.
• Beowulf, Grendel’s arm, claw, and shoulder.

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What did Grendel’s mother take from the Danes? 

• Grendel’s claw
• 30 men 
• Hrothgar's throne
• Beowulf's strength

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Where did Grendel’s mother live and who else once lived there?

• With the Geats, Beowulf
• In the Herot, the Danes
• The lake, Grendel
• Denmark, Hrothgar

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Although the Danes’ initial problem was solved, why did Hrothgar call Beowulf back to his hall?

• To fight Grendel’s mother for terrorizing the city due to the death of her son.
• To reward him for his bravery.
• To give him his position as King of the Danes.
• To kill him. 

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Beowulf met Grendel’s mother in  ________ to do what with her? 

• the lake, to battle with her.
• the Herot, to tell her that her son is dead.
• Hrothgar's court, to confront her.
• outside of the the Dane's city gates, to console her.

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What did Beowulf do after his assumed death? 

• Went to heaven.
• Haunted Grendel's mother.
• Rise from the water.
• Vanished into the lake.

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What did the Geats bring back to the Herot, after the fight with Grendel's mother, that had to be carried by several men and was symbolic of a trophy from the previous events that had occurred?

• a sword
• Beowulf's body
• the key to the city of Danes
• Grendel's head

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What did Beowulf value more than wealth, so much so that he was willing to risk his life?

• Fame
• Power
• Money
• Praise

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What warrior remained loyal to Beowulf during his battle with the enemy?

• Hrothgar
• Wexstan
• Wiglaf
• Wulfgar

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