Beowulf - The Last Battle and Afterwards

How does Beowulf defeat Grendel?

• Beheads him with a magic sword
• Rips his arm off
• His thanes ambush Grendel when he enters the mead hall
• With the sickest of burns

Beowulf's battle with Grendel results in what trophy for the king's hall?

• The treasure of Hrothgar
• The claw of Grendel
• A magic sword
• The satisfaction of a job well done

How does Grendel's mother get revenge for her son's death?

• She kills one of Hrothgar's friends
• She attacks Beowulf and injures him
• She destroys Heorot so there will never be parties there
• She kills Beowulf

Beowulf kills Grendel's mother by

• Cutting her head off 
• Stabbing her with a magic sword
• Knocking her off a cliff
• Drowning her

Beowulf ruled Geatland (Sweden) as King for how many years?

• 15
• 25
• 50
• 100

What wakes the dragon from its lair under the mountain?

• An upset stomach resulting in flatulence
• An earthquake
• He typically woke up every so many years
• A robber stole gold from his lair

Wiglaf thinks he and his comrades should help Beowulf fight the dragon becasue

• Beowulf is too old and sick to fight
• It will increase Beowulf's chance of victory
• Then Beowulf's comrades can claim the monster's treasure
• In the past they had promised to repay Beowulf's kindness with their lives

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What do the Geats do with Beowulf's corpse?

• Leave it in the dragon's lair
• Bury it in the Geatland cemetery
• Build a huge tower for a funeral pyre
• Carry it back for his wife to identify

Immediately prior to his death, Beowulf wants to see what?

• The dragon's tooth
• Some of the treasure
• His men
• His wife

Grendel is the descendant of what evil man?

• Hrothgar
• Cain
• Beowulf
• Hitler