Beowulf Prologue-7

Where does the story of Beowulf take place?

• England
• Denmark
• Beo-land
• Hrothgar

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Who probably wrote Beowulf?

• Scyld Scheffing
• Hrothgar
• Beowulf (It's an autobiography)
• An anonymous Anglo Saxon monk

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Why is Shild important?

• He is Beowulf's ancestor.

• He was a great king.

• He died tragically.

• All of these are good reasons.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

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Describe Shild's funeral:

• Open casket burial
• Set him in a boat then burned it
• Set him in a boat with treasure adrift
• Burned and ashes sprinkled

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CCSS.RL.7.10

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CCSS.RL.K.5

Who is Hrothgar?

• A viking god
• Danish king
• A hall for drinking
• Shild's son

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CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

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Why was Heorot built?

• To celebrate Hrothgar's achievements
• To protect the Danes from monsters
• To honor the viking gods
• It was cold

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Why does Grendel attack Heorot?

• He wasn't invited to the party
• He hates to see men happy
• His father orders him to
• His mother orders him to

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CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

What was the only item safe from Grendel's evil?

• The king's throne
• Beowulf's sword
• The king's crown
• The king's wife

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

Under Grendel's campaign of terror, some Danes went back to ____.

• France.

• worshiping false gods.

• England

• the ancestor's homeland.

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.K.5

Who greets Beowulf on the shore?

• Hrothgar

• Hrothgar's coastal guard

• The Night Watch

• Pirates

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

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