Beowulf Reading Check Quiz

Who is Higlac?

• "And take in return whatever you may want from whatever I have won. Warriors deserving far have been granted as much, given gifts and honored, though they fought no enemy like yours."

• "Hail, Hrothgar! Higlac is my cousin and my king; the days of my youth have been filled with glory."

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Who is Hrothgar?

• "Taking the throne, led the Danes to such glory that comrades and kinsmen swore by his sword, and young men swelled his armies, and he thought of greatness and resolved to build a hall that would hold his mighty band."

• "Your fame is everywhere, my friend. Reaches to the end of the earth, and you hold it in your heart wisely, patient with your strength and our weakness."

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What does Unferth bring up about Beowulf's past?

• "Spoke harshly and sharply vexed by Beowulf's adventures, by their visitor's courage and angry that any in Denmark, anywhere on earth had ever acquired glory greater than his own."

• "Then winter churned through the water, the waves ran you as they willed, and you struggled seven long nights to survive. And at the end, victory was his, not yours."

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What does Beowulf do with Grendel’s arm?

• "The victory, for the proof, hanging high from the rafters where Beowulf had hung it, was the monster's arm, claw and shoulder and all."

• "But Higlac's follower remembered his final boast and, standing erect, stopped the monster's flight, fastened those claws in his fist til they cracked, clutched Grendel closer."

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How does Grendel’s mother seek revenge for her son’s death?

• "His mother's sad heart, and her greed, drove her from her den on the dangerous path of revenge."

• "...taken Hrothgar's closest friend, the man he loved of all men on earth; ...killed a glorious soldier, cut a noble life short."

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True or False? Beowulf hesitates to answer Hrothgar’s challenge to kill Grendel’s mother.

• True

• False

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True or False? Hrunting enables Beowulf’s victory over Grendel’s mother.

• True

• False

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Beowulf’s armor protects him from being injured by Grendel’s mother.

• "But her guest discovered that no sword could slice her evil skin, that [it] could not hurt her, [it] was useless."

• " On his back, and her stabbing blade was blunted by the woven shirt he wore on his chest."

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Who says, “Let your sorrow end! It is better for us all/ To avenge our friends, not mourn them forever”?

• Hrothgar

• Wiglaf

• Beowulf

• Higlac

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True or False? Beowulf tells his soldiers that he will fight the dragon alone.

• True

• False

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