Beowult: People, Monsters, and Places
Authored by Cameron Venuti
English
10th - 12th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A Geat, son of Edgetho and nephew of Higlac, king of the Geats. Higlac is both his feudal lord and his uncle.
Beowulf
Brecca
Unferth
Welthow
Grendel
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Chief of the Brondings, a tribe, and Beowulf's friend
Brecca
Unferth
Welthow
Hrothgar
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Man-eating monster who lives at the bottom of a foul mere, or mountain lake. His name might be related to the Old Norse grindill, meaning "storm," or grenja, "to bellow."
Unferth
Grendel
Herot
Wiglaf
Brecca
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Golden guest-hall built by King Hrothgar, the Danish ruler. It was decorated with the antlers of stages; the name means "stag hall." Scholars think it might have been built near Lejre on the coast of Zealand, in Denmark.
Hrothgar
Herot
Brecca
Wiglaf
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
King of the Danes, builder of Herot. He had once befriended Beowulf's father. His father was called Healfdane which probably means "half Dane." Hrothgar's name might mean "glory spear" or "spear of triumph."
Welthow
Grendel
Hrothgar
Herot
Wiglaf
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
One of Hrothgar's courtiers (person who is often in attendance at the court of a king), reputed by some to be a skilled warrior. His sword, called Hrunting, is used by Beowulf in a later battle.
Brecca
Unferth
Welthow
Wiglaf
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hrothgar's wife, queen of the Danes.
Brecca
Welthow
Grendel
Herot
Wiglaf
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.8.4
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