Beowulf

Who was the King of the Danes when Beowulf arrived to Heorot?

• Hrothgar

• Hygelac

• Onela

• Ecgtheow

Whales-road, treasure-seat, word-hoard and hell-bride are all examples of what literary term?

• A Litote

• Onomatopoeia

• A Kenning

• Caesura

Who was King of the Geats?

• Hrothgar

• Herebeald

• Ecgtheow

• Hygelac

What was the name of the great hall Hrothgar had built for the Danes?

• Halfdane

• Heorot

• Halga

• HaHa Clinton-Dix

What is Werguild?

• A dramatic understatement

• A formal compound metaphor

• The price placed upon a man's head,

  "Man-Price"

• The hall Hrothgar builds

Alliteration is...

• A sudden pause or break in a line of poetry

• The repetition of VOWEL sounds in a line of poetry

• When you get a dress hemmed

• The repetition of initial CONSONANT sounds in a line of poetry

Who is Ecgtheow?

• The 10th member of the Wu-Tang Clan

• Beowulf's father

• Hrothgar's wife

• Heroweard's handmaiden

Where does Grendel live?

• In Heorot's basement

• In a one bedroom efficiency apartment on the Lower East side

• In Geatland

• In the fens, a march or swamp-like area

How does Beowulf choose to fight Grendel?

• With all of his men

• With all of Hrothgar's men

• Unarmed and alone

• Wait, they fought? I thought he only fought Grendel's Mom and the Dragon!?

Why does Beowulf feel he is indebted to help Hrothgar kill Grendel?

• Hrothgar told Beowulf he could bed with his wife

• Hrothgar paid the wergild of his father Ecgetheow

• Hrothgar had the same exact haircut as Beowulf, like the same exact haircut

• Hrothgar promised his throne to Beowulf