Beowulf Review

Beowulf slays Grendel in order to

• Save Hrothgar and the Danes from the monster

• Prevent Grendel from invading the land of the Geats

• Keep Herot from being destroyed

• Carry off the treasure in Grendel’s lair

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Beowulf chose to battle Grendel with his bare hands because

• That’s how the Geats traditionally did battle

• He knew that Grendel could not be harmed by any weapon

• Beowulf wishes to prove his superiority over the Danes

• Beowulf chooses to fight fairly; Grendel will not have a weapon, so neither will Beowulf

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Beowulf dies when

• The dragon kills him as he goes out unarmed to fight the monster

• He is surrounded by a crowd of helpful warriors and is the last to fall

• Beowulf and his followers fight over the treasure and are killed after he has killed the dragon

• The poison from the dragon’s teeth kills him after he and Wiglaf fought the dragon, unaided by the soldiers

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As he is dying, Beowulf tells Wiglaf that he wants

• To be buried at sea in a pyre surrounded by the dragon’s treasure

• His armor and treasures to go to his son

• Wiglaf to retrieve the dragon’s treasure and become the next king

• The Geats to be afraid of an attack from the Danes and prepare to fight

What do the Danes do to avoid Grendel after the attacks start?

• Hide beneath their beds

• Rest during the day

• Sleep far from Herot

• Sail to new lands

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Grendel shows fear when

• He is held fast in Beowulf’s grip

• Beowulf first approaches him

• Beowulf’s men attack him

• He runs back to his den

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What is the cause of Grendel’s death?

• His head is severed

• Beowulf’s sword melts his blood

• His arm is torn from its socket

• His heart is pierced by Beowulf’s sword

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How does Beowulf defeat Grendel’s mother?

• He burns her alive

• He beheads her with her own sword

• He stabs her with Grendel’s arm

• He rips her arm off

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Beowulf is a/an:

• Epic poem

• Lyric poem

• Narrative poem

• Song

How did Hrothgar know of Beowulf?

• Beowulf once proposed to Hrothgar’s daughter

• Hrothgar was friends with Beowulf’s father

• Beowulf had gained a widespread reputation after slaying a dragon

• He read about him on the Internet