What wound does Beowulf inflict on Grendel?

He stabs Grendel through the heart with his sword.

11. Where is Beowulf when Grendel's mother arrives at Herot?

Ready to fight in the mead hall.

In the stable with his new horses.

12. Who does Grendel's mother kill during the night and why does she choose this person?

The king’s best man and friend because she wanted to seek revenge by choosing someone closest to him.

Beowulf because she wanted to prove that the king would never be safe.

The queen because she is the king’s greatest love.

The king because the community is only as strong as its leader.

How does Hrothgar describe the lake?

Ominous and free of any wildlife or human life

Full of wild animals and well-kept

14. Reread these lines of this Old English poetry. Which impression of the monsters do the alliteration and simile in these lines help convey? “They lived in secret places, windy/Cliffs, wolf-dens where water pours from the rocks…where mist/Steams like black clouds…snakelike roots…at night that lake/ Burns like a torch.”

They are as dark, mysterious, and hell-like.

Secret creatures live in a watery world that no one has ever seen.

Those who seek the monsters will either freeze or burn.

Monsters are hidden from human eyes and wisdom by huge cliffs.

How does the fight in the lake contrast with the fight with Grendel?

Beowulf uses weapons in the lake and the opponent doesn’t show fear

Beowulf uses weapons in the lake and the opponent shows fear

Beowulf doesn’t use any weapons because they are all useless against both monsters

Beowulf doesn’t use any weapons, but the opponent does.

19. What does Grendel's mother use to try to kill Beowulf?

Her bare hands just as Beowulf had done with Grendel.

How does Beowulf kill Grendel's mother?

He throws her to the sea serpents.

What does the dragon hoard and how does his show symbolism?

Gold and treasures that show symbolism of greed

Gold and treasures that show symbolism of fame

Gold and treasures that show symbolism of pride

Gold and treasures that show symbolism of faith

How does Beowulf wish he could fight the dragon?

With his bare hands as he fought Grendel.

He doesn't wish to fight at all.

What do most of Beowulf's warriors do when they see he is losing the battle with the dragon?

Cry into their Scandinavian beards

What does Wiglaf do when he sees Beowulf faltering in his fight with the dragon?

Rushes to show that he is the new hero.

Cries into this Scandinavian beard.

What does Wiglaf represent?

The representation of the value of kinship.

The representation of the value biological brothers

What does Beowulf give Wiglaf before he dies?

His blessing and all of the gold for himself.

What does Wiglaf do to the chosen warriors after Beowulf's death?

Commends them for a good fight.

Beowulf asks Wiglaf to be the next leader because Wiglaf

stands with Beowulf to fight the dragon

asks to be the Geats’ next leader

shows more strength when Beowulf turns into a coward

What does Wiglaf’s fighting the dragon tell you about the importance of honor in the Anglo-Saxon period?

A warrior protects his king even at the risk of his own life.

Courage is knowing when an enemy’s threat is too great.

A king’s greatness is measured by how much his people love him.

Fighting to the death is the only way to be immortalized

What do the alliteration and kenning in these lines of this Old English poem help convey? “The he saw/ The mighty water witch, and swung his sword,/His ring-marked blade, straight at her head;”

the supernatural qualities of each opponent.

the fierceness and power of the attack of Rett

Aj's worthiness as an opponent.

“The infamous killer fought for his freedom, / wanting no flesh but retreat” What does infamous mean? A. creating a celebrity status for good works B. having a bad reputation C. showing a strong will D. losing few followers

creating a celebrity status for good works

“That I, alone and with the help of my men, / May purge all evil from this hall…” To purge something is to:

get rid of something undesirable

Which universal theme do these lines of this epic suggest? “Though he lived in Herot, when the night hid him, he never/Dared to touch king Hrothgar’s glorious/Throne, protected by God—God,/Whose love Grendel could not know.”

The existence of evil and good occur simultaneously.

Mankind’s enemy will always continue his crimes by killing.

Evil is bloodthirsty, and it constantly tries to conquer kings.

Which is a universal theme in the epic Beowulf ?

A good leader is brave and fearless.

Kingdoms survive and prosper through warfare.

There will always be another kingdom to help.

Real dragons and monsters await everyone.

Which is another universal theme in the epic Beowulf?

Evil is represented as something trying to destroy what the people of the time value

A real superhero will always save the day.

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What does Grendel hate the sound of?

One reason that the Danes have such a difficult time fighting Grendel is that

Why do the swords of Beowulf’s men fail to harm Grendel?

Grendel finally shows fear when

What does Grendel want to do when he is first confronted by Beowulf?

If you wanted to prove that Beowulf shows traits of being an epic hero in his fight with Grendel, which form(s) of evidence would you use?

What wound does Beowulf inflict on Grendel?

In the scene that follows the fight with Grendel, who is brooding with grief and greedy for revenge?

10. What does Grendel's mother take off the wall in the hall?

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