beowulf interactive reader

How did Beowulf kill Grendel?

• beheaded him
• suffocated him
• cut off his arm
• burned his lair

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How many men can Grendel kill at one time?

• 25
• 15
• 30
• 55

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In what country did Hrothgar rule?

• Norway
• Denmark
• Sweden
• England

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What are we told about Grendel's ancestry?

• He's a Geat.
• He's a descendant of Cain.
• He's a pagan.

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Why does Beowulf not use weapons against Grendel?

• Grendel doesn't use weapons.
• Beowulf wants to prove his strength.
• Hrothgar asked him not to use any weapons.

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Beowulf was written in . . .?

• middle English
• Elizabethan
• Danish
• old English

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Where does Grendel live?

• deep in the swamp/marsh

• the jungle

• the ocean

• the city

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How many winters did Grendel terrorize Herot?

• 150 years

• 6 years

• 30 years

• 12 winters/years

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How did Beowulf and his men get to Denmark?

• By horse and buggy

• By foot

• They sailed there

• By pterodactyls

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Who was the King of the Danes?

• Grendel

• Beowulf

• Wiglaf

• Hrothgar

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