Grendel's Mother

How does Grendel's mother get revenge for her son's death?

• She kills one of Hrothgar's friends
• She attacks Beowulf and injures him
• She destroys Heorot so there will never be parties there
• She kills Beowulf

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Beowulf kills Grendel's mother by

• Cutting her head off 
• Stabbing her with a magic sword
• Knocking her off a cliff
• Drowning her

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Grendel's mother also carries off

• Grendel's arm
• Hrothgar's favorite dog
• Hrothgar's treasure
• Hrothgar's son

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How does Beowulf seem superhuman the day he defeated Grendel's mother?

• He swam for the better part of a day.
• He fought underwater against an incredible foe.
• He swam up from the cave with Grendel's huge head, a sword, and his armor.
• All of the above.

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What happened in the cave after Beowulf beheaded Grendel's mother?

• The water drained from the cave.
• Blood filled the cavern, and he couldn't see.
• Light shone like the candle of heaven.
• Grendel came back to life to fight Beowulf again.

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What does Beowulf find when he returns to shore from the battle in the mere?

• Hrothgar and his men had given up and left, but his own men had waited for him.
• His men had returned to Daneland thinking that he had perished in the cave.
• Hrothgar had built a shrine to Beowulf's greatness on the shore of the mere.
• The Danes and the Geats were at war because the Geats blamed the Danes for Beowulf's demise.

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Beowulf met Grendel’s mother in  ________ to do what with her? 

• the lake, to battle with her.
• the Herot, to tell her that her son is dead.
• Hrothgar's court, to confront her.
• outside of the the Dane's city gates, to console her.

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What two trophies does Beowulf bring back from the battle with Grendel's mother?

• Grendel's other arm and his mother's arm.
• Treasure from the mother's lair and Grendel's arm.
• A magic sword and golden treasure.
• The hilt of a sword and Grendel's head.

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Beowulf's ability to swim underwater for hours is an example of...

• wyrd
• comitatus
• a larger-than-life hero trait
• elevated language 

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How does the setting of the battle with Grendel's Mother add to its epic significance? 

• The atmosphere is dark and foreboding, which provides a clear contrast between good and evil.
• It is a dangerous, mythical, and fantastic setting.
• Beowulf shouldn't be able to survive down there, which only adds to his qualifications as an epic hero.
• All of these

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