Beowulf Character Relationships

Grendel is a monster descended from whom?

• Abel

• Noah

• Beowulf

• Cain

Why does Grendel terrorize Hrothgar's men?

• To avenge the death of his brother

• He was jealous of them because he is a monster and will forever be banned from man's society

• He want to be loyal to the Danes, but Hrothgar wouldn't allow it

• The Danes attacked his mother

When Beowulf admits that he may not win against Grendel in a fight, what character trait does he show?

• Arrogance

• Loyalty

• Humility

• Stupidity

What does Beowulf keep after fighting Grendel?

• Grendel's hand

• Grendel's head

• Grendel's arm

• Grendel's foot

Who attacks Heorot after Grendel's death?

• The dragon

• An army of Thanes

• Grendel's mother

• Beowulf

What does is taken after Grendel's mother leaves Heorot?

• Grendel's arm and Aeschere

• Beowulf and Grendel's arm

• Grendel's arm

• Hrothgar and Beowulf

How does Grendel's mother die?

• Old age

• Beowulf beheads her

• Hrothgar hangs her

• She drowns in her cave

What wakes the Dragon?

• A piece of it's treasure is stolen

• An earthquake

• The Dragon wakes up every 50 years

• Beowulf stabbed it

Where is Beowulf wounded during his fight with the Dragon?

• The head

• The stomach

• The leg

• The neck

After Beowulf's death, Wiglaf...?

• took Beowulf's body to be burned

• became the new King

• told the Geats to forget Beowulf

• became the greatest warrior there ever was