Beowulf and Grendel Battle

Beowulf is the _____ of the story

• Failure

• Antihero

• Antagonist

• Epic Hero

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What is the name of the mead-hall?

• Herot

• The Kindom

• The Lair

• The Swamp

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Which biblical person is Grendel connect to?

• God

• Abel

• Cain

• Mary

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The battle with Grendel occurs...

• as soon as Beowulf is finished his boast.

• after the banquet and Hrothgar and his men leave.

• while Beowulf reiterates his desire to fight without his sword.

• before the banquet and Beowulf and his men are stripped of their swords.

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Why does Beowulf allow one of his followers to be taken by Grendel before he attacks him?

• Beowulf is scared out of his wits when he actually sees Grendel.

• Beowulf wants to lull Grendel into a false sense of security and to monitor his method of attacking,

• Beowulf is waiting for the follower to fight back to distract Grendel.

• Grendel moved so swiftly through the cloudy night.

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What weapon does Beowulf say he will use to fight Grendel?

• His sword, passed down from his father
• Only a shield for protection
• A trap large enough to grab Grendel's leg
• No weapon, just his hands

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Why is it pointless for Beowulf’s men to try and help their leader?

• Grendel eats them faster than they can attack
• Their weapons have no effect on Grendel
• Beowulf told them only he can defeat Grendel 
• God will not allow them to assist Beowulf

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"But fate, that night, intended Grendel to gnaw the broken bones of his last human supper." This is an example of which literary term?

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• foreshadowing

• irony

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"that shepherd of evil," "the greedy she-wolf," and "mighty protector of men" are examples of which literary device?

• theme

• epic

• alliteration

• kenning

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How long has Grendel been terrorizing the Danish people?

• 12 years
• 12 months
• 12 days
• 12 minutes

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