Who was the first king of the Danish tribe?

• Shield Sheafson

• Hrothgar

• Beowulf

• Ms. Larkin

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What was the name of the mead-hall that Hrothgar built for the Danes?

• Beowulf

• Heorot

• Daneland

• Graceland

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What is a "whale-road"?

• A simile about how big whales are

• An allusion to the novel Moby Dick

• An example of alliteration

• A kenning for the ocean

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Which of these contains an example of alliteration?

• line 5 ("a wrecker of mead-benches, rampaging among foes")

• line 59 ("He was four times a father, this fighter prince:")

• line 61 ("Heorogar, Hrothgar, the good Halga")

• line 80 ("Nor did he renege, but doled out rings")

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According to the foreshadowing in lines 81-85, what will eventually happen to Heorot?

• He will be killed by his in-laws.

• It will collapse in an earthquake.

• It will be burned down during a family feud.

• Nothing; it's still around today.

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What is the name of "this grim demon / haunting the marches"?

• Shield Sheafson

• Hrothgar

• Beowulf

• Grendel

• Ms. Lrarkin

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Remember how the Christian scribe who wrote this down added a bunch of Biblical stuff to the story? An example of that might be

• the fact that Grendel is part demon, and demons are a big part of the Bible

• the part where it says Grendel descended from Cain, the first murderer according to the Christian Bible

• the idea that Grendel drives lots of Danes away from the hall by killing people all the time

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How many Danes does Grendel kill when he first attacks?

• 3

• 10

• 30

• 100

• 300

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Why can't the Danes fight Grendel off when he attacks?

• They're too sleepy

• They're passed out from drinking too much

• They're too weak

• They do fight back and defeat him right away

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How long did Grendel's attacks go on?

• a year

• twelve years

• only during the winter

• they're still going on today

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