Beowulf Practice

The Danish King is ___.

• Hrothgar

• Higlac

• Healfdane

• Beowulf

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Beowulf is from ___?

• Denmark

• Geatland

• Germany

• Herot

Why do the Danes flee Herot at night?

• Grendel attacks at night
• Beowulf's men are planning to attack them
• King Hrothgar moves camp at night
• Grendel only attacks during the day

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What does Beowulf ask of Hrothgar?

• Let Beowulf and his men fight alone
• To borrow a weapon
• To lend the help of his men
• To get as many men as possible to fight Grendel

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What language is Beowulf written in?

• Old English

• Middle English

• Modern English

• Spanish

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What happens to Grendel?

• Beowulf rips his arm off, and he retreats to his cave to die.
• Beowulf rips his arm off, and they roast Grendel for dinner.
• Grendel wins and takes Beowulf back to his cave as a captive.
• Grendel dies in the banquet hall.

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Grendel is a demon descended from ____________.

• Doctor Evil

• Abel

• Cain

• Satan

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The name of the mead hall is ___.

• Hrunting

• Herot

• Camelot

• Nagling

Beowulf fights Grendel with ______________

• his sword Hrunting

• his bare hands

• a dagger

• his sword Nagling

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Beowulf kills Grendel’s mother with _____.

• his bare hands

• his sword Hrunting

• Excalibur

• a magical sword made by giants

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