Beowul Final

Who is King of the Danes and for what problem does he need help?

• Beowulf; a superiority complex

• Ecgtheow; a hulking man/monster who ate all of his men

• Unferth; alcoholism

• Hrothgar; a hulking man/monster who ate most of his men

Grendel caused problems for the Danes for

• a decade
• 20 years
• one winter
• 12 years

How does Beowulf defeat Grendel, and what happens to Grendel?

• Beheads him with a magic sword, and he dies immediately

• Rips his arm off, and Grendel goes back to his lair and dies there

• His thanes ambush Grendel when he enters the mead hall and kill him

• Grendel is burned to death in his own fire

Choose the best alliteration definition:

• The repetition of vowel sounds in close proximity.
• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
• The repetition of consonant sounds in unstressed syllables.

Grendel lives

• in the marshy swampland
• in the desert
• in hell
• on a mountaintop

Why does Grendel attack Herot?

• The singing and happiness makes him angry and jealous.

• He has a grudge against Hrothgar.

• His mother orders him to attack.

• He is hungry and needs some lunch.

Who is Hrothgar?

• King of the Swedes

• King of the Danes

• King of the British

• King of the Geats

What was the monster's name?

• Hrothgar

• Geat

• Beowulf

• Grendel

Who sought revenge for the monster?

• Hrothgar

• Its brother

• Its mother

• Wiglaf

How many winters was Beowulf king before his death?

• 50 winters

• 30 winters

• 12 winters

• 80 winters