Beowulf

Beowulf is thought to be written by

• Geoffrey Chaucer

• William Shakespeare

• Homer

• An unknown, traveling Anglo-Saxon poet

What was built by King Hrothgar and his men and is used for celebrating, sleeping and meeting?

• a funeral pyre

• a ship

• a mead hall

• a tower that can be seen by sailors

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

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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.

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Why doesn't Beowulf use weapons against Grendel?

• He wants it to be a fair fight.

• This enhances Beowulf's hero status, and he wants to honor his king.

• Both A and B

• He is allergic to the metal used.

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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

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During the Anglo Saxon period, bragging was considered

• Overly prideful and rude

• Unacceptable in society

• Acceptable and even encouraged( as long as you could back it up)

• Poetic and beautiful

How can you tell that Beowulf is a legendary hero?

• He is the son of a Geat ruler who came to fight in England.

• He is larger than life and is remembered in tales from long ago.

• He is a soldier who fought in battles long ago.

• He believes in honor and loyalty

There are a lot of Jewish references in the poem,

• False, there are a lot of Christian references in the poem

• False, there are no religious references

• False, there are a lot of Muslim references

• None of the above

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Pagan means

• BUDDHIST

• MUSLIM

• NATURE GOD

• CATHOLIC

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