Beowulf Quiz 2

Who is the "new terror" after Grendel is defeated?

• Grendel's mother
• King Hrothgar
• Wiglaf
• Beowulf

Who is Grendel's mother's father?

• Hrothgar

• A giant of old

• Satan

• Cain

After her slaughter at Herot, Grendel's mother takes these two items back to her lair:

• Grendel's arm and the golden dragon horn

• Grendel's head and Beowulf's sword, Hrunting

• Grendel's arm and Hrothgar's closest friend

• Grendel's head and the golden dragon horn

What do they find of Aeschere, Hrothgar's best friend?

• only his head

• a headless body

• all of him, strewn in pieces from here to the swampy fen

• nothing but his sword, unsheathed on the ground

What does Unferth give Beowulf?

• a hard time ... again

• his undying pledge of loyalty

• his father's sword, Hrunting

• his rank of chief courtier

Where does the battle with Grendel's mother take place?

• Herot
• Mead Hall
• a bloody Lake
• deep in the woods

The place where Grendel's mother lives is described as all of the following except:

• snakelike roots reach deep down into the water

• a stag would rather be eaten by wolves than jump in the water to save itself

• the terrifying screams of demons can be heard there

• at night the lake burns like a torch

What saves Beowulf from the claws and dagger of Grendel's mother?

• his chain mail shirt

• his battle helmet

• his sword, Hrunting

• his swift swimming

Grendel's Mother is a far more dangerous opponent because...

• Her sword is more powerful than Beowulf's.
• She has multiple arms and can attack Beowulf from all sides.
• She cannot be harmed by any ordinary sword.
• Beowulf cannot look her in the eye or else he'll turn into stone.

Beowulf defeats Grendel's mother by:

• Chopping off her head with a magic giant's sword

• Giving her his golden drinking horn and a son

• Cutting her throat with his dagger

• Tearing off her arm with his bare hands