Beowulf

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

How does Beowulf defeat Grendel?

• Rips his arm off

• Chops his head off

• Cuts him open from the crotch to the chin

• Beats his head against the wall

Grendel caused problems for the Danes for

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

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.

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

Grendel is the descendant of what evil man?

• Hrothgar
• Cain
• Beowulf
• Hitler

How many men did Beowulf bring?

• 14
• 12
• 30
• 24

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

Grendel lives

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

Who is Hrothgar?

• King of the Swedes

• King of the Danes

• King of the British

• King of the Geats