Beowulf Final Review

The story in the bible of Creation and Cain and Abel

• These are mentioned in the beginning of Beowulf.

• This is the family lineage of the Danes and Geats

• This is about Hrothgar and Herot Hall

• This the history of the people of Geatland and Beowulf's lineage

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Who was a miserable and lonely monster who invaded the mead hall?

• The Devil

• Angelina Jolie

• Grendel

• the Dragon

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Beowulf's skill with language shows how eloquence was highly valued in a culture with oral traditions.

• True

• Maybe

• Nah

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Hrothgar's throne is protected by God which means

• the Dragon can't eat it

• Grendel won't touch it

• The Geat's decorate it.

• The Dane's fear it

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Fame (LOF) is a protection of ____ because great deeds will outlast _______ ________.

• fire, everlasting pain

• death, human lifetime.

• life, bad deeds

• wealth, monetary designs

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Beowulf comes to help the Danes because Hrothgar's family had an obligation to Beowulf's.

• False

• True

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When he arrives at Herot Hall Beowulf boasts about his many battles. Why?

• No one ever did it and the fact that he did was thought to be shameful.

• This style of storytelling was part of earning the Dane's respect.

• This was part of Anglo-Saxon Culture even if Beowulf can't prove it.

• This was an eloquent way for Beowulf to seduce women.

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Unferth challenges the truth of Beowulf's heroism which was a great show of _____. Compared to Hrothgar's ______.

• hate, love

• fear, incompetence

• love, hate

• boldness, respect

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Why does Beowulf allow Grendel to kill a soldier?

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Why don't the Geat's weapons work against Grendel?

• Because they are Geats

• He has bewitched them

• His skin is impenetrable.

• He does not have a pintel.

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