12th Lit Beowulf Review

What language was Beowulf originally written in?

• Latin

• Middle English

• Welsh

• Old English

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

• Beowulf; needs help with a superiority complex

• Ecgtheow; needs help with a a hulking monster who ate all of his men

• Unferth; needs help with forging weapons

• Hrothgar; needs help with a hulking monster who ate most of his men

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How can you tell that Beowulf is an epic 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

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Who is Grendel?

• A descendant of Abel

• A descendant of Cain

• A descendant of Hrothgar

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What type of monster killed Beowulf?

• A witch

• A man-eating beast

• A dragon

• A werewolf

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Grendel lives

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

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Who is Wiglaf?

• A wicked queen of legend who punishes anyone who looks at her the wrong way.

• Beowulf’s childhood friend, whom he defeated in a swimming match. Unferth alludes to the story of their contest, and Beowulf then relates it in detail.

• A young kinsman and retainer of Beowulf who helps him in the fight against the dragon while all of the other warriors run away. Wiglaf adheres to the heroic code better than Beowulf’s other retainers, thereby proving himself a suitable successor to Beowulf.

• The king of the Danes.

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

• Beowulf is injured by Grendel, but defeats him with the help of Wiglaf.

• Rips his arm off, and Grendel goes back to his lair. Later, Beowulf beheads Grendel with a magic sword.

• 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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How does Beowulf defeat Grendel's mother, and what happens to her?

• Strikes her with a magic sword, and she dies immediately

• Rips her arm off, and she goes back to her lair and dies there

• Beowulf's thanes ambush Grendel's mother when he enters the mead hall and kill her.

• Grendel's mother is burned to death in her own fire

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Beowulf is an ____ poem

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