Beowulf (Prologue - Chapter 5)

What language is Beowulf written in?

• Latin

• Middle English

• Welsh

• Old English

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

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.

Who is Grendel?

• A descendant of Abel

• A descendant of Cain

• A descendant of Hrothgar

Beowulf is an ______ poem

How many men did Grendel kill on the first night that he attacked?

• 15

• 30

• 45

• Doesn't say

True or False: The narrator is a pagan

• True

• False

True or False: The Narrator is a Christian

• True

• False

True or False: Grendel turned Herot into a slaughterhouse

• True

• False