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Which of the following lists is the CORRECT order of events in Beowulf?

• 1. The next time Grendel attacks Herot, Beowulf is waiting for him. Beowulf wrestles the demon.

  2. Beowulf travels to Herot to lend a helping hand.

  3. King Hrothgar is troubled by the rampages of Grendel. 

  4. Grendel's mother attacks Herot Hall.

• 1. King Hrothgar is troubled by the rampages of Grendel. 

  2. Beowulf travels to Herot to lend a helping hand.

  3. The next time Grendel attacks Herot, Beowulf is waiting for him. Beowulf wrestles the demon.

  4. Grendel's mother attacks Herot Hall.

• 1. Beowulf travels to Herot to lend a helping hand.

  2. King Hrothgar is troubled by the rampages of Grendel. 

  3. The next time Grendel attacks Herot Hall, Beowulf is waiting for him. Beowulf wrestles the demon.

  4. Grendel's mother attacks Herot Hall.

• 1. Beowulf travels to Herot Hall to lend a helping hand.

  2. Grendel's mother attacks Herot Hall.

  3. King Hrothgar is troubled by the rampages of a demon named Grendel. 

  4. The next time Grendel attacks Herot Hall, Beowulf is waiting for him. Beowulf wrestles the demon.

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Which of the following lists is the CORRECT order of events in Beowulf?

• 1. Beowulf tears off Grendel's arm at the shoulder. Mortally wounded, Grendel flees into the wilderness and dies.

  2. Every night, Grendel attacks Herot, killing Danish warriors and sometimes eating them. 

  3. Beowulf dives into the lake and finds the cave, where he takes on Grendel's mother in battle.

  4.Beowulf offers to fight Grendel himself. King Hrothgar gratefully accepts his offer.

• 1. Beowulf tears off Grendel's arm at the shoulder. Mortally wounded, Grendel flees into the wilderness and dies.

  2. Every night, Grendel attacks Herot, killing Danish warriors and sometimes even eating them. 

  3.Beowulf offers to fight Grendel himself. King Hrothgar gratefully accepts his offer.

  4. Beowulf dives into the lake and finds the cave, where he takes on Grendel's mother in battle.

• 1. Every night, Grendel attacks King Hrothgar's wealthy mead-hall, Herot, killing Danish warriors and sometimes eating them. 

  2. Beowulf tears off Grendel's arm at the shoulder. Mortally wounded, Grendel flees into the wilderness and dies.

  3.Beowulf offers to fight Grendel himself. King Hrothgar gratefully accepts his offer.

  4. Beowulf dives into the lake and finds the cave, where he takes on Grendel's mother in battle.

• 1. Every night, Grendel attacks King Hrothgar's wealthy mead-hall, Herot, killing Danish warriors and sometimes eating them. 

  2. Beowulf offers to fight Grendel himself. King Hrothgar gratefully accepts his offer.

  3. Beowulf tears off Grendel's arm at the shoulder. Mortally wounded, Grendel flees into the wilderness and dies.

  4. Beowulf dives into the lake and finds the cave, where he takes on Grendel's mother in battle.

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Which of the following lists is the CORRECT order of events in Beowulf?

• 1. Beowulf takes a group of warriors to fight a dragon who was angry that a thief stole his goblet and was torturing the land.

  2. After Beowulf's death, the Geats build an enormous funeral pyre for him, heaped with treasures. 

  3. The Geats take their leave of the Danes;, and Beowulf eventually becomes the King of the Geats.

  4. Seizing a nearby sword, Beowulf slays Grendel's mother.

• 1. Beowulf takes a group of eleven trusty warriors to fight a dragon who was angry that a thief stole his goblet and was torturing the land.

  2. Seizing a nearby sword from Grendel's mother's stash of treasure, he slays her.

  3. After Beowulf's death, the Geats build an enormous funeral pyre for him, heaped with treasures. 

  4. The Geats take their leave of the Danes, and Beowulf eventually becomes the King of the Geats.

• 1. Seizing a nearby sword from Grendel's mother's stash of treasure, he slays her.

  2. The Geats take their leave of the Danes , and Beowulf evenutally becomes the King of the Geats.

  3. Beowulf takes a group of warriors to fight a dragon who was angry that a thief stole his goblet and was torturing the land.

  4. After Beowulf's death, the Geats build an enormous funeral pyre for him, heaped with treasures. 

• 1. The Geats take their leave of the Danes, and Beowulf eventually becomes the King of the Geats.

  2. Seizing a nearby sword from Grendel's mother's stash of treasure, he slays her.

  3. Beowulf takes a group of warriors to fight a dragon who was angry that a thief stole his goblet and was torturing the land.

  4. After Beowulf's death, the Geats build an enormous funeral pyre for him, heaped with treasures. 

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Which of the following lists is the CORRECT order of events in Beowulf?

• 1. Beowulf returns to the surface, carrying the sword and Grendel's severed head.

  2. When they see the dragon, all but one of the warriors flee in terror. Only Wiglaf remains at Beowulf's side.

  3. With Wiglaf's help, Beowulf is able to defeat the dragon, but he is mortally wounded.

  4. Once the pyre has burned down, they spend ten days building a monument to their lost king.

• 1. When they see the dragon, all but one of the warriors flee in terror. Only Wiglaf remains at Beowulf's side. 

  2. Once the pyre has burned down, they spend ten days building a monument to their lost king.

  3. Beowulf returns to the surface, carrying the sword and Grendel's severed head.

  4. With Wiglaf's help, Beowulf is able to defeat the dragon, but he is mortally wounded

• 1. When they see the dragon, all but one of the warriors flee in terror. Only Wiglaf remains at Beowulf's side. 

  2. Beowulf returns to the surface, carrying the sword and Grendel's severed head.

  3. With Wiglaf's help, Beowulf is able to defeat the dragon, but he is mortally wounded.

  4. Once the pyre has burned down, they spend ten days building a monument to their lost king.

• 1. Once the pyre has burned down, they spend ten days building a monument to their lost king.

  2. Beowulf returns to the surface, carrying the sword and Grendel's severed head.

  3. With Wiglaf's help, Beowulf is able to defeat the dragon, but he is mortally wounded

  4. When they see the dragon, all but one of the warriors flee in terror. Only Wiglaf remains at Beowulf's side. 

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Which character matches this description? "a man-eating monster who lives at the bottom of a foul mere, or mountain lake"

• Beowulf

• Grendel

• Hrothgar

• Wiglaf

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Which character matches this description? "a Geat, son of Edgetho and nephew of Higlac, king of the Geats"

• Beowulf

• Grendel

• Hrothgar

• Wiglaf

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Which character matches this description? "one of Hrothgar's courtiers, who is reputed to be a skilled warrior. His sword, called Hrunting, is used by Beowulf in a later battle."

• Beowulf

• Unferth

• Hrothgar

• Wiglaf

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Which character matches this description? "Hrothgar's wife, queen of the Danes.."

• Beowulf

• Herot

• Hrothgar

• Welthow

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Which character matches this description? "a Geat warrior, one of Beowulf's select band, and the only one to help him in his final fight with the dragon.."

• Wiglaf

• Herot

• Hrothgar

• Welthow

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What is the name of Hrothgar's mead hall?

• Wiglaf

• Herot

• Geat

• Denmark

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