SELF READ Beowulf A New Telling Ch13

What did king Hygelac's court say about Beowulf when he was a boy?

• He is a good boy

• He looks like his dad

• He would come to no good

• He was very wasteful

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What had Beowulf done to prove his worth to the court of Hygelac?

• He came back laden with riches for Hygelac

• He freed the fen from the grip of the monsters

• He had rid the kingdom of its subversive servants

• He killed the two monsters in the land of the Danes, bringing with him riches and glory

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What gift did Beowulf choose to keep?

• The Collar

• The Ring

• The Horse

• The Sword

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What did Beowulf do with his bees?

• Trained them to kill

• Sting himself to build a tolerance to pain

• Dust pollen on his cheeks and let them crawl on his face

• Asked them if they liked jazz

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What happened to Hygelac?

• He was mortally wounded 

• He barely escaped

• He took a sword to the face

• He was killed in an ambush

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Why will Beowulf not take the crown?

• He does not want to be King

• There is someone who has more of a right than he does

• His aunt does not want him to be king

• He chose not to be king after the death of his uncle

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Who ends up becoming King of the Geats?

• Hrothgar

• Beowulf

• Hardred

• Othere

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What happened to Hardred?

• He was killed in battle by Onela's Axe

• He was killed in battle by Beowulf's Axe

• He had been shot in the chest by an arrow

• He had been left for dead and eaten by wolves

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