Grendel Quiz

Why does Hrothulf come to live at Hart?

• To seek revenge

• To seek refuge

• To learn leadership

• To marry Freawaru

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What, according to Grendel, is odd or mystical about the way the Geat leader talks?

• He speaks in rhymes

• He uses a strange accent

• His words seem to glow

• He speaks in a foreign language

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What plan does Hrothgar have for his illegitimate daughter, Freawaru?

• To marry her to a prince

• To send her away

• To make her a queen

• To sacrifice her

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Why does Beowulf's attack work on Grendel if he is impervious/immune to attacks by human weapons?

• Beowulf uses a magical weapon

• Beowulf uses brute strength

• Beowulf uses poison

• Grendel is not immune to attacks by human weapons

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Who believes he has seen the Great Destroyer?

• Beowulf

• Hrothgar

• Unferth

• Grendel

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How many ships do the Geats have when they arrive?

• Three

• Five

• Seven

• Ten

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What happens when Grendel destroys the stone and wood images of the gods?

• He feels guilty

• He gains power

• Nothing

• He becomes cursed

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What does Hrothulf plan to do, with the council of Red Horse?

• Overthrow Hrothgar

• Go to war with the Geats

• Establish peace

• Betray Hrothgar

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What fatal wound does Beowulf inflict on Grendel?

• He cuts off his arm

• He stabs him in the heart

• He breaks his neck

• He crushes his skull

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Grendel watches one of Hrothgar's bowmen shoot something with an arrow. What does he shoot?

• A deer

• A raven

• A dragon

• A rabbit

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