Beowulf: Pt.3 - Selection Quiz

Which part of the line(s) is a kenning? "Beowulf's dagger, his iron blade, / Had finished the fire spitting terror / That once protected tower and treasures / Alike;"

• fire spitting
• iron blade
• once protected
• Beowulf's dagger

Which line from Beowulf best utilizes alliteration?

• "And he saw, / Hanging high above, a golden / Banner, woven by the best of weavers / And beautiful."
• "So gold can easily / Triumph, defeat the strongest of men,..."
• "He ordered a feast; / There were songs, and the telling of tales."
• "The herald came to them; they crowded around, / And he told them everything, present and past:"

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Which line from Beowulf best utilizes a caesura (or a pause)?

• "For this, this gold, these jewels, I thank / Our Father in Heaven, Ruler of the Earth--/ For all of this, that His grace has given me,...""
• "A brave young warrior, and suddenly saw / Piles of gleaming gold, precious / Gems, scattered on the floor, cups and bracelets,..."
• "So / To Highlac, and who looted his corpse: Higd's / Necklace, Welthow's treasure, never / Came to Dagref's king."
• "...Repaid him in kind for all the evil / He'd done, would take too long: your people, / My prince, were honored in the doing."

After returning to Geatland, how is Beowulf welcomed home by his king and uncle, Higlac? (Refer to lines 1970-1986)

• Holds a feast and celebration for Beowulf's victory and return
• Denounces Beowulf for going to Denmark without permission
• Attacks Beowulf after mistaking him for invaders
• Announces Beowulf as heir to the throne of Geatland

While telling Higlac about his adventures with the Danes, Beowulf voices his concern for the future of Hrothgar and the Danes. Beowulf recounts Hrothgar's plans to broker peace with a rival clan. What do Beowulf's fears/predictions for Hrothgar's plan reveal about the theme of revenge within the poem? (Refer to lines 1999-2070)

• Vows of peace and forgiveness are worthless as long as hatred lives in ones heart.
• Revenge is nothing more than justice against the injust.
• Revenge is a cycle not easily broken by pacts and promises.
• An alliance between foes is the only antidote for bad blood.

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Higlac gifts Beowulf his grandfather's great sword as a symbol of his victory over Grendel and Grendel's Mother; Beowulf has brought glory to himself and the Geats. What is the symbolism behind Higlac's gift? (Refer to lines 2177-2199)

• The sword represents the mantle of responsibility to the Geats; Beowulf is given "the key to the city."
• The sword has great sentimental value for Beowulf as a family heirloom.
• The sword is simply a reward to commemorate Beowulf's achievement
• The sword is magic; Beowulf will truly be an unstoppable warrior.

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Why does Beowulf refuse to be crowned king of Geatland after Higlac's death? (Refer to lines 2367-2379)

• Higlac's son, Herdred, is still alive; Beowulf defers to him.
• Beowulf doesn't feel he deserves it.
• Beowulf doesn't refuse the crown.
• Beowulf is forced to refuse the crown by his cousin, Herdred.

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Which lines best describe the type of king Beowulf was to the Geats?

• "And so Beowulf's followers / Rode, mourning their beloved leader, / Crying that no better king had ever Lived..." (lines 3178-3181)
• "...then when Higd's one son / Was gone, Beowulf ruled in Geatland, / Took the throne he'd refused, once, / And held it long and well." (lines 2205-2206)
• "But the triumph was the last / Beowulf would ever earn, the end / Of greatness and life together." (lines 2709-2711)
• "Then that brave king gave the golden / Necklace from around his throat to Wiglaf,..." (lines 2809-2810)

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Which lines best inform the reader that the Dragon is the most fearsome foe Beowulf will face?

• "..., no matter / What dangers he met, what battles he fought, / Brave and forever triumphant, till the day / Fate sent him to the dragon and sent him death." (lines 2397-2400)
• "Vomiting fire and smoke, the dragon / Burned down their homes." (lines 2312-2313)
• "And the signs / Of its anger flickered and glowed in the darkness, / Visible for miles, tokens of its hate and cruelty." (lines 2315-2318)
• "Then they came to Beowulf, their king, and announced / That his hall, his throne, the best of buildings, / Had melted away in the dragon's burning / Breath." (lines 2324-2327)

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Before Beowulf faces the Dragon, he boasts to his men and thinks back on his life and deeds. What do Beowulf's words reveal about the nature of a hero and how he views himself? (Refer to lines 2510-2554)

• Beowulf is the only one capable of facing the Dragon, and it is a hero's duty to go forth when no one else can.
• Beowulf thinks himself the strongest and bravest, and anyone else is a coward for not daring to do what he does.
• Beowulf accepts that he is old and not the hero he used to be; He asks a group of soldiers to assist him in fighting the Dragon.
• Beowulf understands that the idea of a hero is a falsehood; He is simply a hero because he dares to do what others dare not.

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