Beowulf and the Battle with Grendel

The battle with Grendel occurs...

• as soon as Beowulf is finished his boast.

• after the banquet and Hrothgar and his men leave.

• while Beowulf reiterates his desire to fight without his sword.

• before the banquet and Beowulf and his men are stripped of their swords.

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"By morning; the monster's mind was hot" (This is an example of a(n)...)

• pun.

• hyperbole.

• oxymoron.

• alliteration.

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"Grasped at a strong-hearted wakeful sleeper" (Which best identifies line 270?)

• kenning

• caesura

• haiku

• limerick

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Why does Beowulf allow one of his followers to be taken by Grendel before he attacks him?

• Beowulf is scared out of his wits when he actually sees Grendel.

• Beowulf wants to lull Grendel into a false sense of complacency to catch him off guard.

• Beowulf is waiting for the follower to fight back to distract Grendel.

• Grendel moved so swiftly through the cloudy night.

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Which does not reinforce the idea of Grendel as a force for evil?

• He had visited Hrothgar's Home before, knew the way--

• Gleamed in the darkness, burned with a gruesome Light.

• Intended to tear the life from those bodies

• With the thought of food and the feasting his belly Would soon know.

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When Higlac's follower puts that tight grip on the shepherd of evil, what was Grendel's first thought?

• kick

• scream

• fight

• run

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What does writhing mean in context? "...his claws had been caught, he was trapped. That trip to Herot was a miserable journey for the writhing monster!"

• unsuccessful

• twisting, squirming in pain

• running away terrified

• hapless, hopeless, joyless

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"Screams of the Almighty's enemy sang In the darkness,...." What does the underlined words signify?

• a kenning referring to Grendel

• a kenning referring to Beowulf

• a caesura to make an emphasis here about Grendel

• a caesura signifying a pause for impact

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"..., the tears torn out of Grendel's Taut throat,...." Taut most nearly means ____.

• orange-brown; yellowish-brown in color

• of little depth, not deep, surface level

• stiff, rigid, tense, tight

• mute, uncommunicative, tight-lipped

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Why is Grendel such a formidable opponent?

• He is the devil's spawn.

• He cannot be harmed by weapons.

• He is the master of Fortnite.

• He is huge, hirsute, and horrendous.

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