Battle with Grendel

A phrase that illustrates Grendel's power is

• "find harder fortune"

• "he ripped open the mouth of the building"

• "maddening for blood"

Grendel's power compares with Beowulf's power by

• possessing supernatural strength

• being equal to Beowulf's strength

• being less to Beowulf's strength

The pauses or caesuras in the poem's lines helped

• convey dramatic moments to the listeners

• introduce alliterations

• create metaphorical events

Which words carry the stresses in lines 283-284?

• got//firm hold

• bursting//back-tracking

• monster//man

In line 327 - The phrase "conjured the harm from..." means

• magic was going to harm Grendel

• they believed only in fate

• used magic to make harmless

A demon like Grendel using magic is a characteristic of supernatural elements in epic poems.

• True

• False

In lines 340-345 - The use of alliteration in the phrases "sinews splits" and "bone-lapping bursts" conveys the trauma of Grendel's wounds because of the harsh, repeated sounds.

• True

• False

Grendel hated people because

• people harmed him before

• he was cursed by God

• he was cursed by the Geats

The final battle between Beowulf and Grendel happened

• in Grendel's cave

• in Beowulf's mead hall

• in Hrothgard's mead hall

Beowulf beats Grendel by

• using his sword "Hruntig"

• using his bare hands

• using his magical power