Beowulf Study Guide Quiz

Beowulf is a considered a/an _________ epic, passed down for generations:

• Folk

• Anglo

• Old

• Greek

The written manuscript of Beowulf was from:

• 1000 AD

• 750 BC

• 1250 AD

• 1100 AD

The situational irony before the battle with Grendel is that:

• all of the men are feasting heavily

• all of the men are drinking

• all of the men are staying up late

• all of the above

Anglo Saxons were often wrongly considered _______ because their lives were not ______

• poor/extravagant

• cocky/easy

• wealthy/difficult

• barbarians/luxurious

When Grendel comes to Herot for the final time of his life, he:

• grabs and kills a Dane

• grabs and kills a Geat

• takes Hrothgar’s best man

• takes 30 men

Beowulf accuses Unferth of:

• being drunk

• killing his brothers

• not taking “care of business” himself

• all of the above

Beowulf hangs Grendel’s arm in the rafters for what reason?

• as proof of his death

• to lure Grendel’s mother

• to show up Unferth

• none of the above

The uselessness of swords throughout much of the epic is representative of:

• poor craftsmanship

• Godly curses

• the futility of battle

• weak men wielding them

Beowulf fights the dragon because:

• he wants its treasure for his people

• Fame/Wyrd ideals

• no else will

• he is dared to

Beowulf gives Wiglaf:

• his mail armor

• jewelry he earned in warfare

• his sword and shield

• both A and B