Exploring Beowulf's Battle with Grendel's Mother

What is the primary purpose of myths according to the narrator?

• To serve as a foundation to a culture

• To confuse historians

• To provide historical facts

• To entertain people

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What did King Hrothgar do to celebrate Beowulf's victory over Grendel?

• He declared a holiday

• He threw a banquet

• He built a statue

• He gave Beowulf a kingdom

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Who attacked Herot after the banquet?

• A dragon

• A group of bandits

• Grendel's mother

• A rival king

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What did Beowulf find along the path to the witch's lair?

• The head of Hrothgar's advisor

• A treasure chest

• A magical sword

• A map

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What was unique about the lake where Grendel's mother lived?

• The water burned like acid

• It was surrounded by mountains

• It was frozen solid

• It was filled with gold

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How did Beowulf finally manage to defeat Grendel's mother?

• By setting a trap

• By drowning her

• With a magical sword forged by giants

• With his bare hands

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What did the Danes think when they saw blood rise from the lake?

• The lake was cursed

• Beowulf had triumphed

• The witch was escaping

• Beowulf was dead

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What did Beowulf bring back to Herot after defeating Grendel's mother?

• Grendel's mother's head

• A new advisor for Hrothgar

• A chest of gold

• A magical shield

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How did the people of Herot react to Beowulf's return?

• They were angry

• They were indifferent

• They were fearful

• They celebrated and cheered

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What did Hrothgar give Beowulf as a parting gift?

• A magical shield

• A brightly glinting sword

• A ship

• A new kingdom

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