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WorksheetsBeowulf Test Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Who is Hrothgar?
The King of the Geats
The King of the Danes
The monster
Beowulf's brother
What does Grendel hate the sound of?
warrior's battle cry
Snoring
Men's voices singing
The harp
One reasons that the Danes have such a difficult time fighting Grendel is that...
the Danes' warriors are too old
Grendel hunts women
Grendel does not fight according to men's rules
the warriors do not have enough gold for swords
Grendel finally shows fear when...
He is held fast in Beowulf's grip
Beowulf first approaches him
Beowulf's men attack him
He runs back to his den
What does Grendel want to do when he is first confronted by Beowulf?
Kill Beowulf
Flee to his lair.
Fight every man in the hall.
Convince Beowulf not to kill him.
What wound does Beowulf inflict on Grendel?
He rips Grendel's arm off.
He cuts off Grendel's leg.
He stabs Grendel through the heart with his sword.
He chops Grendel's head off.
What does Grendel's mother take off the wall in the hall?
Grendel's Arm
A sword.
Tapestries
An axe
Where is Beowulf when Grendel's mother arrives at Herot?
Ready to fight in the mead hall
In the stable with his new horses
Sleeping in his room
With the King
How does Hrothgar describe the lake?
Beautiful and peaceful
Ominous and free of any wildlife or human life
Full of wild animals and well-kept
Dark and hell-like
What mood does the author's description of the lake produce?
Happy
Calming
Ominous
Crazed
How does the fight in the lake contrast with the fight with Grendel?
Beowulf uses weapons in the lake and the opponent doesn't show fear
Beowulf uses weapons in the lake and the opponent shows fear
Beowulf doesn't use any weapons because they are all useless against both monsters
Beowulf doesn't use any weapons, but the opponent does
What is Hrunting?
Grendel's mother's hall.
Hrothgar's hall.
Beowulf's sword.
A shield.
What does Grendel's mother use to try to kill Beowulf?
Beowulf's sword
Grendel's sword
Her bare hands just as Beowulf had done with Grendel
A dagger
What saves Beowulf's life from Grendel's mother's near-fatal attack?
His bare skin
His mailcoat
Hrunting
His warriors
Where does Beowulf see a "tremendous sword" in the lair of Grendel's mother?
On a table.
At her side.
On the wall.
In the armory.
Who forged the tremendous sword that is in Grendel's mother's lair?
Magicians
Grendel's mother
Grendel
Giants of olden time
What does Beowulf do when he sees Grendel's body in the lair?
Weeps.
Leaves the body untouched.
Burns the body.
Cuts off Grendel's head.
As the last section begins, how long has Beowulf reigned as king?
100 years
50 years
10 years
5 years
When the dragon wakes, what is missing from his treasure?
A chest of gold
A body of a man he killed
A pile of cash
A golden goblet
How does Beowulf wish he could fight the dragon?
With the giant's sword
With his bare hands as he fought Grendel
He doesn't wish to fight at all
With Hrunting
What does Beowulf say that even kings must bow to?
A dragon
Other kings
Hell
Fate
