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Beowulf

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How long did Beowulf rule the Geats?
a)
25 years
b)
50 years
c)
35 years
2.
How long did Beowulf rule the Geats?
a)
25 years
b)
50 years
c)
35 years
3.
Who helped Beowulf in battle with the dragon?
a)
Welthow
b)
Wiglaf
c)
Waldorf
4.
What is the name of Beowulf's sword?
a)
Excalibur
b)
Hrunting
c)
Beowulf's Barrow
5.
Whom does Beowulf ask permission to fight Grendel?
a)
George VI
b)
Hrothgar
c)
Unferth
6.

Who is Beowulf's lord/leader?

a)

Higlac

b)

Gizmo

c)

Welthow

7.
What did Beowulf give Wiglaf?
a)
a place on the senate
b)
a collar of gold
c)
his sword
d)
his treasure
8.
How did Beowulf kill Grendel?
a)
beheaded him
b)
suffocated him
c)
cut off his arm
d)
burned his lair
9.
How did Beowulf kill Grendel's mother?
a)
beheaded her
b)
suffocation
c)
with his shield
10.
Which is not a kenning?
a)
ring giver
b)
insurmountable feats
c)
cave guard
11.
What happened to the dragon's treasure?
a)
buried with Beowulf
b)
shared among the Danes
c)
given to Wiglaf
12.
How many men can Grendel kill at one time?
a)
25
b)
15
c)
30
d)
55
13.
In what country did Hrothgar rule?
a)
Norway
b)
Denmark
c)
Sweden
d)
England
14.
What are we told about Grendel's ancestry?
a)
He's a Geat.
b)
He's a descendant of Cain.
c)
He's a pagan.
15.
What are the reactions of all but one of Beowulf's men in the battle with the dragon?
a)
They form a protective circle around Beowulf.
b)
They run away.
c)
They attack and kill the dragon.
16.

Who is Hrothgar's queen/wife?

a)

Welthow

b)

Edgethow

c)

Unferth

d)

Gizmo

17.

What does Beowulf encounter in the Grendel's mother's lair?

a)

monsters

b)

extremely hot water

c)

both of the other answers

18.
Why does Beowulf not use weapons against Grendel?
a)
Grendel doesn't use weapons.
b)
Beowulf wants to prove his strength.
c)
Hrothgar asked him not to use any weapons.
19.
Who is Beowulf's father?
a)
Edgethow
b)
Aelfhane
c)
Alf
20.
Beowulf was written in . . .?
a)
middle English
b)
Elizabethan
c)
Danish
d)
old English
21.
Which is not a trait of an epic hero?
a)
great feats
b)
saves his people from harm
c)
doesn't want glory
d)
embodies Ango-Saxon ideals
22.
What does Beowulf ask to see before he dies?
a)
his family
b)
the treasure
c)
his home
23.
What aspect of Anglo-Saxon life is evident in Beowulf?
a)
scarcity of food
b)
marauds
c)
farm life
24.
Beowulf's concern at the end of his life is the future of his people.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Which literary device is Beowulf's men fleeing from battle?
a)
metaphor
b)
foreshadowing
c)
alliteration
d)
theme
26.

Where does Grendel live?

a)

deep in the swamp/marsh

b)

the jungle

c)

the ocean

d)

the city

27.

How many winters did Grendel terrorize Herot?

a)

150 years

b)

6 years

c)

30 years

d)

12 winters/years

28.

What is the name of the place Beowulf came from?

a)

The promise land

b)

Land of the Geats

c)

Land of the monarchs

d)

The Herotland

29.

How did Beowulf and his men get to Denmark?

a)

By horse and buggy

b)

By foot

c)

They sailed there

d)

By pterodactyls

30.

Who was the King of the Danes?

a)

Grendel

b)

Beowulf

c)

Wiglaf

d)

Hrothgar

31.

What was the name of the Mead Hall?

a)

Herot

b)

Bungalow

c)

Mead Hall

d)

House of the Danes

32.

Beowulf was known to have the strength of how many men?

a)

200

b)

10

c)

30

d)

50

33.

How long did it take Beowulf to reach Grendel's mother's lair?

a)

Half of a day (12 hours)

b)

4 hours

c)

a full day (24 hours)

d)

2 minutes

34.

What did Hrothgar give Beowulf after he killed Grendel's mother?

a)

a bone

b)

12 chests of gold, gems, and a fathers kiss

c)

a shilling

d)

12 chests of gems, 50 shillings, and a nice warm hug

35.

Who stayed loyal to Beowulf after he was defeated and killed the dragon?

a)

Wiglaf

b)

Hrothgar

c)

Grendel

d)

Alex

36.

What does Beowulf give Wiglaf after he is victorious?

a)

A heart worming speech

b)

Helmet and Necklace to deem him the new Beowulf of the Danes

c)

All of the Dragons treasure

d)

A high five

37.

What are the 3 major values of the Danes?

a)

Personalty, Integrity, and

b)

Love, Prosperity, and Fearlessness

c)

Bravery, Loyalty, and Heroicness

d)

Pizza, Ice cream, and Netlfix

38.

What does Beowulf take when he defeats Grendel?

a)

His head

b)

His arm

c)

His foot

d)

His sinews

39.

What are sinews?

a)

The tendons in the shoulder of Grendel

b)

Muscles

c)

Bones

d)

Skin cells of Grendel

40.

Where does Grendel's mother live?

a)

Lake Erie

b)

A swamp

c)

The red sea

d)

The moors

41.

Why couldn't the men use their weapons against Grendel?

a)

They think they were tough

b)

The mother weakened their swords with a spell

c)

They were dull

d)

They didn't have any

42.

True or False, Wiglaf becomes the new Beowulf of the Danes?

a)

True

b)

False

43.

True or False Beowulf dies to Grendel's mother

a)

False

b)

True

44.

What two Celtic groups invaded the British Isles between 800 and 600 B.C.?

a)

Brythons and Gales

b)

Celtics and Geats

c)

Grendel and His mother

d)

Vikings and Anglo-Saxons

45.

What was the next group that invaded the British Isles?

a)

Greeks

b)

Romans

c)

Vikings

d)

Spartans

46.

What was the name of the Roman's famous leader at the time?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Beowulf

c)

Julius Caesar

d)

Constantine

47.

How long did the Romans rule the British Isles?

a)

100 Years

b)

400 Years

c)

300 Years

d)

200 Years

48.

What Religion did the Romans bring to Britain?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Rastafarianism

49.

What three countries make up the British Isles?

a)

England, Scotland, and Wales

b)

China, Japan, and France

c)

Zambia, Kenya, and Ethiopia

d)

Colombia, Brazil, and Peru

50.

Another name for Anglo Saxon is _________ ___________.

a)

Beowulf's Language

b)

Old English

c)

New English

d)

British Language

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