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WorksheetsBeowulf Quiz Days 3 & 4
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How did Grendel flee Heorot?
"bleeding and from a wound in his side"
"crying for his monster-mother"
"vowing revenge on Beowulf and all the Danes"
"armless and half-dead already"
Where does Grendel live?
A cavern under a serpent-filled lake
in hell, of course
a dark, dank cave in a forest
a broken-down cabin in the woods
What did Beowulf do with Grendel's arm?
cooked it and ate it
hung it in Heorot
burned it
kept it to take back to Geatland
Who came to the feast to celebrate Beowulf's victory?
just thanes
only thanes and warriors from Daneland and Geatland
people from all over Daneland
just Beowulf's people and Hrothgar's family
Who attacks Heorot next?
Grendel's re-animated body
A group of giants
A rival band of Danes
Grendel's mother
What does Grendel's mother do?
She kills and eats twenty men
She kills and eats all the children
She kills Hrothgar
She kills Hrothgar's closest friend
How is Grendel's mother described?
"she-devil"
"sea-hag"
"murderous hag"
"water-wolf"
How does Beowulf prepare to fight Grendel's mom?
He puts aside his weapons and gets undressed
He puts on his armor and helmet and borrows a sword
He straps on a bow and quiver
He unsheathes his own sword and stretches out
What weapon does Beowulf use to kill Grendel's mom?
His own sword
Hrunting
A giant's sword
His bare hands
What souvenir does Beowulf take with him from the monster's cavern?
A jeweled cup and a dagger
A whole bag of treasure
Grendel' head and sword hilt
The sea-hag's head
What do Hrothgar and his men think happened to Beowulf?
He was killed by the sea-hag
He drowned
He won
He was killed by the sea-serpents
What saved Beowulf's life?
His optimism and perseverance
His strength
His mail shirt
God/fate
What is a stock epithet?
the repetition of initial sounds at the beginning of words
a descriptive phrase or compound word that replaces a noun
adjectives that point out special traits of people or things
a pause that divides each line into two parts, shown with a comma, m dash, or semicolon
What is a caesura?
the repetition of initial sounds at the beginning of words
a descriptive phrase or compound word that replaces a noun
adjectives that point out special traits of people or things
a pause that divides each line into two parts, shown with a comma, m dash, or semicolon
What is a kenning?
the repetition of initial sounds at the beginning of words
a descriptive phrase or compound word that replaces a noun
adjectives that point out special traits of people or things
a pause that divides each line into two parts, shown with a comma, m dash, or semicolon
