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Beowulf and Grendel Battle

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Beowulf is the _____ of the story

a)

Failure

b)

Antihero

c)

Antagonist

d)

Epic Hero

2.

What is the name of the mead-hall?

a)

Herot

b)

The Kindom

c)

The Lair

d)

The Swamp

3.

Which biblical person is Grendel connect to?

a)

God

b)

Abel

c)

Cain

d)

Mary

4.

The battle with Grendel occurs...

a)

as soon as Beowulf is finished his boast.

b)

after the banquet and Hrothgar and his men leave.

c)

while Beowulf reiterates his desire to fight without his sword.

d)

before the banquet and Beowulf and his men are stripped of their swords.

5.

Why does Beowulf allow one of his followers to be taken by Grendel before he attacks him?

a)

Beowulf is scared out of his wits when he actually sees Grendel.

b)

Beowulf wants to lull Grendel into a false sense of security and to monitor his method of attacking,

c)

Beowulf is waiting for the follower to fight back to distract Grendel.

d)

Grendel moved so swiftly through the cloudy night.

6.
What weapon does Beowulf say he will use to fight Grendel?
a)
His sword, passed down from his father
b)
Only a shield for protection
c)
A trap large enough to grab Grendel's leg
d)
No weapon, just his hands
7.
Why is it pointless for Beowulf’s men to try and help their leader?
a)
Grendel eats them faster than they can attack
b)
Their weapons have no effect on Grendel
c)
Beowulf told them only he can defeat Grendel 
d)
God will not allow them to assist Beowulf
8.

"But fate, that night, intended Grendel to gnaw the broken bones of his last human supper." This is an example of which literary term?

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

foreshadowing

d)

irony

9.

"that shepherd of evil," "the greedy she-wolf," and "mighty protector of men" are examples of which literary device?

a)

theme

b)

epic

c)

alliteration

d)

kenning

10.
How long has Grendel been terrorizing the Danish people?
a)
12 years
b)
12 months
c)
12 days
d)
12 minutes
11.
When does Grendel attack?
a)
Only in the morning because he is hungry
b)
Only at night while the men are sleeping
c)
All day long - he's not picky!
d)
Trick question - he doesn't attack, he's a gentle creature
12.
What is the one thing protected from Grendel's wrath?
a)
Beowulf's sword
b)
A cross on the wall of the meadhall
c)
The king's throne
d)
The poet's harp
13.
How many men does Beowulf take with him to Denmark?
a)
None but himself
b)
8
c)
14
d)
30
14.
What is one of the first pieces of information Beowulf gives to prove his identity?
a)
He describes who his father was
b)
He shows his driver’s license
c)
He brags about battles he has won
d)
He shows his family crest
15.
How does Grendel feel when the fight with Beowulf begins?
a)
Excited- he was bored with easy kills
b)
Scared- he has never had to defend himself before
c)
Happy- he enjoys a worthy opponent
d)
Sad- he knows he is going to die
16.
What is the following sentence an obvious example of? 

“Great bodies beating at its beautiful walls”
a)
Alliteration
b)
Assonance
c)
A kenning
d)
Old English
17.
What did Beowulf throw over one of the rafters as a symbol of his victory in battle?
a)
His cloak
b)
His sword
c)
The skinned fur of Grendel's coat
d)
Grendel's arm
18.

When Higlac's follower puts that tight grip on the shepherd of evil, what was Grendel's first thought?

a)

kick

b)

scream

c)

fight

d)

run

19.

What does writhing mean in context? "...his claws had been caught, he was trapped. That trip to Herot was a miserable journey for the writhing monster!"

a)

unsuccessful

b)

twisting, squirming in pain

c)

running away terrified

d)

hapless, hopeless, joyless

20.

"Screams of the Almighty's enemy sang In the darkness,...." What does the underlined words signify?

a)

a kenning referring to Grendel

b)

a kenning referring to Beowulf

c)

a caesura to make an emphasis here about Grendel

d)

a caesura signifying a pause for impact

21.

Why is Grendel such a formidable opponent?

a)

He is the devil's spawn.

b)

He cannot be harmed by weapons.

c)

He is the master of Fortnite.

d)

He is huge, hirsute, and horrendous.

22.

The battle was over, Beowulf had been granted new glory: How?

a)

Beowulf sliced Grendel's head clean off with a Samurai sword.

b)

Beowulf dodged Grendel's blow and caused Grendel to slip and fall headlong.

c)

Beowulf snapped Grendel's shoulder shredding muscle and splitting bone causing perfused bleeding and writhing pain.

d)

Beowulf stamped on Grendel's head with his boot and crushed his skull skishing his eyeballs and caving in his nose.

23.

Where does Grendel live?

a)

Marshes

b)

Forest

c)

Underground

d)

Desert

24.

Why is it that swords do not hurt Grendel?

a)

He is protected by dark magic

b)

He has thick skin

c)

He wears armor

d)

He is too fast

25.

"Conceived of a pair of monsters born of Cain" is an example of?

a)

a biblical allusion

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

metaphor