WorksheetsBeowulf and Grendel Battle
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 11mins
Beowulf is the _____ of the story
Failure
Antihero
Antagonist
Epic Hero
What is the name of the mead-hall?
Herot
The Kindom
The Lair
The Swamp
Which biblical person is Grendel connect to?
God
Abel
Cain
Mary
The battle with Grendel occurs...
as soon as Beowulf is finished his boast.
after the banquet and Hrothgar and his men leave.
while Beowulf reiterates his desire to fight without his sword.
before the banquet and Beowulf and his men are stripped of their swords.
Why does Beowulf allow one of his followers to be taken by Grendel before he attacks him?
Beowulf is scared out of his wits when he actually sees Grendel.
Beowulf wants to lull Grendel into a false sense of security and to monitor his method of attacking,
Beowulf is waiting for the follower to fight back to distract Grendel.
Grendel moved so swiftly through the cloudy night.
"But fate, that night, intended Grendel to gnaw the broken bones of his last human supper." This is an example of which literary term?
hyperbole
metaphor
foreshadowing
irony
"that shepherd of evil," "the greedy she-wolf," and "mighty protector of men" are examples of which literary device?
theme
epic
alliteration
kenning
“Great bodies beating at its beautiful walls”
When Higlac's follower puts that tight grip on the shepherd of evil, what was Grendel's first thought?
kick
scream
fight
run
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!"
unsuccessful
twisting, squirming in pain
running away terrified
hapless, hopeless, joyless
"Screams of the Almighty's enemy sang In the darkness,...." What does the underlined words signify?
a kenning referring to Grendel
a kenning referring to Beowulf
a caesura to make an emphasis here about Grendel
a caesura signifying a pause for impact
Why is Grendel such a formidable opponent?
He is the devil's spawn.
He cannot be harmed by weapons.
He is the master of Fortnite.
He is huge, hirsute, and horrendous.
The battle was over, Beowulf had been granted new glory: How?
Beowulf sliced Grendel's head clean off with a Samurai sword.
Beowulf dodged Grendel's blow and caused Grendel to slip and fall headlong.
Beowulf snapped Grendel's shoulder shredding muscle and splitting bone causing perfused bleeding and writhing pain.
Beowulf stamped on Grendel's head with his boot and crushed his skull skishing his eyeballs and caving in his nose.
Where does Grendel live?
Marshes
Forest
Underground
Desert
Why is it that swords do not hurt Grendel?
He is protected by dark magic
He has thick skin
He wears armor
He is too fast
"Conceived of a pair of monsters born of Cain" is an example of?
a biblical allusion
personification
simile
metaphor
