WorksheetsFeast at Heorot Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Who challenges Beowulf at the feast?
Hrothgar
Unferth
Grendel
Nobody
What feeling caused him to insult Beowulf?
Envy
Indigestion
Attraction
Anger
Beowulf says "it was mostly beer / That was doing the talking" when he responds (531-532). He is implying that
Unferth is stupid to insult him.
Unferth is only brave enough to insult Beowulf because Unferth is drunk.
Unferth should shut up and drink some more, because they're here to have fun, not argue.
Unferth drank Beowulf's beer and now Beowulf is jealous.
According to Unferth, why is Beowulf going to lose if he fights Grendel? (2 reasons)
Beowulf is weak, shown by losing the swimming match with Breca.
Beowulf is stupid, shown by choosing to come to Heorot to fight Grendel.
No one has ever survived a fight with Grendel.
Grendel is descended from Cain.
According to Beowulf, why did he lose the swimming match with Breca?
Breca tricked him and took a shortcut.
Some creature dragged Beowulf underwater and Beowulf killed nine sea monsters.
He didn't lose; Breca just lied about it afterwards.
Grendel attacked!
Beowulf mentions that Unferth did something horrible that will send him to hell when he dies. What was it?
He killed his own kith and kin.
He went to bed down in the bothies.
He drank too much mead and talked trash about heroes.
He swore loyalty to Hrothgar.
Who is Hrothgar's queen?
Unferth
Beowulf
Hrethel
Wealhtheow
In his Formal Boast, Beowulf promises to... ___ OR ___ (pick 2)
kill Unferth
kill Grendel
leave Heorot forever
die trying
What are the THREE qualities of a good thane?
courage
generosity
loyalty
reputation
cleverness
What is a Kenning?
any two words that are hyphenated
a two-word phrase that has two words in it
a two-word phrase that "nicknames" something based on its characteristics
a two-word phrase that describes something and has a hyphen or a dash in it
Which of these examples is NOT a kenning?
whale-beasts (541)
Heatho-Reams (520)
hard-proofed (540)
sea-brutes (549)
What is alliteration?
When words start with the same letter
Repeating sounds in words
The repetition of end sounds in adjacent words
When words start with the same sound
Which of these lines contains the strongest example of alliteration?
530: "Well, friend Unferth, you have had your say"
531: "About Breca and me. But it was mostly beer"
532: "That was doing the talking. The truth is this:"
534: "I was the strongest swimmer of all."
INFER: What characteristics did the Geats and Danes value in a queen, based on the way that Queen Wealtheow is described in this chapter? (Check lines 612-641 for clues)
Beauty and Brains
Strength and Speed
Courtesy/Politeness and Wealth
Long Hair and High Heels
How does Hrothgar show he is a good king?
He hires Beowulf to protect Heorot, which shows he's Responsible.
He throws a feast for Beowulf and the Geats, which shows he's Involved.
He punishes Unferth for insulting Beowulf, which shows he's Respectful.
He promises Beowulf anything he wants if he can defeat Grendel, which shows he's Generous.
He leaves for the night before Grendel appears, which shows he's Safe.
