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Beowulf

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does Grendel live?

a)

deep in the swamp/marsh

b)

the jungle

c)

the ocean

d)

the city

2.

How many winters did Grendel terrorize Herot?

a)

150 years

b)

6 years

c)

30 years

d)

12 winters/years

3.

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

4.

How did Beowulf and his men get to Denmark?

a)

By horse and buggy

b)

By foot

c)

They sailed there

d)

By pterodactyls

5.

Who was the King of the Danes?

a)

Grendel

b)

Beowulf

c)

Wiglaf

d)

Hrothgar

6.

What was the name of the Mead Hall?

a)

Herot

b)

Bungalow

c)

Mead Hall

d)

House of the Danes

7.

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

a)

Wiglaf

b)

Hrothgar

c)

Grendel

d)

Alex

8.

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

9.

What are sinews?

a)

The tendons in the shoulder of Grendel

b)

Muscles

c)

Bones

d)

Skin cells of Grendel

10.

True or False Beowulf dies to Grendel's mother

a)

False

b)

True

11.
What advantage does Beowulf have in his fight with Grendel?
a)
his superior strength
b)
his sword
c)
his age
d)
the power of his army
12.
What happens to Grendel?
a)
Beowulf rips his arm off, and he retreats to his cave to die.
b)
Beowulf rips his arm off, and they roast Grendel for dinner.
c)
Grendel wins and takes Beowulf back to his cave as a captive.
d)
Grendel dies in the banquet hall.
13.
After Grendel's death, who are the people of Herot fearful of?
a)
Grendel's mother
b)
Grendel's father
c)
Beowulf
d)
a 3-headed dragon
14.

The people who traveled around to tell the ancient stories were called

a)

scops or bards

b)

poets

c)

a DJ

15.

Beowulf is thought to be written by

a)

Geoffrey Chaucer

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Homer

d)

An unknown, traveling Anglo-Saxon poet

16.
Grendel is the descendant of what evil man?
a)
Hrothgar
b)
Cain
c)
Beowulf
d)
Hitler
17.
To what/whom does Beowulf attribute his victory?
a)
His army of men
b)
God
c)
His father
d)
Zeus
18.
Choose the best alliteration definition:
a)
The repetition of vowel sounds in close proximity.
b)
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
c)
The repetition of consonant sounds in unstressed syllables.
19.

A poetic synonym for a noun is called

a)

a kenning

b)

alliteration

c)

personification

d)

allusion