WorksheetsBeowulf Review ENG403A
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where did Beowulf face Grendel?
Heorot, in the mead hall
In the sea, where Beowulf had fought many monsters
In Hrothgar's summer cabin
In the swamp near Grendel's home
Where does Grendel live?
deep in the swamp/marsh
the jungle
the ocean
the city
After ripping open the doors and eating a man, what stops Grendel from killing more men?
Beowulf's grip on his arm
King Hrothgar's attack
Sunlight
His instant death
The Danish King
Hrothgar
Higlac
Healfdane
Beowulf
What advantage does Beowulf have in his fight with Grendel?
his superior strength
his sword
his age
the power of his army
What causes Grendel to wail loudly in the hall?
Beowulf has wounded him horribly
The hall is empty when he appears
Grendel wants to take Beowulf back to his cave as a captive
Grendel is scared of the Danes who fight alongside Beowulf
The people who traveled around to tell the ancient stories were called
scops or bards
poets
a DJ
Which of the following lines does NOT demonstrate Beowulf's characteristics as an epic hero?
"'I've never known fear, as a youth I fought/In endless battles.'" (lines 608-9)
"...the strongest of the Geats—greater/And stronger than anyone anywhere in this world—" (lines 110-11)
"...he knows of your noble birth/And that having come to him from over the open/Sea you have come bravely..." (lines 128-30)
"I have heard,/Too, that the monster's scorn of men/Is so great that he needs no weapons and fears none." (lines 166-68)
Beowulf is thought to be written by
Geoffrey Chaucer
William Shakespeare
Homer
An unknown, traveling Anglo-Saxon poet
How does Beowulf defeat Grendel, and what happens to Grendel?
Beheads him with a magic sword, and he dies immediately
Rips his arm off, and Grendel goes back to his lair and dies there
His thanes ambush Grendel when he enters the mead hall and kill him
Grendel is burned to death in his own fire
Beowulf is the _____ of the story
Failure
Antihero
Antagonist
Epic Hero
Why does Beowulf decide to fight Grendel without any weapons?
Beowulf is stronger than Grendel
To make it a fair fight
Beowulf has a big ego
Grendel was talking smack.
As an epic hero, which of these traits does Beowulf display the least.
self-confidence
loyalty
bravery
humility
Who is Grendel?
a monster that loves rejoicing and celebrations
a monster that is only after the King
a monster that attacks Herot (mead-hall)
a monster compelled to kill by Unferth
References to fate or the Divine Lord leading Beowulf to fight Grendel and leading to whatever the outcome may be, shows what?
Beowulf struggles with good vs. evil within himself.
Beowulf believes in and benefits from the supernatural or religion and hopes it works out well for him.
Beowulf is lost spiritually.
Beowulf knows he will win no matter what happens.
Grendel has killed many Danes, how many does he kill once Beowulf is in the hall?
0
1
50
100
When Beowulf's men fight beside him, even though they think he will die, what does that reveal about the people who created and told this story?
That they just followed Beowulf because he was strong
They distrust Beowulf, but follow him out of habit
That loyalty is valued in their culture
They looked forward to the honor of death so they simply wanted to die
Which is not an aspect of an epic hero?
Warrior on a quest
Faces or gets support from the supernatural
Nobility
Represents everything the society is lacking
In what way does the story of Beowulf represent transitions in the world of those who created and told the story?
They stopped writing the story down as time went on
The people began to question their violent way of life
Their world went from calm and orderly to violent and wild
They went from illiterate and Pagan, to literate and Christian
Which line is an example of alliteration?
had come to an end.
feed on their flesh; but his fate that night
was due to change
the hall-guards were slack, asleep at their posts,
scouted the grounds of Hrothgar’s dwelling
