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Beowulf Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Edgetho?

a)

Beowulf's cousin

b)

Beowulf’s father

c)

Beowulf’s sword

d)

Beowulf’s loyal kinsman

2.

Who was Higlac?

a)

King of the Danes

b)

Beowulf’s uncle

c)

Beowulf’s sword

d)

Beowulf’s loyal kinsman

3.

Who was Grendel?

a)

monster who terrorized Hrothgar

b)

character who was killed by a giant’s sword

c)

goes on a tirade after a golden cup is stolen

d)

epic hero from Geat

4.

Who/What was Herot?

a)

mead hall

b)

people from Sweden

c)

Beowulf’s sword

d)

people from Denmark

5.

Who/What was Hrunting?

a)

mead hall

b)

Beowulf's sword

c)

Beowulf's loyal kinsman

d)

King of the Danes

6.

Who/What was Hrothgar?

a)

mead hall

b)

King of the Danes

c)

Beowulf's uncle

d)

Beowulf's father

7.

Who/What was Wiglaf

a)

Beowulf's loyal kinsman

b)

Beowulf's uncle

c)

Beowulf's father

d)

Beowulf's sword

8.

Who built Herot Hall?

a)

Hrunting

b)

Hrothgar

c)

Higlac

d)

Wiglaf

9.

How long did Grendel attack Herot?

a)

12 years

b)

100 years

c)

25 years

d)

3 years

10.

Who was the only victim of Grendel's mother?

a)

Hrothgar

b)

Esher

c)

Higlac

d)

Edgetho

11.

What language was Beowulf originally written in?

a)

Old English

b)

Middle English

c)

Victorian English

d)

Spanglish

12.

Where does Grendel live?

a)

deep in the swamp/marsh

b)

the jungle

c)

the ocean

d)

the city

13.

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

14.

How did Beowulf and his men get to Denmark?

a)

By horse and buggy

b)

By foot

c)

They sailed there

d)

By pterodactyls

15.

Who was the King of the Danes?

a)

Grendel

b)

Beowulf

c)

Wiglaf

d)

Hrothgar

16.

What was the name of the Mead Hall?

a)

Herot

b)

Bungalow

c)

Mead Hall

d)

House of the Danes

17.

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

18.

What does Beowulf take when he defeats Grendel?

a)

His ankle

b)

His arm

c)

His foot

d)

His thigh

19.

True or False Beowulf dies to Grendel's mother

a)

False

b)

True

20.
Grendel's parents are
a)
monsters
b)
angels
c)
people
d)
unknown
21.
Beowulf is from
a)
Denmark
b)
Geatland
c)
Germany
d)
Herot
22.
The Danish King
a)
Hrothgar
b)
Higlac
c)
Healfdane
d)
Beowulf
23.
The watchman spots Beowulf and his crew and at first 
a)
worried about why they are there with weapons
b)
excited to see them
c)
not concerned at all
d)
runs to tell the others
24.
Why do the Danes flee Herot at night?
a)
Grendel attacks at night
b)
Beowulf's men are planning to attack them
c)
King Hrothgar moves camp at night
d)
Grendel only attacks during the day
25.
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.