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WorksheetsBeowulf Review - The Hero Arrives at Heorot
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 11mins
What will Hrothgar give to the person who defends the Danes from Grendel?
A pony
A Ferrari
A rich treasure
A high five
Wulfgar returns and tells the Geats that they may "move forward / to meet Hrothgar," but on what conditions (395-396)?
That they leave their helmets and armor outside.
That they leave their shields and spears outside.
That they swear allegiance to Hrothgar first.
That they answer a riddle based on a scop's song.
How does Beowulf introduce himself to Hrothgar in lines 407-408?
As the handsomest Geat
He doesn't, he lies about his name
As the king of the Geats
As Hygelac's kinsman
Which of these was NOT one of Beowulf's previous adventures before arriving in the land of the Danes?
He battled and bound five beasts.
He slaughtered sea-brutes.
He avenged the Geats.
He defeated Grendel.
How will Beowulf fight Grendel? Choose ALL correct answers!
One-on-one (with no help from the Danes)
Hand-to-hand (with no weapons)
To the death
In the ocean (without a boat)
What promise does Beowulf make to Hrothgar, in case Beowulf fails to defeat Grendel?
Since Grendel will eat him, Beowulf won't need an expensive funeral.
If Beowulf loses, his father Ecgtheow will come to avenge him.
Because Beowulf is a Geat, him losing won't cause any more shame for Hrothgar.
If Grendel beats Beowulf, the other Geats will fight Grendel and win.
Hrothgar tells the story of a feud that Beowulf's father, Ecgtheow, started by killing Heatholaf, a Wulfing, in lines 457-472. What did the Geats (Ecgtheow's people) do?
Paid the wergild to save Ecgtheow.
Kicked Ecgtheow out to avoid the feud.
Sent Beowulf to conquer the Wulfings.
Apologized to Heatholaf's family and sent them a fruit basket.
How did Ecgtheow escape from the feud?
He didn't, the Wulfings killed him for revenge.
He disguised himself as an old man and ran away to France.
He killed all of the Wulfings so there was no one left to fight him.
Hrothgar paid the wergild to the Wulfings.
What did Ecgtheow do to thank Hrothgar for saving him from the feud with the Wulfings?
He swore to be courageous.
He swore allegiance (loyalty) to Hrothgar.
He built him a beautiful mead-call called Heorot.
He swore to spread Hrothgar's reputation around the whole world.
At the end of this chapter, where does Hrothgar invide Beowulf and the other Geats? What are they going to do?
Go home to Geatland.
Come to a feast at Heorot.
Get super drunk before they try to fight.
Travel to the Land of the Danes.
Hrothgar says he once sent "a crew of seamen.../with a gift-cargo across to Geatland" (380-381). When these men came back, what did they tell him about the heroic Geat thane?
He had the strength of 30 in the grip of each hand.
He was loyal to Hygelac.
He was really really tall and had a big beard.
Nothing, they never even met him.
