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WorksheetsBeowulf: "The Coming of Beowulf"
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Who is Healfdane's son?
Beowulf
Grendel
Hrothgar
Higlac
Who is Beowulf''s king?
Grendel
Hrothgar
Higlac
Healfdane
What is the name of Beowulf's tribe?
Danes
Geats
Why does Beowulf sail to Denmark?
"In his far-off home Beowulf, Higlac's / Follower and strongest of the Geats -greater / And stronger than anyone anywhere in this world- / Heard how Grendel filled nights with horror / And quickly commanded a boat fitted out, / Proclaiming that he'd go to that famous king. / Would sail across the sea to Hrothgar, / Now when help was needed" (109-116).
To help King Hrothgar and Hrothgar's kingdom
To conquer Hrothgar's kingdom in the name of the Geats
Who greets Beowulf and the Geats when they arrive in Denmark?
King Hrothgar
King Higlac
Grendel
Hrothgar's lieutenant
How does Hrothgar's lieutenant greet the Geats?
"Whose soldiers are you, / You who've been carried in your deep-keeled ship / Across the sea-road to this country of mine? / Listen! I've stood on these cliffs longer / Than you know, keeping our coast free / Of pirates, raiders sneaking ashore / From their ships, seeking our lives and our gold . . . You! Tell me your name, / And your father's; no spied go further into Danish / Soil than you've come already. Strangers, / From wherever it was you sailed, tell it, / And tell it quickly, the quicker the better, / I say, for us all" (151-157 & 165-170).
He questions who they are.
He challenges them to a duel.
He offers them gifts and hospitality.
He ignores them and walks away.
Who is Beowulf's father? (pg. 43)
Hrothgar
Higlac
Edgetho
Grendel
How does Beowulf respond to Hrothgar's lieutenant and his questions?
Beowulf arrogantly dismisses the lieutenant's inquiries, claiming he is invincible and needs no validation.
Beowulf becomes defensive and challenges the lieutenant to a duel to prove his worthiness.
Beowulf provides a false identity, hoping to deceive the lieutenant and gain an advantage.
Beowulf introduces himself, mentions his father and accomplishments, and expresses his desire to help Hrothgar by defeating Grendel.
Who is characterized in the passage below?
"They have seen my strength for themselves, / Have watched me rise from the darkness of war, / Dripping with my enemies' blood. I drove / Five great giants into chains, chase / All of that race from the earth. I swam / In the blackness of night, hunting monsters / Out of the ocean, and killing them one / By one; death was my errand and the fate / They had earned" (246-254).
Higlac
Hrothgar
Beowulf
Hrothgar's lieutenant
After boasting a bit to Hrothgar, what request does Beowulf make?
Beowulf asks Hrothgar to provide him with the most skilled warriors to aid him in the upcoming battle against Grendel.
Beowulf requests to face Grendel without any assistance from the Danes, only his men.
Beowulf requests Hrothgar to reward him with gold and treasures before facing Grendel as a token of appreciation.
Beowulf demands that Hrothgar immediately hand over the kingship and crown, believing he is better suited to rule.
How does Beowulf plan to defeat Grendel?
Beowulf intends to use a powerful enchanted sword passed down through his family to strike down Grendel.
Beowulf plans to outsmart Grendel by setting a clever trap within Heorot, the hall where Grendel attacks.
Beowulf plans to face Grendel in unarmed combat, relying on his strength, courage, and skill.
Beowulf decides to seek the help of a sorcerer to cast a spell on Grendel and weaken him before the battle.
What does Beowulf mean when he states, “Fate will unwind as it must!” (280).
Beowulf will only be able to defeat Grendel if he has trained hard enough.
Beowulf does not believe he will be able to defeat Grendel even though he is the best warrior.
Beowulf is praying for God's help in his upcoming battle.
Beowulf believes that fate has already determined the outcome of the battle.
