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WorksheetsBeowulf Reading Quiz 2
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
"Up from his swampland, sliding silently" This line is an example of which literary device?
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Kenning
Metaphor
Given Grendel's ancestry from Cain (the first murderer, who killed his brother Abel out of envy), what is the most reasonable guess as to why Grendel has been attacking Herot?
The singing and happiness makes him angry and jealous.
He has a grudge against Hrothgar.
His mother orders him to attack.
He is hungry and needs some lunch.
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)
"shepherd of evil, guardian of crime" (line 273)
"the afflictor/Of men, tormentor of their days" (lines 331-32)
The above excerpts are examples of...
the Anglo-Saxon concept of wyrd.
kennings that describe Grendel.
kennings that describe Beowulf.
Biblical allusions that emphasize Grendel's evil nature.
Why does Beowulf announce to the court that he will fight bare-handed against Grendel?
A. He wants it to be a fair fight, and Grendel has no weapons.
B. Fighting without a weapon will enhance Beowulf's epic hero status, and he will be even more famous.
Both A and B are true.
Neither A nor B is true.
Why does Unferth speak up during Beowulf's speech to the king, and what does Unferth say?
Unferth is jealous, and he tells a story of Beowulf losing a swimming competition.
Unferth is secretly in love with Queen Wealtheow, and he compliments the queen's beauty to impress her.
Unferth is concerned for Beowulf's safety, and he asks the king to require Beowulf to use a weapon against Grendel.
Unferth is angry, and he demands that the king allow one of the Danish knights to deal with Grendel rather than letting Beowulf take care of the situation.
The men have brought dull swords.
The men are too drunk to fight Grendel.
Grendel has put spells on their weapons.
Beowulf refuses to let his men join the fight.
Beowulf's men attack him.
Beowulf first confronts him.
he is held fast in Beowulf's grip and can't get away.
How does Beowulf defeat Grendel?
Rips his arm off, and Grendel crawls back to his lair and bleeds to death.
Beheads Grendel with a sword., and Grendel dies instantly.
Uses a knife to gut Grendel from his stomach to his chin, and Grendel's insides fall to the floor.
Beats Grendel's head against the wall like a battering ram until Grendel dies.
Why does Beowulf allow one of his warriors to be killed by Grendel before Beowulf attacks?
A. So Beowulf can see how Grendel attacks.
B. So Grendel is distracted when Beowulf attacks
Both A and B are true.
Neither A nor B is true.
What is the trophy that Beowulf hangs in the mead hall after he kills Grendel?
Grendel's head
Grendel's arm
He strings Grendel's guts around the chandelier
Grendel's knife
