Beowulf- How Much Do You Know?
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- 1.
Where is Beowulf from?- A.
Herot
- B.
Denmark
- C.
Geatland
- D.
England
- 2.Who is Beowulf's father?
- A.
Breca
- B.
Ecgtheow
- C.
Hrothgar
- D.
Hygelac
- 3.Who rules Geatland at the beninning of the poem?
- A.
Hygelac
- B.
Beowulf
- C.
Offa
- D.
Grendel
- 4.What is a scop?
- A.
A poet
- B.
A weapon
- C.
A ship
- D.
A spy glass
- 5.Who are the Scyldings?
- A.
Swamp monsters
- B.
Enemies of the kingdom
- C.
Hrothgar's warriors
- D.
Servants
- 6.What is the name of Hrothgar's mead-hall?
- A.
Herot
- B.
Grain
- C.
Halga
- D.
Shield
- 7.
The first night that Grendal attacked the mead-hall, Heorot, how many Scyldings did he kill?
- A.
Three
- B.
Fifteen
- C.
Twenty-two
- D.
Thirty
- 8.What jealous character taunts Beowulf during the festivities in Herot?
- A.
Offa
- B.
Unferth
- C.
Hrothgar
- D.
Aeschere
- 9.In Herot, Beowulf relates the tale of how he defeated his childhood friend, Breca, in what kind of competition.
- A.
A foot race
- B.
A swimming race
- C.
A wrestling match
- D.
An eating competition
- 10.How does Beowulf kill Grendel?
- A.
He runs his sword through Grendel's heart
- B.
He doesn't because he runs away instead
- C.
He buries an ax in Grendel's head
- D.
He tears off Grendel's arm at the shoulder
- 11.
What is Grendel's mother's name?
- A.
Hygd
- B.
Gretyl
- C.
Erecca
- D.
She is never mentioned
- 12.After Beowulf kills Grendel, his mother gets mad and seeks to avenge her son's death.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.Who lends Beowulf a sword to fight Grendel's mother?
- A.
Hrothgar
- B.
Hrothgar's son
- C.
Unferth
- D.
Unferth's daughter
- 14.
What happened to the sword Beowulf used to kill Grendel's mother with?
- A.
It melts, just like ice
- B.
It bursts into flames
- C.
Nothing
- D.
Beowulf decides to keep it
- 15.How does Beowulf become King of the Geats?
- A.
He takes the throne when Hygelac dies, because he was named as his heir
- B.
He takes the throne when Hygelac's son dies
- C.
He's never King of the Geats
- D.
He overthrows Hygelac
- 16.
Why did the dragon threaten Geatland?
- A.
A party of adventurers tried to kill it
- B.
A golden cup was stolen from its lair
- C.
Beowulf ceased paying its annual tribute
- D.
Its food supply was cut off
- 17.
Beowulf's body was burned on a funeral pyre. What happened to his ashes?
- A.
They were kept in an urn in the mead-hall
- B.
They were scattered in a lake
- C.
They were placed in the family crypt
- D.
They were buried in a barrow on the headland of the coast
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