Beowulf Flashcard

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What is the main plot of the poem Beowulf?

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The hero's defeat of three monsters

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Who is the first monster that Beowulf fights?

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Grendel

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What motivates Grendel's mother to attack?

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Revenge for her son's death

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Where does Beowulf find Grendel's mother?

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At the bottom of a lake

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What significant event occurs fifty years after Beowulf becomes king?

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He battles a dragon

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What is the outcome of Beowulf's fight with the dragon?

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He is fatally wounded

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What happens at the end of the poem?

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Beowulf's funeral is held

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What is the historical significance of Beowulf?

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It is the oldest surviving Anglo-Saxon epic poem

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When was Beowulf likely composed?

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8th to 11th centuries

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What is the first recorded written version of Beowulf dated?

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11th century