Beowulf: A New Telling Chapters 13 & 14

What did king Hygelac's court say about Beowulf when he was a boy?

• He is a good boy

• He will come to no good

• He looks like his dad

What was the only gift from the Danes that Beowulf kept?

• a gold ring from Wealtheow

• a golden collar from Wealtheow

• more gold than he could carry

What did Beowulf do for the first few years he was home?

• he was king

• he had a horse ranch

• he was a bee keeper

Why doesn't Beowulf want to be king?

• Hadred is the rightful heir

• He is lazy

• He wants peace

What happens to Beowulf at the end of chapter 13?

• He becomes king of the Danes.

• He becomes king of the world.

• He becomes king of the Geats.

Why does Beowulf want peace?

• He is lazy

• He wants to raise horses

• He wants to take care of his bees

What did Beowulf learn from his bees?

• To rule with order and beauty

• To rule with force

• To rule with chaos

Why do people leave the treasure in the mountain alone?

• It was given back to the earth and would be a sin to take it

• it is haunted

• it is protected by a dragon

What does the slave see when he climbs into the cave?

• a ghost

• a firedrake

• a chicken

How is the slave able to escape the firedrake?

• the slave is very fast

• the firedrake is slow

• the firedrake becomes too swollen to get out