Beowulf Study

Grendel is the grandson of...

• Hrothgar

• Beowulf

• the devil

• Cain

Who distrusts Beowulf?

• Wealtheow

• Hrothgar

• Unferth

• Brecca

What language is Beowulf written in?

• Latin

• Middle English

• Welsh

• Old English

Who is King of the Danes and for what problem does he need help?

• Beowulf; a superiority complex

• Ecgtheow; a hulking man/monster who ate all of his men

• Unferth; alcoholism

• Hrothgar; a hulking man/monster who ate most of his men

What was built by King Hrothgar and his men and is used for celebrating, sleeping and meeting?

• a funeral pyre

• a ship

• a mead hall

• a tower that can be seen by sailors

Grendel caused problems for the Danes for

• a decade
• 20 years
• one winter
• 12 years

Grendel is the descendant of what evil man?

• Hrothgar
• Cain
• Beowulf
• Hitler

How does Beowulf defeat Grendel, and what happens to Grendel?

• Beheads him with a magic sword, and he dies immediately

• Rips his arm off, and Grendel goes back to his lair and dies there

• His thanes ambush Grendel when he enters the mead hall and kill him

• Grendel is burned to death in his own fire

During the Anglo Saxon period, bragging was considered

• Overly prideful and rude

• Unacceptable in society

• Acceptable and even encouraged( as long as you could back it up)

• Poetic and beautiful

Why does Grendel attack 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.