Beowulf - First 455 Lines

What is the name of the legendary king of the Danes?

• Shield Sheafson

• Hathor Bjornsson

• Wulfgar Bruenorsson

• Pike Thorson

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Who/what is Heorot?

• Legendary Sword

• Legendary Poem

• Legendary Ship

• Legendary Mead Hall

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Grendel is the grandson of...

• Able

• Cain

• The Devil

• Judas Iscariot

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Who is the king of the Danes whom Beowulf meets?

• Unferth

• Hrothgar

• Heorot

• Wulfgar

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From whence does Beowulf hail?

• Briton

• Normandy

• Geatland

• Norway

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What is the name of the translator of Beowulf?

• Seamus Heaney

• John Mitchell Kimble

• Benjamin Thorpe

• James Mercer Garnett the Younger

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In What Language was Beowulf Written?

• Old German

• Old French

• Old Swedish

• Old English

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Beowulf is the national epic of which country?

• Sweden

• England

• Finland

• Japan

• Russia

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How does Beowulf plan to fight Grendel?

• With his bare hands

• With a cannon

• With no armor

• With a legendary bow

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How many years does Grendel terrorize the Danes?

• 1

• 6

• 12

• 15

• 52 1/2

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