The Last Battle

After Beowulf challenges the dragon to fight, the dragon answers.

What happens to Beowulf's shield?

• It cracks.

• It melts.

• It falls.

• It vanishes.

After Beowulf challenges the dragon to fight, the dragon answers.

What happens to Beowulf's sword?

• It cracks.

• It melts.

• It falls.

• It vanishes.

Who remains with Beowulf after the Geats flee?

• Unferth

• Hrothgar

• Edgetho

• Wiglaf

How is Wiglaf characterized?

"And only one of them / Remained, stood there, miserable, remembering, / As a good man must, what kingship should mean. / His name was Wiglaf, he was Wextan's son / And a good soldier" (711-715).

• A good man and soldier

• A brave and fierce knight

• A fearful and sad man

• A kind and generous advisor

Answer explanation

"And only one of them / Remained, stood there, miserable, remembering, / As a good man must, what kingship should mean. / His name was Wiglaf, he was Wextan's son / And a good soldier" (711-715).

How does the battle end?

• Macbeth wins.

• Macduff wins.

• Banquo comes back to life and kills everyone.

• Lady Macbeth comes back to life and kills everyone.

What does Wiglaf say about the Geats who abandoned Beowulf?

• Wiglaf criticizes the Geats for abandoning Beowulf.

• Wiglaf blames Beowulf for the Geats' abandonment.

• Wiglaf ignores the Geats who abandoned Beowulf.

• Wiglaf praises the Geats for abandoning Beowulf.

How does the battle with the dragon end?

• Wiglaf is killed, but Beowulf lives.

• Beowulf is killed, but Wiglaf lives.

• The dragon is killed, but Beowulf is wounded.

• The dragon is killed, but Wiglaf is wounded.

Beowulf used no weapons when fighting Grendel, but he says he feels "no shame, with shield and sword / And armor, against this monster, when he comes to me" (635-636). Why does Beowulf allow himself to bring weapons and armor to fight the dragon?

• Beowulf is much older and more cautious now.

• Grendel was impervious to weapons. but the dragon is not

• The dragon breathes fire and is poisonous.

• Beowulf is more wealthy now that he is king and can afford better weapons.

Answer explanation

Beowulf says, "I'd use no sword, no weapon, if this beast / Could be killed without it, crushed to death / Like Grendel, gripped in my nads and torn / Limb from limb. But his breath will be burning / Hot, poison will pour from his tongue" (630-634).

Beowulf allows himself to use weapons because the dragon is fire-breathing and poisonous.

What is Beowulf boasting about here?

“No one else could do / What I mean to, here, no man but me / Could hope to defeat this monster. No one / Could try. And this dragon’s treasure, his gold / And everything hidden in that tower, will be mine” (644-649).

• His fear of the dragon and the dragon's treasure

• His ability to defeat the monster and claim the dragon's treasure

• His lack of confidence in defeating the monster and claiming the dragon's treasure

• His inability to defeat the monster and claim the dragon's treasure

In the last battle, Beowulf has ruled as the 

• king of the Danes

• king of the Geats

• king of the Anglo-Saxons