Beowulf and Grendel's Mother

Most epic heroes have some kind of divine ancestry or are aided by gods in some capacity. 

• TRUE

• FALSE

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I shall shape glory with Hrunting, or death will hurry me from this earth! (Lines 465-66)
This line is an example of which Anglo-Saxon value?

• Comitatus

• Scop

• Wyrd

• Dane

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How does Beowulf defeat Grendel's Mother?

• He chops her head off with his sword, Hrunting.

• He body slams her like Dwayne Johnson. Total Knock Out!

• He lures the other sea monsters into the battle hall, and they eat her!

• None of these

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After Grendel's death, who are the people of Herot fearful of?

• Grendel's mother

• Grendel's father

• Beowulf

• a 3-headed dragon

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Where does Grendel live?

• deep in the swamp/marsh

• the jungle

• the ocean

• the city

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True or False Beowulf dies to Grendel's mother

• False

• True

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The people who traveled around to tell the ancient stories were called

• scops or bards

• poets

• a DJ

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How many winters did Grendel terrorize Herot?

• 150 years

• 6 years

• 30 years

• 12 winters/years

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What is the name of the place Beowulf came from?

• The promise land

• Land of the Geats

• Land of the monarchs

• The Herotland

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How did Beowulf and his men get to Denmark?

• By horse and buggy

• By foot

• They sailed there

• By pterodactyls

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