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Chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who, along with Grendel, noticed the Geats coming? | a lone Danish coastgaurd |
| What is the first thing that Beowulf says? | "We're Geats...the hearth-companions of King Hygilac" (154) |
| Why are the Danes upset at the Geats' arrival? | "Honor is very big with them; they'd rather be eaten alive than be bailed out by strangers" (159) |
| Who does Unferth say won the swimming race? | Breca |
| Who does Grendel refer to as his "old friend"? | Ork |
| Who comes into Hart and provides a welcome relief? | Wealtheow |
| Hrothgar plans to marry off Freawaru to the king of the: | Heathobards |
| Beowulf is only referred to as: | "The stranger" |
| Grendel describes Unferth as having a nose: | "...like a black, deformed potato" (160) |
| Grendel is excited at the beginning of the chapter because: | "Strangers have come, and it's a whole new game" (151) |