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Beowulf Final

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Which character is a descendant of Cain   Grendel  
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For what does Beowulf come to Hrothgar’s kingdom   Fight Grendel  
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Which of the following is NOT a quality of Beowulf that comes out in the story   Boastfulness, courage, sense of duty, compassion. compassion  
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What is the central conflict in the story   Good and evil  
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What are the three underlying motives for Beowulf’s coming to Hrothgar’s realm   Blood lust, desire for fame, desire to help  
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Whom does Grendel’s mother kill   Hrothgar’s best friend  
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Beowulf kills Grendel’s mother with what   A sword  
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What trophy does Beowulf take after he kills Grendel’s mother   Grendel’s head  
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Who awakens the fire dragon   A thief  
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Beowulf goes out to fight the fire dragon because   It is terrorizing the Geats  
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When Beowulf is dying, he asks the Geats to do what   Build a tower in his honor  
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When Beowulf hears about the fire dragon what does he believe   He must have broken one of God’s laws  
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Which of the following is not a stereotypical trait of Beowulf’s   he is brave, he is strong, he usually does good deeds to benefit others, he blames himself for the dragon’s evil. He blames himself for the dragon’s evil  
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Why does Beowulf want Wiglaf to bring him the jewels from the dragon’s castle   He is comforted by the prize he has won  
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When Grendel first enters Hrothgar’s hall, what does he think   He thinks everyone is asleep  
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When Beowulf grabs Grendel, what does Grendel realize about Beowulf   He is the strongest man he has ever met  
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To whom does Grendel call for help   His mother  
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According to Grendel, what is most responsible for the outcome of his battle with Beowulf   accident  
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During the fight, what does Beowulf force Grendel to do   sing  
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Who orders that the great hall, Herot, be built   Hrothgar  
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Though he lives in Herot, Grendel never dares to touch what   throne  
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Whom does Beowulf take with him   14 men  
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With Beowulf in Herot, what does Hrothgar do   rests  
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As they prepare to sleep near their leader, how do Beowulf’s men feel   anxious  
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How does Grendel get into the hall   Breaks open the door  
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What is the result of the battle between Beowulf and Grendel   Grendel dies (is mortally wounded)  
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What are the warriors doing when Grendel finds them   sleeping  
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How many of the warriors does Grendel kill on his first visit to Herot   30  
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Where does Grendel take the bodies   Back to his cave (lair)  
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What does Beowulf say he will carry when he meets Grendel in battle   nothing  
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According to “The Battle with Grendel” the outcome of the battle between Grendel and the Geats has already been decided by fate. What will this outcome be   Grendel will be defeated through the might of one man  
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Why does Grendel relish the sight he sees in Herot   He intends to kill the sleeping men and feast on their bodies  
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What do Beowulf’s men do to try to help him   Jump up and draw their swords  
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What does Beowulf hang from the rafters   Grendel’s arm  
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What does the crowd do the next day   Follow the tracks to the lake  
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Why does Grendel’s mother take only one victim from Herot   Equal payment for the death of her son  
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Along with the man she killed, what does Grendel’s mother take from Herot   Grendel’s arm  
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What promise does Beowulf make to Hrothgar   That Grendel’s mother will not be able to hide from him  
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Beowulf, Hrothgar, and Hrothgar’s men ride a long way following the tracks left by Grendel’s mother. Through what kinds of terrain does the trail lead   Forest, waste land, rocky hills, slippery cliffs  
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What weapon does Hrothgar’s courtier lend to Beowulf   A magic sword named Hrunting  
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Why does Beowulf throw his sword down   The blade melts  
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What does Beowulf do with the giant’s sword   Kills Grendel’s mother  
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What does Beowulf do as revenge for Grendel’s vicious attacks   Cuts Grendel’s head off  
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What does Beowulf show Hrothgar after the battle   Grendel’s head  
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What does the dragon do to the Geats’ homes   Burns them down  
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What does Beowulf have made to protect him from the dragon   An iron shield  
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What happens to Beowulf’s sword during his battle with the dragon   It breaks  
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What do all but one of the Geats do when Beowulf needs their help   Run away and leave Beowulf alone  
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How does the dragon wound Beowulf   Poisoned tusks through his neck  
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What does Wiglaf do to help Beowulf   Jumps in to fight; stabs the dragon  
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What does Beowulf do to kill the dragon   Stabs it  
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Why does Beowulf’s wound begin to swell   The dragon’s tusks were poison  
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What does Beowulf recall about his 50-year reign   His battles and treasures  
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What does Beowulf want Wiglaf to do for him before he dies   Bring his treasure so he can see it  
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What does Beowulf want the Geats to build   A tower for sailors to use to guide themselves safely to land  
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What do the Geats do with Beowulf’s ashes   Mix them with the mortar for the tower  
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What do the twelve Geats do after the tower is finished   Ride around the tower on their horses singing songs about Beowulf’s greatness  
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In her final raid to Herot, what does Grendel’s avenging mother take for her supper   Hrothgar’s best friend  
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Beowulf promises to search out the monster and assures the king that he will do what   Kill her  
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Accompanied by Hrothgar’s men, Beowulf follows the monster’s arracks to where   The lake  
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Beowulf puts on his armor because he knows that the woven mail will protect him from what   Grendel’s Mother’s claws  
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Grendel’s mother grabs Beowulf and carries him where   Underwater lair  
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Hrunting, the sword that Unferth has given to Beowulf, is useless against what   Grendel’s Mother’s hide  
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What does Beowulf grab as he leaves the monster’s lair to return to his men   Grendel’s arm  
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What else does Beowulf take as he leaves the monster’s lair   Grendel’s head  
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Victorious, Beowulf and his men walk into the Danes’ mead hall and present the king and queen with what   Grendel’s head  
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How long did Beowulf rule the Geats   50 years  
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Before the arriving of Beowulf, what is the only way the Danes can be safe from Grendel   Rest somewhere else  
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With what does the author of Beowulf most closely associate Grendel   Darkness and evil  
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How many Geats does Grendel kill before he is seized by Beowulf   one  
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The Danes know that Grendel is defeated when they see what   Grendel’s arm  
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Where does Beowulf find Grendel’s mother   At the bottom of the lake  
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