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A Danish warrior was called a what?
Thane
Beowulf represents the culture of which people from British history?
Anglo-Saxons
Beowulf chooses this warrior to become king upon his death
Wiglaf
Of the three monsters Beowulf faces in the poem, only this monster resides in Geatland
Dragon
What did Beowulf do to Grendel's body when he found it his mother's lair?
Cut off it's head as a trophy and brought it to Hrothgar.
Beowulf is written in what language?
Old English
Grendel's mother lives in a lair underneath a?
Lake
Beowulf becomes the king of which people from western Sweden?
Geats
When Beowulf refers to Grendel’s mother as ”she-devil,” he is using what Anglo-Saxon literary device?
Kenning
What is the name of a skilled story teller or Anglo-Saxon poet?
Scop
What type of poem is Beowulf?
Epic
What is a person from Denmark called?
Dane
Who is the King of the Danes, the King who Beowulf comes to help?
Hrothgar
Grendel represents
evil
What were the warriors always doing when Grendel attacked?
Sleeping
What seems to be Grendel's mother's motive for attacking Heorot?
Revenge
Beowulf becomes King of
Geatland
How does Beowulf die?
Unaided by most of the warriors, Beowulf is killed as he and Wiglaf fight the dragon.
Beowulf must battle Grendel with his bare hands because
Grendel had magically made all weapons useless against him
What is the name of the only warrior to aid Beowulf in fighting the dragon?
Wiglaf
What does Beowulf request to be built after his death?
Tower/Statue
What does every warrior know is inevitable?
Death
Why does Wiglaf fight the dragon along with Beowulf?
He respected Beowulf and knew his king needed help.
What did Beowulf do to Grendel’s body when he found it in his mother’s lair?
Cut off is head and brought it to Hrothgar as a trophy.
How does Grendel’s mother die?
Beowulf kills her with a giant’s sword he found in the lair.
How does Grendel die?
Beowulf tears Grendel's arm from his body at the shoulder and Grendel runs to his home in the marshes where he dies.
Besides the noise of the merrymaking what is another probable reason Grendel wanted to hurt the Danes?
He had been exiled by both God and men.
What biblical figure is Grendel connected to?
Cain
How are the Danes tortured for 12 years?
Grendel continues killing each night keeping them out of the hall
What is the name of the hall built by Hrothgar?
Heorot
How many years does the mead-hall stay closed?
12 winters
What is Hrunting?
Sword
How many years have passed between the fight with Grendel's mother and the Dragon?
50


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