The Battle With Grendel

1.

Multiple Choice

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The battle with Grendel occurs...

as soon as Beowulf is finished his boast.

after the banquet and Hrothgar and his men leave.

while Beowulf reiterates his desire to fight without his sword.

before the banquet and Beowulf and his men are stripped of their swords.

2.

Multiple Choice

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"By morning; the monster's mind was hot" (This is an example of a(n)...)

pun.

hyperbole.

oxymoron.

alliteration.

3.

Multiple Choice

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"Grasped at a strong-hearted wakeful sleeper" (Which best identifies line 270?)

kenning

caesura

haiku

limerick

4.

Multiple Choice

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Why does Beowulf allow one of his followers to be taken by Grendel before he attacks him?

Beowulf is scared out of his wits when he actually sees Grendel.

Beowulf wants to lull Grendel into a false sense of complacency to catch him off guard.

Beowulf is waiting for the follower to fight back to distract Grendel.

Grendel moved so swiftly through the cloudy night.

5.

Multiple Choice

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Which does not reinforce the idea of Grendel as a force for evil?

He had visited Hrothgar's Home before, knew the way--

Gleamed in the darkness, burned with a gruesome Light.

Intended to tear the life from those bodies

With the thought of food and the feasting his belly Would soon know.

6.

Multiple Choice

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When Higlac's follower puts that tight grip on the shepherd of evil, what was Grendel's first thought?

kick

scream

fight

run

7.

Multiple Choice

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What does writhing mean in context? "...his claws had been caught, he was trapped. That trip to Herot was a miserable journey for the writhing monster!"

unsuccessful

twisting, squirming in pain

running away terrified

hapless, hopeless, joyless

8.

Multiple Choice

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"Screams of the Almighty's enemy sang In the darkness,...." What does the underlined words signify?

a kenning referring to Grendel

a kenning referring to Beowulf

a caesura to make an emphasis here about Grendel

a caesura signifying a pause for impact

9.

Multiple Choice

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"..., the tears torn out of Grendel's Taut throat,...." Taut most nearly means ____.

orange-brown; yellowish-brown in color

of little depth, not deep, surface level

stiff, rigid, tense, tight

mute, uncommunicative, tight-lipped

10.

Multiple Choice

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Why is Grendel such a formidable opponent?

He is the devil's spawn.

He cannot be harmed by weapons.

He is the master of Fortnite.

He is huge, hirsute, and horrendous.

11.

Multiple Choice

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The battle was over, Beowulf had been granted new glory: How?

Beowulf sliced Grendel's head clean off with a Samurai sword.

Beowulf dodged Grendel's blow and caused Grendel to slip and fall headlong.

Beowulf snapped Grendel's shoulder shredding muscle and splitting bone causing perfused bleeding and writhing pain.

Beowulf stamped on Grendel's head with his boot and crushed his skull skishing his eyeballs and caving in his nose.

12.

Multiple Choice

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What was put in memorial as victory by "He who had come to them from across the sea,"?

Hrothgar's armor on the mantle of the door.

Beowulf's helmet hung from the king's throne room.

Beowulf's shield dipped in gold and mounted on the door of Herot.

The monster's arm, claw, and shoulder hung from the rafters of Herot.

13.

Multiple Choice

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"...mounted their hard-hooved Horses, high-spirited stallions, and rode them slowly toward Herot again,..." Identify the figurative language.

alliteration

simile

personification

extended metaphor

14.

Multiple Choice

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Where has Grendel been attacking?

Gondor

Hrothgar

Sweden

Herot

15.

Multiple Choice

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How long has Grendel been terrorizing the Danish people?

12 years

12 months

12 days

12 minutes

16.

Multiple Choice

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When does Grendel attack?

Only in the morning because he is hungry

Only at night while the men are sleeping

All day long - he's not picky!

Trick question - he doesn't attack, he's a gentle creature

17.

Multiple Choice

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What is the one thing protected from Grendel's wrath?

Beowulf's sword

A cross on the wall of the meadhall

The king's throne

The poet's harp

18.

Multiple Choice

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Whom is Grendel supposed to be a descendant of?

Satan

Hrothgar

Cain

Abel

19.

Multiple Choice

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In the following passage, who is “Healfdane’s son”?
“So the living sorrow of Healfdane’s son
Simmered, bitter and fresh, and no wisdom
Or strength could break it”

Edgetho

Hrothgar

Beowulf

Higlac

20.

Multiple Choice

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What is one of the first pieces of information Beowulf gives to prove his identity?

He describes who his father was

He shows his driver’s license

He brags about battles he has won

He shows his family crest

21.

Multiple Choice

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What weapon does Beowulf say he will use to fight Grendel?

His sword, passed down from his father

Only a shield for protection

A trap large enough to grab Grendel's leg

No weapon, just his hands

22.

Multiple Choice

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What is the following sentence an obvious example of?

“Great bodies beating at its beautiful walls”

Alliteration

Assonance

A kenning

Old English

23.

Multiple Choice

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Why is it pointless for Beowulf’s men to try and help their leader?

Grendel eats them faster than they can attack

Their weapons have no effect on Grendel

Beowulf told them only he can defeat Grendel

God will not allow them to assist Beowulf

24.

Multiple Choice

20 sec

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Define wergild.

Everyone protects the king at all costs even if it means a warrior giving up his own life

Every man has a value attached to his life, and this must be repaid if he is killed

Repetition of the initial consonant sound

Two words joined together to take on a new metaphorical meaning

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