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- 1. Multiple Choice
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
"By morning; the monster's mind was hot" (This is an example of a(n)...)
pun.
hyperbole.
oxymoron.
alliteration.
- 3. Multiple Choice
"Grasped at a strong-hearted wakeful sleeper" (Which best identifies line 270?)
kenning
caesura
haiku
limerick
- 4. Multiple Choice
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
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
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
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
"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
"..., 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
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
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
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
"...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 ChoiceWhere has Grendel been attacking?GondorHrothgarSwedenHerot
- 15. Multiple ChoiceHow long has Grendel been terrorizing the Danish people?12 years12 months12 days12 minutes
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhen does Grendel attack?Only in the morning because he is hungryOnly at night while the men are sleepingAll day long - he's not picky!Trick question - he doesn't attack, he's a gentle creature
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the one thing protected from Grendel's wrath?Beowulf's swordA cross on the wall of the meadhallThe king's throneThe poet's harp
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhom is Grendel supposed to be a descendant of?SatanHrothgarCainAbel
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIn 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”EdgethoHrothgarBeowulfHiglac - 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat is one of the first pieces of information Beowulf gives to prove his identity?He describes who his father wasHe shows his driver’s licenseHe brags about battles he has wonHe shows his family crest
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat weapon does Beowulf say he will use to fight Grendel?His sword, passed down from his fatherOnly a shield for protectionA trap large enough to grab Grendel's legNo weapon, just his hands
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the following sentence an obvious example of?
“Great bodies beating at its beautiful walls”AlliterationAssonanceA kenningOld English - 23. Multiple ChoiceWhy is it pointless for Beowulf’s men to try and help their leader?Grendel eats them faster than they can attackTheir weapons have no effect on GrendelBeowulf told them only he can defeat GrendelGod will not allow them to assist Beowulf
- 24. Multiple ChoiceDefine wergild.Everyone protects the king at all costs even if it means a warrior giving up his own lifeEvery man has a value attached to his life, and this must be repaid if he is killedRepetition of the initial consonant soundTwo words joined together to take on a new metaphorical meaning
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