Beowulf

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Beowulf
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What is an epic?

• Songlike poem that explores the speakers
  feelings
• Brief story that teaches a moral about life
• Story that focuses on a single incident
• Long narrative poem that describes the deeds of
  heroes

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What is an archetype?

• The main character of a story
• Loyal and strong by nature
• A character type that recurs in literature from
  many cultures and time periods
• The villain of a story

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Ancient epics were passed down .

• By the king
• Orally
• In written form
• Through schools

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Why does Beowulf kill Grendel?

• Keep Herot from being destroyed
• To get the treasure in Grendels lair
• Save Hrothgar and the Danes from the monster
• To win the heart of a princess

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Why does Beowulf fight Grendel with only his bare
hands?

• His hands were made of magic
• Grendel was magically protected by weapons
• Beowulf wants to prove his bravery
• Beowulf wants to prove that the Geats are better
  than the Danes

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How does Beowulf die?

• He is killed as he and Wiglaf fight the dragon
• He is killed by his own army
• Grendels mother slays him
• The dragon kills him as Beowulf goes out unarmed
  to fight the monster

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What saves Beowulfs life when he is battling
Grendels mother?

• helmet
• woven mail shirt
• sword
• shield

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How does Beowulf kill Grendel?

• Cut off his arm
• Cut off his head
• Stabbed his heart
• Cut off his leg

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What two things does Beowulf bring back after
defeating Grendels mother?

• The arms of Grendel and Grendels mother
• The legs of Grendel and Grendels mother
• A hidden treasure
• The heads of Grendel and Grendels mother

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Which of the following is one of Beowulfs final
wishes?

• To be buried with the treasure
• He wants the Thanes to build him a borrow
• To be buried with the dragon
• To have the dragons head mounted

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In John Gardners Grendel how is the raid on
Hrothgars hall different?

• In Grendel the monster does not eat humans
• The novel Grendel shows the action from the
  monsters point of view
• In Beowulf each victim is individually described
• Beowulf shows the action from Beowulfs point of
  view

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An epic usually has all of the following elements
except

• Gods and goddesses
• Formal, elevated language
• A comic tone
• A mixture of myth, legend, and history

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Which of the following is the reason why the
dragon attacked the Geats?

• He was hungry
• He wanted to take over Geatland
• He wanted to kill Beowulf
• A thief stole the dragons jeweled cup

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Why does Beowulf want the barrow built for him?

• To remind people to his greatness
• To remind Wiglaf of his duties
• To serve as a monument to King Hrothgar
• Sign of the new Christian faith

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Why does Grendels mother attack Herot?

• She is hungry
• She wants to take over the hall
• She wants to kill Hrothgar
• To avenge Grendels death

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Why does Unferth bring up Beowulfs swimming
match with Brecca?

• He wants to show Beowulfs strength
• He is proud of Beowulf
• He is jealous of Beowulf
• He wants everyone to know Beowulfs loyalty

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What is Welthows role in Herot?

• She is the queen
• She is Beowulfs wife
• She is Grendels wife
• She is Beowulfs sister

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To what does Beowulf attribute his victory in
defeating Grendel and Grendels mother?

• Hrothgar
• Welthow
• Himself
• God

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How does Beowulf respond to Hrothgars request to
defeat Grendels mother?

• He is ready and confident
• He is scared and unsure
• He doesnt want to do it
• He leaves and never returns

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Which of the following is true about Wiglaf?

• He abandons Beowulf
• He helps Beowulf defeat the dragon
• He tells Beowulf that the troops will desert him
• He is unworthy to succeed to the throne

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Which of the following quotations from Beowulf
contains a kenning?

• And all at once the greedy she-wolf ..
• At last he saw the mud of the bottom.
• He was hunting another/Dead mother
• Grendels mother/Is hidden in her terrible
  home..