Thursday, August 15, 2019

Beowulf Questions

Question 1 What is the name of the castle where the first few sections of the poem take place? Â   Â  HeorotCamelotWulfingHrothgarQuestion 2 Who is the king at the beginning of the poem?UnferthHrothgarHeorotBeowulfQuestion 3 Grendel is a descendant of what Biblical figure?SamsonCainLuciferNoahQuestion 4 Where do the people make offerings to try to get aid from Grendel's attacks?Muslim mosquesPagan shrinesCatholic cathedralsJewish templesQuestion 5 Beowulf arrives to help the DanesOn footOn horsebackOn the back of a dragonBy shipQuestion 6 Which character is jealous of Beowulf?HygelacWealhthowUnferthHrothgarQuestion 7 During the feast, Beowulf describes what kind of contest in which he competed against Breca?SwimmingRunningJoustingStorytellingQuestion 8 How long is Beowulf king of Geatland before the dragon wake?50 years10 years25 years5 yearsQuestion 9 What wakes the dragon?Grendel's mother wakes the dragon to help her fight Beowulf.An intruder handles and removes a gem-studded goblet from the dragon's lair.Beowulf confronts the sleeping dragon in his lair.The dragon's eggs begin to hatch.Question 10 Where does the dragon's treasure come from?It is the cache of a highborn race of people who have all died.It is Beowulf's inheritance from King Hygelac.It belonged to the dragon's father.It belongs to Hrothgar and the Danes.Question 11 What is the dragon's primary weapon when he attacks the homesteads?His sharp talonsThe fire that he breathesA sword that belonged to the ancient godsUnferth's sword HruntingQuestion 12 What does the dragon destroy that upsets Beowulf?Beowulf's homeBeowulf's armorThe castle HeorotThe tree of lifeQuestion 13 Who volunteers to fight the dragon?UnferthHygelacHrothgarBeowulfQuestion 14 What weapon finally kills the dragon?A daggerA cannonBare handsA torchQuestion 15 What regret does Beowulf express as he is dying?He was unable to kill the dragon.He never married.He is leaving the Geats penniless.He never had a son.

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