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Beowulf
Answer these questions about the Old English epic poem "Beowulf".
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Quiz ID: #6539
Category:
Literature
>
Poetry
Submitted By:
spookboy0
Question #1
Beowulf is the hero of what people?
Vikings
Geats
Angles
Saxons
Jutes
Question #2
Who is the king of the Danes?
Healfdane
Grendel
Hrunting
Hrothgar
Herot
Question #3
Grendel and his mother are descendants from which Biblical persona?
Your Answer:
1 word, 4 letters.
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Question #4
Who challenges Beowulf to fight Grendel?
Unferth
Brecca
Herot
Hrothgar
Healfdane
Question #5
How does Beowulf defeat Grendel?
He tears off his arm.
He cremates him alive.
He calls him a "idesaglaecwif".
He stabs him with Hrunting, the magical sword.
He teams up with Aeschere.
Question #6
Which monster kills Aeschere, the king's closet friend?
Grendel
Grendel's mother
The dragon
Brecca
None of the above
Question #7
What sword does Beowulf use against Grendel's mother, only to find out that the sword is useless?
Brecca
Unferth
Higlac
Wiglaf
Hrunting
Question #8
How does Beowulf defeat Grendel's mother?
He cremates her alive.
He offers Wiglaf as a sacrifice.
He beheads her with her own sword.
He stabs her with Grendel's arm.
None of the above
Question #9
Who helps Beowulf defeat the dragon?
Brecca
Herot
Wiglaf
Hrothgar
Unferth
Question #10
Beowulf emerges victorious from the battle with the dragon and continues to be the king of his people.
True
False
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