Test Study

Question 1

Enemy of Beowulf, lives in marsh

Answer 1

Grendel

Question 2

The poem Beowulf

Answer 2

Epic Poem

Question 3

Punctuation in the middle of a line

Answer 3

Caesura

Question 4

King of the Danes

Answer 4

Hrothgar

Question 5

The banquet hall

Answer 5

Mead

Question 6

People from Beowulf’s homeland

Answer 6

Geats

Question 7

two-word poetic remains of people, places, and things

Answer 7

Kenning

Question 8

Sang the epic from memory

Answer 8

Scops

Question 9

What number is associated with 12 winters of grief

Answer 9

12

Question 10

Hall that Grendel talked

Answer 10

Herot

Question 11

Grendel tends to be a descendent of…

Answer 11

Cain

Question 12

Admires Beowulf and wants to help him defeat the dragon

Answer 12

Wiglaf

Question 13

Grendel lives here

Answer 13

Marsh

Question 14

Higlac

Answer 14

Beowulf’s king and uncle

Question 15

Beowulf’s dad

Answer 15

Edgetho

Question 16

2nd battle Beowulf has in Denmark

Answer 16

Grendel’s mother

Question 17

Herot was the home of what?

Answer 17

Hrothgar and his men

Question 18

Where do Grendel and his mom live?

Answer 18

In the marsh

Question 19

How was Beowulf treated when he passed?

Answer 19

A legend, lots of respect, monuments built

Question 20

What are the ideals of Anglo-Saxon warriors and kinship?

Answer 20

They honor having a dad, loyalty, and courage

Question 21

Who added the Christian elements to the story of Beowulf?

Answer 21

Christian monks

Question 22

What is the main conflict of Beowulf overall?

Answer 22

Good vs. Evil

Question 23

What does Grendel symbolize?

Answer 23

Hell

Question 24

How does Beowulf defeat Grendel’s mom?

Answer 24

Cuts off her head with a sword welded by the giants

Question 25

Why does Beowulf fight Grendel with no weapons?

Answer 25

He wants the battle to be equal and wants bragging rights

Question 26

Where does Grendel come from (figuratively)?

Answer 26

Hell

Question 27

Beowulf uses his mail shirt to protect him from who?

Answer 27

Grendel’s mother

Question 28

How old is Beowulf when he passes away?

Answer 28

70

Question 29

Who is the only one who stays with Beowulf against the dragon?

Answer 29

Wiglaf

Question 30

Who protects Hrothgar and his throne?

Answer 30

Beowulf

Question 31

What does Herot represent?

Answer 31

Heaven

Question 32

How does Beowulf convince Hrothgar to let him defeat Grendel?

Answer 32

Asks for nothing, talks about family, talks about how many battles he has won

Question 33

How does Grendel reacts when Beowulf starts to overpower him?

Answer 33

Nervous and Anxious

Question 34

What does Beowulf do to defeat Grendel?

Answer 34

Cuts off his arm

Question 35

What did the Geats build to honor Beowulf after he dies?

Answer 35

A monument