Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Beowulf Questions

marvel 1 What is the name of the castle where the first few sections of the poem take place?HeorotCamelotWulfingHrothgarQuestion 2 Who is the ability 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 Grendels attacks?Muslim mosquesPagan shrinesCatholic cathedralsJewish templesQuestion 5 Beowulf arrives to aid 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 gigantic is Beowulf king of Geatland before the dragon wake?50 years10 years25 years5 yearsQuestion 9 What wakes the dragon?Grendels mother wakes the dragon to help her fight Beowulf.An intruder handles and removes a gem-studded goblet from the dragons lair.Beowulf confronts the sleeping dragon in his lair.The dragons eggs begin to hatch.Question 10 Where does the dragons treasure come from?It is the cache of a highborn race of people who have all died.It is Beowulfs inheritance from King Hygelac.It belonged to the dragons father.It belongs to Hrothgar and the Danes.Question 11 What is the dragons primary weapon when he attacks the homesteads?His sharp talonsThe fire that he breathesA sword that belonged to the past godsUnferths sword HruntingQuestion 12 What does the dragon destroy that upsets Beowulf?Beowulfs homeBeowulfs 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 end?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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