FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT BEOWULF EXAM

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT BEOWULF EXAM

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Question 1: Where does Beowulf want his tomb built?

Answer:

by the water's edge

Question 2: What do the warriors do with the dragon's body?

Answer:

rolled down the cliff Question 3: How does the poet describe the lake that covers Grendel's mother's den and the creatures which inhabit it?

Answer:

Blood-stained swirling; bubling w/ heat & sea serpents/beasts who devour ships; associated w/ evil, death, hell

Question 4: How long does it take the Geats to build Beowulf's monument?

Answer:

10 days

Question 5: What does Beowulf see on the wall while fighting, and what does his ability to use it prove about him?

Answer:

A heavy sword; he was determined to get the job done; made by giants strong and worthy enough to carry or use the sword

Question 6: Who goes into the dragon's lair to remove the treasure?

Answer:

Wiglaf

Question 7: Why is Beowulf unable to stop her attack at Herot?

Answer:

Neither he nor his men are at Herot when she attacks

Question 8: What does Beowulf wear as he faces the dragon?

Answer:

mailshirt

Question 9: Why does Beowulf's sword smash to pieces in Beowulf's hands?

Answer:

iron always breaks in his hands because his arms are too strong Question 10: Of what literary device is "wave-roamer" an example, and to what does it refer?

Answer:

kenning; a sea serpent; Beowulf kills w/ an arrow before descending into the den

Question 11: What country or land does the dragon attack?

Answer:

Geatland

Question 12: How does Beowulf prepare for going down into the lake?

Answer:

fastened his armor

Question 13: According to Beowulf, what is the noblest of all goals?

Answer:

Fame after death Question 14: Explain how Beowulf's speech in lines 136-150 of the poem reflect the Anglo-Saxon ideal of loyalty and the code of comitatus

Answer:

He spoke of him dying. He was talking about what he would give away after he died; loyalty to men and king; loyalty as a leader and a warrior Question 15: What did Beowulf bring to King Hrothgar as a trophy of his victory over Grendel's mother?

Answer:

Grendel's head Question 16: What do the warriors see on a cliff as they travel to Grendel's mother's den?

Answer:

A dismal wood w/ bloody, bubbling water; Esher's bloody head

Question 17: Explain what occurs when Beowulf uses his sword against the dragon

Answer:

The sword broke into pieces and cracks in his hands

Question 18: Why does Beowulf decapitate Grendel's corpse?

Answer:

To repay him for what he did Question 19: Why is it especially important as an Anglo-Saxon that Beowulf had "never washed his sword in blood born of his own family"?

Answer:

Remained true to ideal of kinship

Question 20: Explain what causes the dragon to become angry

Answer:

a poor man stole a jeweled chalice

Question 21: What two Anglo-Saxon ideals does Beowulf use to call the grieving Danes to action after Grendel's mother attacks Herot?

Answer:

Fame for themselves; revenge"all is better for us all/To avenge our friends

Question 22: To whom does Beowulf give his throne before dying?

Answer:

Wiglaf

Question 23: Who slit the dragon in half with his dagger?

Answer:

Beowulf

Question 24: Of what is the dragon a symbol?

Answer:

evil; attacks at night and breathes fire

Question 25: Explain why Beowulf's burial is so important to him

Answer:

For fame and reputation after his death; overcoming fate/fame Question 26: With what does Grendel's mother attempt to kill Beowulf? Why is she unsuccessful?

Answer:

dagger; the mail shirt he wore and God granted his victory (fate) Question 27: Contrast the appearance of the lake when Beowulf emerges after fighting Grendel's mother with how it appeared prior to his descending.

Answer:

The lake was blood stained and bubbling, but it became calm and clean afterwards Question 28: What happens with the dragon's treasure at the end of the story, and what could this symbolize?

Answer:

more important to honor Beowulf than to be concerned w/ worldly treasures; buried w/ Beowulf