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-Guarantee passing score -100 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Why does Beowulf want Wiglaf to bring him the jewels from the dragon's castle.
Answer:
to comfort him
Question 2: what does Beowulf want Wiglaf to do for him before he dies?
Answer:
bring his treasure so he can see it
Question 3: Grendel is the speaker in "Grendel"
Answer:
true
Question 4: Beowulf kills Grendel's mother with what?
Answer:
the giant sword from the wall
Question 5: To whom does Grendel call for help
Answer:
his mother
Question 6: When Grendel first enters Hrothgar's hall, what does he think?
Answer:
everyone's asleep
Question 7: Beowulf hangs Grendel's arm and shoulder from the rafters of Herot
Answer:
true Question 8: Beowulf promises to search out the monster and assures the king that he will do what?
Answer:
kill her
Question 9: What trophy does Beowulf take after he kills Grendel's mother?
Answer:
Grendel's head
Question 10: How long did Beowulf rule the Geats?
Answer:
50 years Question 11: As they prepare to sleep near their leader, how do Beowulf's men feel?
Answer:
anxious
Question 12: whom does Grendel's mother kill?
Answer:
Aechsere
Question 13: Before the arriving of Beowulf what is the only way the Danes can be safe from Grendel?
Answer:
rest somewhere else Question 14: According to "The Battle with Grendel" the outcome of the battle between Grendel and the Geats has already been decided by fate. What will the outcome be?
Answer:
Grendel will be defeated by the might of one man
Question 15: "And golden cups and the glorious banner"
Answer:
after cups; the g
Question 16: "And blessed with their magic, the best of all weapons"
Answer:
after magic; the b Question 17: Along with the man she killed, what does Grendel's mother take from Herot
Answer:
Grendel's arm
Question 18: What does Wiglaf do to help Beowulf
Answer:
jumps in and stabs the dragon
Question 19: what does Beowulf recall about his 50 year reign
Answer:
his battles and his treasures Question 20: Beowulf, Hrothgar, and Hrothgar's men ride a long way following the tracks left by Grendel's mother. Through what kinds of a terrain does the trail lead?
Answer:
forest, wasteland, rocky hills, slippery cliffs.
Question 21: Beowulf kills Grendel with what?
Answer:
his bare hands Question 22: What are the 3 underlying motives for Beowulf's coming to Hrothgar's realm?
Answer:
- bloodlust
- a desire for fame
- a desire to help.
Question 23: who awakens the fire dragon?
Answer:
a thief Question 24: Shild, father of Beo and and great grandfather of Hrothgar, was king of the who?
Answer:
Danes
Question 25: what does Beowulf do to kill the dragon
Answer:
stabs him Question 26: Accompanied by Hrothgar's men, Beowulf follows the monster's tracks to where?
Answer:
the lake Question 27: What does Beowulf say he will carry when he meets Grendel in battle?
Answer:
nothing Question 28: Herot, Hrothgar's great hall, is built to withstand everything except what?
Answer:
fire