| Which phrase best describes Grendel? | Hateful and Violent |
| Why does Grendel attack Hrothgar’s castle? | Grendel hates the fact that Hrothgar and his men are happy |
| How does Beowulf prove he killed Grendel? | He nails Grendel’s arm in the rafters. |
| What happens the night after Grendel is killed? | Grendel’s mother attacks the mead hall, taking back his arm. |
| Which word or phrase best describes the relationship between Hrothgar and Beowulf? | Like father like son. |
| Why does Beowulf decide to fight the dragon? | Beowulf is angered that the dragon is causing death and destruction in his kingdom. |
| What happens to Wiglaf after the battle with the dragon? | He becomes king |
| What seems to be Beowulf’s main reason for coming to help the Dane’s? | Desire for flame and glory. |
| Why does Grendel’s mother attack Herot? | To avenge her son |
| How does Beowulf kill Grendel’s mother? | He kills her with a magical sword he finds in her lair. |
| What is Beowulf’s relationship to Higlac? | His mother is Higlac’s sister. |
| For about how long does Beowulf rule the Geats? | 50 years |
| What happens when Beowulf faces the fire breathing dragon? | None of the other Geats help Beowulf. |
| What does Beowulf hope his burial tower will do? | Serve as a warning beacon to seafarers. |
| Which of these qualities does Wiglaf most clearly display? | Loyalty. |
| Why did the wife have to leave her home in The Wife’s Lament? | – Kinsmen were successful in separating them – She has never had a permanent home.- Her husband abandoned her |
| What does the wife mourn in her elegy? | Husband and home |
| What is the setting in the Wife’s Lament? | Under an oak tree in a cave. |
| Epic | A long narrative poem about a hero |
| Mead Hall | A place of protection, celebration, and business in the Anglo Saxon village. |
| Elegy | A reflective poem that laments the loss of something or someone. |
| Fatalistic | The belief that what would happen was destined to happen. No afterlife. |
| Alliteration | Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. |
| Geatland | Beowulf’s home country. |
| Caesura | Rhythmic breaks in the middle of lines, where the reader can pause for a breath. |
| Kenning | 2-word “renamings” of people, places, or things that replace their name. |
| Beowulf is a larger than life character: | Epic Hero |
| The lake scene near Grendel’s home is dark, bloody, and crawling with snakes: | Atmosphere |
| The story takes place in Northern Europe many centuries ago | Setting |
| Readers learn that “The king Beowulf was fated to reach the end of his days together with his foe, the flaming serpent..” | Foreshadowing |
| A fierce dragon plays an important role in the story: | Fantasy |
| “But fate, that night, intended / Grendel to gnaw to broken bones / for his last human supper. | Foreshadowing |
| So Hrothgar’s men lived happy in his hall | Alliteration |
| Grendel came / hoping to kill / anyone he could on his trip to high Herot. | Alliteration |
Beowulf Test
February 22, 2020