1. Beowulf Review Questions – Can you answer them like our epic hero. (a
Beowulf Review Questions – Can you answer them like our epic hero? (a.k.a. like a BOSS?!)

2. QUESTION #1 What does Beowulf do for 50 long years?
A) Battle back and forth with Grendel
B) Serve as Hrothgar’s personal security guard
C) Rule over the Geats
D) Hoard stolen treasures from the dragon’s lair

3. QUESTION #2 Beowulf defeats Grendel’s mother by using a giant, magical
A) hammer
B) sword
C) catapult
D) bow and arrow

4. QUESTION #3 Grendel’s mother resides in A) a dungeon B) the woods
C) a cave at the bottom of a lake
D) the swamp with her son

5. QUESTION #4 What is the name of King Hrothgar’s great mead-hall?
A) Hrunting
B) Heorot
C) Naegling
D) Wergild

6. QUESTION #5
After he comes to Beowulf’s aid in the dragon fight, what is Wiglaf’s fate?
He is also mortally wounded and dies by the side of his great king
He sails from Geatland in search of a more peaceful existence
He wages war against the cowards who left Beowulf to die
He becomes the new king of Geatland, taking the place of his fallen hero

7. QUESTION #6
"Hanging high from the rafters where Beowulf had hung it, was the monster's arm, claw, and shoulder and all.“ This quote from Beowulf occurs after which of the following events?
A) Beowulf’s fight vs. Grendel
B) Beowulf’s fight vs. Grendel’s mom
C) Beowulf’s fight vs. the dragon
D) Beowulf’s death

8. QUESTION #7
The character of Beowulf embodies all of the following except:
A) The values of the heroic age (loyalty, honor, etc.)
B) Sworn devotion to country
C) The struggle between heroic desires and human limitations
D) Modesty

9. QUESTION #8
Match the minor characters on the left with their descriptions on the right.
1) Hygelac A) Loyal to Beowulf until the very end
2) Wiglaf B) Hrothgar’s queen
3) Unferth C) King of the Geats (before Beowulf)
4) Wealhtheow D) Insults Beowulf by claiming Beowulf cheated in a swimming race

10. QUESTION #9
Which of the following is not a plausible theme of Beowulf?
A) loyalty
B) good vs. evil
C) romantic love
D) revenge

11. QUESTION #10
“The old man's mouth was silent, spoke no more, had said as much as it could; he would sleep in the fire, soon. His soul left his flesh, flew to glory.“ This quote from Beowulf occurs after which of the following events?
A) Wiglaf’s upbraiding of the cowardly warriors
B) Beowulf’s ascension to the throne as King of Geatland
C) Beowulf’s death after a fatal bite from the dragon
D) Hygelac’s praise of Beowulf’s heroism