2. Beowulf By: Daniel Dunn

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4. 1. Who is the father of Shield Sheafson? Beowulf Hrothgar Grendel Sheafson is an orphan

5. 2. How does Hrothgar know of Beowulf? Beowulf once proposed to his daughter Hrothgar was friends with Beowulf’s father Beowulf had gained a widespread reputation after slaying a dragon He read about him on the internet

6. 3. How long does Beowulf reign as King of the Geats? 30 years 40 years 50 years 60 years

7. 4. What, according to Beowulf, is better than mourning a death? Celebrating a birth Avenging a death Drinking one’s sorrows away Making peace with one’s enemies

8. 5. Who helps Beowulf against the dragon? Wulfgar Unferth Hrothgar Wiglaf

9. 6. Who taunts Beowulf in Heorot? Unferth Hrothgar Wiglaf Wealhtheow

10. 7. Who is Modthryth? A Danish thane King of the Swedes A wicked queen of legend A dragon

11. 8. From whom is Grendel descended? Satan Cain Judas Ecgtheow

12. 9. Who is Queen of the Geats? Wealhtheow Modthryth Unferth Hygd

13. 10. Whom does Grendel’s mother abduct and decapitate? Aeschere Wulfgar Hrothgar Beowulf

14. 11. What is Hrunting? A mead-hall A sword A lake A helmet

15. 12. Where do the Geats place Beowulf’s Barrow? In Grendel’s swamp In the dragon’s lair In the palace temple On a cliff overlooking the sea

16. 13. Who is Beowulf’s father? Ecgtheow Hrothgar Wulfgar Wealhtheow

17. 14. Where do Grendel and his mother live? In a palace In a mead-hall In a barrow In a lake

18. 15. Who guides Beowulf to the dragon’s barrow? Wulfgar The thief The slave-girl Hygd

19. 16. Which character is descended from Shield Sheafson? Beowulf Wiglaf Ecgtheow Hrothgar

20. 17. What is the name of Hrothgar’s wife? Wealhtheow Hygd Modthryth Grendel

21. 18. How did the dragon’s treasure get in the barrow? The dragon hauled it there with his teeth Hygelac had it buried there after he died The boat containing the body of Shield Sheafson landed there It was buried there by the last survivor of a forgotten race

22. 19. What is Hygelac wearing when he dies? His grandfather’s armor Wealhtheow’s torque An invisibility suit A tutu

23. 20. From about when does the only existing Beowulf manuscript date? 700 a.d. 1000 a.d. 700 b.c. 50 a.d.