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Battle with Grendel
Grendel's Mother
Battle with Dragon
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100
Who is the king of the Danes?
Who is Hrothgar?
100
What does Beowulf use to kill Grendel?
What are his bare hands?
100
Why does Grendel's mother go up to Herot?
Grendel's mother goes to Herot to avenge her son's death
100
What tribe does Beowulf become the king of?
The Geats
100
Where does Grendel live?
What is a wild marsh?
200
Who is the epic hero; the warrior of the Geats?
Who is Beowulf?
200
What does Beowulf hang from the rafters of Herot?
What is Grendel's arm?
200
What does Grendel's mother take from Herot?
She takes Grendel's arm
200
Who angered the dragon?
A slave
200
What is the name of Hrothgar's mead hall?
What is Herot?
300
Who comes to Beowulf's aid in the battle with the dragon?
Who is Wiglaf?
300
Why does Beowulf decide to fight Grendel without a shield or sword?
Because Grendel does not need any weapons to fight.
300
What does Beowulf use to kill Grendel's mother?
A magical sword made by Giants
300
Where did the dragon's treasure originally come from?
A previous civilization
300
Where does Grendel's mother live?
What is at the bottom of a cold, dark lake?
400
What is the name of Beowulf's tribe?
Who are the Geats?
400
What does Grendel immediately try to do when he realizes Beowulf's strength?
He tries to run away
400
What 2 items does Beowulf take from the monster's hall?
The hilt (handle) of the giants' sword and Grendel's head
400
How does Beowulf die?
The dragon bites Beowulf in the neck and poisons him
400
In what country does the Battle with Grendel and the Battle with Grendel's mother take place?
What is Denmark?
500
What is the name of Hrothgar's father?
Who is Healfdane?
500
Why couldn't the Geats use their weapons against Grendel?
Because Grendel bewitched all men's weapons
500
What is the name of Beowulf's sword that broke during the battle with Grendel's mother?
Hrunting
500
What is Beowulf's last wish before he dies?
Beowulf wants the Geats to build him a tomb at the water's edge and call it "Beowulf's Tower"
500
What country does the battle with the dragon take place?
Geatland or Sweden
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