What is a song sung in honor or in parody of someone else. Usually sung in courts and mead halls while merrymaking is taking place.
open-ended response
100
What literary element is used in the following line: "From my prince, no permission from my people"
What is Alliteration
100
What did Grendel put on man's swords and weapons?
What is a curse that cannot inflict damage onto him.
100
Who wrote Beowulf?
Who is anonymous
200
The brave man who stayed at Beowulf's side during the last battle.
Who is Wiglaf
200
Where does the story take place? (country)
What is Denmark
200
The story "Beowulf" is what kind of literature?
epic poem
200
Why does Grendel attack Herot?
What is jealousy over the merrymaking. Grendel hates anything resembling joy and happiness, likely stemming from his feelings of jealousy and loneliness.
200
Although Beowulf is the focus of the poem, his character could not be possible without whom?
Who Grendel, Grendel's mother, and The Dragon. The monsters in the story.
300
Who is the King of the Danes?
Who is Hrothgar
300
What is the name of King Hrothgar's Great Hall?
What is Herot
300
What is to purify or cleanse?
What is to purge
300
The number of years Grendel terrorized Herot?
What is twelve years.
300
Why did the Geats come across the sea to aid Hrothgar and his people?
Open-ended, but needs to address:
What is an epic hero has taken the challenge for honor and glory upon hearing bards of the monster terrorizing the Danes.
400
He is the king of the Geats and Beowulf's kin.
Who is Higlac
400
This place stands in honor of Beowulf, holds his hard-won treasure and serves as a symbol of the glory that he fought to achieve.
What is Beowulf's Tower
400
What is a caesura?
A pause or break in a line of poetry.
400
How did Beowulf kill Grendel's mother?
Open-ended
What is by discovering a giant magic sword in the cave that is able to kill Grendel's mother.
400
What are the key differences in how Grendel and Grendel's mother attack Herot?
Open-ended.
What is Grendel attacks everyone and does so ruthlessly whereas Grendel's mother seeks revenge and kills Hrothgar's most trusted and closest friend in retaliation for the murder of her son.
500
Who is Edgetho?
Who is Beowulf's father
500
Where was Beowulf WRITTEN?
What is England
500
What are these an example of
afflicter of men,
ring-giver,
Higlac's brave warrior,
shelterer of warriors,
she-wolf
What is a kenning.
Definition: a compound expression in Old English and Old Norse poetry with metaphorical meaning
500
Why does Wiglaf think he and his comrades should help Beowulf fight the dragon?
Open-ended.
What is because they swore an oath to Beowulf who has protected them and given them and their families golds and riches.
500
Who says, "My lord Higlac will think less of me if I let my sword go where my feet were afraid to?" How does this reflect the plight of the epic hero?
Who is Beowulf. It shows how he fights for honor and glory and within this cultural framework men are compelled to fight with honor even if it takes their last breath.