What is the name of a Great Hall (not the one in Beowulf)?
Mead Hall
100
What literary element is used in the following line: "From my prince, no permission from my people"
Alliteration
100
Grendel is a descendant of
Cain
100
Who thinks Beowulf is a pirate?
The watchman
200
What is the name of the translator of the poem?
Burton Raffel
200
Where does the story take place? (country)
Scandinavia
200
"mankind's enemy" is a
kenning
200
Grendel represents the force of
Evil
200
Who says, "I've stood on these cliffs longer than you know?"
The watchman
300
Who is Beowulf's father?
Edgetho
300
What is the name of King Hrothgar's Great Hall?
Herot?
300
What is one kenning for Beowulf?
Higlac's follower
300
Why does Grendel attack Herot?
Grendel hates anything resembling joy and happiness, likely stemming from his feelings of jealousy and loneliness.
300
Who is Healfdane's son?
Hrothgar
400
What is the name of Hrothgar's people?
The Danes
400
Where does Grendel live?
a marsh, a dark scary cave, hell
400
What is a caesura?
A pause or break in a line of poetry.
400
What does Grendel do once he has killed?
Drags the bodies back to his lair.
400
Who are Beowulf's people?
The Geats
500
Who is Higlac?
Beowulf's "cousin" (relative)
500
Where was Beowulf WRITTEN?
England
500
List three kennings for Grendel
Mankind's enemy, guardian of crime, shepherd of evil, writhing monster, Almighty's enemy, bloodthirsty fiend, afflicter of men, tormenter of their days
500
How are Grendel's eyes described? (lines 300-302)
Burning with a gruesome light.
500
Who says, "My lord Higlac will think less of me if I let my sword go where my feet were afraid to?"