Grendel
The importance of Grendel's bloodline is...
answers may vary
Relation to the first murderer Cain may make him prone to violence and builds on the Christian theme of the story
Bradley Waldroup is...
a killer who murder his wife's best friend and then attempted to cut his wife up.
(1) Yike! No matter, I thought they did poorly in their track event, but somehow we could not learn if they won or lost.
Interjection
A land that is covered with mud, grass, and some water might be a
moor
Beowulf is considered this type of poem.
Epic
This action causes Grendel to attack Herot.
The warriors singing Christian creation songs.
Describe what SOME psychologists believe the MAO-A gene does.
answers may vary slightly
Causes more aggressive behavior in people who have it.
Yike! No matter, (1) I thought they did poorly in their track event, but somehow we could not learn if they won or lost.
Pronoun
He had to .... his thirst for revenge
quench
A mead hall was...
A gathering place for warriors
Beowulf has three groups of characters. These are the groups and who they represent.
The Gaets are the Christians, the Danes are the traditionalists/nonbelievers, the Monsters are the Pagan gods.
The MAO-A gene may be considered a "junk" or "pseudo" science because...
ANSWERS MAY VARY
Yike! No matter, I thought they did poorly in their track event, but somehow we (3) could not learn if they won or lost.
Verb
This was important, but it was not the most ... detail
paramount
Beowulf was originally written in this language
Old English
Give evidence that Grendel could be characterized as a coward.
answers may vary
The main tone that Nigel Barber takes in "Pity the Poor Murderer, His Genes Made Him Do it" could be called...because...
sarcastic ANSWERS MAY VARY
Yike! No matter, I thought they did poorly in their track event, but somehow we could (4) not learn if they won or lost.
adverb
As evil as a(n) ... as Grendel was, there are other more fierce creatures.
fiend
This was brought to England in 596 AD by Augustine
Christianity
Hrothgar's throne is safe from Grendel because...
It is protected by God
The NPR radio documentary "Can Your Genes Make You Murder" MAY be considered less biased because...
answers may vary
Yike! No matter, I thought they did poorly in their track event, but somehow we could not learn if they won (5) or lost.
conjunction
Beowulf is considered one of the first heroes, which makes him a(n)...
archetype
Upon being written down, Beowulf was used to do this.
Convert people to Christianity