Beowulf Quiz 132 (20 MCQs)

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1. Why did the dragon become angry?
2. Who said the following quote? "But I pray thee, hardy heroes, sit down to the feast."
3. What happens to Beowulf's shield during his fight with the dragon?
4. Faced with Beowulf, Grendel's plan was
5. In which century was Beowulf written?
6. How was Grendel defeated?
7. How many winters was Beowulf king before his death?
8. Who said the following quote? "Never since I first laid my right hand to the sword and bore the shield on my left have I given this hall of the Danes to any man to keep."
9. Does this quote from Beowulf contain a kenning renaming one of the main characters? Grendel was the name of this grim demon
10. He is the king of the Danes
11. The horrors of war include ..... the plundering and ransacking of the defeated and their homes, the terrible, unrestrained preying on the conquered.
12. Comitatus was the reward a king would award his subjects for loyalty and success in battle
13. Companions
14. When it says that Unferth is vexed Beowulf, vexed can best be defined as .....
15. What initial request does Beowulf make of Hrothgar?
16. BEOWULF was originally told orally and most likely written down by a
17. The great wero warrior of the Geats.
18. Wergild was also referred to as "Man Price" by the Anglo-Saxons
19. Describe the character of Beowulf.
20. Repayment, revenge