1: What is the best guess of when the poem Beowulf was composed as a whole?
a. 50 B.C.
b. Fifth century AD
c. Eighth century AD
d. 1200 AD
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2: What is a scop?
a. A bard
b. A warrior
c. A Danish king
d. A lake
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3: The mythological character that founded Hrothgar’s kingdom was named
a. Guthlaf
b. Healfdene
c. Scyld Scefing
d. Queen Modthrytho
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4: At the first banquet, who taunts Beowulf about a swimming match with Breca?
a. Unferth
b. Wiglaf
c. Hygelac
d. Heardred
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5: What is the name of Hrothgar’s great mead-hall?
a. Heorot
b. Wergild
c. Hrunting
d. Naegling
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6: Beowulf defeats Grendel by ripping off its
a. head
b. claw
c. tongue
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7: How many men does it take to carry Grendel’s head back to the mead-hall?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 20
d. 100
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8: Grendel’s mother lives
a. in the woods
b. on an island
c. in a lake
d. in the dungeon
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9: Beowulf defeats Grendel’s mother by using a giant, magical
a. sword
b. dagger
c. catapult
d. bow and arrow
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10: After Beowulf defeats Grendel’s mother, how long does he rule over the Geats?
a. 3 years
b. 10 years
c. 20 years
d. 50 years
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11: The fiery dragon is angry because a fugitive slave stole what from him?
a. Flagon
b. Sword
c. Ring
d. Shield
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12: Who comes to Beowulf’s aid in the dragon fight and then becomes the future Geat king?
a. Wiglaf
b. Hygelac
c. Heardred
d. Aeschere
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13: Who said the following: “Turn not to pride, O brave champion! / Your fame lives now, in one strong time./Soon in their turn sickness or war / will break your strength, or grip of fire / overwhelming wave, or sword’s swing / a thrown spear, or hateful old age. . . . "
a. Wiglaf
b. Beowulf
c. Hrothgar
d. Aeschere
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14: Who said the following: “I recall the time, when taking the mead / in the great hall, we promised our chief / who gave us these rings, these very armlets, / that we would repay him for these war-helmets, /tempered edges, if he ever needed us."
a. Wiglaf
b. Hygelac
c. Heardred
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