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BEOWULF REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS 2024-2025
What Biblical story is referred to (Grendel)? - ANSWER Cain and Able (ln
99–114)
From whom is Grendel descended? - ANSWER Cain (lines 99-114)
Where does Grendel live? - ANSWER: Banished Monsters (ln 103) In swampy
places - in a cave beneath the lake
How many men did Grendel kill during his first night in Herot? - Answer: 30 guys
(ln 122).
How hard do the Danish warriors struggle to protect Herot from Grendel? How
important is it to depict Beowulf as a hero? - ANSWER They didn't fight, unlike
Beowulf (who battled heroically) (ln 129-135).
How many years does Herot remain empty at night as a result of Grendel's reign of
terror? - ANSWER: 12 years (ln 147-148)
How does Beowulf respond to Grendel's attacks on the Danes? - ANSWER Sailors
(409-411ish)
What Hrothgar object is God-protected and so beyond Grendel's reach? -
ANSWER the throne (line 168)
How did the Danes turn away from God to get rid of Grendel? - ANSWER: pray
and vow oaths to the devil (ln 176-178).
, Who is the King of the Geats? - ANSWER Higlac (ln260)
How many Geat warriors accompanied Beowulf to Denmark? - ANSWER 14 (Ln
206)
When the Geats arrive on Danish beaches, how do their Christian beliefs manifest
themselves? - Answer: They thank God for their capacity to cross the sea (ln 227).
What was the Danish guard's initial opinion of the Geats? - ANSWER They do not
appear to be ordinary intruders. They appear noble. (ln 247-250)
Who is Beowulf's father? - Answer: Ecgtheo (ln 371-372).
How is Beowulf linked to Higlac? - ANSWER Higlac is uncle to Beowulf.
How does Hrothgar receive Beowulf with comitatus (friends of the King,
bodyguard, and supper loyalty)? - ANSWER Don't regard him as a threat, but keep
an eye on Beowulf (ln 389–400).
comitatus - ANSWER: friends of the King, bodyguard, exceptional loyalty.
What Anglo-Saxon heroic qualities appear in Beowulf's speech to Hrothgar in this
section? - ANSWER Honor, Strength, Courage, Will to Die (ln 420-425)
What is Hrothgar's relationship to Beowulf's father? - ANSWER He knew him
when he was younger (ln372).
Describe how the characters in this poem deliver speeches rather than discussions. -
ANSWER They teach life lessons and oaths, and are highly formal.
How is feasting practised in Anglo-Saxon society? - ANSWER Celebration
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