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Beowulf Reading Questions
Important Places and People
Danes:
Geats:
Hrothgar:
Herot:
Grendel:
Beowulf:
Higlac:
Wiglaf:
The Wrath of Grendel
1. What angered Grendel?
2. What do the scops (minstrels) in Herot sing about?
3. Who were Grendel’s parents?
4. What did Grendel find when he entered Herot? What did he do?
5. How did Hrothgar and his people react?
6. Who were the only survivors?
7. How long was Herot empty?
8. What object did Grendel never touch? Why?
9. How did the Danes sometimes try to solve their problems with Grendel? What advice does the author give about this?
The Coming of Beowulf
1. Who was Beowulf?
2. What does Beowulf do when he hears of Grendel’s attacks? …show more content…
Who tries to revenge Grendel’s death?
2. Where does Grendel’s mother live?
3. What will Hrothgar’s reward with if he defeats Grendel’s mother?
The Battle with Grendel’s Mother
1. What did Beowulf ask Hrothgar to do if he was defeated?
2. How long did it take Beowulf to find the bottom of the lake?
3. How long had Grendel’s mother ruled the lake?
4. Where did Grendel’s mother take Beowulf?
5. What does Beowulf soon realize about Grendel’s mother?
6. What protected Beowulf from Grendel’s mother’s dagger?
7. What did Beowulf find to help him in the battle?
8. What did Beowulf do to Grendel’s mother? To Grendel?
9. What did Beowulf take with him after the battle?
10. How many men did it take to carry Grendel’s head?
The Last Battle
1. How long does Beowulf rule Geatland?
2. What new monster threatens Geatland?
3. What happened to Beowulf’s shield? His sword?
4. What did Beowulf’s warriors do when Beowulf began to lose the battle? Who stayed?
5. As he was dying, what did Beowulf ask Wiglaf to bring him?
The Spoils
1. What had killed the dragon?
2. Who does Beowulf thank for his treasure?
3. What does he give Wiglaf?
4. What does Beowulf ask for?
The
Important Places and People
Danes:
Geats:
Hrothgar:
Herot:
Grendel:
Beowulf:
Higlac:
Wiglaf:
The Wrath of Grendel
1. What angered Grendel?
2. What do the scops (minstrels) in Herot sing about?
3. Who were Grendel’s parents?
4. What did Grendel find when he entered Herot? What did he do?
5. How did Hrothgar and his people react?
6. Who were the only survivors?
7. How long was Herot empty?
8. What object did Grendel never touch? Why?
9. How did the Danes sometimes try to solve their problems with Grendel? What advice does the author give about this?
The Coming of Beowulf
1. Who was Beowulf?
2. What does Beowulf do when he hears of Grendel’s attacks? …show more content…
Who tries to revenge Grendel’s death?
2. Where does Grendel’s mother live?
3. What will Hrothgar’s reward with if he defeats Grendel’s mother?
The Battle with Grendel’s Mother
1. What did Beowulf ask Hrothgar to do if he was defeated?
2. How long did it take Beowulf to find the bottom of the lake?
3. How long had Grendel’s mother ruled the lake?
4. Where did Grendel’s mother take Beowulf?
5. What does Beowulf soon realize about Grendel’s mother?
6. What protected Beowulf from Grendel’s mother’s dagger?
7. What did Beowulf find to help him in the battle?
8. What did Beowulf do to Grendel’s mother? To Grendel?
9. What did Beowulf take with him after the battle?
10. How many men did it take to carry Grendel’s head?
The Last Battle
1. How long does Beowulf rule Geatland?
2. What new monster threatens Geatland?
3. What happened to Beowulf’s shield? His sword?
4. What did Beowulf’s warriors do when Beowulf began to lose the battle? Who stayed?
5. As he was dying, what did Beowulf ask Wiglaf to bring him?
The Spoils
1. What had killed the dragon?
2. Who does Beowulf thank for his treasure?
3. What does he give Wiglaf?
4. What does Beowulf ask for?
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